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BORDEAUX, France - Olympic bronze medallist Denis Ten took the lead in the mens short program at Trophee Bompard on Friday, while two-time junior world champion Elena Radionova topped the womens competition.Ten bounced back from a disappointing fourth-place finish at Skate America last month by scoring 91.78 points to the slow tempo of Caruso.The Kazakh skater will go into Saturdays free skate with a 3.08-point lead over world championships runner-up Tatsuki Machida of Japan. Skate America winner Machida put his hand to the ice of the Meriadeck ice rink on a triple lutz attempt.Russian champion Maxim Kovtun placed sixth after falling twice. His compatriot, Konstantin Menshov, was third with 87.47.Meanwhile, Radionova of Russia stayed on course to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, which will feature the top six skaters, pairs and dance couples in each category.The Skate America winner nailed all her jumps while energetically skating to salsa music to score a season-best 67.28 points, closely followed by her compatriot, world championships runner-up Julia Lipnitskaia (66.79).Defending champion Ashley Wagner was third with 61.35. She is aiming to become the first American since Michelle Kwan in 2001 to qualify for three straight GP Finals.Veronik Mallet of Sept-Iles, Que., was 11th after the womens short.Olympic silver medallists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov scored 71.20 points to lead the pairs competition with a short program to the sound of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The Rostelecom Cup winners were 3.93 points clear of Chinas Wenjing Sui and Cong Han, the runners-up at Skate Canada.Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., were seventh.In ice dance, the withdrawal of world champions Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy opened the door for French duo Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. The Cup of China winners were 2.16 points ahead of Canadas Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.Gilles, from Unionville, Ont., and Poirier from Toronto scored 60.19.Paul and I were really happy with our performance today, said Gilles. It is the first competition we felt really on and had no major mistakes. Our energy level could still be a bit higher but we are happy where we stand heading into the free dance.Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S., were third at 60.19. Alexandra Paul of Midhurst, Ont., and Mitchell Islam of Toronto were sixth.Trophee Bompard is the fifth event of the Grand Prix series. The NHK Trophy next week in Osaka will be the last chance for ice skaters to qualify for the GP Final from Dec. 11-14 in Barcelona, Spain. Discount Baseball Jerseys . Chris Heisey connected for his first grand slam and Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in a career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday. Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys . One out away from finishing off an impressive shutout, they let a must-win game slip away. http://www.cheapmlbjerseysusa.com/.A. Happs hold on a spot in the Blue Jays starting rotation is in question. Stitched Nike MLB Jerseys . They actually finished with a better record in ‘07 than they did in ‘06 but only marginally, going from 61 victories to 66. Wholesale Baseball Jerseys Online . LOUIS -- St.BERLIN -- Schalke missed the chance to go provisionally third in the Bundesliga on Friday after being held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Mainz. Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann produced a fine reflex save to deny Shinji Okazakis volley in the 29th minute, in a first half of few real chances. Jefferson Farfan came closest at the other end before the break, when the Peruvian combined well with Max Meyer before his shot was deflected just wide of the far post.dddddddddddd Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler came on with 25 minutes remaining to make his comeback from an ankle injury sustained on Dec. 11. The home side could have overtaken bitter rival Borussia Dortmund but remains fourth, while Mainz remains provisionally seventh before the rest of the 22nd round of games. ' ' '