The moment wasn’t too big for Kaiya Ruiter.
The 17-year-old Calgarian won Saturday’s free skate in her hometown to claim her first Canadian women’s figure skating championship.
Trailing two-time champ Madeline Schizas after Friday’s short program, Ruiter laid down her best free-skate score this season to take the crown at WinSport Arena.
“Just having that skate out there, that just felt like magic to me,” Ruiter said.
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