SHANGHAI, China -- Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are poised for their second consecutive ISU Grand Prix medal. Cheap Jerseys Paypal . The ice dancers are second after Fridays short dance program at Cup of China with 65.59 points. Frances Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat led the dance with 69.15, while Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia stood in third at 64.32. Torontos Weaver, and Poje, from Waterloo, Ont., who skated their waltz and polka program to music from "The Sound of Music," won bronze at Skate America two weeks ago. "There was not a lot of down-time between the two Grand Prixs, so we didnt have a lot of chances to change many things," Poje said. "We tried to focus on the points where we lost a lot. We focused on the polka and on the footwork to try to bring those up for the competition and we are happy with how the short dance went today." Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Waterloo, Ont., were third in the pairs short program with 59.12 points. Local favourites Qing Pang and Jian Tong of China took the lead with 68.57, while Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia were second at 63.70. "We are pretty pleased," said Moore-Towers. "Its our first Grand Prix (this season) and we more or less went clean. We lost a couple of levels which would have put us a little bit higher on the number, but whats done is done." Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia took the lead after the womens short program in her senior Grand Prix debut. Last seasons world junior champion scored 63.06 points to take a narrow lead over two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan into Saturdays free skate. Asada, the silver medallist at the Vancouver Olympics, is close behind Lipnitskaia with 62.89 points, while Mirai Nagasu of the United States is third with 59.76. Amelie Lacoste of Delson, Que., is sixth. "I skated very well," said Lacoste, who was seventh at last weeks Skate Canada International. "I have very specific goals I want to meet here. Im much more relaxed and Im ready to fight until the end." Daisuke Takahashi, the 2010 world champion and Vancouver bronze medallist , took the short program in mens singles with a lively skate to "Rock N Roll Medley," scoring 84.79. Japanese teammate Tatsuki Machida, who was third at Skate America two weeks ago, was second with 83.48, followed by Sergei Voronov of Russia with 73.58. Lipnitskaia, considered one of Russias medal hopefuls for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, won the pre-season Finlandia Trophy last month. The 14-year-old performed confidently in a black outfit with copper and green sequins to "Sabre Dance." She opened with a fine triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination then landed a triple flip and double Axel. Asada, who has finished a disappointing sixth at the last two world championships, was solid to Gershwins "I Got Rhythm" in her first competition of the season. Asada chose not to try her patented triple Axel, which gave her trouble last season. She began with a double Axel, followed it with a triple flip-double loop combo and then hit a triple loop. Nagasu skated to "Downhill Special" and executed all of her jumps, starting with a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combo, but lacked speed in her routine. She has not qualified for the U.S. team for the last two worlds. Takahashi opened with a quad toe loop but two-footed his landing. He then cleanly hit a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combo and a fine triple Axel. Machida nailed all three of his jumps, but did not attempt a quad. The Cup of China is the third of the six-event ISU Grand Prix series. The Grand Prix Final will be in Sochi in December. Cheap Jerseys USA . Their strategy played right into the Canadians hands. 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Canada has beaten both Australia and France in the past and is coming off a 22-21 win over the U.S. at the Gold Coast Sevens in Australia in October. "Weve got a good opportunity but we still have to do the basics and perform on the day," John added. "Sometimes you never know what might happen or which way the ball bounces. One simple mistake will allow a team in. But I think the players and everybody are pretty excited." A crowd of 50,000 is expected Friday to take in the start of the competition. Dubai also features a 12-country womans event, which marks the start of the IRB Womens Sevens World Series. Future stops are in Houston, China and the Netherlands. The Canadian women, who won in Dubai last year, are in a pool with China, New Zealand and Russia. Canada has also entered a second womens side, dubbed the Maple Leafs, in a six-team international event -- one of several other competitions that are part of the Dubai event. Both the Canadian men and women are gearing up for the Rugby World Cup Sevens next June in Moscow. Olympic qualification for 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro is also a future goal. With Canada back as a core team on the expanded mens sevens circuit, John believes the team is better prepared going into Dubai. "Im pleased with where we are from an organizational point of view. Every player this year has been at a tournament. Thats a plus side, we dont often have that." The Canadians are enjoying the heat of the United Arab Emirates after some mixed weather in the United Kingdom. The Canadian sevens and 15-man teams trained together there with some cross-pollination during the November tour international matches against Samoa, Russia and the Maori All Blacks. Sean Duke, Jeeff Hassler, Ciaran Hearn, Phil Mack, John Moonlight, Nathan Hirayama and Chauncey OToole were all involved in the 32-19 loss last Friday to the Maori All Blacks in Oxford. Cheap Jerseys Online. The sevens squad includes two 18-year-olds: Justin Douglas and Lucas Hammond. In Dubai, the Canadians had a training match with Argentina on Tuesday with Maradona in attendance. They asked the soccer legend to pose with them and he happily obliged. The sevens team tries to get a state of the local surroundings everywhere it goes and Dubai has been no exception. The Canadians squeezed in a boat cruise around the Dubai marina and visit to the Burj Kalifa, the worlds tallest building at more than 828 metres and 160 storeys (the CN Tower measures 553 metres). "Mentally it probably did the players a world of good," John said of the sightseeing. "It just refreshes the mind. It also gets them out of their hotel and out of their rooms --- Canada Men Nanyak Dala Saskatoon; Thyssen de Goede Courtenay, B.C.; Justin Douglas, Abbotsford, B.C.; Sean Duke, Victoria; Lucas Hammond, Toronto; Jeff Hassler, Okotoks, Alta.; Ciaran Hearn, Conception Bay, N.L.; Nathan Hirayama, Vancouver; Harry Jones, North Vancouver; Phil Mack, Victoria; John Moonlight, Pickering, Ont.; Chauncey OToole, Belle Isle, N.B. Coach: Geraint John. Women Bianca Farella, Montreal; Magali Harvey, Quebec City; Jennifer Kish, Edmonton; Ghislaine Landry, Toronto; Mandy Marchak, Winnipeg; Barbara Mervin, Peterborough, Ont.; Kayla Moleschi, Williams Lake, B.C.; Karen Paquin, Quebec City; Cheryl Phillips, Toronto; Kelly Russell, Bolton, Ont.; Ashley Steacy, Lethbridge, Alta.; Brittany Waters, Vancouver. Coach: John Tait. Canada Maple Leafs Elissa Alarie, Trois Rivieres, Que.; Andrea Burk, North Vancouver; Jessica Dovanne, Victoria; Arielle Dubissette-Borrice, Toronto; Megan Gibbs, Barrie, Ont.; Julia Greenshields, Sarnia, Ont.; Frederique Rajotte, Markham, Ont.; Genevieve Thibault, Quebec City; Amanda Thornborough,) Brandon, Man.; Julianne Zussman, Ottawa. Coach: Sandro Fiorino. ' ' '