Figure Skating in Australia

[dorispulaski]

No reason! Check out their Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor, who won a JGP event and finished sixth in Seniors at Finlandia!

 

[GF2445]

Brendan's SP from Skate America. British Eurosport Commentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHDMmIMZlc

To think if he landed the quad and had a cleaner axel- he could've easily been 4th after the SP. Scary thought.

 

[karne]

I'm really proud of the way he skated this morning. Apparently he is suffering tendonitis, and it was kind of apparent he wasn't 100%, but he landed that beautiful quad toe and he rotated everything else and he never once stopped fighting. I hope he and Tammy know where to look rather than just his placement, because sure he finished last, but there was so much to be pleased about. I think this is his fourth competition in a row where he has scored over 210, and considering it was only Skate America last year where he broke 200 for the first time, that's really huge.

 

[GF2445]

I'm really proud of the way he skated this morning. Apparently he is suffering tendonitis, and it was kind of apparent he wasn't 100%, but he landed that beautiful quad toe and he rotated everything else and he never once stopped fighting. I hope he and Tammy know where to look rather than just his placement, because sure he finished last, but there was so much to be pleased about. I think this is his fourth competition in a row where he has scored over 210, and considering it was only Skate America last year where he broke 200 for the first time, that's really huge.

Despite the 10th place, he skated better than last year.
The tendonitis means that he finds the salchow very painful at the moment.
He does not have any GP assignments now, so he can go back to base, recover etc.

He is a lot tougher mentally than he used to be.

 

[GF2445]

There are currently four empty grand prix assignments that need to be filled.
Brendan might just get his second assignment.

In saying that I hope Sota Yamamoto, Romain Ponsart, and He Zhang are alright- and if they are injured- that they will get well soon.

 

[GF2445]

Brendan has been assigned to compete at Trophee de France next weekend.
Good Luck.

 

[karne]

This is going to be a smashing couple of weeks. We have skaters at the Senior B this weekend AND it's an Aussie invasion of Latvia the weekend after - which will double up with Brendan's second GP at TdF!

 

[edwinaskater1943]

This is going to be a smashing couple of weeks. We have skaters at the Senior B this weekend AND it's an Aussie invasion of Latvia the weekend after - which will double up with Brendan's second GP at TdF!

Which is the senior B?

 

[karne]

Whoops, I miscalculated. So:

VOLVO OPEN CUP, LATVIA (9-13/11)

Sr Men - Andrew Dodds
Sr Ladies - Kailani Craine, Brooklee Han
Sr Pairs - Paris Stephens/Matthew Dodds
Sr Dance - Kimberly Hew-Low/Timothy McKernan

Jr Men - Charlton Doherty
Jr Ladies - Holly Harris
Jr Pairs - Jessica Rotondo/Ryan Dodds
Jr Dance - Jessica Palfreyman/Charlton Doherty

TROPHEE DE FRANCE, FRANCE (9-13/11)

Men - Brendan Kerry

WARSAW CUP, POLAND (17-20/11)

Men - Mark Webster
Ladies - Kailani Craine
Pairs - Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya/Harley Windsor

So nobody this weekend, as far as I'm aware, but it's going to be a fun few weeks after that.

 

[GF2445]

Here is the full entry list for this year's National Championships
http://afsc2016.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/List-of-Skaters-AFSC-V3.pdf

Event Schedule Link: http://afsc2016.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AFSC-Schedule-Version-2-30.10.16.pdf

Senior & Junior Entries

Senior Mens
Brendan Kerry
Mark Webster
Andrew Dodds
Jordan Dodds
Ryan Dodds
James Min

Senior Women's
Kailani Craine
Sarah Cullen
Katie Pasfield
Preeya Laud
Rachel Caughley
Yancey Chan
Brooklee Han
Amelia Jackson
Natalie Sullivan
Jessica Toms

Senior Pairs
Paris Stephens & Matthew Dodds
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya & Harley Windsor

Senior Ice Dance
India Nette & Patrick Adderley
Adele Morrison & Demid Rockachev
Kimberley Hew-Low & Timothy McKernan
Matilda Friend & William Badaoui
Chantelle Kerry & Edvinas Apitionok

Junior Mens
Brian Lee
Charlton Doherty
Darian Kaptich
James Thompson
James Min
Guiseppe Triulcio

Junior Ladies
Keirah Berry
Jocelyn Chan
Madalyn Cherry
Kirsten Hargreaves
Holly Harris
Karen Ka
Jordan Lazarus
Shania Sime
Serena Xu
Sara Whigham
Kaitlin Chamberlain
Tracy Danbrook
Christina Floka
Brooke Tamepo
Amelia Jackson
Hannah Kim
Rose Robinson
Lucy Yun
Ashley Colliver
Deborah Toms
Lia Webb-McDougall

Junior Pairs
Jessica Rotondo & Ryan Dodds

Junior Ice Dance
Tiffany Miller & Jake Meyer
Courtney Tyerman & Beau McElroy
Anastasia Ozerova & Nicholas McCreary
Micol Carmignani & Mitchell Frencham
Jessica Palfreyman & Charlton Doherty

Senior Synchronised
Ice Storm
Nova
Infusion

Senior Synchronised
Fire on Ice
Majestic Ice
Aurora
Iceskateers Elite
Infusion

 

[karne]

My apologies, I dropped the ball on the weekend (probably a combination of work and Rostelecom at 2am). Congratulations to Kimberly Hew-Low and Timothy McKernan on their international debut at NRW Ice Dance Trophy! You can see the results/protocols here.

This weekend we have the mass invasion of Latvia and Brendan at Trophee France. I will be posting times later in the week but I can tell you right now it's not looking fun, looks like a 4am wakeup call to watch Brendan...

 

[karne]

Okay sorry guys, I will be posting times today, looks like Latvia starts TONIGHT, but not until like midnight. I will try and get it all done but as I'm sure you can imagine there are a lot of times to do and a lot of conversions to make.

Times are AEDT as always and pretty ugly this week.

VOLVO CUP, LATVIA

Live stream HERE

For some reason, the schedule is incomplete and no times/date are provided for Sr Ladies FS or the Jr Men's FS. I will update if I find out.

Sr Men (Andrew)
SP: Thursday 10th Nov, 4:25am-6:15am
LP: Friday 11th Nov, 4:45am-6:40am

Sr Ladies (Brooklee and Kailani)
SP: Saturday 12th Nov, 4:05am-7:30am (ish)
LP: TBA

Sr Pairs (Paris and Matthew)
SP: Thursday 10th Nov, 12:40am-1:00am
LP: Saturday 12th Nov, 2:40am-3:00am

Sr Dance (Kimberly and Timothy)
SD: Thursday 10th Nov, 6:30am
FD: Friday 11th Nov, 6:55am

Jr Men (Charlton)
SP: Saturday 12th Nov, 12:20am-2:25am
LP: TBA

Jr Ladies (Holly)
SP: Thursday 10th Nov, 19:25pm-2:10am (11th)
LP: Friday 11th Nov, 5:00pm-12:05am (12th)

Jr Pairs (Jessica and Ryan)
SP: Thursday 10th Nov, 1:00am-1:45am
LP: Saturday 12th Nov, 3:00am - 3:50am

Jr Dance (Jessica and Charlton)
SD: Thursday 10th Nov, 2:15am-4:10am
FD: Friday 11th Nov, 2:25am-4:30am

TROPHEE DE FRANCE, FRANCE

Men (Brendan)
SP: Saturday 12th Nov, 4:40am-6:15am
LP: Sunday 13th Nov, 4:15am-6:10am

 

[GF2445]

My apologies, I dropped the ball on the weekend (probably a combination of work and Rostelecom at 2am). Congratulations to Kimberly Hew-Low and Timothy McKernan on their international debut at NRW Ice Dance Trophy! You can see the results/protocols here.

This weekend we have the mass invasion of Latvia and Brendan at Trophee France. I will be posting times later in the week but I can tell you right now it's not looking fun, looks like a 4am wakeup call to watch Brendan...

Yeah, great job from Kimberley and Tim.
Australia is really going hardball with ice dance now. There are so mant more teams now than ever. I hope over time, this will help lift each other's game and we will see an Aussie dance team on World or Olympic ice soon.

 

[karne]

Post now updated with all the times for this week and this one is baaaaaaaaaaaad.

 

[turquoiseblue]

I saw these tweets from Andrew Dodds

https://twitter.com/Andrew_Dodds/status/796035030523015169

Please wish my coach a speedy recovery, she currently is in the hospital, fell over on the snow & hurt her wrist bad. Short program tomorrow

It is broken in two places, not feeling her best but is determined to be at the comp tomorrow!

I hope she recovers soon.

 

[karne]

Snow = can be dangerous to Aussies

I hope she feels better soon :yes:

 

[GF2445]

Great job from Holly HArris for her SP.

 

[edwinaskater1943]

Great job from Holly HArris for her SP.

Great score and very high pcs - she has much better artistry than Kailani and would probably beat all the seniors at the moment . Who ever did her choreography is very good - it's extremely intricate . Lovely to see an Australian skating looking graceful and not so aggressive . Living overseas obviously is paying off for Holly and Brendan

 

[GF2445]

Great score and very high pcs - she has much better artistry than Kailani and would probably beat all the seniors at the moment . Who ever did her choreography is very good - it's extremely intricate . Lovely to see an Australian skating looking graceful and not so aggressive . Living overseas obviously is paying off for Holly and Brendan

I think she takes from Christy Krall in Colorado Springs atm.
Also, she is only 13 years old and skating with a great awareness of being patient with her movements and her lines are not bad at all.



Also, great job from Kimberley and Timothy & India and Patrick receiving the Minimum TES for the FD for four continents.
All they need is the SD one and we will have two confirmed dance teams for four continents.

K/T need to do 3 points better technically in the SD I/P need 2 points more technically for the SD

 

[Princessroja]

I think she takes from Christy Krall in Colorado Springs atm.
Also, she is only 13 years old and skating with a great awareness of being patient with her movements and her lines are not bad at all.



Also, great job from Kimberley and Timothy & India and Patrick receiving the Minimum TES for the FD for four continents.
All they need is the SD one and we will have two confirmed dance teams for four continents.

K/T need to do 3 points better technically in the SD I/P need 2 points more technically for the SD

Re: Holly, she actually just turned 14 a week or so ago. Happy birthday, Holly!

And goodness, she's already three points up from her JGP event last month. I really hope we see her at junior worlds... and if she keeps improving at that rate, top 10 perhaps? :luv17: