2026 NextGen - Skate Canada | July 16-19

[RatedPG]

My fave Canadian boy, Art, was horrific today

For our boys, I would clearly send out Grayson to two JGP events and then the 2nd to 5th finishers at this event to one JGP spot each.

For our girls, Lia should take two spots, with Victoria and Reese taking one JGP spot each.

 

[RatedPG]

Art is also taking up Pairs, he's entered in Novice Pairs for Skate Ontario August.

I knew skating under Michael M would lead him towards Pairs!! I think he could be a great Pairs guy

 

[labgoat]

Totally missed Ethan Luo
Both William, Rui and Colton scored lower today than in Lake Placid

 

[labgoat]

Love Rui Qin - seems to have taken influence from Jimmy Ma. Love it. Must tell @moonvine
Pop on the 3A, nice shoot the duck into footwork all on one leg. Cool skater.

 

[saine]

It's nice to Rui back competing.

 

[saine]

Yay, James landed his 3A! I remember him trying for it two seasons back, really nice to see him getting it now.

 

[labgoat]

Two hard falls for Liam Schmidt in his Synthesizer Beethoven program. A bit slow but full of intention in his style.

 

[labgoat]

What did I miss from Ethan?

 

[auser]

I will only watch Grayson because I need to go shopping... will watch the archives to see Liam

I will be joining you watching archives after my shopping too. Great minds, eh?

 

[labgoat]

Bowen YAN is a young guy up from Novice trying his luck as a junior.
Some nice styling to Buble, jumps a bit slow and short today.
Not quite as good as his earlier outing in HPC in June.

 

[labgoat]

Tobias Liu looks very young but is a wonderful spinner skating to emo-boy music. Very neat and clean. Very stylish.
Roman S sitting in K & C with him - now I get where the emo music comes from.

 

[RatedPG]

After the first day, I wish we had more spots for our Junior Girls

 

[4everchan]

After the first day, I wish we had more spots for our Junior Girls

women was the strongest discipline today

 

[labgoat]

Well that was really a fun watch. I have picked out some favorites to watch and cheer on.
Have to work tomorrow so I will not be around too much.