2025 Canadians Men FP - Last Man Standing?

[Sylvia]

Livestream (Ted Barton in Vancouver & Kevin Reynolds in Auckland, NZ): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9bykcq
In French (Charlie Bilodeau & ): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9byk5e

Free Program Starting Order (Saturday 16:50-19:30 Eastern time):

1 Alec Guinzbourg ON (last season's FS music listed) https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00106087.htm ETA: FS music is a Woodkid medley
2 Damien Bueckert SK - ETA: FS music is Rocket Man
3 Rio Morita ON (last season's music listed) https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111124.htm ETA: FS music is from Notre-Dame de Paris
4 Antoine Goyette QC
5 Brian Chiem AB/NT/NU (born Aug. 3, 2002)

6 Edrian Paul Celestino QC (switched back from PHI; last season's music listed) https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00015005.htm
7 Grayson Long ON https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111125.htm
8 Shohei Law BC/YK (last season's music listed) https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117787.htm
10 Bruce Waddell ON (orn Nov. 28, 2001)

11 Matthew Newnham AB/NT/NU https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108210.htm (Buenos Aires Hora Cero by Gidon Kremer/Oblivion by Ophelie Gaillard, Fernando Maguna/Concierto Para Quinteto by Gidon Kremer)
12 David Li BC/YK (coach line not updated) https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113287.htm (Red Violin by ?)
13 John Kim ON https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00120545.htm (Metamorphosis part 2 & Truman Sleeps by Philip Glass)
14 Anthony Paradis QC https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111126.htm (Yours by Conan Gray, Hugo Chouinard/Heartbreaking Indifference by Karl Hugo, Hugo Chouinard)
15 Roman Sadovsky ON https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014082.htm (Interstellar OST)

WD 9 Aleksa Rakic BC/YK - has been recovering from RSV for the past 2 weeks: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...or-a-roman-holiday.112502/page-6#post-6715499

Live scores (combined SP+FS) after each skater: https://skatecanada.ca/results/25CDNSSeniorMenCR.pdf
FP interim protocols will be uploaded here after each skater: https://skatecanada.ca/results/25CDNSSeniorMenFP2DRO.pdf

 

[victorskid]

Ted & Kevin doing their pre-competition talk - initially with no sound

The CBC re-streaming link: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6609959

 

[Lana K]

Arena announcer telling us the record score set by a Canadian man feels like a cruel joke before this competition

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

The rink announcer mentioned the Canadian men’s record score. Something tells me that tonight’s top score will be nowhere near that.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that was a nice break between the morning/early afternoon events and the evening's events!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Well, I’m in a different section for this event so there may be less screaming.

 

[Karen-W]

LOL - everyone emptied out after the RD and haven't made it back for the first group of men - still out eating?

 

[Rukia]

nathan chen i miss you

 

[Karen-W]

nathan chen i miss you

He really did elevate this artist, didn't he?

 

[Sylvia]

nathan chen i miss you

Guinzbourg's FS music is a Woodkid medley.

ETA - Nathan skated to Woodkid's "Land of All" in 2018-19.

 

[Rukia]

Guinzbourg looks like he's just skimming the top of the ice instead of really getting into it. It's kind of scary to watch because he never really looks secure.

 

[Karen-W]

Guinzbourg looks like he's just skimming the top of the ice instead of really getting into it. It's kind of scary to watch because he never really looks secure.

Everything was unfinished and uncertain.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Oops, turns out I was sitting in the wrong seat! I kind of want Guinzboug to do a spoken word program to Allen Ginsberg’s Howl.

 

[Rukia]

nathan continuing to haunt us through music choices

 

[floridaice]

Speaking of Nathan Chen...

 

[Karen-W]

LMAO - we go from Woodkid to Rocketman. 'tis really the Nathan Chen tribute group!

 

[Wyliefan]

nathan continuing to haunt us through music choices

They're just here to torment us now.

 

[floridaice]

nathan continuing to haunt us through music choices

But no belly spins

 

[Desperado]

The rocket man is on the floor.

 

[Sylvia]

nathan chen i miss you

Now Damien Bueckert is skating to Nathan's version of Rocket Man (choreo. by Garrett Gosselin).

 

[Karen-W]

So, can we get a "Caravan" or "La Boheme" next in this group?

 

[floridaice]

Bueckert has nice spins

 

[Karen-W]

But no belly spins

As if any self-respecting Canadian man would wear a plain black or monochromatic, long-sleeved workout shirt for his FS costume. Please, they need the tucked in dress shirt with a belt or a sweater vest.

 

[livetoskate]

I wonder what Keegan and Nam are thinking -- any chance for a comeback? Afterall, Nobunari Oda stole the show at Japanese nationals.

 

[floridaice]

Go Rio!

 

[Wyliefan]

Notre Dame de Purry, per Ted.

 

[Sylvia]

nathan continuing to haunt us through music choices

John Kim is skating to Philip Glass in the final group.

 

[Karen-W]

Rio's shirt makes me think he's skating to POTC. Oh, no, Ted says it's Notre Dame-de-Paris. He did not receive the Nathan tribute memo. Had he received it, he'd be skating to a different French piece of music.

 

[livetoskate]

Rio- some nice moments, and at least he did a solid 3axel.

 

[peibeck]

The rocket man is on the floor.

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