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Skaters are shown in the order skated. 1st mark shown is for the short program, 2nd is overall total so far. I didn't see the first group skate.
CAN Lori Barber Start 1 Place 23 overall
CAN Marie-Eve Lavigne Start 2 Place 21 overall
CAN Mylene Brodeur Start 3 Place 9 overall
CAN Daniela Cotesta Start 4 Place 22 overall
CAN Ashley Tataryn Start 5 Place 24 overall
CAN Pamela Morin Start 6 Place 18 overall
Notes 33.59 / 46.32 / .
CAN Hjordis Lee Start 7 Place 14 overall
Notes gorgeous black velvet with silver white ruffle around v neck /layback is gorgeous nice speed & pos variations / 3t step out 2t / ftwrk 1l / 2a / spirals were very nice / 34.85 / 50.47
CAN Courtney Sokal Start 8 Place 12 overall
Notes black one sleeve with turqoise under black lace on bodice - really pretty / 3f 3z fell out 2t / 2a hung on to very tight skiddy landing / paso - same as torvil & dean from 84 / 36.77 / 51.41 /
CAN Lauren Wilson Start 9 Place 13 overall
Notes black strapless / spreadeagle into 2a very nice / 3z heavy 2ft fell / flycam to bent leg inside ege / 3f 2ft fell out / combo spin has foot to head that looks ok / spirals are effective / laybackhas good pos & speed / it was a nice program and she skated to the music /36.59 / 50.96 /.
CAN Monica Boucher Start 10 Place 17 overall
Notes black velvet with red & gold diagonal band around bodice - effective / 3z fell / caravan is the music / ftwrk 3t / flycam extended pos / strt ftwrk matches music / spirals well done / 2a fell out / camsitlayback back sit Y - nice pos but very slow spin /35.11 / 48.35 /.
CAN Alesha Checkley Start 11 Place 20 overall
Notes dark peach one sleeve / 2a skiddy takeoff / 3f under rot landed on wrong foot turns 2t / ftwrk 2s / flycam good fly speed & pos variations / spirals in O good speed and next to no stroking in between / combo spin is ok / 30.04 / 43.41 / .
CAN Michelle Moore Start 12 Place 15 overall
Notes purple with lacing down one arm bare midriff / middle eastern / 3s2t / ftwrk 2s / seems weird but I'm sure that's what I saw / 2a hung on / layback is nice with pos variations / combo spin is ok - centered until last back pos / 36.38 / 49.77 / .
CAN Ashton Tessier Start 13 Place 16 overall
Notes turqoise asymetric cutout around stomach / dance mediteranea / 3z rotated slid off edge / 3l very nice one right out of ftwrk / layback sped up with music very nice / spirals are good / bailed on 1a / strt steps were interesting & went with music / combo spin good pos & speed / 33.03 / 49.65 / .
CAN Erin Scherrer Start 14 Place 7 overall
Notes black with silver on top of bodice / 3t2t / ftwrk big pause 3l fell / layback is ok / jalousie / flycam to inside edge nice pos & speed / 2a / spirals are good with little stroking / nice combo spin to end / 39.03 / 57.26 /.
CAN Christa Wilson Start 15 Place 19 overall
Notes fur elsie - beethovan / black with white accent / 3z2t bit of cheat on z but think less than 1/4 - she's happy though / 2a barely around / combo spin / ftwrk 2f / deathdrop / jeff langdon is her coach / flows well but edges are a little scratchy / 30.00 / 43.52 / .
CAN Marie-Luc Jodoin Start 16 Place 10 overall
Notes black with semisheer angled metal stud belt / music is gypsy passion - ramance / 3t2t / cam spin is nice with pretty pos / ftwrk 3f fell / somewhere in there was a 2a / layback to end / 35.17 / 52.26 / .
CAN Meagan Duhamel Start 17 Place 4 overall
Notes turqoise shading to navy at hem / passacaglia / 3z hand down 2t hopped out of it / 3f bad wrap / flycam good speed / she ahs effortless seeming speed / 2a / layback with foot to head / diag ftwrk flows well & with music / back cam sit ch sit broken leg combo spin / 47.62 / 64.25 / .
CAN Vicky Boissonneault Start 18 Place 8 overall
Notes brown with gold brocade trim / 3z hand down 2t / Memories of Automn / ftwrk 3t / bit of stumble at start of ftwrk / 2a free foot down a bit quick but might be ok / flying change ft sit spin / combo spin / 40.53 / 56.86 /.
CAN Myriane Samson Start 19 Place 11 overall
Notes turqoise with black trim / snow, fire / 2a / layback good speed back could be lower / her right knee is taped / 3z turns 2l - flutz / ftwrk 3s stumbled out / combo spin is ok / strt ftwrk fell 3/4 way through - music is lous's symphony / 33.65 / 52.17 /.
CAN Mira Leung Start 20 Place 5 overall
Notes light blue shading to turqoise at hem - sorry to say I don't really like it - does nothing for her / 3f / 3z turns on same foot 2l / 2a / layback is so so / spirals with great extension / flycam cam to donut very fast / O ftwrk is fast & complex / combo spin with beillman on both feet / don't know what's with the layback - unless my memory is worse than I thought she usually had a flat bak gorgeous layback and we didn't see it tonight / 41.35 / 63.56
CAN Cynthia Phaneuf Start 21 Place 2 overall
Notes light pink with scattered silver sparkles / 3z fell out onto 2feet 2t / 3f pitched forward but clean / layback fast centered with foo to head / spirals are nice / strt ftwrk is complex & with music / 2a is a little whippy & pitched forward but clean / combo spin is excellent / 54.76 / 78.18 /.
CAN Lesley Hawker Start 22 Place 3 overall
Notes black velvet with sheer arms & keyhole back / 3z rot fell off side of edge / smile is the music / 3f from ftwrk / strt ftwrk was playful & with music / combo spin is good / spirals are ok / 2a was on outside lean but she pulled it off / layback spin to end has nice pos variations and goes from sideway to full back / 44.12 / 66.00 / .
CAN Joannie Rochette Start 23 Place 1 overall
Notes very elegant black with gold trim barely there / 2a / 3z2t / ftwrk 3f / flycam is great as is layback that follows immediately / strt ftwrk is c omplex & with music / combo spin to end is excellent / 60.81 / 88.15 /.
CAN Amada Billings Start 24 Place 6 overall
Notes bright yellow with peacock down one side of back - nicer than it sounds / 3z step out 2t / 2s / flycam to inside edge to donut / spirals maiintain good speed & flow / layback with foot to head / 2a / O ftwrk is really with music & playful / combo spin ending in fast scratch is centered / 43.02 / 61.67 / .
Skaters are shown in the order skated. 1st mark shown is for the short program, 2nd is overall total so far. I didn't see the first group skate.
CAN Lori Barber Start 1 Place 23 overall
CAN Marie-Eve Lavigne Start 2 Place 21 overall
CAN Mylene Brodeur Start 3 Place 9 overall
CAN Daniela Cotesta Start 4 Place 22 overall
CAN Ashley Tataryn Start 5 Place 24 overall
CAN Pamela Morin Start 6 Place 18 overall
Notes 33.59 / 46.32 / .
CAN Hjordis Lee Start 7 Place 14 overall
Notes gorgeous black velvet with silver white ruffle around v neck /layback is gorgeous nice speed & pos variations / 3t step out 2t / ftwrk 1l / 2a / spirals were very nice / 34.85 / 50.47
CAN Courtney Sokal Start 8 Place 12 overall
Notes black one sleeve with turqoise under black lace on bodice - really pretty / 3f 3z fell out 2t / 2a hung on to very tight skiddy landing / paso - same as torvil & dean from 84 / 36.77 / 51.41 /
CAN Lauren Wilson Start 9 Place 13 overall
Notes black strapless / spreadeagle into 2a very nice / 3z heavy 2ft fell / flycam to bent leg inside ege / 3f 2ft fell out / combo spin has foot to head that looks ok / spirals are effective / laybackhas good pos & speed / it was a nice program and she skated to the music /36.59 / 50.96 /.
CAN Monica Boucher Start 10 Place 17 overall
Notes black velvet with red & gold diagonal band around bodice - effective / 3z fell / caravan is the music / ftwrk 3t / flycam extended pos / strt ftwrk matches music / spirals well done / 2a fell out / camsitlayback back sit Y - nice pos but very slow spin /35.11 / 48.35 /.
CAN Alesha Checkley Start 11 Place 20 overall
Notes dark peach one sleeve / 2a skiddy takeoff / 3f under rot landed on wrong foot turns 2t / ftwrk 2s / flycam good fly speed & pos variations / spirals in O good speed and next to no stroking in between / combo spin is ok / 30.04 / 43.41 / .
CAN Michelle Moore Start 12 Place 15 overall
Notes purple with lacing down one arm bare midriff / middle eastern / 3s2t / ftwrk 2s / seems weird but I'm sure that's what I saw / 2a hung on / layback is nice with pos variations / combo spin is ok - centered until last back pos / 36.38 / 49.77 / .
CAN Ashton Tessier Start 13 Place 16 overall
Notes turqoise asymetric cutout around stomach / dance mediteranea / 3z rotated slid off edge / 3l very nice one right out of ftwrk / layback sped up with music very nice / spirals are good / bailed on 1a / strt steps were interesting & went with music / combo spin good pos & speed / 33.03 / 49.65 / .
CAN Erin Scherrer Start 14 Place 7 overall
Notes black with silver on top of bodice / 3t2t / ftwrk big pause 3l fell / layback is ok / jalousie / flycam to inside edge nice pos & speed / 2a / spirals are good with little stroking / nice combo spin to end / 39.03 / 57.26 /.
CAN Christa Wilson Start 15 Place 19 overall
Notes fur elsie - beethovan / black with white accent / 3z2t bit of cheat on z but think less than 1/4 - she's happy though / 2a barely around / combo spin / ftwrk 2f / deathdrop / jeff langdon is her coach / flows well but edges are a little scratchy / 30.00 / 43.52 / .
CAN Marie-Luc Jodoin Start 16 Place 10 overall
Notes black with semisheer angled metal stud belt / music is gypsy passion - ramance / 3t2t / cam spin is nice with pretty pos / ftwrk 3f fell / somewhere in there was a 2a / layback to end / 35.17 / 52.26 / .
CAN Meagan Duhamel Start 17 Place 4 overall
Notes turqoise shading to navy at hem / passacaglia / 3z hand down 2t hopped out of it / 3f bad wrap / flycam good speed / she ahs effortless seeming speed / 2a / layback with foot to head / diag ftwrk flows well & with music / back cam sit ch sit broken leg combo spin / 47.62 / 64.25 / .
CAN Vicky Boissonneault Start 18 Place 8 overall
Notes brown with gold brocade trim / 3z hand down 2t / Memories of Automn / ftwrk 3t / bit of stumble at start of ftwrk / 2a free foot down a bit quick but might be ok / flying change ft sit spin / combo spin / 40.53 / 56.86 /.
CAN Myriane Samson Start 19 Place 11 overall
Notes turqoise with black trim / snow, fire / 2a / layback good speed back could be lower / her right knee is taped / 3z turns 2l - flutz / ftwrk 3s stumbled out / combo spin is ok / strt ftwrk fell 3/4 way through - music is lous's symphony / 33.65 / 52.17 /.
CAN Mira Leung Start 20 Place 5 overall
Notes light blue shading to turqoise at hem - sorry to say I don't really like it - does nothing for her / 3f / 3z turns on same foot 2l / 2a / layback is so so / spirals with great extension / flycam cam to donut very fast / O ftwrk is fast & complex / combo spin with beillman on both feet / don't know what's with the layback - unless my memory is worse than I thought she usually had a flat bak gorgeous layback and we didn't see it tonight / 41.35 / 63.56
CAN Cynthia Phaneuf Start 21 Place 2 overall
Notes light pink with scattered silver sparkles / 3z fell out onto 2feet 2t / 3f pitched forward but clean / layback fast centered with foo to head / spirals are nice / strt ftwrk is complex & with music / 2a is a little whippy & pitched forward but clean / combo spin is excellent / 54.76 / 78.18 /.
CAN Lesley Hawker Start 22 Place 3 overall
Notes black velvet with sheer arms & keyhole back / 3z rot fell off side of edge / smile is the music / 3f from ftwrk / strt ftwrk was playful & with music / combo spin is good / spirals are ok / 2a was on outside lean but she pulled it off / layback spin to end has nice pos variations and goes from sideway to full back / 44.12 / 66.00 / .
CAN Joannie Rochette Start 23 Place 1 overall
Notes very elegant black with gold trim barely there / 2a / 3z2t / ftwrk 3f / flycam is great as is layback that follows immediately / strt ftwrk is c omplex & with music / combo spin to end is excellent / 60.81 / 88.15 /.
CAN Amada Billings Start 24 Place 6 overall
Notes bright yellow with peacock down one side of back - nicer than it sounds / 3z step out 2t / 2s / flycam to inside edge to donut / spirals maiintain good speed & flow / layback with foot to head / 2a / O ftwrk is really with music & playful / combo spin ending in fast scratch is centered / 43.02 / 61.67 / .
