Senior Men Short Program

[Rosaleen]

No wireless - so here's the 1st group

1 Tyler Cochrane EO
Music: Fever / light blue shirt black pants
Nice chor to start / 3z2t / 2a nice flow out of it / death drop nice low sit with variations - gets a little slow / music picks up / ftwrk 3f fell / strt ftwrk very nice 1st 2/3rds on 1 foot good speed & edges / O ftwrk is ok - not quite as good as strt / combo spin is quite nice centered - ends in xfoot / back sit ch sit - good positions - grinds to a halt at the end though / T 24.95 C 20.96 ded 1.00 tot 44.91 new pb / currently 1st /

2 Craig Finney AB/NT/NU
Music: Beetlejuice black with grey top
Some fun dancing in place / 3a started leaning in air fell / 3t3t hand down on the 2nd one / O ftwrk moves fast and various levels but think fairly simple / sit ch sit good speed but sit needs to be lower / ftwrk 2z / combo spin starts with loopy camel sits are soso nice xfoot to end / strt ftwrk bit of a slip in the middle - matched character of the music / huge death drop with almost a delay in it so so spin pos - good speed / T 23.20 C 19.50 ded 1.0 tot 41.70 new pb / currently 2nd

3 Bryce Davison WO
Music: Adagio for Strings / black with truqoise patches on side
Nice opening chor to music that does not sound like the name / 3z huge leaning fell / now the music does / ftwrk 3s / 2a / back camel sit edge upright ch sit tuck upright edge - nice spin little slow on front sit / O ftwrk might have been a little slip near start - a little slow but nice edges & flow / sit ch sit is low / strt ftwrk has crowd clapping to music - good use of body & edges / deathdrop with tuck & edge / T 23.74 C 26.34 ded 1.00 tot 49.08 currently 1st /

4 Cole Stanbra BC/YT
Music: Scheherazade / white blousey shirt with turquoise insets black pants /
Dancey chor right with music / 3f fell - prob underrot / 3l2t / big deathdrop to fast sit then pos change and it got slower - nice spin though / 2a landed with hand at hip / strt ftwrk moved quite well but somewhat tentative / sit ch sit is low and fast / combo spin is very nice - good pos & speed / he was connected with the music through most of the program / T 19.80 C 18.29 ded 1.0 tot 37.09 currently 4th /

5 Maxime-Billy Fortin QC
Music: Techni Mix/Smack my Bi*ch up / black with bright green narrow band winding around his body and down leg /
3z3t the z started to lean but he saved it without appearing to have to save it / some fun chor / 3a leaning fell / sit ch sit is excellent / some more fun chor and into O ftwrk that matches the music well but seems a bit empty to me / 3f / some more fun chor - the crowd is eating it up / back cam sit with variations chg sit upright with edge - nice spin / strt line ftwrk crowd is clapping & the ftwrk is right with the music - very well done - comples / fly forward sit is quite good - could use more tuck on the fly / T 30.82 C 25.22 ded 1.00 tot 55.04 new pb / currently 1st /

6 Kevin Darwish QC
Music: Tango De Los Exilados / dark navy with red trim
Sets the tango mood off the top / 3z2t / fly forward sit with nice fly & tuck good low sit pos / a pause for some tango moves / 3a landed very tight with turnout but stayed on one foot - boy was he happy / then he tripped heading to the end of the ice to start his strt ftwrk / I didn't really see the ftwrk / 3f / sit ch sit is good nice pos variations / O ftwrk flows well in tango char then another trip and fall in the middle of it / combo spin to end the program is very good / T 30.60 C 23.50 ded 2.00 tot 52.10 currently 2nd

 

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[Rosaleen]

7 Sylvain Bouillere QC
Music: Zazzy Bach / bright turquoise blue shirt /
Unique opening moves / 3z2t toe was kind of a toe axel / 3l from ftwrk / sit ch sit with good pos & variations - nice speed / back cam with nice extension sit ch sit upright - spin was timed with the gentle music - really nice / music gets jazzy now O ftwrk interprets it well / 2a foot down really fast with balance check / death drop / diag ftwrk is right with the music again - very nice / T 25.69 C 23.17 tot 48.86 new pb / currently 4th /

8 Aaron Van Cleave AB/NT/NU
Music: man on Fire / black
Some chor to start sets off the music nice / 3z started to lean in air - fell / 3s step out / death drop / strt ftwrk is with the music - little different music / sit ch sit good pos & speed - centered / 2a squeaked it out forward on landing / O ftwrk to the somewhat jarring (to my ears) music / combo spin is a little slow / T 18.57 C 20.05 ded 1.0 tot 37.62 new pb / currently 7th /

9 Karolin Metivier QC
Music: Summer of 42 / black with grey silver & black top
Nice chor to the tinkling piano / 3z3t toe was leaning in air but he saved it / some nice chor / down the ice into 3l with a late turnout / sit ch sit is low with nice broken leg / diag ftwrk is a little slow but flows with the music / butterfly with great extension & strt legs on the fly / easy 2a / spiral & ina start the O ftwrk - nice speed & flow - think it might be only lev 2 though / combo spin with great pos - centered - well-defined - pretty to watch / T 31.79 C 27.55 tot 59.34 new pb by 10 points / currently 1st

10 Brennan Martin EO
Music: The Professional / white shirt & black pansts & suspenders
Some in your face chor to the judges to start / tango beat / 3f leaning both hands down 2t / 3z dropping left side both hands down / O ftwrk was going well in tango char and fell at the end of a set of twizzles / sit ch sit is good / walley turn 2a / twizzles into a pose and some chor / deathdrop with variations / right into strt ftwrk from the spin starting of it looked like figures - very nice / combo spin - nice positions / in general his spins are a little slow / T 17.28 C 20.08 ded 1.00 tim 1.00 tot 35.36 / currently 10th /

11 Jamie Forsythe EO
Music: Winter - Vivaldi / grey vest & pants white shirt
Nice chor to start / 3l landing was tight and couldn't get the 2nd jump off / 3t3t I think - the loop was supposed to be the combo per the panned pgm sheet / sit ch sit - didn't really see it trying to figure out the jumps / strt ftwrk is very good except last pos grinds to a halt / nice hig easy 2a / death drop with same problem as sit ch sit / O ftwrk is right with music - very nice / combo spin is excellent - didn't use the sit pos where he ground to a halt on the other 2 spins / T 25.25 C 24.59 tot 50.84 new pb / currently 4th /

12 Cédric Demers QC
Music: La Boheme / black or dark navy with lime green & bright blue design on one side of top /
Nice opening chor / nice easy 3a / 3t 3t bad lean on the 2nd one kind of stumbled out / 3z might have been 2ft jerky landing / combo spin is very nice ending in xfoot / right with the music even in his stroking / sit ch sit - good pos / O ftwrk has the turns timed with the music - very nice / flysit is fast & low / strt ftwrk expresses the music perfectly / T 28.20 C 26.92 tot 55.12 / currently 2nd /

 

[Rosaleen]

13 Patrick Chan CO
Music: Gourmet Valse Tartare / royal blue & black on the diagonal
Lovely chor to soft gentle music highlight accents / 3f step out turns 2t / 1a / huge deathdrop with great spin with variations / ftwrk 3z / back sit edge pos ch sit - very nice spin - silent - even right up close / strt ftwrk - wonderful - chor'd to the music & dynamic - well skated / combo spin that all I saw of was the sit ch sit / O ftwrk to end flowed with the music / T 27.71 C 29.71 tot 57.42 currently 2nd /

14 Joey Russell NL
Music: Tango / dark green long program costume from last year
Some tango moves to get started / 3f3l with a huge smile on his face / ftwrk 3z / some chor / back sit edge twist ch sit tuck - very nice spin / 2a with a look of oh I did it - yes and relief - he was right in front of me / death drop / strt ftwrk moves well - in char / O ftwrk flows very well - might be a little simple / combo spin starts with camel in excellent pos - fast & good pos on the rest / T 31.67 C 28.17 tot 59.84 new pb / currently 1st

15 Ken Rose CO
Music: Blues for Klook / multi colour pattern shirt - think sort of Hawaiian
Nice moves to start / 3z2t / spread eagle 2a / back sit edge tuck ch sit tuck - fast & great pos / really good body movement to music / combo spin has sustained camel pos front & back unlike almost everyone else - great spin / strt ftwrk expresses the music & flows - complex / one-foot ftwrk into 3f / O ftwrk in charater flows & difficult (I think) / nice split jump / big death drop with spin variations / T 31.05 C 28.34 tot 59.39 new pb / currently 2nd /

16 Hugh Yik NB
Music: Beethovan overture / black with grey /
Nice opening moves / 3a landed on very bent knee and saved the landing / flysit is enormous / ftwrk 2f / strt ftwrk is right with music ? back sit twist ch sit - good pos / O ftwrk is fast & with music then he tripped part was through / combo spin cam sit A ch sit upright - very nice spin - fast & clean pos / T 21.93 C 27.88 ded 1.00 tot 48.81 currently 11th

17 Vaughn Chipeur AB/NT/NU
Music: Enter Sandman / Nothing Else Matters / black with diag bronz slashes across shoulder & back
Some chor in place to start / 3a high landed a bit on toe but no problem / 3f2t / O ftwrk is fast & with the driving beat / music slow now and is posture softens / back sit chg camel upright combo spoin - sit is great rest are ok / 3z is text book until landing a bit forward / death drop is good / strt ftwrk with the crowd clapping - right with music - lots of levels - think it's changed sinc e skate Canada / sit ch sit with variations & broken leg / T 33.55 C 30.25 tot 63.80 currently 1st /

18 Kevin Reynolds BC/YT
Music: nothing in bio / black pants - top is ½ black & ½ red vertical
Some chor to opening chords / 4s rotated fell / 3a fell not sure if rot / fly upright spin - not quite sure - nice variations in pos / ftwrk 3z / O ftwrk is with music but seems a little slow to me / very nic sit ch sit - unique pos - good speed / strt ftwrk in char of music stops & starts a lot - seems a bit simple to me but probably isn't / combo spin is fast with variations - free foot got caught a bit on the 'ravi' sit pos - not sure what that does to levels / T 27.12 C 25.34 ded 2.00 tot 50.46 currently 10th /

Sorry I didn't post before the final group, but I wanted to watch the warm-up

19 Shawn Sawyer NB
Music: Tune in Tomorrow
Chor starts with him giving the 'evil eye' to the judges / 3f2t landed forward on the f no way to get off a triple / 3a very definite 2ft / O ftwrk in char of the jazzy music - moves a little slow across the ice / ftwrk 3l / cam ch cam has his usual wonderful pos / strt ftwrk expresses the music very well - well done / death drop from bent leg spread eagl / combo spin with his usual great pos ending in scratch / T 30.13 C 33.80 tot 63.93 currently 1st /

20 Nicholas Young QC
Music: Man with a harmonica / plaid shirt & jeans /
Some chor to start / 3f2t / some chor - great with music / 3a 2ft / ftwrk nice 3z / combo spin cam sit upright with leg variation chg sit, et c - very nice spin / O ftwrk interprets music very well and some fun to it / sit ch sit is fast & low with good variations / strt ftwrk has crowd clapping chor'd with music - very well done / death drop is good with nice spin / T 27.53 C 30.96 tot 58.49 currently 6th /

21 Marc-André Craig QC
Music: Sway dark fushia shirt
Some chor to start / nice 3a / some more chor / 3f2t / combo spin with some unique pos / ftwrk 3z / music changes and some saucy chor for the S ftwrk / back sit edge twist ch sit twist - very nice spin / strt ftwrk right out of it great edges & levels / butterfly with great extension in the air to a very nice spin / T 32.95 C 29.60 tot 62.55 currently 3rd /

22 Emanuel Sandhu BC/YT
Music: Pantera En Liberta / Mambo dayglo yellow shirt with red stipe down back & under arms /
Some dancing to get us started / 4t fell - was it rotated that's the question / 1a / flysit spin / some dancing toward the judges and more into the O ftwrk - goes great with the music and uses the accents but I'm not sure about the level / ftwrk 3z / back sit ch sit with great pos & speed / strt ftwrk is very good - right with music & interprets it well / combo spin is his usual wonderful spin / T 30.25 C 35.96 ded 1.00 tot 65.21 currently 1st /

23 Christopher Mabee WO
Music: Blue Deluxe / black shiny pants with lime green t-shirt under black & green shirt /
Some sexy chor to start / 3a hung on to the landing by the skin of his teeth / great movment to music shoulders & such / 3z3t / sit ch sit nice pos & variations / death drop into twisted sit / ftwrk 3f / O ftwrk uses whole body & is great with the music - girls in the crowd are scream / combo spin is fast with his usual great pos / strt ftwrk you can hardly hear the music with the crowd screaming - moving whole body with it - great / T 40.05 C 35.63 tot 75.68 new pb / currently 1st /

24 Jeffrey Buttle NO
Music: not in bio black shirt & pants with dark burgundy t-shirt under it
Piano and a bit of chor / 3f3t / 3a under rot fell / buttfly sit with his usually great pos / some more chor - there's chor in between everything in this pgm / ftwrk 3z - very light & easy / sit ch sit with his great pos / O ftwrk right with music uses every nuance - wonderful fast light feet / strt ftwrk the same - just great / combo spin starts with camel sit twist ch sit open leg scratch - great spin /
T 41.22 C 38.63 ded 1.00 tot 78.85 new pb currently 1st /