2025-26 Skate Canada Challenge | Nov 27-30

[yuumagical]

This tall Shoma has one important thing in common with the small Shoma: he doesn't give up!

 

[Cutting the ice]

Love Matthew’s skating but that axel fall at the beginning seemed to have distracted him.

 

[RatedPG]

Matthew popped better than Anthony. Doubles instead of singles.

To me, he will be in 2nd with 210+

Wow!! Aleksa on the podium

Cmon old timers!!
Go Wesley and Keegan!! The opportunity is for either of you to seize
Who is our third best Canadian Man?

 

[4everchan]

gosh... I just realized it's 10h15pm here. I have snacked all day so I am not hungry but I didn't have dinner ... where did the time go ?

 

[4everchan]

Wesley stole @jgg220 's curtains

 

[SkatersWaltz]

For the single skaters at least, will it be whoever wins Nationals will go to the Olympics? Or, do you think they'll do a skate off aike they've done in the past? I don't the skate off can happen at Four Continents as it's so close to the Olympics and they may have to submit their Olympic selection to the COC before then. Say Keegan or Gabby win by less than a point, do they still go? It will be very interesting. I wonder if Mike Slipchuck has told the skaters anything about Skate Canada's thought process in the decision-making.

 

[crystalspin]

Matthew probably too many mistakes for the lead and missing a combo, but wow I think he is one of my new favorite male canadian skaters

 

[4everchan]

another skater with too many pops

 

[saine]

For the single skaters at least, will it be whoever wins Nationals will go to the Olympics? Or, do you think they'll do a skate off aike they've done in the past? I don't the skate off can happen at Four Continents as it's so close to the Olympics and they may have to submit their Olympic selection to the COC before then. Say Keegan or Gabby win by less than a point, do they still go? It will be very interesting. I wonder if Mike Slipchuck has told the skaters anything about Skate Canada's thought process in the decision-making.

They pretty much said that the Olympic team isn't going to 4CC during an interview at SCI with Debra Armstrong. Skate off is unlikely.

If there's a win by less than a point, it'll come down to body of work.

 

[discodisco]

Wesley looked super fast and confident for the first 15 seconds or so and then the hard hard fall on a very under rotated quad seemed to really mess him up. Not nearly as good as his program a couple weeks ago in BC

 

[RatedPG]

Nice try Wesley!!
I predict this will put him on the podium just ahead of Matthew!!

These free skates are rough!!
Keegan has this in the bag, as long as he surpasses 60 TES.

 

[crystalspin]

Wesley

 

[yuumagical]

Where can I get a blouse like Wesley's blouse?

 

[4everchan]

For the single skaters at least, will it be whoever wins Nationals will go to the Olympics? Or, do you think they'll do a skate off aike they've done in the past? I don't the skate off can happen at Four Continents as it's so close to the Olympics and they may have to submit their Olympic selection to the COC before then. Say Keegan or Gabby win by less than a point, do they still go? It will be very interesting. I wonder if Mike Slipchuck has told the skaters anything about Skate Canada's thought process in the decision-making.

the criteria have been shared already

Nationals is only one part of it... body of work for the last couple years counts
Also, who is fit and ready.

If Gabby won, she has a win in a Senior B.... and that's it. The last 2-3 years, she was injured. However, I'd say she would still have a chance because she looks very fit right now. In her case, all the jumps she had have been recovered.

I don't think Keegan has a chance of winning nationals so it ends there for him. Unlike Gabby, he is not fit and ready to go. He was beaten by a Canadian junior in his senior B competition. (Grayson). His quad and axel are still iffy.


There won't be a skate off because submitting names for the Olympics happens before 4CC anyway... and 4CC athletes also need to be chosen ahead of time so everything will fall in place right after Nationals I believe. (probably not the Sunday of Nationals but just a bit later)

 

[RatedPG]

224.61 for that???
I guess Wesley locked his 4CC spot

 

[4everchan]

224.61 for that???
I guess Wesley locked his 4CC spot

that was very well paid.

 

[Seven Sisters]

I’m simply not understanding how Keegan is getting positive GOE on these jumps
Clearly the judges are seeing something I’m not

 

[4everchan]

So.Many.Doubles.Everyone

 

[discodisco]

Looks like he missed 60! ... What does that mean again?

 

[auser]

So fun to see Keegan again!