2025–26 Canadian Women: News and Updates

[Theatregirl1122]

I always enjoy seeing Joanne McLeod in the kiss and cry, so I approve.

What a truly interesting opinion.

 

[Andora]

What a truly interesting opinion.

Thank you for putting words to a sentiment I just... could not make sense of.

 

[victorskid]

Bev Smith writes on the Triple Axel quest:

A Canadian Triple Axel Quest - Bev Smith Writes

It’s been a long time coming: that first Canadian woman to land a triple Axel in competition. Sara-Maude Dupuis, 20, of Montreal – Canada’s reigning women’s silver medalist – is leading the charge this season. In late September, Dupuis attempted the 3 ½-rotation jump for the first time in the...

bevsmithwrites.com

 

[jägerbomb]

I wouldn't count that, but good attempt! Now I gotta search the full clip of that FS.

Yes -- more like "rotated and stood up". A fantastic attempt, it's obviously very close, but "landed" implies "clean". I realize it's mostly semantics at this point, but it moderately annoys me.

What a truly interesting opinion.

Thank you for putting words to a sentiment I just... could not make sense of.

Any more of this and I will be forced to change my profile picture to Ms. McLeod.

 

[The Accordion]

Yes -- more like "rotated and stood up". A fantastic attempt, it's obviously very close, but "landed" implies "clean". I realize it's mostly semantics at this point, but it moderately annoys me.



Any more of this and I will be forced to change my profile picture to Ms. McLeod.

Isn’t the triple axel similar in success to Kurt Browning’s first quad!?

 

[honey]

Isn’t the triple axel similar in success to Kurt Browning’s first quad!?

No, the distinction would be that Browning stayed on one foot. The first credited triple axel by Vern Taylor was also landed similarly to Browning’s. A turn out but staying on one foot. As far as I know, this standard has been applied in determining the “first” of something being landed for quite some time.

I remember commentary at 94 worlds about whether Stojko’s attempt at the 4T+3T would count as the first because the commentator felt it had a similar landing to Taylor’s first 3A. It wasn’t quite the same though (Stojko had a flip out onto the free foot), and it wasn’t counted as the first 4T+3T.

I see Sarah-Maude’s 3A similarly here. It’s an excellent attempt and I think she will no doubt land one cleanly this season, but I wouldn’t be giving her the title of the first Canadian woman to land a 3A based on this attempt.

 

[4rkidz]

No, the distinction would be that Browning stayed on one foot. The first credited triple axel by Vern Taylor was also landed similarly to Browning’s. A turn out but staying on one foot. As far as I know, this standard has been applied in determining the “first” of something being landed for quite some time.

I remember commentary at 94 worlds about whether Stojko’s attempt at the 4T+3T would count as the first because the commentator felt it had a similar landing to Taylor’s first 3A. It wasn’t quite the same though (Stojko had a flip out onto the free foot), and it wasn’t counted as the first 4T+3T.

I see Sarah-Maude’s 3A similarly here. It’s an excellent attempt and I think she will no doubt land one cleanly this season, but I wouldn’t be giving her the title of the first Canadian woman to land a 3A based on this attempt.

I am confused, I thought the video I saw had Sarah Maude land the triple axel cleanly on one foot fully rotated but spun out of it the same as Kurt did when he landed his first quad? Have you seen it in slow motion that shows it differently? Can you post it please

 

[honey]

I am confused, I thought the video I saw had Sarah Maude land the triple axel cleanly on one foot fully rotated but spun out of it the same as Kurt did when he landed his first quad? Have you seen it in slow motion that shows it differently? Can you post it please

She flips out of it onto the free foot and then hops around back onto the landing foot. She in no way remained on one foot the way Browning did on the first quad.

https://youtu.be/qcCyEYffA50?si=mRlz4t6Gd1nML5vS

 

[4rkidz]

She flips out of it onto the free foot and then hops around back onto the landing foot. She in no way remained on one foot the way Browning did on the first quad.

https://youtu.be/qcCyEYffA50?si=mRlz4t6Gd1nML5vS

So it was fully rotated and landed on the right food but then she hops back around again. So I do see the difference with Kurts first quad, as he just flips out. But she did land it and land on the right food even though momentarily so I can see why the Judges accepted it as rotated but deducted for the GOE.

 

[danafan]

Dupuis posted a clip of her triple axel in practice. This link should be direct but if not it's the fourth image of the post.

Sara-Maude Dupuis on Instagram: "Quick stop in Bratislava!🇸🇰 Very happy to pick up right where I left off with two PBs at my first international competition of the season. Also, although my triple axel was not perfect, making a bit of history was

582 likes, 6 comments - saramaudedupuis on October 4, 2025: "Quick stop in Bratislava!🇸🇰 Very happy to pick up right where I left off with two PBs at my first international competition of the season. Also, although my triple axel was not perfect, making a bit of history was pretty cool!😎...

www.instagram.com

 

[danafan]

Well Gabby Daleman will be making a return to international competition after I think three years. She's on Skate Canada's assignments page for IceChallenge in Austria (along with Kaiya Ruiter and a larger junior field: Sandrine Blais, Megan Woodley,
Hetty Shi and Quinn Startek)