Senior Ladies Free Program

1 Erika Tisluck CPA De La Prairie QC
Music: Coeurs a Cordes, Hemishpere Sud / shades of bright blue - periwinkle
3fr2t / 3l hand down foot down / nice falling leaf / 3z / she looks very focused & calm / 2a fell / combo spin is very nice - reflects the music / she's into her music / 2t / back sit twisted front sit tuck / 3z landed with foot in front - couldn't push through the landing / strt ftwrk is on the slow side but moves with the music / layback is nice - centered / bailed on flip after about 2 revs / spirals start with side split - upper body is too low on the forward ones / butterfly sit with variations / general skating was somewhat slow - picking slower music tends to make to forget that she's slow / T 33.31 C 33.40 ded 2 tot 64.71 new pb / gr tot 103.92 currently 1st

2 Monica Boucher Sherwood Park FSC AB/NT/NU
Music: Watch Hill shades of lilac with silver glitter on chest /
2a / 3t2t / flysit - just saw the end when it got very slow with the tuck pos / 1z / spped & glow is generally good / 3s2t / layback with pos variations / strt ftwrk expresses the music well / spirals / 2a / back sit ch sit is a little slow but good pos / 3t rotated but foot got stuck and fell / 1a turns 2t / combo spin into final pose / T 35.84 C 34.73 ded 1.00 tot 65.97 new pb / gr tot 104.28 curently 1st /

3 Devon Neuls White Rock South Surrey SC BC/YT
Music:Gone with Leaves dark royal blue with gold trim
Some dramatic chor to start / 3s / popped lutz - pick didn't go in right / 3f fell / death drop is big with fast spin with variations / some chor now as music slows and changes / 3s2t2l / back cam started out loopy to catchfoot - kind of a sloppy & short spin / spirals / 1a / layback is fast with very nice pos & variations / strt ftwrk expresses the music (which is kind of monotonous for long pieces of it) / 2t I think / 2a had it hard fall / combo spin is very good ending in beillman / T 37.07 C 36.87 ded 2.00 tot 71.94 gr tot 113.55 currently 1st /

4 Diane Szmiett Watford FSC WO
Music: Sabre Dance / Turkish Circus / white with diag design in red & yellow /
Some chor to start / 3t turn touch down 2t / 3z fell / combo spin as music picks up excellent sped & pos /
3f hand down / 2a / spirals / 3s hand down 2t / back sit ch sit is fast with good pos / 2s / upright ch upright spin with great leg variations / strt ftwrk works with music - intricate / fell on a jump - I didn't see the take-off / flysit with great fly & tuck / T 35.83 C 34.20 d 2.00 tot 68.03 / gr tot 107.43 currently 2nd /

5 Michele Moore Burlington SC WO
Music: Sabre Dance / Fire Dance black with semi sheer at waist - silver trim /
3s under rot landed weird on 2 feet / 2a / combo spin / 2t / 3s fell / combo spin - didn't really see it / spirals / 2a turns 1t / back open leg spin ch upright then foot to head / 2z / 2f / O ftwrk moves well / death drop combo spin / the last part of the pgm was to sabre dance and she really doesn't skate fast enough for the music / T 27.66 C 3T 27.66 C 31.47 ded 1.00 tot 58.13 new pb / gr tot 95.79 currently 5th /

6 Erin Scherrer Kitchener - Waterloo SC WO
Music: Claire de Lune dark royal blue /
soft chor to start / 3l is high bit forward on landing / 2s / some nice chor / 3t / death drop / back Y spin / some chor / ina turn 2a / her jumps are big / 2l / she got nice arms / 2a / combo spin is a little slow but so is the music at this point / spirals / music changes - very sticatto / strt ftwrk builds with the music / 3t pitche forward turn 2t / combo spin to end is fast with good pos / T 40.31 C 38.52 tot 78.83 new pb / gr tot 120.67 currently 1st /


7 Amanda Billings Calalta FSC AB/NT/NU
Music: Bell Song / fushia with turquoise & gold trim /
Some chor to start - nicely set to the music / 3z 2ft turns 2t / 3s2t hand down on the toe / loop didn't get off the ice / travel 3 into very fast back camel sit upright - very nice spin / layback with foot to head the strt leg - very fast / she's right with her music / music lightens up now and her movement is lyrical / coe spiral on very good edges / 3s / 2z came of out of triple early & forward / 2a / flycam spin with layover to donut / str ftwrk is flighty - matches the music / 3t almost hand down 1t / combo spin is excellent great speed & lovely pos / T 45.35 C 44.48 tot 89.83 new pb / gr tot 133.49 currently 1st /

8 Hjordis Lee Mariposa WC CO
Music: Suri Regreso Al Amor / black lace effect over red /
Great tango moves to start / 3t2t just hung on to the 2nd jump / 1a / 3s both hands down / combo spin is very good ending in Y / 2t / deathdrop back sit tuck / 1z / 1a / back upright combo spin is very pretty / spirals / strt steps in char of music - very sticatto - well done / 2l1l / back cam sit upright spin / 26.17 C 33.86 ded 1.00 61.03 gr tot 103.42 currently 7th /

9 Jessica Dubé Drummondville CPA QC
Music: From Puccini without Words album - withdrew
evidently sometime earlier today, but I didn't realize it because I didn't get an updated start list


10 Mylène Brodeur St Leonard (QC) CPA QC
Music: Piano Works - Imagine / white with bit of blue
Nice & calm - think 2a turns 3t seq / 2l / bad pick on z / 3t2t / combo spin camel - nice fast sit upright back sit Y / some chor / 3s / death drop spin with variations / spirals / 2a pitched forward hands down / 2a2t bit tight on toe landing / ftwrk is right with music - soft & lyrical / backsit then combo spins are very nice / T 40.05 C 39.33 tot 79.38 / gr tot 124.87 currently 2nd /

11 Charlotte Bélair Brossard CPA QC
Music: Riders on the storm / Light My Fire - The Doors / black with shades
3z2t / 3f had it then slid off edge / 2s / back cam sit starts combo spin / this music is definitely not the Doors / spirals start with side split / now I just heard riders on the storm / 2a2t / 2z2t / sorry this is the strangest arrangement of the doors that I've ever heard and it's driving me crazy / 2a / I just missed a very nice jump / back sit ch sit / I'm positive this is David Arkenstone - I think I have the album / flysit to end the program / sorry for the lack of skating play-by-play during her program but the music was driving me nuts trying figure it out / T 40.49 C 35.60 ded 1.00 tot 79.09 new pb / gr tot 119.63 currently 4th /

12 Kristen Walker Crowchild SC AB/NT/NU
Music: Becoming a Geisha / Violin Fantasy on Turnadot
Black lace with silver at neck / 3t2t2t / 3s hand down / 2a2t / sit ch sit is a bit slow / 2s 2t / strt ftwrk matches the music well & she's listening to it / 3t held off putting hand down / deathdrop with variations / 2a step out / 1a / back cam starts combo spin - not using the music very well right now - movement s are with the phrasing / combo spin to end / T 41.22 C 34.13 tot 75.35 / gr tot 121.92 currently 3rd /

FYI Rosaleen - Jessica Dube planned to skate only the short program all along - she did not have enough time to get the long program ready for this competition - this was explained by her coach on last nights broadcast.

13 Cynthia Phaneuf Sorel CPA QC
Music: Claire de Lune black with silver glitter /
2a / 2l (planned) / 3z leaning fell / flycam no fly to speak of but spin is beautiful / some chor / 3s nice air pos / 3t2t2l hung on to loop with sheer determination / spirals - nice seq / strt ftwrk - nice with music - lyrical / 3t forward on landing / deathdrop with fast spin to Y ch sit to broken leg (very pretty ) - nice spin / 2f2t (planned) / combo spin is very nice fast & centered ending open leg pos / backsit ch sit is nice / T 46.62 C 53.07 ded 1.00 tot 96.89 gr tot 146.36 currently 1st /

14 Myriane Samson St Jean CPA QC
Music: Tango de los exliados / Queer / very pretty dark red /
Some chor to start / 2a / 3z big smile on her face / 3f / deathdrop nice spin variations / 3s / 3l2l very tight on 2nd loop / spirals / back cam starts combo spin - very nice / music slows again / 2s / 2a turns 2a 1l / spin that I only saw the end of / strt steps crowd is clapping - very well done with music / back cam sit upright ch sit upright / a very very happy lady / T 47.40 C 46.39 tot 93.79 new pb / gr tot 143.75 currently 2nd /

15 Meagan Duhamel Walden FSC NO
Music: Phantom of the Opera / Annabelle's dres from Lawrencof Arabia with Patrice /
Spirals / 3z is huge / 2a turns 3t hand down / sit ch sit - good pos / 3f almost hand down / ftwrk is good matches music / 2l / 3z2t / back cam sit edge upright ch sit crouch / 3s foot brushed going through / butterfly sit to edge / 2s / back camsit open leg urpright ch sit upright / T 49.72 C 47.07 tot 96.79 / gr tot 144.23 currently 3rd

16 Mira Leung Vancouver SC BC/YT
Music: Terracotta Warriers new bright blue dress with black down the arms - nice /
Some chor to start to soft music 3f / music start to build / 3z2l / 3s / some chor / combo spin camel sit layback beillman - well done / layback spin to ½ beillman / spirals leg at side then lets go / 3t / 2a2t / flycam to edge to donut / music change to light & lyrical strt ftwrk works with it very well / music starts to build - 3z / 3f2l2l / combo spin to end is very good - crowd is cheering & clapping through the whole spin - standing O from most of the crowd / T 57.82 C 49.27 tot 107.09 new pb / gr tot 159.59 currently 1st /

17 Lesley Hawker Toronto CS & CC CO
Music: I'll be Seeing you / elegant dark navy with silver
Starts with soft piano then into snare drums / 3z2t2l hopped out of loop / 3f2t / combo spin on one foot cam sit upright / 2l balance check on landing / spirals / some chor as piano starts again / 3z flipped off edge / 3f / deathdrop with nice spin with variations / butterfly camel spin to donut very nice - right with music / 3s hop turn 2a kind of stumbled out of axel / strt ftwrk - soft & smooth with the music / 3t / combo spin to end the program - very nice / T 52.39 C 50.29 tot 102.59 new pb / gr tot 156.16 currently 2nd /

18 Joannie Rochette Berthierville CPA QC
Music: from Don Juan / black with gold glitter /
Intense chor to the opening bars / then she moves / 3f2t2l / 3z2t / 2l hand down / back cam start combo spin to sit twist ed upright ch sit / strt ftwrk in char of music uses whole body / 3f / some chor as music softens / 1a turn 2t seq / sit ch sit / spirals split jump / 2z / 3s / combo spin / death drop / both are very good / T 55.56 C 58.20 tot 113.76 / gr tot 170.65 currently 1st /

SkateTalker said:

FYI Rosaleen - Jessica Dube planned to skate only the short program all along - she did not have enough time to get the long program ready for this competition - this was explained by her coach on last nights broadcast.

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Then why didn't they withdraw right after the short program, before the draw was done for the free program.

Don't ask me - haven't a clue but it would have made more sense wouldn't it. Perhaps the rules don't allow them to scratch her in case she suddenly changes her mind??? *shrugs*