Skate Canada Challenge (Jr. & Sr.) - Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2023 - Winnipeg, MB
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Skate Canada Challenge (Jr. & Sr.) - Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2023 - Winnipeg, MB
This is the "qualifier" for Canadians - skaters have advanced from their sectional champions to this national event; some skaters have a "bye" to the national championships but some of them may choose to compete in the Challenge nonetheless. An explanation of the "byes" (and lots of other information about Skate Canada competitions) can be found here: https://info.skatecanada.ca/index.php/e ... mpetitions
The event website: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... or-senior/
The schedule: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... /#schedule
The Entries/Start Orders/Results link: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... nd-results
The three channels for the DailyMotion live streams can be found here: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... ive-stream
There is one for each rink and one for interviews, etc.
The Senior entries:
MEN
WOMEN
PAIRS
ICE DANCE
The event website: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... or-senior/
The schedule: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... /#schedule
The Entries/Start Orders/Results link: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... nd-results
The three channels for the DailyMotion live streams can be found here: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... ive-stream
There is one for each rink and one for interviews, etc.
The Senior entries:
MEN
WOMEN
PAIRS
ICE DANCE
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The final result in each Skate Canada Challenge Event will determine the competitors eligible to enter the equivalent Canadian Figure Skating Championship Event as follows:
Junior Events
The Skate Canada Junior Challenge is entitled to enter the top 18-placed singles competitors in each of the men’s and women’s Events, top 12 placed pairs competitors and top 15 placed ice dance competitors, which include any Byes awarded in each respective Event, at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in the same Competitive Season.
Senior Events
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior singles Events is 18.
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior pairs Event is 12.
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior ice dance Event is 15.
Determining Senior Entries
The Senior Events at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships will be filled in accordance with the following priority until such time as the maximum number of competitors for the relevant Event has been reached:
Junior Events
The Skate Canada Junior Challenge is entitled to enter the top 18-placed singles competitors in each of the men’s and women’s Events, top 12 placed pairs competitors and top 15 placed ice dance competitors, which include any Byes awarded in each respective Event, at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in the same Competitive Season.
Senior Events
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior singles Events is 18.
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior pairs Event is 12.
The maximum number of competitors in the Senior ice dance Event is 15.
Determining Senior Entries
The Senior Events at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships will be filled in accordance with the following priority until such time as the maximum number of competitors for the relevant Event has been reached:
- Firstly, those competitors who have received an automatic or individual Bye
- Secondly, the balance of the entries will be determined in accordance with the results of the Skate Canada Senior Challenge Event, as applicable
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Skate Canada's press release about Challenge: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/11/canadian ... challenge/
Canadian Skaters Descend on Winnipeg for Skate Canada Challenge
November 22, 2023/by Skate Canada
OTTAWA, ON (November 22, 2023) – More than 200 figure skaters from across the country are set to compete at the 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior in Winnipeg, Manitoba from November 30 to December 3, 2023.
The Skate Canada Challenge serves as a qualifying event for junior and senior skaters to earn entries to the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships taking place in Calgary, Alberta, from January 8 to 14, 2024. Participants registered for the event have previously qualified by advancing through their respective sectional championships.
Several household names will be competing throughout the week including Conrad Orzel, Kaiya Ruiter, and Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar – all silver medallists at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in the men’s, women’s, and pair competitions respectively. Joining them will be 2023 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships ice dance bronze medallists Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont.
Up-and-coming skater Hetty Shi, the 2023 junior women’s national champion, will be making her senior women’s debut, while Grayson Long, the 2023 junior men’s national silver medallist, will be looking for a podium finish after his gold medal win at Skate Canada Challenge last year.
Competition will kick off on Thursday, November 30th with the junior free dance and conclude on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Tickets will be sold on-site at Seven Oaks Arena at Garden City Community Centre with prices ranging from $25 for single-day tickets to $50 for all-event tickets (plus applicable taxes and fees). The event will also be live streamed on skatecanada.ca.
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The competition begins tomorrow - the schedule overview (all times local) from: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... /#schedule
Rink A
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30
15:20 SENIOR MEN SHORT PROGRAM
17:55 JUNIOR RHYTHM DANCE
20:35 SENIOR RHYTHM DANCE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
13:00 JUNIOR WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM
18:30 SENIOR MEN FREE PROGRAM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
12:40 JUNIOR WOMEN FREE PROGRAM
18:40 JUNIOR PAIR SHORT PROGRAM
19:50 SENIOR PAIR SHORT PROGRAM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
10:30 JUNIOR PAIR FREE PROGRAM
11:50 SENIOR PAIR FREE PROGRAM
Rink B
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
12:55 JUNIOR FREE DANCE
15:55 SENIOR FREE DANCE
17:35 JUNIOR MEN SHORT PROGRAM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
12:15 JUNIOR MEN FREE PROGRAM
15:40 SENIOR WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
09:50 SENIOR WOMEN FREE PROGRAM
The full, detailed schedule can be downloaded from the page linked above.
The link to the live streams: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... ive-stream
Rink A
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30
15:20 SENIOR MEN SHORT PROGRAM
17:55 JUNIOR RHYTHM DANCE
20:35 SENIOR RHYTHM DANCE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
13:00 JUNIOR WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM
18:30 SENIOR MEN FREE PROGRAM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
12:40 JUNIOR WOMEN FREE PROGRAM
18:40 JUNIOR PAIR SHORT PROGRAM
19:50 SENIOR PAIR SHORT PROGRAM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
10:30 JUNIOR PAIR FREE PROGRAM
11:50 SENIOR PAIR FREE PROGRAM
Rink B
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
12:55 JUNIOR FREE DANCE
15:55 SENIOR FREE DANCE
17:35 JUNIOR MEN SHORT PROGRAM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
12:15 JUNIOR MEN FREE PROGRAM
15:40 SENIOR WOMEN SHORT PROGRAM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
09:50 SENIOR WOMEN FREE PROGRAM
The full, detailed schedule can be downloaded from the page linked above.
The link to the live streams: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... ive-stream
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Sending good wishes to the Canadian skaters gathered in Winnipeg for the Challenge - may everyone have the best skate possible
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What I'm watching this evening
Links for start orders and for live results (you have to keep reopening to get updated results): https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... nd-results
Links for start orders and for live results (you have to keep reopening to get updated results): https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... nd-results
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Re: Skate Canada Challenge (Jr. & Sr.) - Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2023 - Winnipeg, MB
The top 3 Sr. Men after the SP
Watch the archived stream here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q48f5
Watch the archived stream here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q48f5
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Top 3 after the Jr. Rhythm Dance
Watch the archived stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4ctp
Emma Goodstadt / Christian Bennett withdrew from Skate Canada Challenge after a collision in practice with Sophia Gover / Billy Wilson French
Watch the archived stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4ctp
Emma Goodstadt / Christian Bennett withdrew from Skate Canada Challenge after a collision in practice with Sophia Gover / Billy Wilson French
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The top 3 in the Sr. Rhythm Dance
Note - Sales & Wamsteeker have recently made a return from their previously announced retirement
The archived stream of the Sr. RD: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4fqx
Note - Sales & Wamsteeker have recently made a return from their previously announced retirement
The archived stream of the Sr. RD: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4fqx
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Today we see the Junior and Senior Free Dances and the Junior Men SP on Rink B. The Junior Women SP and the Senior Men Free Program will be on Rink A. All the links (starting orders, results, and live stream) can be found on the event page tabs: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... or-senior/
The champions named Friday:
Sr. Men - champion
The top 3:
Jr. Dance - champions
The top 3:
Sr. Dance - champions
The top 3:
Top 3 in Jr Women SP
Top 3 in Jr. Men SP
The champions named Friday:
Sr. Men - champion
The top 3:
Jr. Dance - champions
The top 3:
Sr. Dance - champions
The top 3:
Top 3 in Jr Women SP
Top 3 in Jr. Men SP
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Re: Skate Canada Challenge (Jr. & Sr.) - Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2023 - Winnipeg, MB
Saturday's events
Jr Women top 3
Jr. Men top 3
Top 3 Jr Pairs SP
Top 3 Sr Women SP
Top 3 Sr Pairs SP
Fiona Bombardier skated 1st in the Sr Women SP and then 2nd in the Sr Pairs SP. She is scheduled to go 1st in the Women FS today so that she can do the Pairs event in the other rink 2 hr later.
Jr Women top 3
Jr. Men top 3
Top 3 Jr Pairs SP
Top 3 Sr Women SP
Top 3 Sr Pairs SP
Fiona Bombardier skated 1st in the Sr Women SP and then 2nd in the Sr Pairs SP. She is scheduled to go 1st in the Women FS today so that she can do the Pairs event in the other rink 2 hr later.
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The final day of competition
Top 3 in Jr Pairs after FS
Top 3 in Sr Pairs after FS
The top 3 in Sr Women after FS
Top 3 in Jr Pairs after FS
Top 3 in Sr Pairs after FS
The top 3 in Sr Women after FS
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Here's a link to Skate Canada's "review" of the Challenge event: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/12/new-face ... -winnipeg/
New Faces Shine at 2023 – 2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior in Winnipeg
December 3, 2023/by Skate Canada
Winnipeg, MB (December 3, 2023) – The 2023 – 2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior wrapped up Sunday after three days of intense competition at the Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg, Man., with many new faces taking top honours in both the junior and senior categories in the men’s, women’s, pair, and ice dance disciplines.
In the senior men’s category, Conrad Orzel of Toronto showed that he’s ready to fight for gold at the 2024 Canadian Championships next month in Calgary, Alta., with his gold medal performance at this competition. Orzel, who was the silver medallist at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Championships, had the top score for both his short program and free skate to take the win with a total score of 222.85.
“No matter how good the second half of my season was, I always feel a little bit of an underdog,” said Orzel who had two top-10 finishes at international competitions this fall. “I feel like there are four or five really good Canadian skaters that can all come first at nationals, so I don’t have an advantage – I’m just going to have to work really hard until then.”
Aleksa Racic of Burnaby, B.C., captured the silver medal with a total score of 216.92 while last year’s gold medallist Matthew Newnham of Edmonton, Alta., finished with the bronze medal and a total score of 210.84.
The senior women’s competition saw two brand new seniors on the podium with Fée-Ann Landry of Gatineau, Que., winning gold with a total score of 182.05 after two first-place scores for her short program and free skate, and Hetty Shi of Mississauga, ON, who was the 2023 Junior National Champion capturing bronze with a total score of 171.31. Kaiya Ruiter of Calgary, Alta., took the silver medal with a total score of 176.42.
“I put out two solid programs. We were really happy about it – we worked really hard,” said Landry following her win. Looking forward to the national championships in January she commented: “We’re going to try to fit in some new jumps, probably a triple-triple combo, and just keep working on some of the things that I missed in the long program.”
The senior pair podium was also full of new faces with Émy Carignan and Bryan Pierro of Quebec winning gold with a total score of 144.06. Fiona Bombardier, who also competed in the senior women’s competition and finished 9th, made her pair debut with Gabriel Farand and took silver with a total score of 143.47, while Cadence Derenisky and Raine Eberl of Saskatchewan took bronze with a total score of 141.06.
In senior ice dance, Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, ON claimed their first senior title (185.96) after winning gold as juniors at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Championships, and the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge. Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer of Quebec captured silver (182.64), while Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker of B.C., took bronze (171.60).
“Both Nadiia and I are coming off of Finland, and are a little tired, so it was nice to come here and skate relatively clean programs. They might not have felt amazing to skate, but we’re happy with how we did relative to how physically tired we are,” said Beaumont who together with Bashynska finished eighth at the Grand Prix Espoo in Finland just a couple of weeks ago.
The junior competition was rife with up-and-coming Canadian stars and saw David Shteyngart of Ottawa, Ont., win the men’s competition with a total score of 186.81. Grayson Long of Toronto, Ont., repeated as the silver medallist (183.85), while hometown Winnipeg star, David Howes captured bronze (179.71).
In the junior women’s competition, both Lulu Lin of Mississauga, Ont., and Aleksa Volkova of Lac-Brôme, Que., moved up one on the podium to win gold (164.81) and silver (153.42) respectively after finishing second and third last year, while last year’s winner – Kara Yun of Burnaby, B.C., took the bronze (148.72).
The junior pair podium was completely full of new faces this year with Beau Callahan of St-Amable, Que., and Christophe Roch of St-Basile-Le-Grand, Que., winning gold with a total score of 119.07, Noémie Rolland of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac, Que., and Étienne Lacasse of Quebec City, Que., taking silver (114.47), and Annika Behnke of Peace River, Alta., and Kole Sauve of Grande Prairie, Alta., taking bronze (108.83).
Chloe Nguyen of Vancouver and Brendan Giang of Burnaby, B.C., who won a silver medal at a Junior Grand Prix event in Austria in September, won gold in junior ice dance with a total score of 159.03. Last year’s bronze medallists Layla Veillon and Alexander Brandys of London, Ont., moved up to silver this year with a total score of 154.59, while Alisa Korneva and Kieran Macdonald of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., took bronze (145.27).
Next up for most of these skaters will be the 2023 Canadian National Skating Championships taking place at the WinSport Arena in Calgary, Alta., from January 8-14, 2024.
For full results please click here: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate- ... nd-results