2025 Skate Canada: General Info and Pregame Chat

[labgoat]

Maybe I'll wear a Christmas pyjamas while drinking gin

add me to the PJ club - my thermals have ice skaters on them, I will have ice cream instead of gin since this has been a long week of doing competency assessments, paperwork for my new job, background check and drug screen all in rapid fire - bring on the skating, I am in serious need of the fun that skating brings

 

[labgoat]

For commentary, it looks to be Chris on the ISU feed.

what country can we watch ISU feed on - I am not up to Peacock

 

[yuumagical]

what country can we watch ISU feed on - I am not up to Peacock

The Netherlands and Ukraine both work for me-- but then again, those are the countries that the Europe VPN on the Opera browser tends to default to. Check them out from your preferred VPN.

 

[yuumagical]

I thought I remembered reading that he and Emily Chan are dating

Yes, that's exactly what I heard as well, but I didn't want to name names.

 

[labgoat]

Yes, that's exactly what I heard as well, but I didn't want to name names.

oops if I outed them

 

[CoyoteChris]

oops if I outed them

E. C. outed herself many moons ago on instagram

 

[SubRosa]

Forgive an old fart for taking a trip down memory lane. Skate Canadas in Saskatoon are as rare (at this point) as Blue Jays World Series titles. The first one, 24 years ago in 2001, was also in an Olympic year. Standout memories: Sarah Hughes beating Michelle Kwan and Irina Slutskaya for the women’s title (presaging the Olympic result), Sale and Pelletier’s Orchid, Johnny Weir’s first Grand Prix appearance.

The last Canadian championship in Saskatoon was in 2009, and Paul Poirier skated at that one too!

This competition, I am especially going to enjoy my 2023 Junior Worlds babies: Ami, Kao, Rakic, Memola, Mrazkovi, Lim/Quan, Nes/Mar, and Oxana V. (Hope I’m not missing any.) Wish the Aussie pair could have been here also.

As I am writing this, my partner is beside me on the laptop, trying to book tickets for the Rush concert in December 2026. Dueling obsessions! Apparently the laptop is not cutting it, I so gotta go, bye for now.

 

[Ruthypegs]

add me to the PJ club - my thermals have ice skaters on them, I will have ice cream instead of gin since this has been a long week of doing competency assessments, paperwork for my new job, background check and drug screen all in rapid fire - bring on the skating, I am in serious need of the fun that skating brings
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you could add to your thermals with Lilah and Lewis PJs - https://www.next.co.uk/style/su736731/f81661

 

[labgoat]

How many spots does Italy have for men for Olympics?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

you could upgrade your thermals to Lilah and Lewis PJs - https://www.next.co.uk/style/su736731/f81661

Oh. My. Goodness!

I never would have imagined something like this existing.

If I am totally honest, I don't like the top of the male version. It is far too plain compared to the bottoms. The top of the female version is much nicer. But, I do tend to prefer pyjamas where the top and bottoms match.

Couldn't they have made male and female versions of both designs? Because if you don't like your own design, you can't go for the other because the buttons will be on the wrong side. And I know that I for one couldn't cope with that.

Well, it's all academic because I'm not really a fan of their's anyway. So, I wouldn't be buying a pair.

But, maybe something for the designers to keep in mind in future.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Karoltyna]

oops if I outed them

nope, they are official for more than a year

 

[ramurphy2005]

How many spots does Italy have for men for Olympics?

Two

 

[labgoat]

Two

Too bad because I really love Memola

 

[TwinnerA]

Arizona? But not on Navajo Nation land.

Yes. We do not need more daylight hours in AZ especially during the scorching summers!

 

[4everchan]

Too bad because I really love Memola

Milano for mio Frangi

 

[elektra blue]

Milano for mio Frangi

tell him, he's doing everything he can to stay home

 

[auser]

add me to the PJ club - my thermals have ice skaters on them, I will have ice cream instead of gin since this has been a long week of doing competency assessments, paperwork for my new job, background check and drug screen all in rapid fire - bring on the skating, I am in serious need of the fun that skating brings
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Congrats on your new job!

 

[auser]

what country can we watch ISU feed on - I am not up to Peacock

Chile and Indonesia work for me on Skating ISU Youtube channel. Also Skate Canada's Dailymotion stream is free and not geo-blocked. I recall enjoying Kevin Reynolds', Kaitlyn Weaver's, and Kaetlyn Osmond's commentary with Ted Barton previously. Here is the link:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9smj8m

 

[labgoat]

Congrats on your new job!

Thanks! It's sort of new - the hospital sold the lab to a corporate lab. It is a different world...

 

[labgoat]

what country can we watch ISU feed on - I am not up to Peacock

I found Ireland works also