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Predictions?

skatingfan04

Final Flight
Joined
Sep 1, 2007
Any Predictions? And for clarification, which sections compete at whch challenge event? I've never really followed these competitions before.
 

redhotcoach

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 4, 2005
Eastern Challenge: PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, Eastern Ontario, Central Ontario

Western Challenge: Western Ontario, Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nunavet, Saskatchewan, British Columbia & Yukon.

Senior Challenge events: Senior skaters from both east and west compete in one large semi-Cdns event and vie for the very few spots ...12 pair teams...14 dance teams....18 men and 18 women....including last season's medallists, JGP finalists, and those with a SGP who all go straight to Canadians and reduce the number of available slots to those seniors forced to go to Challenge. This is the first year of a senior Challenge event.....seniors used to go straight to Canadians if they qualified through sectionals......
 

Tramp

Spectator
Joined
Dec 2, 2004
Which makes Canadians a more elite competition the way national events should be.
 

skatingfan04

Final Flight
Joined
Sep 1, 2007
Eastern Challenge: PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, Eastern Ontario, Central Ontario

Western Challenge: Western Ontario, Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nunavet, Saskatchewan, British Columbia & Yukon.

Senior Challenge events: Senior skaters from both east and west compete in one large semi-Cdns event and vie for the very few spots ...12 pair teams...14 dance teams....18 men and 18 women....including last season's medallists, JGP finalists, and those with a SGP who all go straight to Canadians and reduce the number of available slots to those seniors forced to go to Challenge. This is the first year of a senior Challenge event.....seniors used to go straight to Canadians if they qualified through sectionals......

Wow, thanks. I had no idea there were so few spots. Good luck to everyone wh is competing.:clap:
 

cloudkicker09

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 30, 2006
Isn't Fedor Andreev competing?

I really hope and pray that he not only makes it to nationals but also to worlds!!!!
 

Winnipeg

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 30, 2007
Eastern Challenge: PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, Eastern Ontario, Central Ontario

Western Challenge: Western Ontario, Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nunavet, Saskatchewan, British Columbia & Yukon.

Senior Challenge events: Senior skaters from both east and west compete in one large semi-Cdns event and vie for the very few spots ...12 pair teams...14 dance teams....18 men and 18 women....including last season's medallists, JGP finalists, and those with a SGP who all go straight to Canadians and reduce the number of available slots to those seniors forced to go to Challenge. This is the first year of a senior Challenge event.....seniors used to go straight to Canadians if they qualified through sectionals......




Does anyone know where there is a list of competitiors going to the Challenges? SC should know who they are by now and I would have thought a list would be posted somewhere?

Although I note SC has not been updating the web under the national team section.
 

nadster

Final Flight
Joined
Feb 1, 2004
A short note on the available spots for Canadians at the senior level

Women - Top 14 at challenge go to Canadians . - total 18 ladies
4 ( Rochette, Phaneuf , Leung , Hawker) have direct byes with the GP assignments.

Men - Top 11 at challenge go to Canadians - total 18 men
6 ( Chan , Chipheur , Buttle , Mabee , Sawyer , Reynolds) have GP byes.
Sandhu also has a bye for medalling at Canadians last season. Sandhu did say he intended to compete at Canadians.

Pairs - Top 7 at challenge go to Canadians - total 12 pairs
4 ( Dube/Davison, Langlois/Hay , Miller/Moram , Duhamel Buntin ) have GP byes
1 ( Velenosi/ Fernandez) have bye due to making JGPF.

Dance - Top 10 at challenge go to Canadians - total 15 dance couples
3( Virtue/Moir, Weaver/Poje, Mccurdy/Coreno) have GP byes
2( Crone/Poirier , Lenko/Islam) have byes by making the JPGF
 

redhotcoach

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 4, 2005
Actually - 14 dance teams move on to Canadians -- and since there are 16 teams, two will be left home after challenge.
 

nadster

Final Flight
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Feb 1, 2004
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