2021–22 Canadian Figure Skating
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I always found Nic entertaining. personable, likable and a character. I hope we see him somewhere skating. Has anyone seen how Gabby is training? I was thinking Alaine might have tried one more time for the olympics. Considering the current crop she had a chance. Any news on James and Radford. I heard they had some basic throws and stuff down but their lifts are too simple. IN part because James is bigger than Duhamel and both ladies were quite strong. I find the top pairs in Canada really need some kind of high impact program. None of them have distinctive style or famous big tricks ie throw, individual jumps, twist etc. They need something that distinguishes them.
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Elite training is pretty much the same it's been for the last part of last year and so far this year. Elites are able to train mostly away from others. It depends.
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Marie-Jade Lauriault just announced that she and Romain Le Gac are switching from France to Canada starting this upcoming season.
That's quite a surprise. After the past few years it seemed like they were trending toward retiring, especially after not trying for 2021 Worlds, but obviously they had a different plan in mind.
That's quite a surprise. After the past few years it seemed like they were trending toward retiring, especially after not trying for 2021 Worlds, but obviously they had a different plan in mind.
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Interesting. Could that be why they weren't at French Nationals this past season? I don't recall a reason given for their absence, but I could be wrong about that.
Wow that makes the Canadian ice dance field even more challenging: Gilles / Poirier, Fournier Beaudry / Sørensen, Soucisse / Firus, Lajoie / Lagha, Sales / Wamsteeker, Lanaghan / Razgulajev....plus some good up-and-coming juniors!
Wow that makes the Canadian ice dance field even more challenging: Gilles / Poirier, Fournier Beaudry / Sørensen, Soucisse / Firus, Lajoie / Lagha, Sales / Wamsteeker, Lanaghan / Razgulajev....plus some good up-and-coming juniors!
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they released James who was actually a top pairs skater... I am not too sure Lauriault Le Gac, with their ranking is a big deal for the French Federation. New direction, perhaps releases are easier. Also, with the connection with IAM and France, I don't think it's going to be a big deal for them to get their release. Their main issue is to become relevant on an already crowded Canadian dance scene.
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From Marie-Jade’s post it sounds like they already have been.
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I can confirm that in French, her post is quite clear and direct (i hadn't read her post but i had read the Jackie Wong tweet... )
Nous représenterons le Canada is clearly we WILL skate for Canada... and not nous voulons représrenter le Canada which would read more like we wish to represent Canada.... so it does indeed look like a done deal.
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Also of note, Haley & Nikolas are both in London today per her Instagram Stories, which would suggest that they are also making a coaching change (and would potentially make them the second known senior team with Scott and co.).
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well.... they need a change if they want to grow, so that's great news.
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He looks much more “in control” than usual, but it could just be due to the fact that it was only a section. Looking good
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i hate that piece of music..... so i went there with caution... but seeing my son with his long hair
and being so graceful on the ice, having so much flow, and seeing the beautiful work of Joey Russell on this piece... i am surprising myself : i loved it.... GO Conrad !!!!!!!
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That was really nice. Very expressive and great flow though all of his movements.He looks much more “in control” than usual, but it could just be due to the fact that it was only a section. Looking good
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There's already a separate post about Kaitlyn's news today, but Paul also has a magazine feature released today discussing being a gay man in figure skating:
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Thank you @Colonel Green for posting this. A wonderful interview, and I especially liked the parts about so-called boys' and girls' sports and how negative that attitude is. And I'm pleased for him to have felt accepted within his own community.
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Thank you @Colonel Green for sharing the article.
The level of insightfulness in this conversation presented by Paul really resounded with me. How Paul was able to present himself/his identity in the sport and at the same time, present broader perspective on the sport itself. Glad he feels comfortable in sharing his insights. Plus really, really liked his response upon FS inclusivity question - quite straightforward things some would say, but spoken out by an elite skater with experience they are noticeable.
Plus the whole sense emanating from the conversation of Paul going in his own pace, his own rhythm.
The level of insightfulness in this conversation presented by Paul really resounded with me. How Paul was able to present himself/his identity in the sport and at the same time, present broader perspective on the sport itself. Glad he feels comfortable in sharing his insights. Plus really, really liked his response upon FS inclusivity question - quite straightforward things some would say, but spoken out by an elite skater with experience they are noticeable.
Plus the whole sense emanating from the conversation of Paul going in his own pace, his own rhythm.
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