Alaine Chartrand captures 1st national figure skating crown

​Alaine Chartrand has captured her first Canadian figure skating title.

The 19-year-old from Prescott, Ont., scored 201.99 points to win the women's title Saturday at the Canadian figure skating championships.

Chartrand was second behind Kaetlyn Osmond after Friday's short program, but laid down a spectacular long program to music from "Gone with the Wind" that included seven triple jumps.

Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., third after the short program, moved up to second with 197.99, beating Osmond by just 0.12 points.

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won their second consecutive ice dance title. The duo from Waterloo, Ont., scored 191.73 points.

Piper Gilles of Toronto and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., were second with 179.82, while Elisabeth Paradis of Verdun, Que., and Francois-Xavier Ouellette of Mascouche, Que., were third (165.83).

The Canadian championships determine the team for the world championships in Boston in March. Canada has two entries in both men's and women's singles, and three in ice dance and pairs.

Osmond, a two-time Canadian champion from Marystown, N.L., struggled through her program with several errors to finish third.

Osmond is coming back from a broken leg that forced her to miss all of last season.

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