It happens internally too. Alberta goes to BC, Saskatchewan goes to Ontario and Nova Scotia goes to Quebec. I know BC organized Glacier Falls, so the sections are involved with it.
2025-2026 Canadian Figure Skating
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and the problem with Québec is that both of their events are much later than other provinces.... So, by the time CQÉ is happening, JGP season is almost starting and let's not even mention about SGÉ...
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It is very early but we Deanna and Max show some hope but they have not added any new big tricks really and still are not skating cleanly which is a concern. They have better programs this year . Unfortunately they have to set themselves apart from the Georgians, the Germans and the Italians forget about the faves - Japan and China. I wish they would skate more consistent with greatprograms. It is so hard todistinguish themselves in such a group of strong eams (not great but a great group of teams. Trennt and Lia hopefully will get out of the duldroms.
In dance i feel for Gilles and Porier. I like them a lot but I do worry they will get lost in the scuffle/shuffle. as they tend too. And I was thinking that LaLa might challenge for a medal and i think they will but not this olympic season especially with Gullaume and Lawrence coming back not to mention the Shib sibs and then you have Chock and Bats, Britain, Italy, Spain and CP
IN ladies I was hoping to see Maddie score over 70 in the sp but not to be. And then a let down int he fs. Like in the men does anyone want it. Maybe Sarah??? But she will need to start landing the 3A to give it exposure.. Time is ticking. Noen of them are really dominating. IN the men they are stepping it up somewhat even Aleksa. I worry Keegan won't have enough int'l exposure. He has no challengers or Grand Slam I wish they could gie him a spot at Skate Canada but they can't now.
In dance i feel for Gilles and Porier. I like them a lot but I do worry they will get lost in the scuffle/shuffle. as they tend too. And I was thinking that LaLa might challenge for a medal and i think they will but not this olympic season especially with Gullaume and Lawrence coming back not to mention the Shib sibs and then you have Chock and Bats, Britain, Italy, Spain and CP
IN ladies I was hoping to see Maddie score over 70 in the sp but not to be. And then a let down int he fs. Like in the men does anyone want it. Maybe Sarah??? But she will need to start landing the 3A to give it exposure.. Time is ticking. Noen of them are really dominating. IN the men they are stepping it up somewhat even Aleksa. I worry Keegan won't have enough int'l exposure. He has no challengers or Grand Slam I wish they could gie him a spot at Skate Canada but they can't now.
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Probably. Even in the best-case scenario (least stacked event) bronze was 173. 20 or more women had scores higher than 166. So, I am saying the same thing as you do. Odds are overwhelmingly against her medalling, save some incredible stroke of luck.
With pairs, I think Martina and Charlie's split might have upset the allocations a little bit. The pairs with one spot did not meet the benchmark for receiving a JGP assignment, so one spot seems reasonable as a compromise between Skate Canada's rules and the availability of spots.I am happy for Kalaganis/ Deveau. They have improved a lot. They are a bit older. They deserve the experience. For ice dance, at least, the strategy is clear. The top three teams get two = 6 spots. The other 3 spots are split between Auréa-Earl, the Carandiucs and Olympia and Émile. Total = 9 spots.
For pairs, the top 3 teams also get two outings. The rest... only one. Forfeiting spots is not cool
Men : with only 5 spots... and Grayson's surprise silver when Skate Canada probably counted on David Bondar more, it looks like it will be 2 guys getting two and 1 guy (Anthony) getting one. I cannot say I am super thrilled with this. Eddy won silver at Nationals and was 2nd also at Next Gen. Sure, he is inconsistent but that's because he is also the only one trying to include two different quads and two triple axels in his LP. If I were Skate Canada, I would give him at least a JGP and a Junior B so he gets more opportunities to gain experience and confidence. Not only he is working on the TES side of things but he has great basic and flair ... so technically, he could help Canada secure more sports for next year JGP. Yes, he is my GS "son" so I am biased but I think that Skate Canada is making a mistake here.
Women : Reese has had a lot of opportunities and she is a great SP skater. When it comes to the LP, she often struggles. I would have not announced her assignment and would have waited for Victoria's result. At the same time, with the stacked field, Victoria's chances to medal are not as good as it may have been in another event. But then again, if we want to create more opportunities for our skaters, they need to do well at worlds... and to me, Victoria is the front leader in that sense. So, she should be getting more outings.
Regarding Eddy, I have similar feelings with him to what I had with Conrad 2-3 years ago. He needs to go out more to gain experience and rebuild confidence, but lower profile events are better for that. At the moment, he seems to crumble more when the pressure is on. What they did with Conrad, with only sending him to high profile events such as GP and 4CC, and having the latter be an audition for Worlds, was counter-productive for him because it undermined his confidence rather than enhancing it. He needed some senior Bs first, to gain confidence. I would like Eddy to be sent out to some junior internationals where he has a realistic chance of a high placement or medal.
With girls, I haven't seen enough of Viktoria to know whether her next gen performance was just a fluke, but she certainly earnt a spot there. None of the others really did. They probably needed to make the Abu Dhabi entries now, rather than waiting to see how Viktoria did at her first event. Viktoria's Next Gen score would probably have her placing around 7th in Bangkok. Her Ontario summer score would have her around 10-12th.
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That's a very valid point... The Fed was juggling with how to get their 3 teams into JGPF
I even did the maths on here to show they were being smart about this but then Marly were no longer... so they had to deal with what to do with early spots as the younger teams were not ready... Except that Conrad got quite a few assignments during his junior years. I agree with you, he would have benefited from skating in smaller events during his senior career. However, here, we are talking about Eddy, who grew up during Covid lockdowns, and then got severely injured. Can you imagine that he may get to senior ranks next season without having competed all that much in his entire career ? I am fine if they don't want to give him a JGP but they better give him at least a couple of junior b events.
This is his ISU page... look at the results on there... very few events
Compare to the other guys who have received JGPs this year
David Bondar https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113291.htm
Grayson Long https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111125.htm
Anthony Paradis https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111126.htm
Of course, Eddy missed a full year being injured... Anthony missed a long time too for his fracture. At this point though, Eddy has not received much exposure and it is absolutely normal that he hasn't found his knees... Often, he does rotate the jumps but his landing are rough... so to me, it's a question of confidence, and confidence comes from experience... which comes from repetition.
Let's hope she does well.
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They're listed for the last pairs JGP along with Desroscher/Thrasher and Quattrocchi/Lacasse on the ISU site currently.So is Émile LOL
I wonder what happened to the team that w/d Ava Cheung and Stephen Lee. They w/d from an event but didn't get another one. I hope they are okay.
yeah... justice for Eddy
yeah. that's true. but then, you know, if Victoria landed everything, just like Grayson did... and some others made mistakes, just like it happened when Grayson skated, she may get "points" (I am not talking top 3) That's a lot of ifs... of course, but I doubt our other junior women are as strong so that's where I draw the line.
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Great news !
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Bringing your post in the right thread @skaterboy
There is nothing really out there for Brooke (in terms of news) . Indeed, she is tall for pairs, so she needs a very tall partner. Too bad things didn't work out with Ben Mimar because they looked great together and were very promising.
Regarding Nic Nadeau, perhaps he would be tall enough, though he is shorter than Ben but let me just refresh your memory. Nic partnered up with his girlfriend Emma Proft. They were doing quite well for both new pairs skaters. They had a very strong and convincing presence on the ice which was noticed by some show producers. They got offered a good deal and decided to go "pro" right away. They didn't do a full season on the circuit.
So he is retired from the part that most of us knows about about figure skating, but I would think that he is still doing cruises, or shows or whatever he decided to do instead of competing. In other words, he wouldn't be available at all to compete, and if ever he came back, wouldn't it be with Emma instead of another partner ?
In any case, I don't think I know other skaters right now in Canada who are 6 foot 3 like Ben Mimar was. (Nic was 6'1)
And, I don't know what Brooke is doing or exploring. Marco Zandron, the Spanish figure skater she did skate with was 6'4...
On the ISU website, https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/pairs/brooke-mcintosh-marco-zandron/
Brooke is still listed as Marco's partner.. but we know that's not up to date.
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Denis Ten Memorial entries:
Men
Matthew Newnham
John Kim
Women
Madeline Schizas
Ice Dance
Fabbri/Ayer
I thought Uliana would be here since she wasn't on the entries for BC Autumn Leaves. Hopefully she'll be at a different Challenger. Good to see Matthew getting a Challenger finally.
Men
Matthew Newnham
John Kim
Women
Madeline Schizas
Ice Dance
Fabbri/Ayer
I thought Uliana would be here since she wasn't on the entries for BC Autumn Leaves. Hopefully she'll be at a different Challenger. Good to see Matthew getting a Challenger finally.
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Victoria's had an amazing SP at JGP Bangkok!!!!! Maybe it's too early to say, as we have to wait for how she does in the FS, but so far it's clear to me Skate Canada should give her that second assignment... Maybe send Vika to Gdansk and keep Reese for Abu Dhabi? Or the other way around?
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the real news for me : John Kim getting a challenger. He really deserved it ! So happy... This made my day.
Her plan was to do two Challengers before the Grand Prix from an interview, so this was planned. The US domestic events she did were her choice, not Skate Canada's. Last season she did Ontario Sectionals between her GP assignments, so I think it's part of her plan for this season.
They've given second Challengers to the men on the Grand Prix, so I expect that Katherine and Sara-Maude will likely get them as well if it works with their schedules.
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I assume she didn't test well in the high-performance camp, so no assignments.
Rakic is also competing the week before at Nepela and shares a coach with her, so it could be that plus the BC competition at the same time as this. She has a good enough record from the summer that I expect she'll get one.
Gabrielle Daleman is on the start order for the Colorado Springs Invitational this week.
Interview with Katherine Medland Spence from High Performance Camp:
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Interview with Katherine Medland Spence from High Performance Camp:
Unwavering Resilience: Katherine Medland Spence Ready to Battle Her Way Back From Injury Once Again - Skate Ontario
By: Dylan Nazareth Katherine Medland Spence is no stranger to adversity. After a career plagued with injuries, she finally found her breakthrough last season at 24 years old, winning gold at the Warsaw Cup and standing on the podium at Canadian Nationals for the first time, earning a bronze...
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Yes - Matthew and John - two of my favourite boys who also give me heartbreaks. Let us hope for "no pops" between them at Denis Ten. I do hope Uliana gets an assignment soon! She totally deserves it. Let us hope Maddy shines in her free this time (as well as the short).
Also congratulations to Victoria. I didn't watch all the women but I thought her PCS was a bit low from some of the judges (4's & low 5's not deserved). She should have been over 60 IMO. PCS shouldn't have anything to do with what country you are representing or your skating order. Hopefully she has a great free skate and gets more respect. Ted said she struggled in practice this week so her skate today is even more impressive. Not sure how SC should react if she gets a podium finish or even a top 5 - I like Reese's short (her free is pretty disastrous so far) and really like Hannah, but I wouldn't be upset at all if they gave one of those assignments to Victoria with a good free skate on Friday.
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Visa might be an issue for Poland, with a Russian passport. I think UAE would be fine, who knows if SC will pull Reese's assignment though. I hope for a junior B event at the very least, if it's not possible to give her a 2nd spot.
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