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2026 Canadian Nationals : Women's Short Program

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She would be perfect for JWC
I wonder if Maddie, SMD, Gabby can even beat this? So good!!
Triple flip absolutely should have been under. Even the toe was on the quarter. Judges are being very kind at Nationals this year :-) can't wait to see her when she gets a little more power, and I hope she is able to keep the jobs as she grows. Well done
 
I saw an interview with Maddie on CBC where she didn't mince words at all. I believe she said that while she respected Gabrielle's come back efforts, over her dead body was she going to let anyone else go to the Olympics, LOL.

I thought, wow! Usually the women's skaters are so friendly, and do their best to come across as Meek and politically correct, and Maddie was shooting daggers,! I really hope she is able to take that attitude into her skating here and use it to launch her to two excellent programs.
 
discodisco I agree - the judges seem to want Minsol to do well. Also she had an edge call but only got a -20. Really?
 
I fell asleep.

I will have to watch that second group... I missed a couple skaters completely. including my fave : Fée Ann... apparently she got rid of the idea of the 3s-3t ... good move.
 
I saw an interview with Maddie on CBC where she didn't mince words at all. I believe she said that while she respected Gabrielle's come back efforts, over her dead body was she going to let anyone else go to the Olympics, LOL.
Quite a contrast to the top ladies at US and Japanese Nationals. 😂 Bit less warm and fuzzy. But, I love it because it will likely motivate Maddie. I think she needs a little pressure to skate her best.
 
You can totally tell why Gabrielle was a world medalist in the past, as she absolutely flies across the ice! She is absolutely top-notch when it comes to speed and power. As much as I love maddie, she really can't compete with Gabrielle in that area. Of course, with that speed and Power comes less consistency and a greater possibility for things to go wrong, but wow, her skills are undeniable.
 
Triple flip absolutely should have been under. Even the toe was on the quarter. Judges are being very kind at Nationals this year :-) can't wait to see her when she gets a little more power, and I hope she is able to keep the jobs as she grows. Well done
Yeah, her TES rightly took a tumble between finishing and getting the scores

Still a good introduction to Nationals, and gives the final group something to shoot for
 
Quite a contrast to the top ladies at US and Japanese Nationals. 😂 Bit less warm and fuzzy. But, I love it because it will likely motivate Maddie. I think she needs a little pressure to skate her best.
I know, I remember thinking, wow, this is very uncanadian lol! In the meantime you have the three American medalists having a Love Fest and just complimenting one another at nauseam down at us Nationals LOL
 
Wow ! Minsol Kwon skate even better than Haein Lee who has qualify for the Olympic. I wonder why she want to quit Korea, cause she is still really competitive in Korea.
Her longer-term opportunities would be limited in Korea because Jia Shin and the twins would be ahead of her.
 
And Maddie just skated right in front of Gabrielle as she got off the ice - me thinks there's a little bit of strategy going on.
 
Quite a contrast to the top ladies at US and Japanese Nationals. 😂 Bit less warm and fuzzy. But, I love it because it will likely motivate Maddie. I think she needs a little pressure to skate her best.
Honestly, I like it. We could use some good rivalries. Enough with the fake smiles and performative hugs... tell 'em how you really feel!
 
discodisco I agree - the judges seem to want Minsol to do well. Also she had an edge call but only got a -20. Really?
I wish I was there to compare speed and ice coverage, because I was not that impressed with her at challenge to be honest - I thought that the skating skills and speed and power of the rest of the Canadian ladies really showed her up.
 
I know, I remember thinking, wow, this is very uncanadian lol! In the meantime you have the three American medalists having a Love Fest and just complimenting one another at nauseam down at us Nationals LOL
well.. they have 3 spots. We don't. Easy to be nice when you know that your two rivals and yourself all get the Milano tickets.
 
Nice from Megan. How does that compare to what Viktoria did? I haven't watched the junior girls yet.
 
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