2022–23 Canadian Pairs: News and Updates

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I was really worried when I saw her Brooke clutching her arm, given that they had to do a lift afterward, but it seems like it wasn't serious in the end. Their tech is progressing nicely.

Also, this reminded me how tall Brooke is compared to a lot of pair girls:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593616296779911169

wow Brooke and Ben Are quite a tall team, I love it

 

[Pink Cats]

I was really worried when I saw her Brooke clutching her arm, given that they had to do a lift afterward, but it seems like it wasn't serious in the end. Their tech is progressing nicely.

Also, this reminded me how tall Brooke is compared to a lot of pair girls:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593616296779911169

I was impressed with how Benjamin thought on his feet and didn't go to a one-hand hold and he was very solicitous afterward.

 

[angi]

Wrong thread

 

[Alilou]

I have to say that the scoring for ice dance in those fake GPs is beyond hilarious. They are handing out level 4 step sequences like candy and giving scores that are about 20 points higher (and I'm not even exaggerating) than what the same program will score internationally. The scoring in general has been wild, but for ice dance, it's just ridiculous.

Fake GP's? You mean the ones in Russia? This is the Canadian pairs thread

 

[Colonel Green]

Looks like Brooke is going to get a feature on The National soon (with Summer, of course).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594709707620552706

 

[Colonel Green]

Kemp & Elizarov had to withdraw from the JGP Final.

https://results.isu.org/events/gpf2022_JuniorPairs.htm

 

[danafan]

Kemp & Elizarov had to withdraw from the JGP Final.

https://results.isu.org/events/gpf2022_JuniorPairs.htm

Oh no. I was wondering after they didn’t skate the short at challenge yesterday as had been the plan.

 

[shutterbug]

Oh no. I was wondering after they didn’t skate the short at challenge yesterday as had been the plan.

I had heard they didn't skate yesterday due to Kemp having a "slight" injury and they didn't want to jeopardize their participation in the JGPF. So unfortunate they had to withdraw anyway.

ETA: Here are the details. Heartbreaking for sure, but fortunately nothing serious: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/s...ces-winnipeg-pair-out-of-challenge-grand-prix

Winnipeg pair skaters Ava Kemp and Yoni Elizarov’s dream of a season has hit an untimely speed bump.

Kemp sprained her ankle in a fluke accident during an off-ice warmup, forcing their last-minute withdrawal from Wednesday’s opener at Skate Canada Challenge.

Worse, the 14-year-old athlete has been advised not to resume training until next week, which means their trip to Italy for the Grand Prix Final — where they were to compete against the top junior pairs in the world — is off.

The pair had planned to debut their new, technically-souped-up Cirque du Soleil short program on home ice before departing for Turin on Monday.

“(The injury) is recovering nicely. It’s disappointing, but we’re just going to keep moving on and moving forward with the plan,” said the pair’s coach Kevin Dawe.

 

[Colonel Green]

I'm impressed by how good Lia & Trennt look so far, given their minimal time together.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm impressed by how good Lia & Trennt look so far, given their minimal time together.

Same! They're at least as promising as Beccari/Guarise and Kam/O'Shea are - which really goes to show just how valuable a strong, talented pairs male skater can be for a brand new team. It will be exciting to see them compete at Golden Spin next week.

Also, Proft/Nadeau and Derenisky/Eberl show a nice level of promise. Golden Spin is the last international for pairs teams hoping to earn TES mins prior to Euros/4CCs. There are, however, 4 senior internationals in February that include pairs and would qualify for TES mins ahead of Worlds, should there be any surprises on the podium at Canadians (Bavarian Open, Icelab Cup, IISF Ice Mall Cup, and Challenge Cup).

ETA - Canadian senior pairs with TES mins - Worlds 29/46, 4CCs 25/42

https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/tes/stspjustsen.htm

Tilda ALTERYD / Gabriel FARAND	CAN	ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2022	17/11/2022	25.79	S	ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2022	19/11/2022	40.55	S
Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER	CAN	ISU GP Skate America 2022	21/10/2022	28.93	S	ISU GP Skate America 2022	22/10/2022	53.73	S
Lori-Ann MATTE / Thierry FERLAND	CAN	ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2021	18/11/2021	32.80	S	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021	30/10/2021	58.72	S
Brooke MCINTOSH / Benjamin MIMAR	CAN	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2022	18/11/2022	35.53	S	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	58.02	S
Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS	CAN	ISU GP Skate America 2022	21/10/2022	40.79	S	ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2022	23/09/2022	61.91	S

 

[karmena]

Bravo Canadians! Trennt and Lia- bronze in Zagreb!

 

[Colonel Green]

A disappointment for Deanna & Maxime, conversely, but it sounds like they had some real health challenges in the leadup.

 

[greenapple]

A disappointment for Deanna & Maxime, conversely, but it sounds like they had some real health challenges in the leadup.

It was disappointing for them. She said she was really sick last week and was still sick. She was not even sure she would be able to skate the long today but soldiered through it.

 

[shutterbug]

Looks like Brooke is going to get a feature on The National soon (with Summer, of course).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594709707620552706

Devin Heroux from CBC Sports is filming at Brooke's rink in Mississauga today and tweeting a few tidbits. This one is adorable :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1602361069552664576

 

[Colonel Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1602452591962734594

More of the McIntosh story that Heroux is working on.

 

[Alvyne]

Article about Nicolas Nadeau and Emma Proft, from Le Journal de Montréal

Du simple au couple: des patineurs artistiques prolongent leur carrière

Étant à la fin de leur carrière respective en simple, Nicolas Nadeau et Emmanuelle Proft se sont réinventés en patinage artistique en couple.

www.journaldemontreal.com

 

[Alvyne]

Another one:

Patinage artistique: du simple au couple... avec son amoureuse

Le patineur artistique Nicolas Nadeau, qui a été pendant plusieurs années parmi les meilleurs chez les hommes, est de retour sur la scène nationale.

www.journaldemontreal.com

 

[Sylvia]

An interview with Stellato/Deschamps, ahead of them competing today at Grand Prix de France.

Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps find their rhythm – Figure Skaters Online

Nick McCarvel also did an article on them recently (looking back to Deanna's career in singles):
https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-deanna-stellato-dudek-39-comeback-hiatus-2022

Europe on Ice article by Hiro Yoshida before the Grand Prix Final (Dec. 6):

Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps: Twists and Turns Bring Canadians to Turin

By Hiro Yoshida Of all the incredible comebacks in figure skating, Deanna Stellato-Dudek’s ranks highly on the scale of defying the odds and conventional wisdom. As she and partner Maxime Deschamps…

europeonice.com

Ice Skating International Online's 19-minute video interview with Deanna & Max at Skate America in Norwood (Oct. 23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4sgfoexr6g

 

[Sylvia]

Just noticed that Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland, who previously WD from both of their GP assignments, are listed as WD from the Nationals Senior Pair SP starting order as of Dec. 22 (9 teams remain): https://cssterminalserv.skatecanada.ca/results/23CDNSeniorPairSP1SO.pdf

ISU SB total scores of the 5 Canadian Senior pair teams this fall:

3	Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS	CAN	ISU GP Skate America 2022 (silver)	22/10/2022	197.89	S
13	Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD	CAN	ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022 (bronze)	09/12/2022	176.88	S
15	Brooke MCINTOSH / Benjamin MIMAR	CAN	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2022 (bronze)	19/11/2022	175.65	S
27	Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER	CAN	ISU GP Skate America 2022 (bronze)	22/10/2022	156.94	S
42	Tilda ALTERYD / Gabriel FARAND	CAN	ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2022 (10th)	19/11/202	133.61	S

(Alteryd/Farand have the 4CC SP, but not the FS, minimum score.)

2022-2023 Skate Canada Challenge Pairs results (Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2022):
1 Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud ON 61.49 (2) 120.73 (1) 182.22
2 Brooke McIntosh / Benjamin Mimar ON 63.64 (1) 109.02 (2) 172.66
3 Kelly Ann Laurin / Loucas Ethier QC 60.50 (4) 100.35 (4) 160.85
4 Emmanuelle Proft / Nicolas Nadeau QC 60.56 (3) 97.91 (5) 158.47
5 Caidence Derenisky / Raine Eberl SK 52.13 (6) 100.93 (3) 153.06
6 Summer Homick / Marty Haubrich ON 52.60 (5) 95.33 (6) 147.93
7 Emy Carignan / Bryan Pierro QC 36.78 (7) 91.16 (7) 127.94

 

[clairecloutier]

So, it's been four weeks since the Grand Prix Final .... and Deanna Stellato-Dudek is still sick with the viral illness she had there (thought to be RSV). She is experiencing significant symptoms, but she and Max still plan to compete at Canadian Nationals.

https://twitter.com/ClaireCloutier/status/1611089156297351176

 

[Karen-W]

So, it's been four weeks since the Grand Prix Final .... and Deanna Stellato-Dudek is still sick with the viral illness she had there (thought to be RSV). She is experiencing significant symptoms, but she and Max still plan to compete at Canadian Nationals.

https://twitter.com/ClaireCloutier/status/1611089156297351176

Now, this is a real opportunity for the brand new team of Pereira/Michaud...

 

[Sylvia]

So, it's been four weeks since the Grand Prix Final .... and Deanna Stellato-Dudek is still sick with the viral illness she had there (thought to be RSV). She is experiencing significant symptoms, but she and Max still plan to compete at Canadian Nationals.

Fortunately there are 3 Worlds spots. Hopefully she will be fully recovered enough to train the way she wants to for Worlds.

 

[Wyliefan]

How contagious is RSV?

 

[Tesla]

I'm sorry but that sounds so dangerous! If they do compete, I hope neither gets hurt. I'm sure they'd be able to get a medical bye to Worlds.

 

[LL22]

Now, this is a real opportunity for the brand new team of Pereira/Michaud...

Not quite… SD/D WORST international score is still 8-10 points higher than P/M international score from Golden Spin, and 8-10 points higher than any other team in Canada. Their best is 20 points higher. They would have to be more than bad for an upset. I hope she gets better and they can come through.

 

[fan]

How contagious is RSV?

Very.

 

[Janef]

Very.

For most it’s a just simple cold, however, if it lingers it can become bronchitis or pneumonia. She is able to function obviously. We don’t know the whole situation. Cold arenas probably aren’t too good for recovery

 

[Wyliefan]

I hope she doesn't give it to the other skaters. Shouldn't that be priority #1?

 

[RoseRed]

I hope she doesn't give it to the other skaters. Shouldn't that be priority #1?

I don't know anything about Deanna specifically, but still having symptoms from it doesn't necessarily mean a person is still contagious.

 

[skatingguy]

I hope she doesn't give it to the other skaters. Shouldn't that be priority #1?

She's been sick for weeks so she hasn't been contagious since before the Grand Prix Final.