Skate Canada's 2010 High Performance Camp (Mississauga, ON, Sept. 9-10)

[Sylvia]

Here's the press release for the media: http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=...&search_where=

Participants (as listed in the press release):
Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Kharis Ralph/Asher Hill, Alexandra Paul/Mitchell Islam;
Patrick Chan, Kevin Reynolds, Shawn Sawyer, Jeremy Ten;
Cynthia Phaneuf, Myriane Samson, Diane Szmiett, Amélie Lacoste;
Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison, Mylène Brodeur/John Mattatall, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch, Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers, Kaleigh Hole/Adam Johnson.

[aaron]

Thank you Sylvia, I'm Excited
I hope there would be some media coverage.

[screech]

No Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford? I would have thought this would have been an amazing time for them to kind of get assessed and show what they can do, especially since they were given a grand prix.

[Chele615]

They could possibly still be going....especially if the press release just listed names from the National Team pages on the SC website.

[Sedge]

The attendance criteria must be GP entry...because Jeremy Ten is going and he is not on the Nat team ( bur does have Skate Canada)...so that means Eric and Meagan may well be there.

[algonquin]

I am glad that Skate Canada is keeping these camps but it seems rather strange that it is not in Vancouver. (I know the Olympics are over, but still...)

[Erica Lee]

They had these camps long before they held them in Vancouver. They just purposely chose the Vancouver location to give athletes extra time to help them feel comfortable in the building.

The first (??), at least that I can remember, was held in Kitchener in 02 or 03.

[normie]

Have the camps traditionally been held in Ontario (with the exception of the years leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics) or do they move them around the country?

[overedge]

I am glad that Skate Canada is keeping these camps but it seems rather strange that it is not in Vancouver.

That's because Vancouver has bad fans who take notes and videos at open-to-the-public sessions, and then have the nerve to talk about what they saw Bad fans! Bad fans!

[withrespect]

That's because Vancouver has bad fans who take notes and videos at open-to-the-public sessions, and then have the nerve to talk about what they saw Bad fans! Bad fans!

well if that's so that issue existed with 'Ms Mcleod's' parents at YRSA when she was there at Sectionals as well. They boo judges etc. So not cool.: but not surprising either.

[Sylvia]

First articles are coming out (there's also a separate thread posted in GSD for this one about Chan's "Take 5" SP): http://www.torontosun.com/sports/oth.../15297776.html
(The sports journalist's Twitter account is listed at the bottom of the article: http://twitter.com/ryanpyette)

[Sedge]

Have the camps traditionally been held in Ontario (with the exception of the years leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics) or do they move them around the country?

IIRC the camps have been in Kitchener, Montreal ( twice, I think) , Torino, 4 times in Vancouver and now in Toronto.

[JillyBean16]

is the camp closed to the public or can fans go this year? Are there any reports from today?

[Pratfall]

Today was open to the public, but it was just practices and press scrums. ..AFAIK tomorrow ( when they actually skate their programs )is closed to the public ( Someone tell me I'm wrong) But some reports could still make it out. And I expect (hope) that will be when we get the final word on music choices

[allyx82]

was there any press pics from event ?

[withrespect]

was there any press pics from event ?

sorry no pictures but here is a blog from Paul Poirier :

http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_vi...ptember_15.cfm

[kimkom]

sorry no pictures but here is a blog from Paul Poirier :

http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_vi...ptember_15.cfm

Do you think Paul loves to eat?

[Pratfall]

Ah! Now that's the kind of inside scoop we were waiting for..

[maggylyn]

Ah! Now that's the kind of inside scoop we were waiting for..

Yeah. Entertaining, but not exactly a "scoop".

I'm not sure it was really necessary to be there to have written this.

[kimkom]

Ah! Now that's the kind of inside scoop we were waiting for..

True, it's not exactly a scoop, but not worth a either.