That's a ridiculous excuse. It's a well-known fact that few Senior Pairs show up for "B"s with the exception of Nebelhorn and maybe NRW S&P. For most of the "B"s, there are enough Senior Men and Ladies to earn points and provide competitive experience.
It would make far more sense for Canada to be very selective for Pairs, but why penalize the Singles skaters and dancers because there aren't enough competitive pairs in "B"s? It's cutting off the nose to spite the face. No wonder Canadian ladies are in such a sorry state.
Totally agree. The other problem is that even when SC sends skaters to events other than Nebelhorn, those results are ignored even when the skaters in the other events skate better. Getting a senior B other than Nebelhorn puts you in the reject pile for serious SC TBA slots.
I remember when Duhamel finished 2nd at Zagreb ( a senior B but not Nebelhorn ) and Duhamel still did not get any consideration for any slots. It is a pity that as a singles skater she always competed better internationally than domestically as that factor really killed her in Canada.
Skate Canada will likely only look at Nebelhorn results even if other skaters do better at other senior B events. That has always been the case. SC has to start treating all senior B's reasonably equally ( the ISU sure does point wise and SB wise ).