Figure Skating in Australia

[sk8ingcoach]

After looking at results I believe Ashley is better than Craine and this has been the game plan all along after the last US nationals. Makes perfect sense - Craine has not done as well as expected and Women's skating is the worst it's been in years with men getting more JGPs.

What an ignorant and idiotic statement. Craine scored the highest Australian ladies score ever at 4cc this season. You can't base how well Australian ladies skating is just based on jgp spots. In the recent years there is no way that Ashley would beat Kailani. Kailani is way more consistent than Ashley and scoring much higher technically. i can't imagine Ashley booting Kailani for a chance at an olympics spot. Best thing to do is definitely send kailani to Nebelhorn in 2017 to try and get Australia the spot as she is the most consistent and has most potential to score big.

I would be shocked if Ashley's intentions were to skate pairs. I think she put Pair Skating behind her along time ago, and there still wouldnt be a suitable partner for her. In reply to Karne, Jordan Dodds split with Eliza because of differences in goals and training efforts.

 

[edwinaskater1943]

After seeing Harley and his new partner regularly train they will be the ones to beat anyway. I hope you are right about Craine but she has not done that well except for that LP score at 4CC.


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[brookes1968]

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Anything could happen in 18 months - everyone needs to chill out - the best girl will get the spot at the Olympics - if its Ashley then so be it !

The upcoming junior girls are all working on triples as well and much better than Ormston and Cherry in novice who are the same age. It will be interesting to see how Harris goes against Jackson in Junior who consistently does well overseas according to her stats. She seems to be over whatever happened at the JGP last year!

 

[brookes1968]

My predication is Cain will come in and beat the lot - she has very good experience and training. Its a shame she cant get the exposure to international comps we do as its so much harder in the USA. What a shame she couldnt pair with an Aussie boy as they would be certains for 2018. Is she too tall for Jordan Dodds or is that the plan ?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

My predication is Cain will come in and beat the lot - she has very good experience and training. Its a shame she cant get the exposure to international comps we do as its so much harder in the USA. What a shame she couldnt pair with an Aussie boy as they would be certains for 2018. Is she too tall for Jordan Dodds or is that the plan ?

Erm, was this accidentally posted here instead of the Aussie Fan Fest thread? Because it seems a natural continuation of the conversation you were involved in over there.

If it was a mistake, you can report the post to the Mods and ask them to move it. Or, since there hasn't been any newer posts in the other thread you could just re-post it there yourself and delete the post here.

If it was intended to be posted here, my apologies.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Clairechang]

Hi everyone... not a fan of Australian skaters yet but... since I will stay in Sydney for a while may I ask how can a buy a ticket for NSW State Championships in October ? thank you!

 

[karne]

Hi everyone... not a fan of Australian skaters yet but... since I will stay in Sydney for a while may I ask how can a buy a ticket for NSW State Championships in October ? thank you!

I am not entirely sure, but I doubt tickets will be required. If there is an entry fee it will probably be minimal. I think it was $10 during Australian Nationals last year.

 

[Clairechang]

I am not entirely sure, but I doubt tickets will be required. If there is an entry fee it will probably be minimal. I think it was $10 during Australian Nationals last year.

great！thanks～

 

[sk8ingcoach]

After seeing Harley and his new partner regularly train they will be the ones to beat anyway. I hope you are right about Craine but she has not done that well except for that LP score at 4CC.


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I think you're right that Harley and his Russian partner will be the team to beat. I've only seen a few videos but they have some good elements.

I think now that Kailani will solely be focused on Senior this upcoming season that we might see some more impressive scores. She just needs to consistently get those jumps around. She clearly is more of a long program skater than a short. Her base value is not high enough in a short without a clean triple-triple combination. I hope she is working on the 3T in the off season cause she really needs it. If she could do a clean 3F+3T or even 3S+3T in the short it would be fantastic for her score

 

[essence_of_soy]

I think you're right that Harley and his Russian partner will be the team to beat. I've only seen a few videos but they have some good elements.

I think now that Kailani will solely be focused on Senior this upcoming season that we might see some more impressive scores. She just needs to consistently get those jumps around. She clearly is more of a long program skater than a short. Her base value is not high enough in a short without a clean triple-triple combination. I hope she is working on the 3T in the off season cause she really needs it. If she could do a clean 3F+3T or even 3S+3T in the short it would be fantastic for her score

According to Craine's statement on the ISA Facebook Page following the world championships, my understanding is that she is going to re-introduce the triple lutz / triple loop into her short program for next season.

 

[sk8ingcoach]

According to Craine's statement on the ISA Facebook Page following the world championships, my understanding is that she is going to re-introduce the triple lutz / triple loop into her short program for next season.

I think this would be a bad move tbh. It's very rare that we ever see someone do clean 3-3 combination with a loop. And often they may look clean up close, but this element is done on more of a curve so it is often mistaken as under-rotated. Her Lutz is also not her best element with the "e" she has.... Imo she should be working towards a 3f+3t and a 3lo for short program and atleast a 2A+3T for long program. Kailani has always been fearless and ambitious but I think the chances of her doing clean 3lz+3Lo in senior competitions is very slim.

 

[edwinaskater1943]

I think this would be a bad move tbh. It's very rare that we ever see someone do clean 3-3 combination with a loop. And often they may look clean up close, but this element is done on more of a curve so it is often mistaken as under-rotated. Her Lutz is also not her best element with the "e" she has.... Imo she should be working towards a 3f+3t and a 3lo for short program and atleast a 2A+3T for long program. Kailani has always been fearless and ambitious but I think the chances of her doing clean 3lz+3Lo in senior competitions is very slim.

Craine has always had trouble with 3t and edge issues will be difficult to rectify

 

[sk8ingcoach]

Craine has always had trouble with 3t and edge issues will be difficult to rectify

I understand. Which is why i hope she is working hard on the 3T to get it into her program as it's a very important jump

 

[essence_of_soy]

There was an update on Ashley Cain in that she will be skating pairs with Tim LeDuc.

No mention was made as to whether she would continue to skate singles, or relocate her competitive status to Australia.

 

[ice coverage]

There was an update on Ashley Cain in that she will be skating pairs with Tim LeDuc.

No mention was made as to whether she would continue to skate singles, or relocate her competitive status to Australia.

Ashley Cain indicated that she and LeDuc will be skating for the U.S.

And she did say that she would continue to skate singles.

 

[essence_of_soy]

Ashley Cain indicated that she and LeDuc will be skating for the U.S.

And she did say that she would continue to skate singles.

Thank you for clarifying. The announcement on her Facebook page did not mention these details.
Good to hear that Ashley will be continuing with singles' skating as well. I can't think of a high - level skater who did both since Meagan Duhamel a decade ago.

 

[edwinaskater1943]

Well she has joined a club in Qld according to my friend - the same one as Brooklee Han !


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[ice coverage]

Thank you for clarifying. The announcement on her Facebook page did not mention these details.
Good to hear that Ashley will be continuing with singles' skating as well. I can't think of a high - level skater who did both since Meagan Duhamel a decade ago.

Ashley's Instagram re pairing up with LeDuc mentioned @usfigureskating. And she said on Instagram that she would continue competing in singles skating.

(Plus ... within the last few days, she took part in the USFS STARS combine.)

 

[NanaPat]

Thank you for clarifying. The announcement on her Facebook page did not mention these details.
Good to hear that Ashley will be continuing with singles' skating as well. I can't think of a high - level skater who did both since Meagan Duhamel a decade ago.

Julianne Seguin, though she's still young.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Thank you for clarifying. The announcement on her Facebook page did not mention these details.
Good to hear that Ashley will be continuing with singles' skating as well. I can't think of a high - level skater who did both since Meagan Duhamel a decade ago.

The current Junior World Champions in Pairs, Anna Dušková and Martin Bidař, are both currently competing in both Singles and Pairs.

In this year's Czech Championships, they both competed as singles skaters, with Anna finishing 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] in the Ladies competition, and Martin finishing 4[SUP]th[/SUP] in the Men's competition. Anna was also the first substitute for the Czech team in Ladies skating at both Europeans and Worlds.

That said, in a recent interview for Golden Skate, Martin said that he was going to quit Singles, but Anna said that she is going to continue doing both.

Sorry for the excursion off-topic, but I am so proud of "my adoptive children".

CaroLiza_fan