2025 Skate Canada: General Info and Pregame Chat

[TontoK]

I can't remember if this is the Selevko brother that I like.

I like the one who won the silver at Europeans. Maybe I like the other one, too, but not as much, but I like the last program I saw from him in a summer comp.

I think. I'm old and this is confusing.

Really, one of those boys needs to change his name to Smith.

 

[NanaPat]

I'm pretty sure I went to that exact Tim Hortons before I left Kelowna after Skate Canada 2019! I believe I had an Impossible breakfast sandwich, which leads me to another good point about Tim Hortons: it has a nice selection of vegetarian food!

I'm sure it was. There aren't many food choices at the Kelowna airport.

 

[xabia]

I can't remember if this is the Selevko brother that I like.

I like the one who won the silver at Europeans. Maybe I like the other one, too, but not as much, but I like the last program I saw from him in a summer comp.

I think. I'm old and this is confusing.

Really, one of those boys needs to change his name to Smith.

 

[xabia]

I’m old too, and have problems with some names, but I can tell the difference between the brothers when either of them are on screen. The older one is Alexander - imo he’s the better looking one, and it’s he who got on the podium at Europeans. The younger brother is Mihhail. From recent showings it looks like the younger one has overtaken his brother in the tech dept. But both always have interesting choreography.

I can't remember if this is the Selevko brother that I like.

I like the one who won the silver at Europeans. Maybe I like the other one, too, but not as much, but I like the last program I saw from him in a summer comp.

I think. I'm old and this is confusing.

Really, one of those boys needs to change his name to Smith.

 

[jersey1302]

Well I made it to Saskatoon this afternoon and am now ensconced in the Comfort Suites next to the SaskTel Centre. It appears to be sort of out in the sticks (or boondocks). The places to eat within walking distance are a Husky truck stop restaurant, a Tim Hortons, and possibly a food counter at Costco. At least the hotel serves breakfast. I’m hoping there might be some reasonable sandwiches or something at the venue.

I was able to get good flight connections by taking a ferry to Victoria BC and flying from there via Vancouver on Air Canada. When I checked flights for some friends in the U.S. it appeared they could probably fly to Europe faster than they could fly here.

Yeah the arena is by no means central. Ive driven past it when I drive to Edmonton lol. The city is actually quite nice but.. that would not be around the arena, its very industrial and nothing around. In saying that last time I was in Saskatoon I stayed near downtown ( I forget where but the hotel was nice) and there was a lovely coffee shop just down the way by the water. Was very pretty around that area

 

[TontoK]

I’m old too, and have problems with some names, but I can tell the difference between the brothers when either of them are on screen. The older one is Alexander - imo he’s the better looking one, and it’s he who got on the podium at Europeans. The younger brother is Mihhail. From recent showings it looks like the younger one has overtaken his brother in the tech dept. But both always have interesting choreography.

I'll have to take your word for it LOL

 

[Jontor]

What were Skate Canada thinking? Don't they know they should schedule the competitions around lunch time so that we Europeans can watch it comfy in the evening.

Now I will have to watch the whole thing in my turtle PJs!!

 

[dorispulaski]

Detailed Results and Protocols Page is up!

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[el henry]

8:30 PM on Saturday for the men's short, yes!

But I still can't wrap my brain around why the time difference is only two hours if on Saturday evening we are still on EDT in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan is on MST. My brain is small.

 

[Mathman]

I'll have to take your word for it LOL

Just make a note to yourself that the good-looking one is Alexander.

 

[saine]

8:30 PM on Saturday for the men's short, yes!

But I still can't wrap my brain around why the time difference is only two hours if on Saturday evening we are still on EDT in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan is on MST. My brain is small.

They're on CST. Geographically though, they should be on Mountain time. So by observing CST year round, they're actually on MDT year round instead to make it more confusing.

 

[4everchan]

8:30 PM on Saturday for the men's short, yes!

But I still can't wrap my brain around why the time difference is only two hours if on Saturday evening we are still on EDT in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan is on MST. My brain is small.

I wrote a whole post about it... Saskatchewan doesn't do dst

 

[el henry]

Thank you both, I had read the posts but was not grasping, I think I understand better now.

So Sunday, after we "fall back", one hour difference?

I would not mind being on EST all year long, but I know I am an outlier.

 

[Jeanie19]

Just make a note to yourself that the good-looking one is Alexander.

I think Mihhail is nice looking too.

 

[4everchan]

Thank you both, I had read the posts but was not grasping, I think I understand better now.

So Sunday, after we "fall back", one hour difference?

I would not mind being on EST all year long, but I know I am an outlier.

I want to be EST all year long too

 

[4everchan]

PS as an authority on this matter, I can confirm that Sasha selevko is the handsome one

 

[TontoK]

Just make a note to yourself that the good-looking one is Alexander.

Gosh, now I have to sort out if I like the handsome one or the ugly one. Did the handsome one medal at Europeans? If so, I think I liked the ugly one's program when I saw it this summer. This really isn't helping me.

I'm a little put out that no one has endorsed my idea that one of them should change his name. It would make things so much easier.

 

[elektra blue]

I can't remember if this is the Selevko brother that I like.

I like the one who won the silver at Europeans. Maybe I like the other one, too, but not as much, but I like the last program I saw from him in a summer comp.

I think. I'm old and this is confusing.

Really, one of those boys needs to change his name to Smith.

as the authority on cacti matters i can confirm you like the one that is going to compete here. he's not just any cactus, he's cactus royalty, the one true king of european cacti, his majesty Sasha Selevkactus. the younger one he's the pretender to the cactus throne and a child of darkness, he usually does spooky programs.

What were Skate Canada thinking? Don't they know they should schedule the competitions around lunch time so that we Europeans can watch it comfy in the evening.

Now I will have to watch the whole thing in my turtle PJs!!

you can't just say things like that and don't show any photographic evidence

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Maybe I'll wear a Christmas pyjamas while drinking gin

 

[yuumagical]

Gosh, now I have to sort out if I like the handsome one or the ugly one. Did the handsome one medal at Europeans? If so, I think I liked the ugly one's program when I saw it this summer. This really isn't helping me.

I'm a little put out that no one has endorsed my idea that one of them should change his name. It would make things so much easier.

Aleksandr Selevko is the handsome guy that medaled at Europeans. He will also be at Skate Canada this weekend. I can confirm he is handsome, I ran into him at Worlds 2024 and got to tell him that I really liked his short program. (But he is taken, from what I have heard...)