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At this stage it's probably best to call it an outlier, but Lajoie & Lagha got a huge RD score in Budapest. If that's a level that they can actually carry forward, they're in contention to go to Worlds this year.
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judges had no choice to give them such a huge score after delivering last year's + the next two years of Halloween candy to W/C which lead to more candies to L/B... the sad part is that they had to scrape the floor to find candies for Fabbri-Ayer who skated SO WELL.
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I was reading the Canada skate site and found the following to be interesting. This explains why no Canadian lady was able to be picked over Kate Wang. Skate Canada has minimum requirements required that needs to be met prior to selection to events.
Skaters/teams will be considered for assignments if they have consistently attained the following minimum target scores:
o Internationally in the 2021-2022 season
o Domestically at the 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships
(CTNSC)
International Benchmark
Senior International
Men - 210
Women - 155
Pairs - 155
Dance 150
Domestic Benchmark (CTNSC)
Men - 220
Women - 165
Pairs - 160
Dance - 155
Skate Canada reserves the right to not fill all open entry spots. Only those skaters who have met the established criteria or who have previously demonstrated these benchmarks at Junior and/or Senior International and /or Domestic events, will be considered for an assignment.
I was reading the Canada skate site and found the following to be interesting. This explains why no Canadian lady was able to be picked over Kate Wang. Skate Canada has minimum requirements required that needs to be met prior to selection to events.
Skaters/teams will be considered for assignments if they have consistently attained the following minimum target scores:
o Internationally in the 2021-2022 season
o Domestically at the 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships
(CTNSC)
International Benchmark
Senior International
Men - 210
Women - 155
Pairs - 155
Dance 150
Domestic Benchmark (CTNSC)
Men - 220
Women - 165
Pairs - 160
Dance - 155
Skate Canada reserves the right to not fill all open entry spots. Only those skaters who have met the established criteria or who have previously demonstrated these benchmarks at Junior and/or Senior International and /or Domestic events, will be considered for an assignment.
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thanks for this.... I actually have been made aware of the strict criteria for our athletes (and not just in figure skating) in the past... but one wonders, wouldn't it be appropriate to create some exceptions when, like in women in Canadian skating, the field is currently depleted, in order to give a chance to a less experienced skater to gain some mileage. Just another approach.
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and talking of which... Rose Théroux has all the goods... but the experience and confidence... She looked nervous in the warm up... She landed some beautiful jumps but fell on some others... nice spins... a good skater who would improve a lot if given the chance to compete...
her JGP event was her first ever international competition... it's a big step up considering some of the competitors scored 200+ and the 3a attempts (3 of them) made by her competitors.
her JGP event was her first ever international competition... it's a big step up considering some of the competitors scored 200+ and the 3a attempts (3 of them) made by her competitors.
I don't know if this has already been posted somewhere, but I just became aware that Stars on Ice Canada is doing a holiday tour. It runs Dec 1 - Dec 18 and is visiting a number of small cities across the country. For what I mean by "small", the BC stops are in Abbotsford, Penticton, and Cranbrook. I didn't get an email about the tour, as I usually do, but heard about it through an ad on local radio. I'll leave you to guess which small city I live in.
Here is a link to the schedule. No Quebec stops, alas.
Here is a link to the schedule. No Quebec stops, alas.
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i saw it on Facebook... and yeah... I would need a few things to go to a show because i don't really like them.... and those things would be
1) Walking distance from my house LOL (it has happened more than once and I will leave it up to you to guess where I live)
2) Patrick Chan
as those two conditions were not filled, not happening for me.
You inspired me to check the walking distance for me. According to google maps, it is about a 3 km (35 minute) walk for me. They actually know about a route that doesn't follow roads, but goes down a set of steps. They do warn that "actual conditions may vary". No kidding, like when a deer has her babies stashed near the steps and takes umbrage at people walking on them?
Given that it will be December and dark, I will go with the 10-minute drive.
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Rose actually competed at IceChallenge last fall in juniors, so this was her second international event. This year, Skate Canada is sending Fiona Bombardier, Audréanne Foster and Fée Ann Landry to compete in juniors there. Justine Miclette, Kaiya Ruiter and Sara-Maude Dupuis are being sent for the senior category (+ Hensen/Lickers for dance). Assignments are listed here: https://skatecanada.ca/events/#international
Warsaw Cup and Golden Spin are both on the calendar as well, so we'll see which skaters/teams end up assigned to those.
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i didn't know about Rose. Still, she looked very nervous.
Regarding assignments, thanks for sharing. These are new... I checked just a couple days ago and ice challenge wasn't included. Glad to see that they are sending our top young women out. They haven't had many opportunities.
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Marjo & Zach claim their second Challenger gold, with a PB that is about a point back of Laurence & Nik's.
Again, probably an outlier, but they're well-positioned for some Grand Prix bronzes now.
Again, probably an outlier, but they're well-positioned for some Grand Prix bronzes now.
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Honestly, and I say this as a FBS hardcore fan, I feel that LALA are simply getting stronger and stronger... it will be interesting to see how things evolve obviously because challengers are all over the place scoring wise... but we could have a surprise in Canadian ice dance...
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here is LALA's FD
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15 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN FD Budapest Trophy 2022
1 Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA CAN 120.31 67.81 52.50 8.70 8.85 8.70 0.00 #15
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But if they don't get a chance to skate how will they ever achieve these Benchmarks. And knowing such high benchmarks would not do anything to instill confidence in them when they do get the chance.
True.
And what about scoring? As noticed from time to time, Canadian judges do not favour their athletes in competition. Is this because they are told to not favour them to avoid speculation/politicking? Or because they have really high standards there as well?
Any reason known?
And what about scoring? As noticed from time to time, Canadian judges do not favour their athletes in competition. Is this because they are told to not favour them to avoid speculation/politicking? Or because they have really high standards there as well?
Any reason known?
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with the juniors it's definitely tough love... but it is just my observation... i am not part of skate canada so I wouldn't be able to say if there is an unwritten rule or a policy or whatever.... could it be sincere Canadian humility ?
An athlete does not only need experience in international competitions to gain confidence. More than 50% of the 'skater success' equation comes from within. It takes personal fire and competitive edge to be a champion. And a blend of competitive experiences as secondary.
Too many hand holding excuses in Canada (imho) rather than letting the innate gusto go freely. Let them fly!
Too many hand holding excuses in Canada (imho) rather than letting the innate gusto go freely. Let them fly!
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Deanna wins her first Grand Prix medal, 22 years after her debut on the circuit (at 2000 SCI, funnily enough).
Kelly Ann & Loucas are our improbable bronze medalists.
Kelly Ann & Loucas are our improbable bronze medalists.
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at this point, it goes without saying that our Canadian judges are not giving free candy to our skaters..
I am encouraged about our Canadian pairs : not only Deanna and Maxime are on a great trajectory early on this season... but Kelly Ann and Loucas have improved incredibly fast... They are very young ! (17 and 22 if I am not mistaken), so barely out of Junior eligibility. Yet, they have a good triple twist, are going for triples SBS, including the exotic 3loop... and throws are not bad either.... scratchy landings but they will fix that.
Our junior teams did well on JGP qualifying for the JGPF despite not having top content. If Matte and Ferland get into a good space and Proft and Nadeau get over Emmanuelle's injury, it could be an exciting, developing cycle for our pairs. No stars yet, but Deanna and Maxime are ready to reign over the discipline in Canada though I am sure Brooke and Ben will bring solid competition !
I am encouraged about our Canadian pairs : not only Deanna and Maxime are on a great trajectory early on this season... but Kelly Ann and Loucas have improved incredibly fast... They are very young ! (17 and 22 if I am not mistaken), so barely out of Junior eligibility. Yet, they have a good triple twist, are going for triples SBS, including the exotic 3loop... and throws are not bad either.... scratchy landings but they will fix that.
Our junior teams did well on JGP qualifying for the JGPF despite not having top content. If Matte and Ferland get into a good space and Proft and Nadeau get over Emmanuelle's injury, it could be an exciting, developing cycle for our pairs. No stars yet, but Deanna and Maxime are ready to reign over the discipline in Canada though I am sure Brooke and Ben will bring solid competition !
She competed against skaters here that were born in between.
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