I looked at some of the SC Challenge events on DailyMotion. It was sad seeing that Keegan Messing does not look in good enough shape to battle at the top of his game competitively. SC judges were very kind to him overall. I thought Wesley Chiu should have been in first after the sp. Keegan was very much overscored. I was glad to see Grayson Long look better in his fp. Still, Grayson does not seem as confident as he looked at the start of the season. I wonder if he's nursing an injury.
It's too bad that Canadian men do not have two or three spots. Sending only one guy to Olympics and Worlds is tough. It's been good to see Roman Sadovsky competing with greater confidence. Still, Roman has been receiving too many UR calls. Stephen is looking fit, healthy, and more confident this season. Wesley looks good after his surgery. It would be nice if Roman could go to Olympics and Wesley to Worlds as the second guys behind Stephen G, with not having a ton of pressure on their shoulders. I think Roman got deep-sixed at the last Olympics by expecting to compete as the second Canadian guy behind Keegan, only in the individual event, but then got called to compete in the team event at the last minute due to Keegan's logistic crisis. It was a lot of unanticipated pressure for Roman, which overall he has come back from, though it has taken a while.
Thus, I think at this stage, even though Cdn Nats will be the final decider, that Stephen should get the Olympics and Worlds berths, with Keegan, Roman, and Wesley getting 4CCs. Hopefully, Stephen can do well enough at Worlds after a good showing at the Olympics, and bring back two spots for 2027 Worlds for Canadian men.