2022-2023 Skate Canada Challenge - Juniors

[gsk8]

The 2022-2023 Skate Canada Challenge will be hosted as two separate events for the first time ever, with the 2022-2023 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior set to be held at Seven Oaks Arena at Garden City Community Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba from November 30 to December 3, 2022, while the Pre-Novice/Novice event will be held in 2023.

The event will welcome over 200 junior and senior skaters from across the country who will be vying for a shot to compete at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in early January.

• Official Site
• Schedule
• Live stream skatecanada.ca and the Skate Canada DailyMotion Page

 

[4everchan]

Time shown is Manitoba's time. (CST)​

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Rink A​

As of November 15, 2022. Subject to changes

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30
12:00 JUNIOR MEN SHORT PROGRAM
15:28 JUNIOR PAIR SHORT PROGRAM

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1
12:00 JUNIOR MEN FREE PROGRAM
15:56 JUNIOR PAIR FREE PROGRAM

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2
12:30 JUNIOR WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3
10:30 JUNIOR WOMEN FREE PROGRAM

Rink B​

As of November 15, 2022. Subject to changes

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30
15:00 JUNIOR ICE DANCE RHYTHM DANCE

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1
15:25 JUNIOR ICE DANCE FREE DANCE

 

[SnowWhite]

Junior dance is on now.

Yu/Giang were up first and scored 60.74.

 

[SnowWhite]

Lewis/McMillan - 55.12

 

[SnowWhite]

49.85 for Foroglou-Gadoury/Desmarais
? for Estepa/Hickey (feed died)

65.91 for Gauthier/Thieren

 

[SnowWhite]

Sabatini-Speciale/Buelow - 57.35
Veillon/Brandys - 57.8

 

[SnowWhite]

Current standings

1. Gauthier/Thieren - 65.91
2. Yu/Giang - 60.74
3. Veillon/Brandys - 57.8
4. Sabatini-Speciale/Buelow - 57.35
5. Lewis/McMillan - 55.12
6. Estepa/Hickey - 50.19
7. Foroglou-Gadoury/Desmarais - 49.85
8. Ho/Yu - 45.27

 

[SnowWhite]

51.85 for Korneva/MacDonald
56.37 for Ben Khelifa/Zhu
48.27 for Hubert/Oddson

 

[auser]

Warm up for Senior Rhythm Dance is on:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8fotio

Oops..wrong thread. Apologies.

 

[RatedPG]

One final flight of Junior Girls is left. I chimed in just in time to see the girl from Manitoba celebrate with qualifying to Nationals. Abbie Baltzer leads right now with a score of almost 150. Followed by Fee Ann and Megan, who must have skated well to move up in the standings. Both with scores over 140.

I expect Kara to win with 160+. She is super consistent. But, after watching Senior Ladies, you never know.

 

[RatedPG]

Lulu Lin scored 110 in her free skate. She is in first place at 165 (only skater over 150) with three more skaters left. I thought Lulu was overscored after her short program. And now, I thought she was overscored in the free skate. But, the judges seem to love her.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Honestly, I think this layout is too ambitious for Rose at this point and she doesn't have the right amount of experience or mental awareness during the skate to switch around jumps and combinations to avoid +REP or only two combinations.

And I must say, her 2A has one of the scariest techniques I've ever seen, which is a shame because her other jumps look technically very solid (her 3S in particular is just gorgeous).

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Lulu Lin scored 110 in her free skate. She is in first place at 165 (only skater over 150) with three more skaters left. I thought Lulu was overscored after her short program. And now, I thought she was overscored in the free skate. But, the judges seem to love her.

I didn't see her skate, just the replays, but I was honestly a bit surprised at the score as well.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Damn, this was a pretty good skate for Aleksa - Just one fall, on the 3S(?)+2A. Some wobbly landings, which lack a bit of speed and flow, but still well done. And her Ina Bauer is very nice, too.

 

[RatedPG]

Yes. Aleksa is the best spinner. She is solidly in second place with a score over 160.
Hetty Shi has a lot of potential. High jumps. But, lots of falls today.
Ok, time for Kara to show everybody who is boss in CAN Juniors

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Oh, Hetty... It started pretty well, but it just fell apart a bit in the second half. It's a shame, because Hetty is a very enjoyable skater to watch otherwise (even if her jumps do have a bit of a problem with a wandering axis).

 

[RatedPG]

I think Kara did enough to win. Even with a fall in her opening combo. She is solid, like always. Another 160+ event for her. But, I hate her program and to me she just skates through the music like a robot.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

I think Kara did enough to win. Even with a fall in her opening combo. She is solid, like always. Another 160+ event for her. But, I hate her program and to me she just skates through the music like a robot.

I'm also worried about her spins. While her jumps are pretty solid, she seems to struggle with spins a lot, leaving some comparatively "easy" points on the table.

 

[RatedPG]

Wow! Kara scored just over 170 now. I didn’t expect that. Another solid win for her. She is so consistent.

 

[4everchan]

Good to see some big scores and some comeback skates... DIdn't watch.. just looked at protocols. 18 qualify? I would guess there were no byes?