2023-24 Canadian Figure Skating

[4everchan]

Let's get this season started !

As the different sections have announced their summer series, with BC/YT event happening this weekend, it is time to start thinking about next year, which will be a very important one for Canadian skaters and fans, as Worlds are held in Montreal for the first time in decades !

Skate Canada hasn't yet updated their page with the summer events but each section has provided some information including entry lists.

I have posted the different events in the Summer Competition threads (located for now at the bottom of the forum).

Looking forward to seeing the GP assignments and the nominations for the National team and Next Gen coming soon.

https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-2024-Selection-Process-for-Senior-Challenger-and-International-Events.pdf

2023-2024 Selection Guidelines for Senior Challenger and International Events:
Singles, Pairs & Ice Dance

Preference for assignments will be given to skaters/teams who have been assigned to an ISU Grand Prix event for
the 2023-2024 season.

Skaters/teams will be considered for assignments if they have consistently attained the following minimum
target scores:
o Internationally in the 2022-2023 season
o Domestically at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships (CTNSC)
Senior Men Women Pairs Dance
Inter BM 199 155 154 154
Dom BM 213 166 165 165

Things we know :
Keegan has retired.
Wamsteeker has retired but Sales is planning to continue.
Soucisse and Firus now represent Ireland.
Chiu planing to skate a mixture of Junior/Senior events
Alteryd-Farand have split.
Chaima and Everest have split. She is on Ice partner search
Everest now skates with Jamie Fournier
I was worried about Fabbri-Ayer but they are indeed listed at CQÉ.
PIPER AND PAUL GOT GPs!!!!!
Uliana is listed competing at the next gen competition, so that would mean she got her release.
Matte and Ferland have split and both have new partners. Izzo-Ferland will be representing Canada Matte and Pierre will be representing France.
Farand is listed with a new partner, Fiona Bombardier, who is continuing singles as of now.
Corey Circelli now skates for Italy.
Izzo has retired.
Things we suspect :
Matte and Ferland would have split ? Thierry may team up with Izzo (they've been training together).
Piper and Paul retiring?

Things we don't know for now :
Uliana's eligibility ?
Soucisse-Firus released by Skate Canada? They have.
Ferland and Izzo representing which Fed ?
Matte and partner representing which Fed?
Farand continuing ? Rumours say with Chloe Penetta.
Everest continuing ? (see above)


Feel free to give me some more info. I am happy to update this post as we go.

 

[4everchan]

One of the question we were having, considering how brilliantly she did in competition this weekend : is Uliana eligible at this point? Last year she also took part in the BC/YT summer series which is a non qualifying event. However, her release never came in time for her to compete at Sectionals later on. With a score over 170, she would be a contender if she were allowed to skate for Canada.

 

[yesterday]

Let's have a guess: How many names will SC butcher after the homepage update

 

[4everchan]

Let's have a guess: How many names will SC butcher after the homepage update

Well, I guess Keegan Messing, Shane Firus and Carolane Soucisse are safe since they will not be on that page anymore.

 

[yesterday]

Well, I guess Keegan Messing, Shane Firus and Carolane Soucisse are safe since they will not be on that page anymore.

have they ever messed with Messing?

 

[4everchan]

have they ever messed with Messing?

I don't recall every single typo they have made, but I don't think so.

 

[ladyjane]

I am rather jealous of the number of summer events on offer. Just great!

 

[4everchan]

I am rather jealous of the number of summer events on offer. Just great!

most of them, if not all, will be available for free online streaming and with archives Skate Canada and the Skate "provinces" use dailymotion.

 

[ladyjane]

most of them, if not all, will be available for free online streaming and with archives Skate Canada and the Skate "provinces" use dailymotion.

That makes it even better. I'll be on holiday the second part of July, but August will see me watching some of these. I have experience with dailymotion (from other skate Canada broadcasts) and it works well over here in The Netherlands!

 

[SubRosa]

Looking forward especially to the NextGen Team Camp and Championnats Québécois d'été. There have been a number of partnership changes among the top junior, novice and pre-novice pairs from Quebec, so am interested to see who qualifies to join Kemp/Elizarov on the JGP. Canada could be one of the few countries to max out its JGP pairs spots.

I'm impatient to know, but am guessing Skate Canada won't announce the NextGen Team until after Team Camp.

 

[soccerjc77]

Does Uliana Shiryaeva is eligible right now to represent Canada ?

She was good at 2023 BC/YK Section Super Series Victoria Day :
SP : https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lug5c?start=1838 (58.03)
FS: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lv7ze?start=1367 (117.47)
Total score : 175.50

She could challenge Madeline Schizas, Kaiya Ruiter and Gabrielle Daleman if she is eligible for Canada this year ?

 

[4everchan]

Does Uliana Shiryaeva is eligible right now to represent Canada ?

She was good at 2023 BC/YK Section Super Series Victoria Day :
SP : https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lug5c?start=1838 (58.03)
FS: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lv7ze?start=1367 (117.47)
Total score : 175.50

She could challenge Madeline Schizas, Kaiya Ruiter and Gabrielle Daleman if she is eligible for Canada this year ?

We do not know. BC/YK Section Summer series = not a qualifying event. So she is allowed to skate there. She did skate there last year and never got her release in time to skate at the sectional/challenger/national competitions. Technically, she is quite solid indeed. The others you mention have an advantage over her in the PCS department but they would indeed, need to land their jumps to compete with Uliana.

 

[4everchan]

SENIOR entries for CQÉ.
It seems like Jessica Li is back with Jacob Richmond. I liked them a lot together so I am happy but I am sad for Emmy who is a star and seems to be struggling to find a partner.

Look at the pairs ! I am GOING !

Ramilison	Marek Simon	Senior Messieurs	Dorval	LC
Bouchard	Jade	Senior Dames	Repentigny	LN
Clarke	Mia	Senior Dames	Académie Performance Isatis	RS
Dupuis	Sara-Maude	Senior Dames	Anjou	BA
Fortin	Marie-lee	Senior Dames	Baie-Comeau	CN
Foster	Audréanne	Senior Dames	Baie-Comeau	CN
Heikkinen	Ann-Marie	Senior Dames	Prince of Wales SC	NL
Isabelle	Maya	Senior Dames	St-Jérôme	LO
LeBlanc	Estelle	Senior Dames	Dieppe Gold Blades	NB
Letiec	Florence	Senior Dames	L'Ancienne-Lorette	CACH
Lussier	Julianne	Senior Dames	Mont-Tremblant	LO
Lussier	Mia-Catherine	Senior Dames	Mont-Tremblant	LO
Miclette	Justine	Senior Dames	Chambly	RS
Morin	Magalie	Senior Dames	ESG Drummond / St-Cyrille	CC
Paquette	Laura F.	Senior Dames	ESG Drummond / St-Cyrille	CC
Perreault	Camille	Senior Dames	Magog	ER
Pomerleau	Marie-Maude	Senior Dames	La Sarre	AT
Rajotte	Alys	Senior Dames	Magog	ER
Savoie	Marie-Raphaële	Senior Dames	EDISA	CACH
Vézina	Julianne	Senior Dames	Les Tourbillons de St-Isidore	CACH
Wade	Annick	Senior Dames	Dieppe Gold Blades	NB
Carignan	Émy	Senior Couple	Boucherville	RS
Bryan	Pierro	St-Hubert	RS
Ethier	Loucas	Senior Couple	Bromont	RA
Laurin	Kelly Ann	St-Jérôme	LO
McIntosh	Brooke	Senior Couple	Canadian Ice Academy	ON
Mimar	Benjamin	Canadian Ice Academy	ON
Proft	Emmanuelle	Senior Couple	Mille-îles	LO
Nadeau	Nicolas	Mille-îles	LO
Stellato	Deanna	Senior Couple	Vaudreuil	SO
Deschamps	Maxime	Vaudreuil	SO
Thibodeau-Mailhot	Elizabeth	Senior Couple	Plateau Mont-Royal	MC
Villeneuve	Daniel	Sherbrooke	ER
Fabbri	Alicia	Senior Danse	Terrebonne	LN
Paul	Ayer
Gauthier	Sandrine	Senior Danse	Du Roussillon	RS
Thieren	Quentin	St-Bruno
Hensen	Lily	Senior Danse	Ilderton SC	ON
Lickers	Nathan	Ilderton SC	ON
Jessica	Li	Senior Danse
Richmond	Jacob	Saint-Lambert	RS
Azusa	Tanaka	Senior Danse
Shingo	Nishiyama	REPAM	MC

 

[4everchan]

In the junior dance category... I also noticed that Everest would now be skating with Jamie Fournier

 

[Sackie]

Pairs is almost like a mini Nationals - only Lia and Trennt are missing.

 

[4everchan]

Pairs is almost like a mini Nationals - only Lia and Trennt are missing.

yeah.. that's why I am planning to go at this point. It is not really surprising however : all these pairs train in Québec except for M/M but Mimar is québécois...

 

[yesterday]

Nice, we await your detailed reports and pictures!

 

[Colonel Green]

I'm most excited to see how Lia & Trennt progress in this coming season.

 

[Sackie]

I'm most excited to see how Lia & Trennt progress in this coming season.

Me too! But really hoping that after such a successful 1st year together they do not push themselves too hard. Last year they took things slow and added harder elements as they could - hope they do the same thing this year too. But I am sure after placing 6th overall and 4th in the free at your 1st worlds it will be tempting to push harder and come out strong right out of the gate.

 

[4everchan]

Me too! But really hoping that after such a successful 1st year together they do not push themselves too hard. Last year they took things slow and added harder elements as they could - hope they do the same thing this year too. But I am sure after placing 6th overall and 4th in the free at your 1st worlds it will be tempting to push harder and come out strong right out of the gate.

I think the acquisition of the hard tricks is behind them now. They have managed to tick all those boxes without injury. I remember when Drew and Camille started working on the triple twist... all sorts of physical problems came...

The only area where they are not stellar are lifts but they still score well with them. They need to improve their choreo though... Lia can shine more. Trennt's presence could be improved. But moreover, there needs to be a better emotional connection between them, their music and the crowd. I like them. i think they are probably the most promising technically. However, I feel that all the other teams in the top 5, perhaps except the really young teams (Kelly Ann and Loucas) have a bit more of a dynamic presence. Even Ben and Brooke, who need to reach out more to the audience have something special with their long lines. I don't know. If Trennt and Lia are going to reach higher rankings, it will need some choreographic/interpretation drastic improvement. Of course, I am saying this based on last year's programs. Quite frankly, it would be completely expected that this wasn't a focus last year. This year though, it needs to be addressed for them to reach higher levels. I think they can do it and I hope they will !!!!