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Canadians - Junior Men - Short - Report

Rosaleen

Medalist
Joined
Nov 22, 2003
There still aren't any media guides available so I don't have music listings for any of the skaters. Any music shown is what little I managed to identify myself. The marks were announced and only flashed on the board for a few seconds, so it was difficult to double check what I heard, so there are probably some mistakes.

The following notes are what I saw while the skater was on the ice and have not been checked against the protocol for mistakes.

The official results & detailed skater's protocols are posted on the Skate Canada website
http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/events/cdns06/results/c14.pdf

CAN Jeremy Ten Start No: 1
Notes: cream shirt with high waisted dark beige pants & suspenders / 3f2t / ftwrk 3z / music started soft and built into the z / fly forward sit with good tuck & nice pos variations / strt ftwrk is with music & fairly complex - little on the slow side / spread eagle right into 2a / cam ch cam well centered good pos maybe a bit slow / O ftwrk caught edge 1/2 way through but didn’t fall - kept going - nice piece of ftwrk & with music / combo spin was excellent great pos & well centred with good speed / this is a well-chor program - uses music well & he interprets it well / tot 48.35 currently 1st /
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CAN Jean-Simon Legare Start No: 2
Notes: shades of dark & navy blue with bits of beige on top / chanting type music with some great opening moves / 2z didn't look right going up / he's moving well / 3t2t / O ftwrk 1st 3rd on one ft - flowed well / flysit with very good fly & nice low sit pos / strt ftwrk little slip in middle / cam ch cam very good speed inside edge on front good pos / spread eagle into 2a / combo spin had good speed & good pos - travelled a fair bit / another well-chor'd program that was nice to watch / tot 39.22 currently 2nd /

CAN Aaron Van Cleave Start No: 3
Notes: grey pants & vest over white shirt / swing music / some chor to set the mood / 2a / 2z big pause after ftwrk / bad music cut /flysit with very good spin pos fly is ok, not great / O ftwrk is wrk the music & fairly complex / 3s hand down 2t very tight / cam ch cam very good extension - bit of a hop on back / combo spin is well done ending in xft that slowed down & sped up with the music - very effective/ strt ftwrk into closing pose - finished after his music / tot 32.58 currently 3rd /\
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CAN Jesse Smith Start No: 4
Notes: navy shirt & pants / some chor to melancholy violin / 2a from a fairly slow entrance / he skating a little on the slow side / ftwrk 2z / strt ftwrk is with the music - nicely chor / flysit good fly - little awkward on landing but pulled off a slow, but good spin - nice pos / 3s - determination kept the hand off the ice 2t / cam ch cam with great extension & pointed toe nice bent leg layover variation on back / S ftwrk is ok / combo spin with very good pos & pointed toe evcen in sit - but very slow / tot 31.57 currently 4th /

CAN Joey Russell Start No: 5
Notes: dark grey pants & vest over grey & white striped shirt / swing music / some neat chor to start / ftwrk bit of pause 3z / music is building / 3s2l - is that what I saw? / flysit with very good spin nice variations & good speed / S ftwrk is fairly simple but very well chor'd to music & he interprets it well / cam ch cam with bent leg layover on back - great pos on front - spin is slow / very nice curving ina into 1a / O ftwrk is fairly complex & with music / combo spin with excellent sit variations & inside edge / tot 47.16 currently 2nd /
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CAN Ehren Jaleel Start No: 6
Notes: dark navy-black with gold diag band & sash / dramatic music & some nice moves / 3z - no real ftwrk into it / he looks tentative / popped flip / cam ch cam great pos & extension nice bentlleg layover on back / 2a / combo spin is well done - sit pos on back could be lower / O ftwrk caught an edge near start but didn't really affect it / strt ftwrk with music really building but he isn't expressing it like he can / fly sity with ok fly - good spin but pos isn't as low as it should be / tot 34.44 currently 4th /
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CAN Ivan Strogan Start No: 7
Notes: black with semi sheer over-top bit of grey / dramatic low building music - feeling begins - some nice chor - gorgeous spread eagles into 2a - had it then fell / fly sit with very good fly bit of trouble on landing but got it back / 3s fell / O ftwrk is ok - works with music / ca cm cam with pretty good extension - good speed / low hydro blade / ftwrk 2z / strt ftwrk is with music / combo spin with very nice pos & speed ending in xft / tot 30.18 currently 7th /

CAN Gary Wong Start No: 8
Notes: light orange shirt with Hawaiian appliques / music is a hawaiian medley including Hawaii 5-0 / spy type music with some great chor & acting / bongo drums with building music / 3f hands down 2t / 3z sat / flysit with good fly low tuck spin - bit slow on spin / 2a just hung on / music is now whistling / cam ch cam with good pos - bit slow / now hawaii 5-0 & some acting into strt ftwrk - chor'd perfectly with music & uses whole body into O ftwrk that continues the chor theme / combo spin is very well done - good pos & variations & speed / tot 40.63 currently 3rd /

CAN Justin Junior Start No: 9
Notes: ivory shirt & grey pants / moonlight sonata - beethovan medley / some nice moves to start / 3t2t nicely done / dramatic music now / 3z nice fast rotation but on a lean - no real hope - fell / strt ftwrk is nicely done but doesn't really build with the music / ode to joy now / fly sit - good fly - low fast spin / 2a / cam ch cam very nice extension on front - ok on back / O ftwrk is fairly complex and pretty much with music / combo spin with good pos & variations / tot 35.12 currently 5th /
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CAN Matt McEwan Start No: 10
Notes: red shirt with black semi-sheer over / hernando's hideway / some chor to canstanetts / 2f2t / 2a / some nice chor / cam ch cam with layover variation - good speed & nice extension / he's picked up his speed a bit - was very tentative / then slowed down into popped z / O ftwrk is chor'd with music - flows well / combo spin is very good - fast with very nice pos / diag ftwrk works well with music - well done / the whole performance was very tenative & cautious / tot 36.44 currently 5th /
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CAN Simon Beaudoin Start No: 11
Notes: black velvet tunic type top with gold trim floaty bits on one sleeve /2a had it then slid off edge / he's moving quite fast / 3z fell / fly sit - fly is soso spin is quite good / shawn sawyeressque spiral - not quite as high / 3t2t - jump technique isn't great / cam ch cam with great pos & extension to donut on back / music has a 'french' feel to it / strt steps are with music - little on simple side / he has nice flow over the ice - he isn't skating tentative / nice combo spin ending in open bent leg / think he went over time / tot 37.81 currently 5th /
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CAN Lars Anderson Start No: 12
Notes: music is Steet Scene / black shirt & pants with white tie / some chor to bluesy szx / fly sit with good fly & fast low sit pos / 3t determineation kept hand off ice but couldn't get 2nd jump off / cam ch cam with ok pos - bit slow / 3z fell - fully rot / O ftwrk has some good sections on 1 ft - works well with music / spread eagle turn 2a / back cam with layover starts the combo spin - travels a fair bit but good speed & pos / diag steps are ok / he was with his music pretty much throughout, but there wasn't a 'real' connection to it / tot 34.04 currently 9th /
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CAN Jamie Forsythe Start No: 13
Notes: navy blue one piece with light blue diagonal slashes / dramatic chor to flute type music / 3l2l just pulled it off / music is building for 3z landed after about 2-1/2 revs / cam ch cam is a bit slow nice pos & layover variation / uses whole body in strt steps / nice spread eagle step 2a - high - nice / fly sit with good high tuck - nice spin / some dramatic chor / ina / music speeds up for O ftwrk that matches it very well - good speed & flow - fairly complex / - think music might be 4 seasons / combo spin ended after music - well - done / he has a very nice presence on the ice / tot 43.40 currently 3rd
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CAN Michael Zatylny Start No: 14
Notes: shades of light blue top navy pants / some chor to start / ftwrk 3z hand down - I actually don't know how he managed to land the jump but he did - fully rot / lovely combo spin to 'ahhhhs' in the music - very gentle / 3t3t turnout on the 2nd one - he has a weird jumping technique / O ftwrk expresses the music very well - quite complex / spread eagle into 2a / flysit with high fly - bit of struggle on landing but pulled it together - nice low fast spin / strt ftwrk is with the music - although not really connected to it - he had better connection at the start of the program / cam ch cam has nice pos & extension / tot 40.03 currently 5th /
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CAN Ian Martinez Start No: 15
Notes: black vest & pants over bl& white diagonal striped shirt / piano dramatic to start with a bit of chor one foot turns right into 2a / tango de roxanne / O ftwrk moves quite well with good tango attitude & feel / 2f2t / compared to many of the others - he's flying across the ice / combo spin - good speed & pos ended in xft / 3z fell - fully rot I think / music has really built & his moves have gotten bigger with it / cam ch cam - front was a bit loopy - back almost came to a stop / strt steps are pretty good / flysit - pretty good fly - fast spin / tot 37.03 currently 8th /

CAN Justin L Piette Start No: 16
Notes: yellow shirt with white collar & cuffs - dark grey pants & suspenders / big band-swing / spread eagle into 2a - nicely done / 3 turns into 3l 2l - bit on the deliberate side - but clean / cam ch cam very slow front pos was ok but back was very weak / ftwrk 2z / now he's going to have som efun with the music - diag steps work very well / interesting entrance into fly sit - not quite sure what I saw / O ftwrk is chor'd to the music & he's doing the steps right on time / combo spin is quite good / good choice of music for him / tot 37.02 currently 9th /
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CAN Chad Mathieu Start No: 17
Notes: black t-shirt & pants with silver design on shirt that reminds us of a marajuana leaf / building music into 3t2t / he's moving quite fast / 3f fell fully rot I think / fly sit with good tuck & pos variations / cam ch cam front is ok back is on the weak side / strt fteps turn both ways - nice seq at the start / big 2a is nice / music has a driving beat / O ftwrk started out very good but a couple of slips in the 2nd half / combo spin with good pos & centred but slow / tot 36.42 currently 11th /
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CAN Karolin Metivier Start No: 18
Notes: black & grey top with silver sparkles black pants / summer of 42 / some nice chor to start / ftwrk 3z - very nice - good air pos / some chor / very good speed & flow / 3s2t / cam ch cam front was quite good & fast pretty much lost it on the back 1/2 / strt ftwrk seems a little simple but right with the music / high fly sit nice tuck - good spin / 2a is nice /O ftwrk again seems a little simple but very good speed & flow / combo spin is fast with very good pos & variations but travelled badly / tot 49.97 currently 1st / maybe the footwork was harder than I thought it was

CAN Kevin Darwish Start No: 19
Notes: black with red trim & panel down front / flysit with excellent fly & spin / he has a really nice presence on the ice and his posture is good / tango / 3z fell / 3z just short revs fell / cam ch cam pos is ok but needs more extension / O ftwrk is with the music & flows well / combo so with some nice open leg variations / strt steps are right with the music & flowed well / 2a into spread eagle - not sure if a spread eagle started it as well / nice program - good expression throughout / tot 38.99 currently 8th /

CAN Mitchell Wallace Start No: 20
Notes: red t-shirt with black vertical lines - black pants / cam ch cam good speed & quite good extension / 3t2t / he suffers a bit from 'plank hands' / 2z from ftwrk / fly sit with good tuck & low spin pos / strt steps are quite complex & detailed, but very deliberate and not musical / combo spin is ok ending in nice xft / O ftwrk is ok / he's very stiff and not the most musical skater but gets the job done / 2a / tot 32.60 currently 17th /
 
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