SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Mone Chiba of Japan held off American standout Isabeau Levito with a near-flawless free skate to win Skate Canada on Saturday night, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada won the pairs competition.

The men's title and ice dance events will be decided Sunday.

Chiba held a narrow lead over Levito after their short program, but the 18-year-old from Philadelphia put the pressure on with a brilliant free skate set to music from the Italian comedy-drama “Cinema Paradiso." Levito landed all seven of her jumping passes with her typical balletic precision, and scored of 209.77 points.

Chiba, the 20-year-old world bronze medallist, followed and never faltered during her own free skate, though. With her sprightly program set to “Csárdás,” a tradi

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