ISU GP 2018/19 - Event #2 - Skate Canada International - Oct. 26-28

[Elizabeth]

The current entries, by discipline: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent03111617.htm

The time & practice schedule: http://www.isuresults.com/schedules/gpc ... hedule.pdf

Skate Canada's website for the event has tabs for the schedule, broadcast schedule, live streaming of practices, etc.: https://skatecanada.ca/2018-skate-canada-international/

Skate Canada has announced that Joannie Rochette will serve as Athlete Ambassador for the event: https://skatecanada.ca/2018/10/joannie- ... rnational/

The ISU page for this event has links that might be useful closer to the event such as skater biographies, planned elements, etc. - check under the "Media" headig: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figu ... teParam=11

[Elizabeth]

According to the latest update on GP entries below, both Larkyn Austman & Gabrielle Daleman have withdrawn from SCI and Dabin Choi of Korea has withdrawn from both of her events.

[happyheini]

Would be interesting to know why and if they will skip the Grand Prix altogether.

[Elizabeth]

Would be interesting to know why and if they will skip the Grand Prix altogether.

Dabin Choi is out of both her GPs. Gabby is still listed for her 2nd one but that might change - she skated at the Challenger event in the US but not up to her usual standard and recently pulled out of the Japan Open for "poor physical condition" (or words to that effect). Larkyn only had one GP (as a "host pick") - she already pulled out of the Autumn Classic Challenger event.

I hope that Skate Canada will add back at least their 2 "host picks" - Veronik Mallet and Alicia Pineault come to mind.

[Elizabeth]

The official announcement from Skate Canada: https://skatecanada.ca/2018/10/larkyn-a ... rnational/

The summary - Austman is recovering from a foot injury; Daleman is taking a break from training to focus on mental health; Veronik Mallet and Alice Pineault are both now competing.

[happyheini]

It is good to see that the skaters recognize the importance of mental health and that they attend to their needs.

[Elizabeth]

[Elizabeth]

Although no longer competing, Elladj Balde is keeping very busy. He has been performing in various shows/tours around the world, most recently appearing with Ice Theatre of New York (where the photo below was taken). He is apparently responsible for the choreography for the gala following SCI and will be doing backstage interviews on behalf of Skate Canada.

[Elizabeth]

It has been announced that Starr Andrews of the USA will be competing at SCI. She is competing at Skate America this weekend.

Here's an article about Starr leading up to Skate America: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/ ... he-making/

[Elizabeth]

CTV/TSN plans for TV coverage are now posted here: https://www.tsn.ca/2018-19-figure-skati ... v-1.631528

Friday, October 26 - 2:30 PM (ET) - Pairs & Men's Short Programs - TSN 1/4

Friday, October 26 - 7 PM (ET) - Ice Dance & Ladies Short Programs - TSN 2

Saturday, October 27 - 1:30 PM (ET) - Pairs & Men's Free Skates - TSN 2/CTV

Saturday, October 27 - 7 PM (ET) - Ice Dance Free Skate - TSN 4

Saturday, October 27 - 9 PM (ET) - Ladies Free Skate - TSN 4/CTV (CTV2 in Vancouver/Atlantic)

CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS - remember that changes in TSN channels sometimes are last minute!

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Press release about the broadcast plans: https://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/ctv-a ... 26-and-27/

[Elizabeth]

[Elizabeth]

Event #1 of the 2018/19 ISU GP, Skate America, is done and Skate Canada is up next (in 3 days). Some of the past weekend's participants are actually doing back-to-back events. The current entries, by discipline, are here: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent03111617.htm




Here's the Skate Canada article about the CDN team: https://skatecanada.ca/2018/10/eighteen ... rnational/

The ISU page about the event, with useful links, is here: https://www.isu.org/events/eventdetail/ ... ernational Closer to the start you will find skater biographies, planned program elements, etc. from the links there.

[Elizabeth]

The time is getting closer....


Keegan Messing is having an exciting week already - he became engaged to "Lane" on October 21st.




Bev Smith's post about the proposal "Alaska style": https://bevsmithwrites.com/a-proposal-alaska-style/

[Elizabeth]

Thursday practice - groups & music rotation: http://www.isuresults.com/schedules/gpc ... tation.pdf

There will be live streaming of the Thursday practices according to the rotations above.

There will be live streaming of the Friday and Saturday morning practices - they will be according to the schedule and, within disciplines, by start order: http://www.isuresults.com/schedules/gpc ... hedule.pdf

Check the live streaming tab on the event website: https://skatecanada.ca/2018-skate-canada-international/

Here is the link for the actual stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6w01 ... ZyAlcqAznY

[Elizabeth]

The Schedule/Start Orders/Results page is now available with all of the short program start orders: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/gpcan2018/

Veronik Mallet of Canada appears to have withdrawn as she is not on Ladies start order

Update from PJ Kwong via Twitter:

So sad to hear that Veronik Mallet has had to withdraw from ISU GP skatecanada18 citing aggravation of a foot injury - wishing her a speedy recovery

[Elizabeth]

PJ Kwong's preview: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figu ... -1.4874620

Pj's gold-medal picks:

Men: Shoma Uno (Japan)

Women: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (Russia)

Pairs: Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres (France)

Ice Dance: Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue (United States)

[Elizabeth]

The Skate Canada competitors, as shared by Skate Canada on Twitter:

[Elizabeth]

TSN is putting up lots of video interviews as Skate Canada is about to begin - some are about former competitors, like Kaetlyn Osmond & Patrick Chan: https://www.tsn.ca/figure-skating/video ... es~1523593 and https://www.tsn.ca/figure-skating/video ... nt~1523583

This one is about the new "quad cycle" (leading up to the next Olympics) for Canada's skaters: https://www.tsn.ca/figure-skating/video ... am~1523567

A preview article with a focus on Nam Nguyen: https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ngu ... 1.23476453

A preview video from Elladj Baldé & Joannie Rochette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oErKu9lx9Fc Elladj will be doing some "back stage" work for Skate Canada at this event

Meanwhile the Skate Guard Blog has posted a retrospective item looking back to the 1983 Skate Canada in Halifax: http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2018/10 ... ional.html

[Elizabeth]

Follow along with the schedule & results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/gpcan2018/

[Elizabeth]

A preview video from Skate Talk Online with Tony Wheeler and PJ Kwong: https://youtu.be/uNlGaaTBhD0

[Elizabeth]

An "interesting" day of short programs yesterday - some surprising results of both pleasant and sad types.

A successful triple axel by the leader in the ladies short program - the very easy first jump virtually right in front of me. It's interesting to look at the range of GOE on that jump from minus 1 through zero and all the way up to plus 4!



Skate Canada International 2018 results & protocols (in order of the competition):

• Pairs -
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T003RS.HTM
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
• Men -
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T001RS.HTM
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
• Rhythm Dance -
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T004RS.HTM
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
• Ladies -
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T002RS.HTM
  http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf

[Elizabeth]

Bev Smith on "the Empress" and Medvedeva after the short program: https://bevsmithwrites.com/the-empress-has-arrived/

A review of the pairs short by an American web journalist: http://www.twofortheice.com/pairs-short ... ows-depth/

Bev Smith on Keegan and the men's short program: https://bevsmithwrites.com/pretty-danged-cool/

[Elizabeth]

And the medals have all been awarded and, except for the exhibition gala, Skate Canada International is history for another year.

Some folks were able to redeem themselves after some abnormal "issues" yesterday.

The results and protocols by discipline in the order they happened today:

• Pairs
  Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T003RS.HTM
  Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
• Men
  Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T001RS.HTM
  Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
• Dance
  Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T004RS.HTM
  Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
  
  
• Ladies
  Results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... T002RS.HTM
  Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... Scores.pdf
  
  

The planned Gala participants:

[Elizabeth]

Skate Canada's "wrap up" article: https://t.co/9jWv39a5tD

Another article of interest - a focus on Keegan Messing: https://www.sootoday.com/national-sport ... al-1101052

[Elizabeth]

My feline companion and I were both home safely by noon today. It was well worth the drive to Laval for SCI.

Did anyone else watch the coverage of the competition? Thoughts? Commets?

Did they mention when they would air the Gala? I know Tracy, Rod & Brian were there for it and obviously recording.