2016-2017 State of Canadian Figure Skating

[narcissa]

So nice to read a veteran write, the Top Picks are...

Hanyu, Uno, Jin
Medvedeva, Osmond, Daleman
Cong / Han, Savchenko / Massot, Tarasova / Morozov
Virtue / Moir, Papadakis / Cizeron, Shibutanis"

Life is good!

Literally just the rankings after WC 2017?

 

[Osmond4gold]

^^ I am aware, but man, the reality of these results, it must have been sore to type those names, on the fingers. :handw:

 

[4everchan]

i am watching Canada in the 1-2 game in the WC Curling right now...
It's in Edmonton and well... some pretty lady was just shown on the screen with a valiant knight : Kaetlyn Osmond... She is so pretty

 

[Sackie]

I'm actually hoping she doesn't get the host pick. . .

Despite the assertions of some that she only skates well at home, I haven't observed that she's done her best at SCI....

Her best showings have been at the GPs that are further afield, especially Rostelecom. [Now, I don't expect Rostelecom to be inviting her next season though. But it could happen....]

But I can't see why Gabby would want to go to Skate America either. It's later in the season this time, but the outcomes from the past few years don't seem to reflect the relative placements that we see later. However, as the bronze medallist she and the USFSA will likely be obliged to put her in that event when Evgenia and Kaetlyn choose the others.

Basically, Kaetlyn and Gabby, like Evgenia will be able to take their choice of GPs in order of their rankings. Can't see Evgenia coming to SCI this year, so it Skate Canada will need to sort out between Kaetlyn and Gabby....

Making Alaine skate against one of them, if she can do to GPs elsewhere would something to give a lot of second thought to.....

But there will be 3 ladies at SC and who else is there to send besides Alaine. I can't see them sending two lower ranked skaters to the same event. And if Alaine doesn't get SC she may end up with only 1 GP event cause that is all she is assured of.

 

[berry8]

i am watching Canada in the 1-2 game in the WC Curling right now...
It's in Edmonton and well... some pretty lady was just shown on the screen with a valiant knight : Kaetlyn Osmond... She is so pretty

Hope Canada Will win the title!!!

 

[4everchan]

Hope Canada Will win the title!!!

they are in final now.... sunday night

 

[SarahSynchro]

^^ Best be careful 4everchan, rum bottle being thrown your way. Duck! Given SarahSynchro's eye for precision, just sayin'. Hard to play the woodwinds with a fat lip, me thinks.

That's right! I guess you could say the synchronization of my perfect ability to hit someone precisely in the eye when throwing a projectile at them for trying to steal MY man is second to none.

Puns are so punny.

 

[Osmond4gold]

they are in final now.... sunday night

Go Team Gushue!!!

 

[chuckm]

But there will be 3 ladies at SC and who else is there to send besides Alaine. I can't see them sending two lower ranked skaters to the same event. And if Alaine doesn't get SC she may end up with only 1 GP event cause that is all she is assured of.

When the ISU World Rankings are scrubbed of the 13-14 data and the 14-15 data is reduced to 70%, Alaine will be 28th on the WR list, and she is 29th on the SB list. That is not to say no host would invite her, but she has no automatic GP guarantee.

 

[4everchan]

Skate Canada almost ALWAYS invites the National Champion.. Kaetlyn is going.... which means that Gabby is going somewhere else.

They will invite Alaine. We will see what they do with Larkyn or Veronik or whomever earns the last TBD "host pick" spot.

 

[Daniel1998]

Kaetlyn was working on her new short program today.
Hopefully it's as good a vehicle for her as the Piaf medley was this season.

 

[Mango]

Lance Vipond is doing the choreography for Kaetlyn's SP again. I think it'll be great. If not, she has the Piaf program to fall back on. Which is not bad at all.

I was just remembering that early in the season before the GPs had begun we were discussing who'd be the first to go over 70 points in the SP, 130 points in the FS, and maybe, if everything worked out, 200 points overall. Crazy to think that two of our ladies would manage these things this very season. And Alaine came close to breaking 130 as well.

Canadian ladies :thumbsup:

 

[4everchan]

Lance Vipond is doing the choreography for Kaetlyn's SP again. I think it'll be great. If not, she has the Piaf program to fall back on. Which is not bad at all.

I was just remembering that early in the season before the GPs had begun we were discussing who'd be the first to go over 70 points in the SP, 130 points in the FS, and maybe, if everything worked out, 200 points overall. Crazy to think that two of our ladies would manage these things this very season. And Alaine came close to breaking 130 as well.

Canadian ladies :thumbsup:

130.... let alone 140

Canadian superladies!

 

[siberia82]

For those of you who haven't seen it already, I just wanted to mention that there's a 1-minute clip of Nic skating to "Sexy and I Know It" in his Fan Fest: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56592-Nicolas-Nadeau&p=1706296&viewfull=1#post1706296

 

[4everchan]

For those of you who haven't seen it already, I just wanted to mention that there's a 1-minute clip of Nic skating to "Sexy and I Know It" in his Fan Fest: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?56592-Nicolas-Nadeau&p=1706296&viewfull=1#post1706296

or for those who want to see it again

 

[Mango]

CBC published a great article written by Eric Radford on his experience at Worlds: http://www.cbc.ca/playersvoice/entry/skating-worlds-left-eric-radford-weakened-not-broken

While Eric heals, Meagan is hard at work: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSyZm18B1q8/

CBC also shared an AP article on Mao's retirement. Mao had a special connection with Canada...she won Olympic silver in Vancouver and was a goodwill ambassador to Canada along with her sister.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figureskating/mao-asada-retirement-1.4066960

Kaitlyn turned 28 yesterday and she's looking great: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSzkdVbArYS/

ETA: Whoops I saw someone started a thread with Eric's article. Sorry I missed that initially.

 

[4everchan]

erm meagan is sick... lutz tano!!! 3loop-2a sequence....

this could bring in some major SBS points

 

[Osmond4gold]

130.... let alone 140

Canadian superladies!

I have watched and re-watched both of their SP's/LP's at Worlds so many times, it's embarrassing.

Canadian women are Fierce!

 

[Mango]

In the continuing pairs merry-go-round for World Team Trophy Kirsten Moore-Towers & Michael Marinaro replace Julianne Séguin & Charlie Bilodeau. The ISU posted a Team Canada photoset today: https://www.instagram.com/p/BS0h1Rng5kJ/

After the PDF of ISU's allotment of Challenger Series events was published Skate Canada updated their press release from February 13 to announce that Autumn Classic with now be a week earlier, September 20-23.
https://skatecanada.ca/2017/04/montreal-to-host-two-skate-canada-events-in-2017/
Here's the official website: https://skatecanada.ca/event/2017-autumn-classic-international/

In the future I think they need to be more cautious about announcing events before they are confirmed by the ISU because some people actually planned to attend and now are inconvenienced in changing vacation time, travel, etc.

Keegan Messing got free program choreo from Lance Vipond in Paris, ON: https://www.facebook.com/lancevipondchoreography/posts/909523682523379

 

[4everchan]

In the continuing pairs merry-go-round for World Team Trophy Kirsten Moore-Towers & Michael Marinaro replace Julianne Séguin & Charlie Bilodeau. The ISU posted a Team Canada photoset today: https://www.instagram.com/p/BS0h1Rng5kJ/

After the PDF of ISU's allotment of Challenger Series events was published Skate Canada updated their press release from February 13 to announce that Autumn Classic with now be a week earlier, September 20-23.
https://skatecanada.ca/2017/04/montreal-to-host-two-skate-canada-events-in-2017/
Here's the official website: https://skatecanada.ca/event/2017-autumn-classic-international/

In the future I think they need to be more cautious about announcing events before they are confirmed by the ISU because some people actually planned to attend and now are inconvenienced in changing vacation time, travel, etc.

Keegan Messing got free program choreo from Lance Vipond in Paris, ON: https://www.facebook.com/lancevipondchoreography/posts/909523682523379

now about MTM 2.0... I am okay with that but you know... why not I/M? they did so well at worlds?

do you guys realize we are sending our pair #4 to this event? I am okay with MTM 2.0... I think they have my favourite LP from Canadian pairs this year (sorry I/M i love the look of yours but the music... :curse: )

I hope that it doesn't kill the momentum... If Canada doesn't do 1st or close enough to 1st in WTT... should we worry about OGM team event? Different format so perhaps not... but being on top could help with the momentum...

Regarding Skate Canada, someone should write to them about changing dates but they will say they were not confirmed yet by ISU.... I can imagine that themselves had booked the arena and now had to scramble to change the booking... GOSH!!! is it still in PIERREFONDS!!! Don't scare me!!! (it is i checked)