Liubov got married over the weekend, it seems.
Seems like Alaine was there with Liubov as a guest. I just saw her wedding photos on Insta stories. Congrats to the happy couple!Liubov got married over the weekend, it seems.
I agree with you about Soucisse / Firus getting lowballed in the FD. I think it's the best they've skated in a while. I hope you're right about them being able to get their momentum back.I thought he was very lowballed at Skate America. You would think by his placements that he had a disaster, which neither program was. He wasn't squeaky clean, but it was absolutely a respectable skate. I thought his speed looked much improved, as well as his spins (he's still not Jason Brown, but few of the men are). I was also baffled.
I think Walsh and Michaud seriously hurt their chances of being chosen for the Olympic team. Skate Canada really seems to be backing Vanessa and Eric, who are improving by leaps and bounds as time goes on, so W/M were the underdogs. But they really underperformed at Skate America.
I LOVED FB/S's FD here. I've been kind of on the fence about it (I don't generally like voiceovers, and whoever called this one yoga retreat ASMR was not wrong). But it really came together for them here and was otherworldly and beautiful. I think they have staked their claim to the silver medal at Canadians. I get the feeling that Lajoie/Lagha are stagnant this season in terms of results and placements. I hope to be wrong, because I love them, but their outings thus far have been disappointing in the results.
I also thought Soucisse/Firus were lowballed here in the FD, which I thought was light and charming and fits them like a glove. Perhaps they just need to keep performing well to gain back some momentum?
Meagan and Kevin were good at 2021 ACI. Patrick did a good job at 2018 GPF, along with Scott Russell. Kaitlyn... well... I'm not sure about her.Oh dear, not sure how much of Kaitlyn’s commentary I can take after ACI.
I’ll be interested to see how Kaetlyn does as a commentator. Meagan was quite good in her previous forays, and Kevin I thought was decent at ACI.
Nam's interview after his SP in Skate America. Seems like he is nearly done with competitive path, at a quite young age though. At this stage, I just hope Nam could enjoy the rest of the Grand Prix Circuit and maybe, aim for the third National Title. Also, hope to see him in Beijing 2022 too.
Skate Canada has announced new broadcasting team for the Skate Canada stream, includes: Elladj Baldé, Patrick Chan, Meagan Duhamel, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kevin Reynolds, and Kaitlyn Weaver, along with Ted Barton - the veteran commentator. Our champions are coming home in a new role, especially for KO. This would be the very first step of her journey as a commentator. Wish them all the best!
The website says this is a CBC stream, so I would doubt it. I just hope Peacock stays commentary free, although this is a great line up (well I’ve only heard Ted and Meagan commentate and I like both of them )I’m guessing if I’m watching on peacock, I can’t hear the commentary by them.
I like Evelyn and Trennt's close heights, too. But I was more scared than usual watching their lifts in both programs.Never underestimate Michaud's strength in the lifts. I like their close heights. That short at SA wasn't their best, but W/M nearly always peak later in the season, so I'm not that worried.
Skate Canada has published the event reference book for Skate Canada International 2021.
https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SCI2021Program_REV.pdf
Patrick, Kaitlyn, Kaetlyn, Meagan and others will join the commentary panel of the events. All the excellent former skaters of Team Canada are coming back home in a new role. So excited to see our Chiddy, KO, Kaitlyn again in the SCI venue.
Fyi, here is the Streaming and In-Venue Commentators List of SCI 2021:
Ted Barton - English Host
Patrick Roch - French Host
Myrian Samson - French Commentator
Elladj Baldé - Art of Performance
Patrick Chan - Art of Skating
Meagan Duhamel - Pairs section commentator
Kaetlyn Osmond - Women section commentator
Kevin Reynolds - Men section commentator
Kaitlyn Weaver - Ice Dance section commentator
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