Articles/News, Photos & Clips, etc. from Montreal -- 2024 Worlds

[Wyliefan]

I realize it's a little early to start this thread, but Worlds Media Day is going on at the Bell Centre, so I thought we might as well. On Twitter, https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast has photos, videos, practice notes, and interviews with the Canadian skaters. Of note, Sadovsky made it there safely and on time WITH his skates ; Lajoie/Lagha are practicing and looking healthy, as far as one can tell from photos.

 

[4rkidz]

I am so glad that Lajoie/Lagha are on the ice as I am really looking forward to watching them live again. Nice they can all have a little pre practice in the big rink.

 

[victorskid]

CBC Sports article on the ice dancers (and the "issue"): https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...anada-world-championships-soerensen-1.7135643

 

[quartz]

My FB memory today was from 2013 Worlds and Patrick Chan getting a standing O for his practice skate. I think that was his Rachmaninoff program. It was my one and only worlds and I’m very sad I will not be in Montreal.

 

[Sylvia]

Piper’s video of her Worlds simulation & media day highlights last week (March 6): https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4Q4PkQOQEO/

 

[4rkidz]

My FB memory today was from 2013 Worlds and Patrick Chan getting a standing O for his practice skate. I think that was his Rachmaninoff program. It was my one and only worlds and I’m very sad I will not be in Montreal.

I am sad too you won’t be there as I remember you were going to the pre pandemic one. Hopefully you can join us at the next Skate Canada that is in Ontario.

 

[quartz]

I am sad too you won’t be there as I remember you were going to the pre pandemic one. Hopefully you can join us at the next Skate Canada that is in Ontario.

That’s what the goal is - hopefully I have some answers soon and a care plan to get healthy again.

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting here from the Previews & Predictions thread :

Jackie Wong (RockerSkating), Europe on Ice, and Danielle Earl have all posted inside arena photos on X as has Skate Canada.

Skate Canada’s video of traveling to Montreal, arriving at the official hotel & Bell Centre: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4oNGbYOX09/

Europe on Ice's "first impression" photo: https://twitter.com/europeonice/status/1769443625337864499

Fuji TV posted photos of Yuma Kagiyama, Kao Miura & Kaori Sakamoto backstage on Sunday: https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1769529625527415124

I will start a Practice Reports thread (eta link): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/practice-reports.111646/

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

will start a Practice Reports thread (eta link): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/practice-reports.111646/

I’m going through Peacock right now, I am looking at all the tiles…. are they not showing any practices?

 

[Karen-W]

I’m going through Peacock right now, I am looking at all the tiles…. are they not showing any practices?

No. That is only provided by NBC for SkAm and US Nats. We might get it next year for Worlds, though since NBC will be providing the video for all of the broadcasters.

 

[Sylvia]

I will share notable mixed zone photos & quotes posted by Golden Skate (& other media outlets) in this thread - Haien Lee is first up: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4qwBn2ugEo/

... On changing back to the mermaid [short] program: “The mermaid program is very unique but I didn’t feel like I had the confidence to deliver it, that’s why I changed it as I thought I was not ready for it. But now during the last 3 weeks I worked with Lori in Canada on this program again and felt like I want to try it again!”

ETA:

Greg Kolz is photographing for Skate Canada: https://twitter.com/gregkolz/status/1769812047426892008

Check out his Instagram story clip pic of Hase/Kolodin in mid-twist backstage! https://www.instagram.com/gregkolz

 

[Wyliefan]

The Skating Scores site has a helpful new feature: countdown clocks!

Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics

The best resource for Figure Skating scores and stats on the web.

skatingscores.com

 

[Karen-W]

The Skating Scores site has a helpful new feature: countdown clocks!

Skating Scores: Latest Figure Skating Results, Scores, Rankings & Statistics

The best resource for Figure Skating scores and stats on the web.

skatingscores.com

OMG! That's awesome!!!! Nice way to build the anticipation!!!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

SEVENTEEN OF TEAM USA’S BEST TO COMPETE ON WORLD STAGE​

Seventeen of Team USA’s Best to Compete on World Stage | U.S. Figure Skating

www.usfigureskating.org

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Japan's Sakamoto, Uno Seek World Figure Skating 'Three-peats'​

Japan's Sakamoto, Uno Seek World Figure Skating 'Three-peats'

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Shoma Uno each will seek their third consecutive world crowns at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, which begin Wednesday in Montreal.

www.barrons.com

Uno Shoma, Sakamoto Kaori go for figure skating three-peats at 2024 World Championships: Preview, schedule, how to watch live action​

https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-2024-world-championships-preview-schedule-montreal

South Jersey’s Isabeau Levito is looking for redemption at Worlds this week in Montreal​

South Jersey’s Isabeau Levito is looking for redemption at Worlds this week in Montreal

Levito, 17, who lives in Mount Holly and trains in Mount Laurel, is a top contender after falling to bronze at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The International Skating Union ranks her third.

www.inquirer.com

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Norwood pairs skaters Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are feeling uplifted as they head to Worlds​

Norwood pairs skaters Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are feeling uplifted as they head to Worlds - The Boston Globe

Howe seems to be recovered from last May's shoulder surgery, so hopes are high for the competition in Montreal.

www.bostonglobe.com

@Karen-W

 

[Karen-W]

Norwood pairs skaters Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are feeling uplifted as they head to Worlds​

Norwood pairs skaters Emily Chan and Spencer Howe are feeling uplifted as they head to Worlds - The Boston Globe

Howe seems to be recovered from last May's shoulder surgery, so hopes are high for the competition in Montreal.

www.bostonglobe.com

@Karen-W

Already read it from the link in the US Pairs thread.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Already read it from the link in the US Pairs thread.

Yeah, but I posted it here before it was posted there

 

[Sylvia]

This thread is focused on news happening/articles published IN Montreal which is why I re-posted 3 of your links in the Previews thread (I appreciated you taking the time to post links, ANL! ).

Claire Cloutier's Wesley Chiu tweet+photo from the mixed zone tonight: https://twitter.com/ClaireCloutier/status/1769894142862123087

Wesley Chiu said that Kirsten Moore-Towers coaches at his rink & has been giving him pointers & advice on how to prepare for a home Worlds, bases on her experience at 2013 London Worlds. #WorldsMTL24

And Claire's Roman Sadovsky post+photo on her A Divine Sport Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rQbxwo6hD/
Last part:

... At Four Continents, I didn't have my full program [content] in there. After 4CCs, I had 7 weeks if really decent training and added Axels." Sadovsky also commented that he's wearing tape around his boots for a little added resistance.

 

[Sylvia]

I will share notable mixed zone photos & quotes posted by Golden Skate (& other media outlets) in this thread - Haien Lee is first up: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4qwBn2ugEo/

Links to the rest of Golden Skate’s mixed zone photos & quotes on Monday:

Young You: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4qxfIQuFvC/

Loena: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4q5WY7OOxf/

Nina Pinzarrone: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4q5WY7OOxf/

Kaori: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rB1kUuyFU/

Mone Chiba: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rB1kUuyFU/

Hana Yoshida: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rF_09OsfC/

Amber: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rHcLkOa9l/
More from "In the Loop": https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1769865748158054457

She's been landing the 3A consistently for the last week and a half! It felt bizarre! She sprained her ankle recently and she's taking care of her body by adjusting her jumps after years of experience.
The ice is great though the practice rink felt tiny! The main rink less so but is still gaging where to put her elements. She hopes to include the 3A in her [short?] program next season.

Kao: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rPUe0Ov-Q/

Yuma: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rP16eOm6S/

Shoma: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rQcB4uYxp/

 

[Sylvia]

Mixed zone on Tuesday morning (Golden Skate & In the Loop):

Ilia: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4st5XBOR-u/
ETA that I posted a clip of Vladislav Dikidzhi's 4A here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ting-news-in-2023.110316/page-34#post-6563859

Jason: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4stSW5ODRV/

Junhwan: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4sqy6vuHTf/

Sihyeong Lee (thread of 10 posts): https://x.com/inthelopodcast/status/1770083630506758551

Hyungyeom Kim (3 posts): https://x.com/inthelopodcast/status/1770084301998006344

Deniss: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4slc0_ObTx/

I'm posting any notable practice clips I find on social media in the Practice Reports thread.

ETA - Ilia with Marin Honda (Fuji TV reporter): https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1770099896173162909

 

[sk9tingfan]

Adding this one on the from the front page of The Washington Post. Cross-referenced in The Amber Glenn Cheer Thread:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/03/19/amber-glenn-figure-skater/

 

[Sylvia]

For those who can read it, does the article say if Les Carpenter (who covered 2022 Olympics) will be in Montreal for WaPo?

I’m always interested to know which/how many print media sports journalists will cover Worlds in North America.

ETA:

Thanks for gifting this link in Amber's fan thread, @sk9tingfan!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Adding this one on the from the front page of The Washington Post. Cross-referenced in The Amber Glenn Cheer Thread:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/03/19/amber-glenn-figure-skater/

Looks like it’s behind a pay wall, but from the very quick glimpse I got it looks cool. For some reason it made me think of I Tonya, and how perhaps Tonya Harding could have had this narrative more in her competitive days

 

[Sylvia]

Nice photo of Jason’s Ina Bauer in the morning practice: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4s5QuWJ2JS/

Camden in the mixed zone: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4syaRqu7XH/

Adam Siao Him Fa: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4sy5ggusAv/

Claire has a bit more info in her Amber post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4tQfhQxkrm/

Women’s SP starting order is posted in the Entries thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/entries.111592/page-2#post-6568144

ETA Skate Canada’s short video of Laurin/Ethier’s first practice day yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4tDcnwO7vv/

 

[Sylvia]

Jason in the mixed zone (3 posts): https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1770113358722720196
Clips of his SP run through are posted in the Practice Reports thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/practice-reports.111646/page-4#post-6568192

Camden in the mixed zone this afternoon (only one of the 3 U.S. men to show): https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1770172125447340073

Isabeau: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1770176268354351353

 

[Wyliefan]

Short interview thread with CPom: https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1770239339022156090

 

[Sylvia]

"Bits and Bobs" by Beverley Smith (in Montreal): https://bevsmithwrites.com/bits-and-bobs/

I'll post the links to her 2 pairs articles in the Pairs general discussion thread.

ETA:

Robert Brodie's first article from the Bell Centre with a Roman Sadovsky focus (March 19):

Worlds 2024: Bonjour from the Bell Centre

Four years after a global pandemic kept the planet's best figure skaters away from Montreal, it's finally this great Canadian city's turn to welcome the world.

rwbrodiewrites.substack.com

 

[Sylvia]

Greg Kolz's wonderful 10 backstage b&w photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4vI1IXgwmO/
CPom, Chiu, Schizas, Kao Miura, Metelkina/Berulava, Deanna, Roman, Olivia Smart, Hase/Volodin mid-twist, Chock.

Danielle Earl's Rinkside moments/Day 2 photos (#3 shows Austrian team leader Miriam Ziegler’s birthday being celebrated): https://www.instagram.com/p/C4vEx41rZlB/

 

[Sylvia]

Wednesday's Pairs & Women SP articles & recaps by journalists & bloggers in Montreal:

ISU recaps:
Pairs SP: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...m-at-isu-world-championships?templateParam=15
Women SP: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...-s-short-program-in-montreal?templateParam=15
"Quick Quotes" and "Press Conference Highlights" documents are linked under Media Information on the ISU's event page: https://isu.org/figure-skating/even...figure-skating-championships?templateParam=11

Phil Hersh for NBCSports.com:

At age 40, Deanna Stellato-Dudek captivates home crowd at figure skating worlds

Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps lead after the pairs' short program.

www.nbcsports.com

Women's short program at figure skating worlds produces tears, thrills

Belgian Loena Hendrickx leads American Isabeau Levito at the world figure skating championships.

www.nbcsports.com

Beverley Smith:

Pair Short Program - Bev Smith Writes

MONTREAL Pair skating came to life on Wednesday at the world figure skating championships. It started with a breath. You could hear it right at the beginning of the short program – skated to the Montreal song “Oxygene” – of Canadian champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps. They...

bevsmithwrites.com

Loena Hendrickx Conquers - Bev Smith Writes

MONTREAL It’s quite apparent that Belgian skater Loena Hendrickx is the queen of mind over matter, of love over pain, of rising to the moment. Hendrickx, the European champion, wasn’t even sure she was going to make it to the world championships this week, because she had been in so much pain...

bevsmithwrites.com

Robert Brodie ("A recap of it all from a Canadian point of view on the Substack thing"):

Worlds 2024: 'Our best short program of the year'

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps thrilled the home folks with a spectacular performance that has them primed for a golden finish in Montreal.

rwbrodiewrites.substack.com

Daniel Rainbird for the Canadian Press: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...pics-figure-skating-worlds-march-20-1.7150089

Nick McCarvel for Olympics.com: https://olympics.com/en/news/world-...champion-sakamoto-kaori-stumbles-womens-short

Skate Info Glace (in French):
Pairs SP: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/2024/03/20/championnats-du-monde-montréal-court-couples/
Women SP: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/2024-03-21-spdames/

Kyodo News:

Figure skating: 2-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto 4th in short program

Two-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto remains in contention for a "three-peat" at the figure skating world championships in Montreal despite making costly mistakes in her short program.

english.kyodonews.net

Jack Gallagher (in Japan): https://featured.japan-forward.com/...e-after-short-program-at-world-championships/

Mixed zone social media coverage by:
Golden Skate (19 women & 20 pairs): https://twitter.com/goldenskate & https://www.instagram.com/goldsk8/
AnythingGOEs: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE (15 women & 15 pairs)
In The Loop: https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast
Figure Skaters Online: https://twitter.com/fsonline
A Divine Sport: https://twitter.com/ClaireCloutier
Jackie Wong (live play-by-play & press conferences): https://twitter.com/rockerskating
His compilation of jump notes for Women SP https://www.rockerskating.com/news/...hips-play-by-playresults-womens-short-program & Pairs SP https://www.rockerskating.com/news/...ships-play-by-playresults-pairs-short-program