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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin might be the best team in the country with a losing record in conference play.But the Badgers take little solace in nearly beating Michigan and Ohio State.The back-to-back losses to the top-five schools saddled Wisconsin (4-2) with a 1-2 record in the Big Ten , two games back of unbeaten Nebraska in the West Division.The good news for coach Paul Chrysts team is that there is a still a realistic path to get to the league championship game to get another potential shot at the Wolverines or Buckeyes, though Wisconsin will need a little help.I dont think they changed at all, linebacker Jack Cichy said about the teams goals. Its a bit of a hiccup but were going to take this adversity and were going to be better from it by the end of the year.Ohio State clawed past Wisconsin after halftime of its 30-23 win, needing a sack on fourth-and-goal from the 4 to finally finish off the Badgers. They dropped two spots in the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday to No. 10.Thats a great win against a very good team, Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said.In Week 5, Wisconsin lost to Michigan 14-7 at the Big House. The Badgers signature wins have been against then-No. 5 LSU in the season opener, and then-No. 8 Michigan State in East Lansing.Wisconsin plays West Division teams the rest of the way, starting with a tough game at Iowa next weekend. Nebraska visits Camp Randall Stadium for a night game the following week. The Badgers face another tough road game in Week 10 at Northwestern.But that schedule seems easy compared to Michigan State-Michigan-Ohio State gantlet that Wisconsin just had to endure. The tested Badgers just need to make sure that their season doesnt snowball after two straight losses.As soon as I leave this room, thats when it ends and we turn the page, running back Corey Clement said at a Camp Randall meeting room after the Buckeyes loss.Clement was a bright spot after rushing for 164 yards for 25 carries against Ohio States tough defense. It was the kind of breakout night that Clement and the offensive line needed to build confidence for the second half of the season.But even if the Badgers win out the rest of the way, theyll still need Nebraska to lose at least one more game to draw into a tie atop the division with two losses. That could happen to Nebraska on Nov. 5 at Ohio State.For now, the focus is just on the Hawkeyes.You know what, we got a ton to go forward with, Chryst said. Were at the halfway point in our season. 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I feel like there was much more I couldve done but I really enjoyed the short program and feel I will be able to carry the momentum over to tomorrow.After the quad loop, Hanyu added a quad salchow-triple toeloop combination and triple axel.Nathan Chen of the United States was second with 87.94 points, followed by Keiji Tanaka of Japan with 80.49.Hanyu was second in Skate Canada and is looking to wrap up a berth in the Dec. 8-11 Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, with a win in Sapporo.Compared to Skate Canada, Im feeling better about my program, Hanyu said. I have to mmake sure I execute everything in the free program.ddddddddddddWorld bronze medalist Anna Pogorilaya of Russia received 71.56 points to lead the womens short program.Im happy with performance today, Pogorilaya said. I dont think I showed everything I could and made some small mistakes but it was very satisfying.Maria Sotskova, also from Russia, was second with 69.96 points, followed by Satoko Miyahara of Japan with 64.20.Peng Cheng and Yang Jin of China were first after the pairs short program with 73.33 points, edging Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, who had 72.95. Wang Xuehan and Wang Lei of China were third with 65.66 points.The mens, womens and pairs events conclude Saturday with the free skate.The NHKturday with the free skate.The NHK Troph