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callalily

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 11, 2005
To correct the information in that blog, Dube/Wolfe actually did a triple twist.

Duhamel/Radford, Dube/Wolfe and Moore-Towers/Moscovitch are in a virtual tie, with Lawrence/Swiegers just a couple of points back. It will be a very exciting event tomorrow.
 

mmcdermott

On the Ice
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Dec 3, 2011
Dube & Wolfe had a fantastic skate, too bad hey were in the earlier flight. I thought they should have been ahead by a point or so. What a surprise after their so-so Grand Prix season.
 

ImaginaryPogue

Record Breaker
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Jun 3, 2009
TSN has it archived, so watching the top five now

Jones/Gaskell: Okay, they have improved so much since I first saw them two years ago. I like that she's taller/more muscular now. She doesn't look like a rag doll when he throws her. The throw was lovely.

Lawrence/Swiegers: Shame about the fall, but that was as best as they've skated this season.

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch: I hated this program at the beginning of the season, but again - they skated it quite well in terms of attack and presentation.

Dube/Wolfe: They were far better than I expected. Super clean, positive GOEs on everything type skate.

Duhamel/Radford: Yeah, I'm fine with them as the slight lead. The levels they got slightly make up for the loss of TES (the lift didn't count) and the PCS were definitely ahead.
 

blue_idealist

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 25, 2006
I'm just watching Dube and Wolfe on TSN video now, haven't got to the final flight yet but D/W amazed me! So much improvement since the GP series! Could be better than Jessica and Bryce eventually.
 

katia

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 20, 2006
I was impressed with Lawrence/Swiegers, and Dube/Wolfe made such an improvement, wow!!
 

geoskate

On the Ice
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Jan 22, 2005
I was surprised at the overall level of the competition. It was only a season or two that we were commenting on the lack of triple twists among pair teams in Canada. At this competition nine of the twelve pair teams did one. Also I think seven of the twelve teams landed side-by-side triple jumps.

The earlier teams were particularly impressive to me, since I wasn't expecting clean programs. Several of them managed that.
 

skatinginbc

Medalist
Joined
Aug 26, 2010
I like Lawrence and Swiegers' Beetlejuice short program, which made me smile all the way through. And I like Dube and Wolfe's performance as well. It's hard for me to pick the top three.
 

Rachmaninoff

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 10, 2011
It's going to be quite a fight for the world team spots. I don't have a favourite of these teams, so it'll be exciting to watch the fight. Hoping for great performances all around! :cool:
 

museksk8r

Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 31, 2006
Country
United-States
What is going on with Kirsten and Dylan . . . an injury perhaps? They were so strong during the GP season and now they may not even medal here. :no:
 

museksk8r

Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 31, 2006
Country
United-States
So Duhamel/Radford win their first Canadian title together and along with Dube/Wolfe will comprise the 2012 Canadian pairs entries for Worlds.

Senior Pair
Rank Competitor(s) Section SP FP Points
1 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford QC 60.92 129.19 190.11
2 Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe QC 60.65 110.95 171.60
3 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers SK 58.55 110.29 168.84
4 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch WO 60.26 104.16 164.42
5 Taylor Steele / Rob Schultz WO 46.88 97.45 144.33
6 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro WO 49.27 93.13 142.40
7 Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell WO 53.16 88.10 141.26
8 Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz AB/NT/NU 47.42 93.55 140.97
9 Julianne Séguin / Andrew Evans QC 45.82 89.77 135.59
10 Noemie Arseneault / Simon-Pierre Côté QC 44.03 88.61 132.64
11 Alexie Gélinas / David Struthers QC 39.79 78.34 118.13
12 Andrea Tou / Matthew Penasse CO 37.58 63.59 101.17
 

tulosai

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 21, 2011
So Duhamel/Radford win their first Canadian title together and along with Dube/Wolfe will comprise the 2012 Canadian pairs entries for Worlds.

Senior Pair
Rank Competitor(s) Section SP FP Points
1 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford QC 60.92 129.19 190.11
2 Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe QC 60.65 110.95 171.60
3 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers SK 58.55 110.29 168.84
4 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch WO 60.26 104.16 164.42
5 Taylor Steele / Rob Schultz WO 46.88 97.45 144.33
6 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro WO 49.27 93.13 142.40
7 Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell WO 53.16 88.10 141.26
8 Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz AB/NT/NU 47.42 93.55 140.97
9 Julianne Séguin / Andrew Evans QC 45.82 89.77 135.59
10 Noemie Arseneault / Simon-Pierre Côté QC 44.03 88.61 132.64
11 Alexie Gélinas / David Struthers QC 39.79 78.34 118.13
12 Andrea Tou / Matthew Penasse CO 37.58 63.59 101.17

I am SO happy for Dube and Wolfe! I can't even really explain why but I have taken a strong liking to them after this competition. I hope they are able to grow together as a team :)

I like Duhamel/Radford and am happy for them as well. As someone else said above I don't really have a 'favorite' Canadian team at this point so I'm just enjoying the show.

Lawrence/Sweigers are probably my favorite to WATCH and I also hope they grow together as a team over the next few years.

I don't really know what's going on with Moore-Towers and Moscovitch but hopefully they'll come back strong next season.

Overall I'm pleased with the results :)
 

museksk8r

Record Breaker
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Oct 31, 2006
Country
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The delight and joy displayed by Meagan and Eric is infectious! I am so pleased for them! :love: Tracy Wilson said on air that they could challenge for top 5 in the World with this performance, but I actually think they can challenge for the bronze medal if they skate this well again in the LP and can also pull off a clean SP at Worlds. The status of Kavaguti/Smirnov at this point is unclear with his injury and Aliona Savchenko is also dealing with an injury. I wish for Sasha and Aliona to be completely healed and ready for Worlds, but you never know what could happen. Duhamel/Radford are the cream of the crop for NA pairs and they could legitimately win 4CC this year if they skate like tonight! :rock:
 
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Kara Bear

Final Flight
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Jul 26, 2003
Duhamel's smile made my night. Out of all the performances I saw to day, Duhamel/Radford's were my favorite.
 
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