ISU GP - Skate Canada International 2017 - Oct. 27-29

[Elizabeth]

This event will take place in Regina, SK and some of the board members plan to be there.

Entries, by discipline: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent03111465.htm

The Schedule/Entries/Results link should appear on the page linked above a day or two before the competition begins.

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

TV coverage should be on CTV/TSN - see schedule below.

[Elizabeth]

Jamie Salé & David Pelletier have been named athlete ambassadors for Skate Canada International 2017: https://skatecanada.ca/2017/10/jamie-sa ... rnational/

An extract:

“I am thrilled to be co-ambassador with my partner David Pelletier for this years’ Skate Canada! I look forward to being a part of the skating family again and seeing some wonderful competition,” expressed Salé.

“We are very honoured to be back at Skate Canada International as athlete ambassadors. It is a competition we grew up watching and has a great history of fantastic skating. It is also where Jamie and I debuted as a team on the international circuit. We are very excited to be watching the best skaters in the world getting ready for their Olympic journey,” added Pelletier.

[Elizabeth]

Stay tuned for a revamped FS from Duhamel & Radford at Skate Canada International - read more in this Beverley Smith blog entry: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/20 ... ep-breath/

[Elizabeth]

Posted on Twitter by TSN Skate (@SkateTSN) on October 17:

Skate Canada International TV times -
Friday

• 3:00-6:30 - Women/Dance short - TSN 1,3,4

• 8:00-11:00 - Men's/Pairs short - TSN2

Saturday

• 1:30-5:00 Women/Dance Free - TSN2/CTV

• 7:00-9:00 Men's Free - TSN2/CTV

• 9:00-11:00 Pairs Free - CTV

[happyheini]

Thanks Elizabeth, now I can set my PVR.

[kittykins]

Thanks Elizabeth! I'm getting excited!

[Kevin]

Stay tuned for a revamped FS from Duhamel & Radford at Skate Canada International - read more in this Beverley Smith blog entry: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/20 ... ep-breath/

This quote from the article really hit home with me. It's kinda how I feel about what they do every year.....

Somehow, they handled all of this while doing a show in Italy. They used one of their routines to “practice” their short program, more or less. They skated basically the same program, to different music.

[Elizabeth]

Coming up this week - Skate Canada International in Regina.

Entries, by discipline - follow the links here: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent03111465.htm

The link to the Schedule/Entries/Results page should come up on that page later in the week.

TV coverage on CTV/TSN begins on Friday as posted earlier.

[Judy]

Just arrived and so did Ravi and Kaitlyn.
Will go to practices tomorrow and may try a short report. Using cell phone and can't type well at all.

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for checking in Judy! I look forward to any comments/thoughts/impressions

Skate Canada article with focus on the Canadian team: https://skatecanada.ca/2017/10/regina-r ... rnational/

Skate Canada event website: https://skatecanada.ca/2017-skate-canada-international/

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

Practices will be live streamed here beginning Thursday morning: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65lrqe

The CTV/TSN schedule as of Oct. 18th from: https://skatecanada.ca/2017-skate-canad ... d9a9feeef9:

Friday, October 27th
15:00 - TSN4/TSN5/tsn3 - Ladies Short Program / Ice Dance Short Dance
20:00 - TSN2 - Men’s Short Program / Pairs Short Program

Saturday, October 28th
13:30 - TSN2/CTV - Women’s Free Program / Ice Dance Free Dance
19:00 - TSN2/CTV - Men’s Free Program
21:00 - CTV - Pairs Free Program

All times said to be local.

ISU event website: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent03111465.htm

[Elizabeth]

Some pre-SCI articles that may interest you:

• PJ Kwong's preview: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winte ... -1.4369438

• An article on Kaetlyn Osmond: http://www.southerngazette.ca/sports/ka ... ed-157482/

• An article by Rosie Dimanno of the Toronto Star on Duhamel & Radford: https://www.thestar.com/sports/skating/ ... manno.html

[Elizabeth]

According to sports reporter Lori Ewing on Twitter, Weaver & Poje have announced that they’re going back to their popular 2010/11 free dance to “Je Suis Malade". I've checked their ISU biography and that is indeed now listed. That's one of my favourite programs of theirs so I'm pleased.

Here's Bev Smith's article on this change: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/20 ... is-malade/

[Elizabeth]

The Schedule/Entries/Results link is now available: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/gpcan2017/

[Elizabeth]

Everything you need to now about the CTV/TSN coverage of this event: http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/the-wo ... 27-and-28/

[Elizabeth]

Jamie & David, the Athlete Ambassadors for SCI 2017, spent some time today with the Canadian pairs competing in Regina - watch the 15 minute video here: https://skatecanada.ca/2017/10/sci17-ja ... pelletier/

Who remembers their Orchid routine seen in the GPF but dropped before the Olympics in favour of the return of Love Story?

[Kevin]

Just watched the Pairs Group 1 practice, and Lubov & Dylan had a great one! A beautiful triple salchow and triple toe/double to from Lubov as well as a really good throw QUAD salchow with the tiniest of hand down. This is going to be a fun competition to watch. They look ready!

[Kevin]

Who remembers their Orchid routine seen in the GPF but dropped before the Olympics in favour of the return of Love Story?

I remember the Orchid routine well. In fact, I was at the GPF that year and saw it live!

[Elizabeth]

Who remembers their Orchid routine seen in the GPF but dropped before the Olympics in favour of the return of Love Story?

I remember the Orchid routine well. In fact, I was at the GPF that year and saw it live!

I was there too
Other memorable things/events - a snow storm; the arena running out of food; all the young ladies in one warm-up group coming out in blue costumes with one of them changing before competing (into white, I believe); one ice dancer (who came to be known for her death stare) wearing and "swishing" a long skirt, apparently to distract from a partner who wasn't doing much with his feet

[Kevin]

I was there too

[Elizabeth]

For anyone wondering why Patrick Chan wasn't at the early practice today, check out Bev Smith's article on his travel woes: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/20 ... te-canada/

[Elizabeth]

TSN has a figure skating page with lots of "snippets" regarding Skate Canada International: http://www.tsn.ca/figure-skating

Among other items there's a video with Weaver & Poje about their change of FD.

[Elizabeth]

And then there's the story about Brian Orser, Dance Coach to the Stars....
https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/20 ... ance-coach

[Elizabeth]

In case it has become lost ....

here's the link to the Schedule/Entries/Results page: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/gpcan2017/

The live stream of the practices is playing now and will be available for the remainder of the morning practices: https://t.co/oK4gXbrvq9

The CTV/TSN broadcast schedule can be found here: http://www.tsn.ca/2017-18-figure-skatin ... n-1.631528

[Judy]

You know more than I do and I'm here!
Dave told us about Patrick. And I bought a calendar from him.
Re practices
Pairs are amazing. Will be very exciting competition. Loving the French
Patrick did show for second session and couldn't land anything
Tessa and Scott just perfect and such a joy to watch live.
I'm having a terrible time typing so that's it. Enjoy today!

[Elizabeth]

Ladies short done - now on to the short dance.