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He's only 15, so I'm sure it isn't.Sources say Gogolev is now 5 feet 5 inches tall and this is not the end of his growth spurt.
He's only 15, so I'm sure it isn't.Sources say Gogolev is now 5 feet 5 inches tall and this is not the end of his growth spurt.
Glad to see if he has withdrawn due to health he is not seriously injured.Sources say Gogolev is now 5 feet 5 inches tall and this is not the end of his growth spurt.
Glad to see if he has withdrawn due to health he is not seriously injured.
Rakic's Rachmaninov FS can be watched here:Sitting fourth going into the long program, Rakic took to the ice in front of thousands inside the Lausanne Skating Arena. He put together a near flawless performance, scoring 134.27 which secured fourth place in the 15-skater field.
"I think that I skated great and that I was able to show what I do in training. I'm happy with the whole competition."
Rakic says he believes this Youth Olympic experience so early in his career will only mean positive things moving forward.
"It's been amazing. The audience has been so supportive," he said.
"I feel that this experience will help in other competitions and give me more motivation to make it to the Olympics."
3 more (with Nguyen's still to come):Skate Canada is posting brief Q&A Athlete Spotlights ahead of next week's Nationals:
Athlete Spotlight: Keegan Messing – Skate Canada
skatecanada.ca
Nam, Keegan, Roman. The moment has come. Only 1 spot for Worlds.
I will say, if Roman wins, I would not consider sending him to Worlds unless he does a clean short program here and also at Four Continents, because I don't think he's managed that in the last two(?) seasons, and that could easily have him buried deep in the standings after the short program at Worlds.
Not that I'm against sending Nam, but he's actually missed qualifying for the FS twice, in 2016 and 2018.ITA. If Nam delivers at Worlds, he'd be the better choice IMO. IIRC, he's already not qualified for the free program at Worlds. I doubt he wants to repeat that experience. And he seems to have reinvented himself this year quite successfully. The Beatles medley for the free is just perfect for him.
ETA that Elladj inerviewed Corey after the medal ceremony:Bev Smith article on Corey Circelli who won two medals [Junior Men's gold & Junior Dance bronze] in two days at Canadians despite a torn meniscus!!
https://bevsmithwrites.com/corey-circelli-artist-and-meniscus-manager/
“Keegan is one of our veterans, he’s been around, been to junior worlds, worlds and Olympics. He’s going to come out fighting and so will Nam,” said Skate Canada’s high performance director Mike Slipchuk. “The two of them, they’re good friends and they push each other. It’s unfortunate that only one man goes to worlds, but that’s sport, and sometimes that makes everyone better.”
Nguyen hasn’t decided whether he’ll put one or two quads in his Friday short program at nationals, but is planning three in the free skate on Saturday. Messing will try just one quad in the short and three in the long.
Roman
I’m going to re-post here my interview with him—get to know the new national champion!
Roman Sadovsky: Figure Skater & YouTuber
The Grand Prix season always seems to bring its share of new stars and surprises. Roman Sadovsky was a bit of both in November, when he unexpectedly won bronze at NHK Trophy. Not many picked the 2…adivinesport.com
Now, do they fill the only Worlds spot with the unpredictable/inconsistent champion who has never been to Worlds, yet won Canadians by a huge margin, or do they do a skate-off at Four Continents?
My guess is that they'll do a skate-off at Four Continents. If Roman hadn't done so well at NHK, then I'd get it, but he just showed he can deliver internationally - this isn't a Liam Firus situation.
BTW, it was bizarre how the tv broadcast was all about Nam and Keegan, and mostly ignored Roman. He medalled at NHK and anyone paying attention would know he had a shot at winning this thing. It wasn't the huge surprise they were making it out to be.
Do we have much point of comparison? He’s never not been a dark horse, so we’ve yet to see how he handles some modicum of expectation.Roman seems to skate best when there is little pre-event publicity pointed in his direction.
Do we have much point of comparison? He’s never not been a dark horse, so we’ve yet to see how he handles some modicum of expectation.
BTW, it was bizarre how the tv broadcast was all about Nam and Keegan, and mostly ignored Roman. He medalled at NHK and anyone paying attention would know he had a shot at winning this thing. It wasn't the huge surprise they were making it out to be.
Had been waiting for a skate like that from Roman for so long and honestly had lost hope it would ever come. Lesson to learn: never lose hope. Roman is the most deserving successor of Patrick in my book and if Skate Canada doesn't put him on the team for World's immediately after this decisive win, what's Nationals good for, what's the point being a national champion?