ISU CS Event #10 - PGE Warsaw Cup - November 20-24, 2024 - Warsaw, POL

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This event will include all 4 disciplines. The Entries. by discipline, will be posted here: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00120616.htm

They are not there yet, but according to their International Assignments page, Skate Canada will be sending competitors in 3 of the 4 disciplines:

WOMEN
Katherine Medland Spence
Kaiya Ruiter

PAIRS
Fiona Bombardier & Benjamin Mimar

ICE DANCE
Nadiia Bashynska & Peter Beaumont
Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac

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The entries link no longer works due to the ISU website redesign.

The new link is: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/ ... -cup-2024/
From there you have to choose by discipline to see the current entry list.

In the Pairs it appears that Skate Canada has given a release for Brooke McIntosh to skate for Spain as she and her partner appear on the entry list:
Marco ZANDRON & Brooke MCINTOSH ESP [That means she will be competing against her former partner, Benjamin Mimar.]

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Corey Circelli, Vladimir Samoilov, and Aleksandra Dolinske have been added to Warsaw Cup

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Matias Lindfors, Ilia Malinin, Maria Chernyshova, Arabella Sear-Watkins, Meda Variakojyte, and Josefin Taljegard, have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

Here are the latest entries for this competition

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UPDATES - 7 November:

Xan Rols, Daniels Kockers, and Lucas Broussard have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

Lukas Vaclavik and Marietta Atkins, Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava (Pairs) have been added

Eva Bernard / Amedeo Bonetto replace Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa (Ice Dance)

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Skate Canada press release on the CDN team members going to this event and the Tallin Trophy: https://skatecanada.ca/2024/11/16-canad ... -november/

For this event:
WARSAW CUP

Women
Katherine Medland Spence | 24 | Ottawa, ON | Danielle Rose
Kaiya Ruiter | 18 | Calgary, AB | Tracy Wilson

Pairs
Fiona Bombardier | 19 | Newmarket, ON & Benjamin Mimar | 23 | Laval, QC | Andrew Evans

Ice Dance
Nadiia Bashynska | 20 | Ajax, ON & Peter Beaumont | 23 | Ajax, ON | Juris Razgulajevs
Marie-Jade Lauriault | 28 | St-Anne-Des-Plains, QC & Romain Le Gac | 29 | Laval, QC | Josée Piché

Team Leader – Marie Bowness
Official – Patty Klein
Medical Team – Shirley Kushner

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Matvii Yefymenko, Gabriel Folkesson, Ana Sofia Beschea, Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore, Isabella Gamez / Aleksandr Korovin, and Holly Harris / Jason Chan have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

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Audrey Shin / Balazs Nagy have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

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The entries, by discipline, can be seen here: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/ ... -cup-2024/

Canada has entries in Pairs and Ice Dance.

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This is the penultimate Challenger Series event of the season.

Link to the detailed time and practice schedule: https://isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azuref ... 926753.pdf

Warsaw is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time.

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From Skate Ontario:

5 talented Ontario skaters will compete this week at November's final ISU Challenger event, the Warsaw Cup:

Ice Dance: Nadiia Bashynska & Peter Beaumont
Women's: Katherine Medland-Spence
Pair's: Fiona Bombardier & Benjamin Mimar

Just in case there is any confusion, the final CS event of the season will be the Golden Spin - December 4-7, 2024 - Zagreb, CRO (incl. Pair Skating). The Warsaw Cup is the final November CS event

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Entries/Start Orders/Results link: https://pzlf-wyniki.pl/2425/CSPOL2024/

Detailed time schedule: https://cspol.pzlf.pl/_docs/informacje_ ... %2019).pdf

There is supposed to be a free live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@polskate/streams

Lucas Brossard of the USA withdrew due to a fractured pelvis, a season-ending injury

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Time conversion chart - Eastern Time is 3rd from the bottom

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Corey Circelli, Adam Hagara, Stefanie Pesendorfer, Sofia Samodelkina, Tilda Alteryd / Noel-Antoine Pierre, and Anna Simova / Kirill Aksenov have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

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Latest entries as found here: https://pzlf-wyniki.pl/2425/CSPOL2024/

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Competition begins with Rhythm Dance - the detailed time schedule (Warsaw time)


The YouTube link for the RD livestream (with English commentary): https://www.youtube.com/live/AuK1usKeuNg

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Kristina Isaev, Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise, and Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini have withdrawn from Warsaw Cup

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Rhythm Dance results

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The live stream link for Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Yy2BqxzFc

First event of Day - Pairs SP - results


Second event of the day - Free Dance
Results


Overall results


Medallists

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On Day 3, Canada's Katherine Medland-Spence made her international debut in the Women SP - what a debut! She was competing against a number of experienced skaters from several countries and ended up "at the top of the heap"

The leaders



The second event of Day 3 was the Pairs FS. Another international debut and a medal for Canada's Bombardier/Mimar
The results


The overall results




Happy choreographer & skaters

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Day 4 of the Warsaw Cup will feature the Men SP and the Women FS - the live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXISRIavIM

Entries/Start Orders/Results: https://pzlf-wyniki.pl/2425/CSPOL2024/

Results of the Men SP


The leaders

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The second event of Day 4 brought some excellent results for our CDN women

Free Skate results (note the top 2!!)




Overall results:






A Gold Medal for Katherine Medland Spence in her international competitive debut!!!

Both Katherine and Kaiya earned the combined minimum TES required for Worlds

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The final day will bring the final event - the Men FS - Start Order/Results link: https://pzlf-wyniki.pl/2425/CSPOL2024/SEG002.htm

Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIxW_LuCP0

Men FS results


Overall results

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A summary of Katherine Medland Spence's experience at Warsaw Cup from Skate Canada:

First overseas flight
First international competition
First place at Warsaw Cup

Read more in this article from Martin Cleary: https://ottawasportspages.ca/2024/11/27 ... arsaw-cup/