(March 28, 2010) – The ladies free program was the last event of the competition. Canadian Cynthia Phaneuf performed another strong program to keep her goal of a top-ten placement, she placed fifth. Phaneuf scored 118.04, a season’s best in the free for a total score of 177.54.

"A long time ago, I failed to make a flawless long program", said Cynthia. "Because of how I trained during the workout, I knew I could run a long program very uniform. My goal was to do my best and that's what I did."

Winning the goal medal was Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan with a total of 197.58 points and 129.50 in the free. Olympic Champion Yu-Na Kim won the silver with a free score of 130.49 for a total score of 190.79 points. Finland’s Laura Lepisto won the bronze with 178.62 points and 114.32 in the free.

Phaneuf securing a top-ten placement means Canada will keep the two entries for next year’s championships.

Sunday will end the event with the exhibition gala.

For more information on the event and full results please click here!