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I'd love to see what Shae Lynn or Rohene Ward could do for pairs.
If Luba & Charlie are indeed pairing, there seems to be reason for hopeful promise. Luba is listed at 5'0", while Julianne is listed at 5'1", so no real difference there. But with Charlie's height (5'11") and his partnering skills, matched with Luba's flexibility, lovely aesthetics, and wowza lift positions, we may get to see some great lifts and throws. Time will tell if/how it all works out.
Meanwhile, let's take a look back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfnPzPqkISY Luba/Dylan 2017 Worlds sp (final 6th place after fp)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNoH_1chPzQ Luba/Dylan 2017 4CC fp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkLIfwwY2A Seguin/Bilodeau 2015 GPF sp (Da da da dah! )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTb9s3wQSA Seguin/Bilodeau 2017 NHK fp
Luba on Insta:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMx3hFj0oZ/ Luba with her boyfriend, Dean
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh-Xz6tjys7/ Luba & Dean on vacation in Cuba
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQzfUdD-ar/ ^ ^
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiN8_X-gk5M/ ^ ^
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkLQW28D0rk/ Luba with Medvedeva
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlBAR1eDW1i/ Luba is so funny, and bendy
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnc_Tg4jWr7/ Luba with J_Butt -- It's nice to see Luba so happy
Is Luba's boyfriend also an athlete?
No it is not a requirement for Bruno's camp or other places in Canada. This is garbage spewed by Dave Lease who does not factcheck when he is fed garbage info from his favourite cdn source. Julie Marcotte is an excellant choreographer who is also Bruno's sister so of course he will suggest her, especially if the teams style will suit her style. The program where she rec'd a lot of criticism 2 yrs ago was Les Anges Passe done by KMT2 where a classical emotional side of the team was the object. It fell flat the first year as the team was not able to do it justice but after 2 yrs of training it and help on the acting within it it was declared a masterpiece.The problem with Bruno and company is that it seems you HAVE to use Julie Marcotte for choreo. I’d like to see someone else other than Julie M choreo for I/B.
I'd love to see what Shae Lynn or Rohene Ward could do for pairs.
I'd love to see what Shae Lynn or Rohene Ward could do for pairs.
No it is not a requirement for Bruno's camp or other places in Canada. This is garbage spewed by Dave Lease who does not factcheck when he is fed garbage info from his favourite cdn source. Julie Marcotte is an excellant choreographer who is also Bruno's sister so of course he will suggest her, especially if the teams style will suit her style. The program where she rec'd a lot of criticism 2 yrs ago was Les Anges Passe done by KMT2 where a classical emotional side of the team was the object. It fell flat the first year as the team was not able to do it justice but after 2 yrs of training it and help on the acting within it it was declared a masterpiece.
Russia should be mad to release Stolbova, that will never happen. She should also have a comfortable pension etc for her Olympic gold medal, why jeopardise that with a country hop.
People, it's a joke!Not to mention, why would Stolbova want to pair with Bilodeau and skate for Canada?
I agree with the first half but not the second part of this post.
Les Anges Passe was awesome. I first saw it at SC camp in their first year with it when KMT was still concussed and didn't do half the elements. The program was brand new and I just loved it at first sight. I approached Mike that day and said how much I loved the program and wouldn't be disappointed if they kept it for a second year at the Olympics. I'm glad they did.
Agree, Julie does very good choreo but her music choices are in a small range and many times unremarkable for the skaters. I point to the Ginette Reno short for D/R and long for the North Korean pair, the short in MT/M first year in Montreal and just about anything she's done for R/W except their Beatles long. The R/W programs this year are so beyond bland I have watched both several times and still cannot recall one single thing about either program including the music.
Having said that she has a very good list of successes so it's not all bad by any stretch.
I'm sure Julie will play a role with I/B and I'm cool with that but I think we all agree they need to experiment with styles. I'm counting on something interesting in even their first season together.
Shae Lynn (along with Shae Zukiwsky) choreographed Seguin & Bilodeau’s Cirque du Soleil program that I keep mentioning I liked so much. I’d be happy to see Lubov and Charlie work with the two Shaes again. (Zukiwsky also did my other favourite Séguin & Bilodeau program, the The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Finally, someone got it!People, it's a joke!
Especially since Bourne was a Pairs skater before she switched to Dance.I'd love to see what Shae Lynn or Rohene Ward could do for pairs.
Shae Lynn (along with Shae Zukiwsky) choreographed Seguin & Bilodeau’s Cirque du Soleil program that I keep mentioning I liked so much. I’d be happy to see Lubov and Charlie work with the two Shaes again. (Zukiwsky also did my other favourite Séguin & Bilodeau program, the The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Russia should be mad to release Stolbova, that will never happen. She should also have a comfortable pension etc for her Olympic gold medal, why jeopardise that with a country hop.
Not to mention, why would Stolbova want to pair with Bilodeau and skate for Canada?
If Luba & Charlie are indeed pairing, there seems to be reason for hopeful promise. Luba is listed at 5'0", while Julianne is listed at 5'1", so no real difference there. But with Charlie's height (5'11") and his partnering skills, matched with Luba's flexibility, lovely aesthetics, and wowza lift positions, we may get to see some great lifts and throws. Time will tell if/how it all works out.
Meanwhile, let's take a look back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfnPzPqkISY Luba/Dylan 2017 Worlds sp (final 6th place after fp)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNoH_1chPzQ Luba/Dylan 2017 4CC fp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkLIfwwY2A Seguin/Bilodeau 2015 GPF sp (Da da da dah! )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTb9s3wQSA Seguin/Bilodeau 2017 NHK fp
Luba on Insta:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMx3hFj0oZ/ Luba with her boyfriend, Dean
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh-Xz6tjys7/ Luba & Dean on vacation in Cuba
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQzfUdD-ar/ ^ ^
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiN8_X-gk5M/ ^ ^
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkLQW28D0rk/ Luba with Medvedeva
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlBAR1eDW1i/ Luba is so funny, and bendy
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnc_Tg4jWr7/ Luba with J_Butt -- It's nice to see Luba so happy
Is Luba's boyfriend also an athlete?
Athlete Spotlight: Ruest/Wolfe
https://skatecanada.ca/2019/01/athlete-spotlight-camille-ruest-drew-wolfe/
I have friends who moved from Ontario to Quebec and have been living in Montreal for over twenty years, and they speak less French than I do (and my French is passable, but I am not truly bilingual by any estimation). I think it is relatively easy to live there and speak little French, and vice versa - I also know several people in Montreal who were immigrants from French-speaking countries, have been living there for years now, and barely speak or understand English.So incredibly sweet that Drew learned french (quite well, I might add) as someone coming from out west.
Surprised that neither Meg nor Eric seemed to have gotten any grasp of the language given their roots in the city.
I have friends who moved from Ontario to Quebec and have been living in Montreal for over twenty years, and they speak less French than I do (and my French is passable, but I am not truly bilingual by any estimation). I think it is relatively easy to live there and speak little French, and vice versa - I also know several people in Montreal who were immigrants from French-speaking countries, have been living there for years now, and barely speak or understand English.
Especially Meagan, since she's from Sudbury which, for Ontario, is a very bilingual city. (And she's married to a Quebecois man...)Suprised that neither Meg nor Eric seemed to have gotten any grasp of the language given their roots in the city.
French and English in Quebec is fun and games. In the rest of Canada there is sporadic French taught and the other provinces are English speaking. English used to be taught the same way in Quebec. In my day we were taught French from a non-bilingual teacher with university Parisian French. Hence we did not understand a word a true Quebecoise said even if we had repeated same word 100 times in class the day before. The exams we wrote were very difficult so during our hour lesson a day we just learned grammer rules, conjugations and basic words. Definitely no time to talk French...too busy writing and memorizing. As far as the French children....The French government did not want French people learning English which would allow them to work anywhere in Canada so they would have to stay in Quebec and work for whatever wage was offered. In order to learn English they had to go to non-subsidized private schools who could do what they wanted. Of course Quebec politicians all sent their children to those schools. In my childrens day(they are grown) some schools offered immersion programs and that is where I sent my kids. My youngest did all day kindergarden where half day was French and half day was English as well. They are both quite comfortable in both languages and can work in them. So now most of my parents generation are dead. My generation of English depends on what community you lived in and what area's you explored in your life experiences. (and if you had a pig head or not). Quebec has opened their arms to many refugees from war torn countries. This is terrific as it saved many lives and of course the deal was you must learn,live and work in French. If you lived in a smaller French community it would make sense that you might not have picked up English. But not to worry.....in the next 20 years all the English who were not able to pick up French adequately will be dead.
Sandra Bezic or whoever did the Cirque du Soleil program for S/B...
As someone who tried to learn French a few years ago and failed miserably, the struggle is real.
It must be really quiet in the Canadian pairs business to end-up discussing about French and English in Québec!
Well this brought back memories! I remember going to Montreal for Expo67 for a week. I too had a non-bilingual French teacher who taught Parisian French but I was convinced that I could speak French there anc come back home bilingual! Of course, it was a colossal failure! I couldn't understand French speakers and they could not understand me and were really really not interested.French and English in Quebec is fun and games. In the rest of Canada there is sporadic French taught and the other provinces are English speaking. English used to be taught the same way in Quebec. In my day we were taught French from a non-bilingual teacher with university Parisian French. Hence we did not understand a word a true Quebecoise said even if we had repeated same word 100 times in class the day before. The exams we wrote were very difficult so during our hour lesson a day we just learned grammer rules, conjugations and basic words. Definitely no time to talk French...too busy writing and memorizing. As far as the French children....The French government did not want French people learning English which would allow them to work anywhere in Canada so they would have to stay in Quebec and work for whatever wage was offered. In order to learn English they had to go to non-subsidized private schools who could do what they wanted. Of course Quebec politicians all sent their children to those schools. In my childrens day(they are grown) some schools offered immersion programs and that is where I sent my kids. My youngest did all day kindergarden where half day was French and half day was English as well. They are both quite comfortable in both languages and can work in them. So now most of my parents generation are dead. My generation of English depends on what community you lived in and what area's you explored in your life experiences. (and if you had a pig head or not). Quebec has opened their arms to many refugees from war torn countries. This is terrific as it saved many lives and of course the deal was you must learn,live and work in French. If you lived in a smaller French community it would make sense that you might not have picked up English. But not to worry.....in the next 20 years all the English who were not able to pick up French adequately will be dead.
https://twitter.com/IceTalkPodcast/status/1084110491109244928On this week’s #IceTalk, @rockerskating previews Canadians w special guest expert and pairs superstar Meagan Duhamel! @mhjd_85 and Jackie break down #CTNSC19 - incl her thoughts on KMT/MM!
Wasn't it M-F Dubreuil though who did the Cirque program for S/B? Her husband and partner, Patch, was at rinkside with S/B's coach, Josee Picard, in the link I posted previously.