Australian skating news

[Alex_Hayes]

I noticed that Amelia Jackson is scheduled to compete in the senior ladies event at the Bosphorus Cup.

 

[misskarne]

I noticed that Amelia Jackson is scheduled to compete in the senior ladies event at the Bosphorus Cup.

Nice pickup! I hope she does great!

 

[Sylvia]

I noticed that Amelia Jackson is scheduled to compete in the senior ladies event at the Bosphorus Cup.

That happened already (mid-December 2017 in Istanbul) - Amelia was looking for her 4CC SP minimum score but fell short there. However, she did win the bronze medal : http://www.icesportstr.com/data/competitions/21/results/CAT006RS.HTM

Andrews Dodds posted this 2 days ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeJfvz0F7xB/?hl=en&taken-by=andrew_dodds
"All ready for the next competition. Super excited to be going back to Taipei for 4CC. Going to be the first person to compete in Singles and Ice Dance at the same Championship event!?!"

 

[aussieSKATES]

With their second place finish in the pairs' short program at the 2018 Four Continents Championships, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya & Harley Windsor made history with Australia's first ISU Championship medals at the senior level.

 

[starrynight]

I was wondering if there was any more news about a future 4CC being hosted in Australia? Is that a confirmed thing or is it just a pitch at the moment? A little bit like having the GPFs in Madrid I think that having a nice warm summer 4CC would be a novelty for the skaters and would be a popular event.

 

[Sedge]

Was the coach listed as Brendan took his starting position in the SP coreect?
It said Tammy Gambill.
I thought he was with Morozov.

 

[starrynight]

Morozov was just yesterday with Weaver/Poje at a pre-Olympics press conference at the Ice House in New Jersey, so it seems like he is remaining there to train WP ahead of the Olympics (rather than head out to 4CC early).

 

[skatingguy]

I was wondering if there was any more news about a future 4CC being hosted in Australia? Is that a confirmed thing or is it just a pitch at the moment? A little bit like having the GPFs in Madrid I think that having a nice warm summer 4CC would be a novelty for the skaters and would be a popular event.

2019 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
2020 - Seoul, South Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Continents_Figure_Skating_Championships

 

[Sylvia]

USFS has yet to issue a press release but 2019 4CC has been moved to Anaheim, California: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ates-locations-2019-4cc-to-anaheim-ca.102069/

As of June 2017, the ISU has published provisional allotments of ISU Championships through 2020.

Posted in this thread back on Aug. 24, 2017 (Ted Barton's interview with Peter Lynch was the first public mention of a future 4CC bid):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY2WxxNaeg

The cat is out of the bag.

ISA and ISV are working towards bidding for a future Four Continents event, to be potentially hosted at the O'Brien Group Arena in Melbourne.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Was the coach listed as Brendan took his starting position in the SP coreect?
It said Tammy Gambill.
I thought he was with Morozov.

I noticed that as well. I checked his ISU bio and it lists Morozov as his current coach and Gambill as a previous coach, so I'm guessing they used a stored/not updated caption for the TV feed. Andrei Pachin (who coaches Alexandrovskaya & Windsor) sat with Brendan in the Kiss & Cry yesterday.

 

[Seerek]

I would think Beijing gets 2021 Four Continents as the Olympic Test Event, so maybe 2022 Four Continents in Australia?

 

[Sylvia]

The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia is posting daily 4CC reports: http://www.owia.org/figure-skating-news

 

[starrynight]

I would think Beijing gets 2021 Four Continents as the Olympic Test Event, so maybe 2022 Four Continents in Australia?

Selfishly I'd like it to not be the 4CC where no Olympic skaters (aside from team Australia) turn up, but I guess if that is the opening available then it's better than nothing!

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Selfishly I'd like it to not be the 4CC where no Olympic skaters (aside from team Australia) turn up, but I guess if that is the opening available then it's better than nothing!

Agreed. In Olympic years, Four Continents should probably be renamed The Pewter Cup.

 

[aussieSKATES]

Here are some quick quotes from Team Australia at this week's Four Continents Championships

 

[Bunny Hop]

Article on Alexandrovskaya & Windsor from the Sydney Morning Herald (yay, something in the mainstream media): http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...katerina-alexandrovskaya-20180202-h0t2ti.html

 

[misskarne]

Article on Alexandrovskaya & Windsor from the Sydney Morning Herald (yay, something in the mainstream media): http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...katerina-alexandrovskaya-20180202-h0t2ti.html

What a nice article!

Chantelle and Andrew got their Worlds TES minimums at the Torun Cup this weekend! I believe it will be the first time since 2006, and the first time ever since the TES minimums were introduced, that Australia will field a full Worlds team!!!!!!!

And Amelia won the Junior Ladies at the Reykjavik Games, and Katie won silver in the Senior Ladies! Look at Team Australia go!

 

[starrynight]

Will Andrew Dodds continue to train singles?

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Will Andrew Dodds continue to train singles?

Hard to say.

Other than hoping to make the Olympics this year, they really didn't seem to indicate in any of the articles written about them, what their long term goals were as a team. I believe Andrew's aim as a singles skater was to get the minimum TES at the world level.

But, given how quickly Kerry and Dodds have gelled together, and that they live in different cities, Andrew may eventually need to choose one or the other to make the most of his talent.

 

[misskarne]

Will Andrew Dodds continue to train singles?

Hard to say. I haven't heard anything. But I can understand why the temptation would be there for him. As of now, he's still the second-best male singles skater in Australia. His performance at Nationals was superhuman. Even at 4CC where he wasn't perfect, he was still setting PBs. He won the PCS at Nationals. Oh yes, I would completely understand if he was tempted to continue doing both.

 

[starrynight]

I can understand how sometimes some skaters train pairs and singles at the same time.. as you can transfer the jumps and spins between the two. But do many compete at a high level in both dance and singles?

Hard to say.

But, given how quickly Kerry and Dodds have gelled together, and that they live in different cities, Andrew may eventually need to choose one or the other to make the most of his talent.

They live in seperate cities and yet have managed to make the World TES minimum in their first year? Gee. I would be interested to see what they could manage if they based themselves together and trained a full dance schedule.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

A nice article about Alexandrovskaya & Windsor.

 

[Bunny Hop]

A nice article about Alexandrovskaya & Windsor.

They ran a video version of this story on the 7pm ABC News this evening.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

They ran a video version of this story on the 7pm ABC News this evening.

Finally. Some mainstream news coverage!

 

[nimi]

They ran a video version of this story on the 7pm ABC News this evening.

I think it's this one that Harley just retweeted?
https://twitter.com/duncs_h/status/960724040347353089

The off-ice 3Tw looked GREAT!

 

[Bunny Hop]

I think it's this one that Harley just retweeted?
https://twitter.com/duncs_h/status/960724040347353089

Yes, that was it.

There is also a story on BBC Online:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42558786

And also Olympic Channel in the US: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/p...australias-first-indigenous-winter-olympian/?

 

[misskarne]

I think it's this one that Harley just retweeted?
https://twitter.com/duncs_h/status/960724040347353089

The off-ice 3Tw looked GREAT!

This story is too frickin' cute, I can't even. Katia is adorable.

I knew this would be the story that would get the airplay, but I underestimated just how much. Great to see it getting lots of attention!

EDIT: Ooof, some of the wording in that Olympic Channel one has me cringing. "Australian Aborigine" probably ought to be "Indigenous Australian" or "Aboriginal Australian".

 

[Aussie Willy]

In Melbourne the newsreader called Harley a "she" before they ran the story. After the story he then said "he" with a smile on his face knowing he got Harley's gender incorrect. Quite funny.

 

[nimi]

In Melbourne the newsreader called Harley a "she" before they ran the story.

Oh lordy... Head, meet desk.

I've never heard of a girl called 'Harley' but is that actually a thing in Australia? Like, amongst all the Kylies and Haylees are there also a few female Harleys thrown in for a good measure?

Or is this just a doofus who thinks that all figure skaters must be female by default, even if they have a traditionally male name?

 

[starrynight]

I've met a female Harley before (actually the only Harley I've met). Her mother and father liked motorcycles a lot. For that reason, I've never really considered it to be a particularly gender specific name.