Gabrielle Daleman sits in 8th at figure skating worlds

Eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Daleman, from Newmarket, Ont., reeled off three triple jumps Thursday en route to scoring 67.38 points.

American Gracie Gold leads ahead of Saturday's long program

Gabrielle Daleman of Canada performs her short program in the Ladies competition at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. (Geoff Robins/Getty Images)

Canada's Gabrielle Daleman is in eighth place after the women's singles short program at the world figure skating championships.

The 18-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., reeled off three triple jumps Thursday en route to scoring 67.38 points.

American Gracie Gold is the leader going into Saturday's long program with 76.43 points. Anna Pogorilaya is second with 73.98, while her Russian teammate Evgenia Medvedeva was third with 73.76.

Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., fell on her double Axel and finished 17th.

Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are in the hunt for a medal later Thursday. The world silver and bronze medallists are in fourth place going into the free dance.