Fall doesn't faze Moir

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By RYAN PYETTE, QMI AGENCY
Last Updated: December 10, 2011 6:03pm

QUEBEC CITY – Scott Moir figures he knows why Patrick Chan slammed into the end boards during his short program.

“Patrick felt bad for us,” quipped the Olympic ice dance champion, whose shocking tumble on his back was upstaged by Chan's booming hit at the International Skating Union's Grand Prix final of figure skating Friday night in Quebec City. “He did a beautiful quad (combo), then wanted everyone to forget what happened to me.”

Moir and Chan, the new crash-and-bash of Canadian figure skating, showed no ill effects of their on-ice incidents the next day.

On Saturday afternoon, the 24-year-old Ilderton native and partner Tessa Virtue took to the ice to work on their Funny Face free dance. They held a meeting after the short-dance fall, which put them five-plus points behind United States rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White heading into Sunday's finale.

“It's nothing new, we always get together afterwards to re-hash our skates,” Moir said. “Especially after a skate like we had, you want to go back and find things you can improve.

“We didn't expect to be five points down heading into Sunday, but you just have to refocus and go out there and skate the way you can and see what happens.”