ISU Jr GP 2024/25 Event #5 - Solidarity Cup, Gdansk, POL - 25-28 Sept.

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The entries in all 4 disciplines are now posted: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00120584.htm

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Update (29 August):
Lia Lyubenova replaces Chiara Hristova in Women.

Sonja Loewenherz / Robert Loewenherz have withdrawn from the Pairs.

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Updates (Aug. 31)

Krista Georgieva replaces Lia Lyubenova at JGP Solidarity Cup


Elisabeth Havers / Leo Havers have withdrawn in Ice Dance

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Updates -
September 2: Sofya Titova replaces Sofi Karapetyan at JGP Solidarity Cup

September 5: Casper Johansson replaces Hugo Bostedt at JGP Solidarity Cup

September 9:
Daiya Ebihara (Women) and Sumire Yoshida / Ibuki Ogahara (Ice Dance) have withdrawn from JGP Solidarity Cup
Jakub Tykal replaces Tadeas Vaclavik (Men)

September 10:
Ava Kemp / Yohnatan Elizarov have withdrawn from JGP Solidarity Cup

September 12:
Cleo Park replaces Josephine Lee at JGP Solidarity Cup
Nora Marleen Rothenbuehler / Mozes Jozsef Berei have withdrawn from Pairs

September 20:
Sofya Titova has withdrawn from JGP Solidarity Cup
Julia Kasprzyk replaces Weronika Ferli

September 21:
Sophie Erhardt replaces Olesya Ray at JGP Solidarity Cup

September 23:
Clelia Liget-Latus / Allan Daniel Fisher have withdrawn from JGP Solidarity Cup
Lena Ekker replaces Polina Dzsumanyijazova at JGP Solidarity Cup

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Skate Canada press release on the CDN team for the Solidarity Cup: https://skatecanada.ca/2024/09/eleven-c ... rand-prix/

Eleven Canadian Skaters Head to Poland for ISU Junior Grand Prix
September 23, 2024/by Skate Canada

OTTAWA, ON (September 23, 2024) – The ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit continues this week with its fifth stop in Gdansk, Poland from September 25-28, 2024, and Canada is sending a full team of skaters to challenge for the podium.

Headlining the team are pair skaters Julia Quattrocchi and Simon Desmarais who are fresh off their bronze medal performance at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Ostrava, Czechia in early September. They will be joined in the pair competition by Noémie Rolland and Étienne Lacasse who will be making their series debut.

Lulu Lin will be looking to move up into a podium position in the women’s competition after she finished fourth at the first JGP stop in Riga, Latvia. Anthony Paradis finished eighth at that same competition in the men’s discipline – he too will be looking to move up the rankings in Gdansk. Joining Paradis in the men’s competition is Edward Vasii who is returning to competition after sitting out last season due to injury.

Rounding out Team Canada are ice dancers Sandrine Gauthier and Quentin Thieren, who finished fifth at the Latvian JPG, and Summer Homick and Nicholas Buelow.

For the full competition schedule, entries and results, please click here: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/even ... re-skating

Team Canada 
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach

Men 
Edward Vasii | 18 | Rosemère, QC | Yvan Desjardins
Anthony Paradis | 17 | Boisbriand, QC | Yvan Desjardins

Women
Lulu Lin | 14 | Mississauga, ON | Paul Parkinson

Pairs
Noémie Rolland | 16 | Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac, QC & Étienne Lacasse | 19 | Quebec City, QC | Stéphanie Valois
Julia Quattrocchi | 18 | Laval, QC & Simon Desmarais | 20 | Carignan, QC | Stéphanie Valois

Ice Dance 
Sandrine Gauthier | 20 | Saint-Constant, QC & Quentin Thieren | 20 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC | Benjamin Brisebois
Summer Homick | 17 | Tilsonburg, ON & Nicholas Buelow | 17 | Barrie, ON | Mitch Islam

Team Leaders – Laura Baker & Andre Bourgeois
Officials – Leslie Keen & Fanny-Ève Tapp
Medical Team – Sylvia Ciurysek & Erika Persson

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Not mentioned in the Skate Canada press release:
Summer Homick will be making her JGP Figure debut in ice dance after switching from pairs! She placed 8th in Senior at 2024 Nationals; wonin a junior international at 2022 Bavarian Open, both with her pair partner of 3 seasons, Marty Haubrich.

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Detailed time and practice schedule: https://results.isu.org/schedules/jgppo ... hedule.pdf

Gdansk is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

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The Entries/Start Orders/Results link is now available: https://results.isu.org/results/season2425/jgppol2024/

The links for the live streams of the event are now available: https://www.youtube.com/SkatingISU

Competition overview (all times local to Gdansk)


Time conversion information - EDT is 2nd from the bottom, as usual

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Short Program/Rhythm Dance start orders:

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Overview of Day 1 of the competition (local times)


This is the last JGP of the season to include Pairs - the top 6 for the JGP Final will be determined by the results here.

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The first event of the day was the Jr Women SP. The results:

Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

The leaders




Canada's Lulu Lin sits in 13th spot going into the free skate - video of her SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehe1blK7KnI

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The Jr Pairs Short Program was the 2nd event of Day 1. The results:

Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

The leaders





The first team on the ice for the Pairs SP was from Canada - Noemie ROLLAND / Etienne LACASSE. By the end of the Short Program they were in 4th place overall and will be in the final warm-up group for the free skate.



The first team out in the 3rd of 5 groups was the 2nd CDN team - Julia QUATTROCCHI / Simon DESMARAIS. By the end of the Short Program they were in 6th place overall and will be in the penultimate warm-up group for the free skate.

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The third & final event of Day 1 was the Jr. Men Short Program. The results:

Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

The leaders




The first CDN skater out in the Jr Men Short Program was Antony Paradis - he skated last in the first group and took the lead with a strong skate. With the 2nd highest PCS score, he finished in 4th place, putting him into the final warm-up group for the free skate.


The 2nd CDN skater was Edward Vasii - he skated first in the 2nd group. With the third highest PCS score, he finished 7th, putting him into the penultimate warm-up group for the free skate.

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Day 2 overview


The first event was the Rhythm Dance - the results


Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

The leaders




Canada's Gauthier & Thieren who sit in 2nd after the RD.


While Canada's 2nd team, Homick & Buelow made their ice dance debut and sit in 9th after the RD.


Some trivia - Batkova & Yang who represent Czechia were both born in Canada. They split their training between Newmarket, ON & Canton, OH.
Their ISU biography: https://results.isu.org/bios/isufs00118080.htm

Lauren's father (and coach), Mark Batka, competed in Pairs (internationall) and Men (in Canada).

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The 2nd event of Day 2 - the Pairs free skate. The results:


Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

The overall results:


The medallists






The victory ceremony for Jr Women and Jr Pairs was done at the end of the Jr Women's competition (after Ted Barton & Mark Hanretty signed off).

First Canadian Pair to skate in today's Free Skate - Julia QUATTROCCHI / Simon DESMARAIS moved up from 6th after the short program to a medal position with that free skate. They earned themselves a spot at the Junior Grand Prix Final



The 2nd Canadian pair, skating first in the final warm-up group - Noemie ROLLAND / Etienne LACASSE. They fell behind their teammates after the FS to finish 7th overall. In their first JGP outing, however, they earned the combined TES scores needed to compete at ISU Junior Worlds.



Now it's official - those qualifying to the Jr GPF in Pairs are:
Jiaxuan Zhang / Yihang Huang (30 points)
Jazmine Desrochers / Kieran Thrasher (28)
Olivia Flores / Luke Wang (24)
Romane Telemaque / Lucas Coulon (22; win tiebreaker)
Julia Quattrocchi / Simon Desmarais (22)
Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda (20)

Alternates
Louise Ehrhard / Matthis Pellegris
Elizabeth Hansen / William Church
Xuanqi Zhang / Wenqiang Feng

The official results are posted here: https://t.co/dkYTeKkIGA

Note: Romane Telemaque / Lucas Coulon are the first French pairs team to ever qualify for the JGP Final

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The third and final event of Day 2 was the Junior Women Free Skate. The results


Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

Overall results


Medallists






The victory ceremony for Jr Women and Jr Pairs was done at the end of the competition (after Ted Barton & Mark Hanretty signed off).

Ted Barton's interview with Mao Shimada: youtu.be/RMIdDLuACME

Canada's Lulu Lin, having been 13th after the SP, was the final skater in the 4th of 6 groups for the Free Skate. There were a number of "changes in position" after the Free Skate and she ended up in 12 spot (rather than 13th)

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Day 3 of the competition began with the Free Dance - the results


Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

Overall results


The medallists




The victory ceremony followed the completion of the Men free skate and the Men's ceremony.
Gold

Silver

Bronze


Winner's interview with Ted Barton: youtu.be/M4JuSt1WL7U

The first CDN team out - Summer HOMICK / Nicholas BUELOW. They finished 5th in the Free Dance, moving themselves up from 9th after the RD to 7th overall. An excellent first outing in ice dance for Summer


The 2nd CDN team - Sandrine GAUTHIER / Quentin THIEREN. They held their 2nd place after the FD, finishing with a silver medal

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In the 2nd event of the day and the final one of the competition there were a lot of changes of position!
The Free Skate results

Detailed protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/season2 ... Skater.pdf

Overall results


The medallists





Winner's interview: https://t.co/AxsDKrwd8E

The first of the two CDN men - Edward VASII. With a 7th in the SP and an 18th in the FS, he finished in 12th overall.


The second CDN man - Anthony PARADIS. He finished 4th in the SP, 3rd in the FS, but ended up 5th overall!