2017 Canadian Nats - Novice Dance

dorispulaski · Jan 2, 2017

Monday, January 16, 2017, 10:00 AM

Novice Ice Dance

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Ottawa, Ontario at The Arena at TD Place

Novice Pattern Dance 1
Start Order

Starting Order Section

1 Jade McCue / Gabriel Clemente CO
2 Jessica-Lee Behiel / Jackson Behiel AB/NT/NU
3 Nina Mizuki / Veniamins Volskis BC/YK
4 Pearl Kang / Cael Elford AB/NT/NU
5 Katerina Kasatkin / Corey Circelli CO
6 Emily Mikulcik / Malcolm Kowan AB/NT/NU
7 Bridget Le Donne / Jakub Smal WO
8 Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Anthony Campanel QC
9 Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers WO
10 Natalie D Alessandro / Bruce Waddell CO
11 Théadora Sauvé / Alexandre Faucher QC
12 Katrine Roy / Olivier Poupart QC
13 Janine Rho / Vali Baimoukhametov AB/NT/NU
14 Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond QC
15 Sophia Strachan / Everest Zhu WO

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

We've kicked off the competition with this event. Ted Barton is commenting.

One thing I'm noticing is that the teams are junior age eligible. Everyone teamed up late? Well this means they can go to the JGP next season if they place well.

TGee · Jan 16, 2017

The ages are likely related to their demonstrated level at the end of last season in relation to the perceived depth of field at that point.

With so many ice dance retirements this season however, we may see more a push up into juniors and seniors next season.

But it would be unlikely for more than a few to be JPG ready. Skate Canada's minimums for Ice Dance have historically been fairly high. A good score as juniors at the Lake Placid International Ice Dance Event in mid summer can open up a JPG slot however.

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

TGee last year's podium finishers at novice were all sent to the JGP this season. The 2015 novice winners (Lajoie/Lagha) were sent to a JGP event in 2015-2016 and to the 2016 Youth Olympics where they won a team event bronze medal. Skate Canada does seem to consider results from Challenge and Nationals for international assignments.

Natalie D'Alessandro and Bruce Waddell are in first right now. Nice skating from them.

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

And now a team that's 17 & 18.

Can you even go from novice straight to senior? :scratch2:

nadster · Jan 16, 2017

Mango said:
And now a team that's 17 & 18.

Can you even go from novice straight to senior?

Yes you can. They don't even have to do another test. The test that allows you to compete novice also allows you to compete junior and senior.

nadster · Jan 16, 2017

TGee said:
The ages are likely related to their demonstrated level at the end of last season in relation to the perceived depth of field at that point.

With so many ice dance retirements this season however, we may see more a push up into juniors and seniors next season.

But it would be unlikely for more than a few to be JPG ready. Skate Canada's minimums for Ice Dance have historically been fairly high. A good score as juniors at the Lake Placid International Ice Dance Event in mid summer can open up a JPG slot however.

or Minto as well. That is also a big competition for the ice dancers..

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

Thanks for the info nadster. So some of these guys may be in senior next season because of age limits.

Olivia Han and Grayson Lochhead won novice in 2016, did Minto and Thornhill Summer Skate, and then went to JGP Yokohama.

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

Strachan and Zhu, one of the youngest teams, take the lead after PD1.

TGee · Jan 16, 2017

nadster said:
or Minto as well. That is also a big competition for the ice dancers..

Agreed. Minto is the other big event mid summer. But they usually take place the same weekend at the end of July. So teams choose one of the two.

While Minto Summer Skate is international in the sense that both Skate Canada and USFSA accredit it, teams looking to get exposure to ISU judging to develop readiness for the JPG, will often to to Lake Placid.

TGee · Jan 16, 2017

Uhm, does anyone know how the start orders for the second pattern dance were determined?

Recall at Challenge that they went from last place forward, but this seems to have been predetermined.

On another note, it's fantastic to have Ted Barton anchoring commentary! :thank:

And even having interviews with another commentator from the mixed zone! What a great way to build audience and prepare competitors for the future.

nadster · Jan 16, 2017

TGee said:
Uhm, does anyone know how the start orders for the second pattern dance were determined?

Recall at Challenge that they went from last place forward, but this seems to have been predetermined.

The skate order of the 2nd CD is like this

( Middle of order in first dance - bottom of order in first dance ) followed by

1st ice dancers in the first dance - team before the middle skaters in first dance.

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

It looks to have been random. The FD will probably be lowest to highest score.

Natalie and Bruce are in the lead right now with one level 3 and three level 1 elements. Next up are Strachan/Zhu.

TGee · Jan 16, 2017

Well, Strachan/Zu were not so strong on the second pattern, but quite nice. Dropped to second behind Alessandro/Waddell.

I really like the expression from a younger team like they are. And they have quite good extension. Definitely, will be a team to watch going forward. Look forward to their FD.

Mango · Jan 16, 2017

I really liked Strachan/Zhu's skating! They're only 12 & 13 and they skate so well. I am not sure though if McCue/Clemente will be able to win with the FD they have. D'Alessandro/Waddell's FD is quite up beat and crowd pleasing (it's a Cirque du Soleil medley) so I'm looking forward to the FDs.

TGee · Jan 16, 2017

Standings as of the second pattern [unofficial live scoring]

[SIZE=+2]Novice Dance[/SIZE]

Rank	Score	Name	Segment1	Segment2
1	27.32	Jade McCue / Gabriel Clemente - CO	25.75 (4)	28.88 (1)
2	25.95	Natalie D Alessandro / Bruce Waddell - CO	27.19 (2)	24.69 (2)
3	25.40	Sophia Strachan / Everest Zhu - WO	28.12 (1)	22.68 (3)
4	23.36	Jessica-Lee Behiel / Jackson Behiel - AB/NT/NU	26.74 (3)	19.98 (9)
5	22.67	Bridget Le Donne / Jakub Smal - WO	25.65 (5)	19.68 (10)
6	21.33	Katerina Kasatkin / Corey Circelli - CO	21.65 (7)	21.00 (6)
7	21.30	Nina Mizuki / Veniamins Volskis - BC/YK	21.52 (9)	21.08 (5)
8	20.79	Olivia McIsaac / Liam MacDonald - WO	23.23 (6)	18.34 (11)
9	20.77	Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Anthony Campanelli - QC	20.65 (12)	20.87 (7)
10	20.64	Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond - QC	19.60 (14)	21.68 (4)
11	20.54	Emily Mikulcik / Malcolm Kowan - AB/NT/NU	21.09 (11)	19.98 (8)
12	19.32	Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers - WO	21.51 (10)	17.11 (13)
13	18.80	Théadora Sauvé / Alexandre Faucher - QC	20.43 (13)	17.15 (12)
14	18.14	Pearl Kang / Cael Elford - AB/NT/NU	19.52 (15)	16.76 (14)
15	17.86	Katrine Roy / Olivier Poupart - QC	21.61 (8)	14.09 (15)

Mango · Jan 17, 2017

So as predicted Natalie and Bruce took the title with their great FD. Actually Team Cricket had the only two teams with a FD over 60 points, with Kasatkin/Circelli at 60.11, and D'Alessandaro/Waddell with 64.54 points. D/W won with 90.49 points, McCue/Clemente came in second with 84.28, and the Behiels came in third with 83.20.

Natalie and Bruce are now the 2016 pre-novice and 2017 novice ice dance champions of Canada.

Cricket Club, producing not just mens and ladies champions. :thumbsup:

TGee · Jan 17, 2017

Novice Dance Results summary

1 Natalie D Alessandro / Bruce Waddell CO 13.60 (2) 12.35 (2) 64.54 (1) 90.49 FD Interview
2 Jade McCue / Gabriel Clemente CO 12.88 (4) 14.44 (1) 56.96 (5) 84.28
3 Jessica-Lee Behiel / Jackson Behiel AB/NT/NU 13.37 (3) 9.99 (9) 59.84 (3) 83.20
4 Katerina Kasatkin / Corey Circelli CO 10.83 (7) 10.50 (6) 60.11 (2) 81.44
5 Nina Mizuki / Veniamins Volskis BC/YK 10.76 (9) 10.54 (5) 58.26 (4) 79.56
6 Bridget Le Donne / Jakub Smal WO 12.83 (5) 9.84 (10) 53.77 (7) 76.44
7 Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Anthony Campanelli QC 10.33 (12) 10.44 (7) 54.86 (6) 75.63
8 Sophia Strachan / Everest Zhu WO 14.06 (1) 11.34 (3) 47.89 (13) 73.29
9 Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond QC 9.80 (14) 10.84 (4) 51.84 (8) 72.48
10 Emily Mikulcik / Malcolm Kowan AB/NT/NU 10.55 (11) 9.99 (8) 49.20 (9) 69.74
11 Olivia McIsaac / Liam MacDonald WO 11.62 (6) 9.17 (11) 48.08 (10) 68.87
12 Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers WO 10.76 (10) 8.56 (13) 48.07 (11) 67.39
13 Pearl Kang / Cael Elford AB/NT/NU 9.76 (15) 8.38 (14) 47.91 (12) 66.05
14 Théadora Sauvé / Alexandre Faucher QC 10.22 (13) 8.58 (12) 43.58 (15) 62.38
15 Katrine Roy / Olivier Poupart QC 10.81 (8) 7.05 (15) 43.71 (14) 61.57

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