2012 Skate Canada High Performance Camp

[Sylvia]

Pj Kwong ( ‏@skatingpj ) tweeted:

Btw - will be posting Tweets and pics w/Canada's top skating talent on Thursday from high perf camp - should be great! #cbcskates

@PaulDPoirier:

There is nothing better than the @SkateCanada team camp: food, friends, and great skating. Yes, food comes before friends #sorrynotsorry

‏@AsherHill:

TEAM CAMP THIS WEEKEND WOOO!! Still have no idea what to wear for the photo shoot. Gold shoes, zebra skinny jeans, mesh tank top.Yay or Nay?

2012-2013 Skate Canada National Team members: http://www.skatecanada.ca/en-us/deve...ionalteam.aspx

ETA this hearsay info was posted today in the Grand Prix Assignments thread (Steele/Schultz are still listed on the National Team page as of today):

Such a waste to not send one of many options for ladies but since Schultz broke up with Steele in July I don't believe there is any other pair team to send.

Someone else posted hearsay info back on August 1 about Steele being "in a cast" as the reason why they had to withdraw from several U.S. club competitions earlier this summer.

[Sylvia]

Skate Canada is posting photos on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...5677038&type=3

Pj Kwong has started tweeting photos and other info: https://twitter.com/skatingpj

ETA Skate Canada's press release: http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/Ne...S/Default.aspx

Skate Canada's Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/SkateCanada

[Habs]

Pj Kwong has started tweeting photos and other info: https://twitter.com/skatingpj

According to PJ, Dube & Wolfe aren't at camp because they aren't at the right level of readiness yet. Does that mean their programs aren't done or could it be something else?

[Habs]

PJ is tweeting music choices right now. Carmen for V&M's FD, La Boheme for Chan's Free.

[aka_gerbil]

PJ is tweeting music choices right now. Carmen for V&M's FD, La Boheme for Chan's Free.

And V/M's SD is a waltz composed by Anthony Hopkins (as in the actor).

[kwanfan1818]

PJ also tweeted

Amelie Lacoste's jumps looked greatly improved - higher n stronger - nice 3Lz/3toe (I think) combo! #cbcskates

which is music to my ears.

[hohoho]

From my sources, Lacoste wasn't doing 3Lz/3T, she was doing 3Lz/2L. Osmond was doing 3Lz/3T. I would be very surprised if Lacoste was doing 2 triple toe jumps in combo.

[danafan]

I don't recall Lacoste doing a solo triple toe in the last several seasons either.

I wonder if Desanctis and Najarro are there.

[hohoho]

Only Lacoste and Osmond there. Phaeuf (if skating), Najarro (if skating), and Desanctis are supposed to arrive for festivities on Friday night and Saturday

[nynyfee]

From my sources, Lacoste wasn't doing 3Lz/3T, she was doing 3Lz/2L. Osmond was doing 3Lz/3T. I would be very surprised if Lacoste was doing 2 triple toe jumps in combo.

A 3lutz/3l is plan in the short program and it is probably what PJ saw. And yes she is capable of doing it....

[victorskid]

Here's the CBC Sports page with videos & stories from PJ Kwong, etc.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskati...e-the-bar.html

[Sylvia]

ETA that I've started a new Patrick Chan thread with the article links I posted here earlier: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=84882

[Sylvia]

On-ice photos of Virtue/Moir and Chan: http://www.mississauga.com/sports/ar...o-hershey-camp

[kwanfan1818]

Paul Poirier just tweeted,

Today the entire national team was introduced to @SkateCanada's new partner, @THOMASSABO! We're all so excited!

Thomas Sabo Skate Canada?

http://www.thomassabo.com/CA-en/

I don't know where they live in the market spectrum: are they direct competition for Birks (for which Rochette has a collection)? Is there overlap between them and Birks? Or do they target different price points entirely?

[bmcg]

I would say different market. Have a look at the website of each to see the difference. I prefer the style of Thomas Sabo.

[4rkidz]

I would say different market. Have a look at the website of each to see the difference. I prefer the style of Thomas Sabo.

Great connection.. timely too as Sabo is becoming quite trendy.. I know they are also involved with F1.. I think the Thomas Sabo pieces are popular and their prices are very reasonable.. I've seen the college kids wearing the cotton charm bracelets - the coloured ones.. I think it's going to become the lulu lemon of cool jewelry.. their stuff comes packaged lovely as well..

[skatingwatcher]

2012-2013 Skate Canada National Team members: http://www.skatecanada.ca/en-us/deve...ionalteam.aspx

ETA this hearsay info was posted today in the Grand Prix Assignments thread (Steele/Schultz are still listed on the National Team page as of today):

Someone else posted hearsay info back on August 1 about Steele being "in a cast" as the reason why they had to withdraw from several U.S. club competitions earlier this summer.[/QUOTE]

Lots more to this story. She was dropped from a twist and injured her ankle. But she is back on the ice, better than ever, starting a new and exciting chapter !

[quebecoise]

According to PJ, Dube & Wolfe aren't at camp because they aren't at the right level of readiness yet. Does that mean their programs aren't done or could it be something else?

According to this French's article, it says Jessica still has her ankle's injury and they didn't have enough time to train enough(I don't know what that means exactly between if they didn't even begun their new programs, or if they are not just ready to show the programs.

http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/autres...compromise.php

Une autre patineuse québécoise sera absente, Jessica Dubé, qui soigne une blessure à la cheville et n'est pas parfaitement rétablie. «Elle n'a pas eu assez de temps pour se préparer avec son partenaire Sébastien Wolf, a expliqué Slipchuk. Nous les suivrons sur une base hebdomadaire avant de confirmer leurs assignations pour le Grand Prix.»

[spikydurian]

Team Canada:
https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/stat.../photo/1/large

Team Canada & sponsor Thomassabo:
https://twitter.com/SkateCanada/stat...142144/photo/1

[flowerpower]

^^
Thank you, quebecoise. An ankle injury, that's unfortunate. I wondered why Dube/Wolfe weren't at the Quebec summer championships in Pierrefonds, and also missed this camp. So SC will be checking with them weekly to determine their readiness for the GP season.