2026 Canadian Nationals : Junior Pairs

[saine]

That was nice from Callahan/Furman, Vladimir was scaring me in the second lift though. I'm looking forward to how they do next season, hopefully with more JGP experience.

 

[FlossieH]

That dog has been there with different skaters. Has it always been the same coach?

 

[saine]

That dog has been there with different skaters. Has it always been the same coach?

Yes, the dog belongs to Amelie Fortin, who coaches at Academie Performance Isatis. So they should make another appearance with Sandrine.

 

[FlossieH]

Shame about the lack of combo/sequence from Laiu/Haubrich. They probably could have added it to the flip if they were more experienced.

 

[Cutting the ice]

Wow. So much better for Rebecca and Marty! Congratulations. Great throws too and got the death spiral

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Shame about the fall for Rebecca, but a nice skate otherwise. Some very nice pairs elements, though I do wish she'd have a slightly more age appropriate partner to get the opportunity of experiencing the JGP.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

They are such an adorable team, Ava is so cute. Still working on refinement and consistency, but they seem to enjoy skating and skating together, and that is so important.

 

[FlossieH]

I hope that Ava will grow more soon. They are looking a bit unbalanced at the moment, and as if they are a pair with a kind of inappropriate age gap.

 

[saine]

Shame about the stumble on the pair spin. I am impressed that Dion/Cote went for the 2T on the 2A after Jacob fell on the 3S.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

A step-out, but a strong skate otherwise for Brianna and Jacob They've definitely come far and should feel very proud of this competition, well done.

 

[FlossieH]

Dion/Cote's score is taking ages...

 

[FlossieH]

Bit of a rough skate compared to what Quatrocchi/Lacasse are capable of, but it should be enough.

 

[saine]

The 2A isn't liking Julia this week, Quattrocchi/Lacasse should definitely be the winners and be going on to Junior Worlds.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Unfortunately, two costly errors but still clearly the class of the field. Two triple throws, and very good lifts.

I'm sure the 3Tw isn't that far off, and if they at least stabilise the 2A, they will do very well in Juniors internationally.

 

[Diana Delafield]

I hope that Ava will grow more soon. They are looking a bit unbalanced at the moment, and as if they are a pair with a kind of inappropriate age gap.

There's only two years between them (15 and 17). He grew tall quite early and she looked only waist height at some angles to begin with. But she's almost up to his shoulder at this point and is growing rapidly. My partner and I had the same situation when we started skating together, but I shot up 6" between my 15th and 16th birthdays. We had problems with some lifts as I grew, because the lady isn't just picked up like a sack of potatoes, she jumps into the lift. I was used to having to jump harder to aim higher. When I was taller relatively suddenly, I'd be launching myself up and over him like I was playing leap-frog, and had to learn to tone it down .