2016-17 State of Canadian Ladies Skating

[desertskates]

I think what we've seen with all three ladies so far this year promises to make their National Championships just as much of a nail biter as it is for the ladies in Russia, Japan and the US!

 

[Daniel1998]

Is it weird that i'm looking forward to Canadian Nationals more than US or Russia?

 

[4everchan]

not to me LOL canada has great skaters in all disciplines

Is it weird that i'm looking forward to Canadian Nationals more than US or Russia?

 

[Skatergal101]

Soooo happy for osmond! What a confidence boost heading into the season

 

[Sunny Little]

Does anyone have any information about Megan Yim? It seems that she's not competing in the JGP this season. I really like her balletic style and her jumps.

 

[SarahSynchro]

Is it weird that i'm looking forward to Canadian Nationals more than US or Russia?

I'm super excited for nationals!

I'm tempted to get tickets and make the drive up to Ottawa, seeing as I'm likely not going to Skate Canada International as I originally planned.

 

[Osmond4gold]

I'm super excited for nationals!

I'm tempted to get tickets and make the drive up to Ottawa, seeing as I'm likely not going to Skate Canada International as I originally planned.

Whaaaaattt? Thought you had been planning to go to Mississauga for months....

 

[SarahSynchro]

Whaaaaattt? Thought you had been planning to go to Mississauga for months....

I know. The cliff notes version as to why: for a couple of months I've been having health issues resulting from a workplace injury. Since I'm still fighting with workers' comp for loss of earning benefits, I had to go on employment insurance, and when your income gets cut by 55%, non necessities in life, like skating competition tickets, have to be put on the back burner.

My husband said he'll buy me tickets anyway, but it seems like all the events are sold out now. I can't win.

Booooo.

 

[Daniel1998]

I know. The cliff notes version as to why: for a couple of months I've been having health issues resulting from a workplace injury. Since I'm still fighting with workers' comp for loss of earning benefits, I had to go on employment insurance, and when your income gets cut by 55%, non necessities in life, like skating competition tickets, have to be put on the back burner.

My husband said he'll buy me tickets anyway, but it seems like all the events are sold out now. I can't win.

Booooo.

They're already sold out?!!?

 

[Mango]

Does anyone have any information about Megan Yim? It seems that she's not competing in the JGP this season. I really like her balletic style and her jumps.

I read elsewhere that she's been dealing with a minor injury. I would have liked to see her skate in the JGP. Hopefully she's back by Challenge.

Osmond4gold you must be super happy. Your home girl really delivered. Kaetlyn is on the path to winning at least one gold medal a year now. If we count Nationals, she's won at least 1 gold in the last 4 of 5 years. Very happy for her.

This means now that all three top Canadian ladies have medalled - bronze for Gabby at Nebelhorn, silver for Alaine at Autumn Classic, and gold for Kaetlyn at Finlandia. How do the results break down?

Skater	SP Score	FS Score	Total Score	Event
Kaetlyn Osmond	64.73 (TES 35.35 + PCS 29.38)	122.54 (TES 60.59 + PCS 61.95)	187.27	2016 Finlandia Trophy
Alaine Chartrand	56.61 (TES 29.41 + PCS 28.20 -1.00)	129.50 (TES 67.50 + PCS 62.00)	186.11	2016 Autumn Classic International
Gabrielle Daleman	60.15 (TES 32.21 + PCS 28.94 -1.00)	115.25 (TES 55.19 + PCS 61.06 -1.00)	175.40	2016 Nebelhorn Trophy

Kaetlyn had the most success with her SP. Alaine had the most success with her FS. All the ladies are close in PCS in both programs. Alaine and Kaetlyn are close in overall results. Gabby has some catching up to do. I suspect that may be due to the undisclosed 'difficulty'/injury she had in the off season. A good start for the Canadian ladies. Hopefully they can improve and have even more success on the Grand Prix series.

 

[Daniel1998]

Mango, I think it's worth noting also that Alaine skated in Canada, and while I'm not sure how that could have affected her PCS mark, there might have been some influence. She also skated clean, which helped the component scores as well. The other two haven't yet come close to their technical (and therefore their component) ceiling.
I wouldn't place so much emphasis on one event, especially Gabby's results because we all know she's capable of much better than her outing at Nebelhorn. If anything, I actually think Alaine's the one who should be most worried.
It should be a very exciting GP for the Canadians- I hope they bring their A game.

 

[SarahSynchro]

They're already sold out?!!?

If you look on Ticketmaster.ca you'll see there are no seats available.

 

[Mango]

Daniel1998 you make a good point. I'm not convinced, however, that the scores Alaine got were due to some home cooking. I pointed out elsewhere that she earned nearly the exact same FS score at Minto Summer Skate. And while at Nationals we see inflation, these summer events in Ontario have been giving out pretty accurate scores, even amongst the juniors. I think she can do it again, at a GP event. And her SP BV is higher than Kaetlyn's as well if Kaetlyn is doing a 3-2 combo.

It all comes down to execution, at the end of the day. All the girls have a chance at great results if they go clean. I believe in Gabby too. I just want to see more clean skates. We will never know what they are really capable of scoring if they don't perform well. That has been the biggest problem with Canadian ladies for the past at least 15 years, hasn't it?

 

[Osmond4gold]

My husband said he'll buy me tickets anyway, but it seems like all the events are sold out now. I can't win.

Booooo.

I hope you feel better soon Sarah and Nationals will be outstanding this year! Go for it!

 

[Osmond4gold]

Osmond4gold you must be super happy. Your home girl really delivered. Kaetlyn is on the path to winning at least one gold medal a year now. If we count Nationals, she's won at least 1 gold in the last 4 of 5 years. Very happy for her.

Thanks Mango! Thrilled for Kaetlyn after so many doubters, but also for both Alaine and Gabby. Each of these ladies have the potential to medal at every competition, if they skate to their potential. I cannot wait for all 3 to show the world what they are capable of doing....especially my girl!

 

[chuckm]

Alaine and Kaetlyn are both at Skate Canada, but they face formidable competition in Medvedeva and Miyahara. Medved scored 206+ in her two GP events last year, and you can expect those numbers to go up after her Worlds win. Miyahara scored over 206 at the US International Classic last month---she is showing a more outgoing personality in her new programs.

Kaetlyn might have an easier competition in China, where the top two competitors are Radionova and Wagner.
Alaine has it tougher at NHK: Miyahara, Pogorilaya, Sotskova and Higuchi.

 

[TGee]

Just a couple of weeks until GP season kicks off with Skate America...

Gabby Daleman will be representing Canada. In case you missed them, here are a few teasers to get to know her...

ISU's Wait! What? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbatntopmfs

Skate Canada High Performance Camp 2016. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ACj2k7t4I2M

A photo from Nebelhorn..

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLI_ZFWDgK4/?taken-by=gabby_daleman&hl=en

And a thank you to coach Lee Barkell

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKwbk3mjDpv/?taken-by=gabby_daleman&hl=en

 

[chuckm]

Actually, Skate America is NEXT WEEK.

 

[4everchan]

21-23rd... that's two weeks in canadian weeks

Actually, Skate America is NEXT WEEK.

 

[chuckm]

All I know is that I have plane tickets for next Wednesday, the 19th, as I will be staying with friends for the competition. Today is the 11th---the competition starts in 10 days, which is NEXT WEEK.