2025–26 Canadian Pairs: News and Updates

screech said:
It also wasn't a unique design, solely for her. If you look at the OdlR 'Spring 2026' runway collection, look 56 (at the bottom of the page) is the gown version of Deanna's SP dress.
Though that dress isn't under the 'ready to wear' section, other intricately beaded gowns that are available for purchase on the website are around $25-30K (CAD).

No matter our thoughts on her dresses, it's still really cool that she took the initiative to reach out to various haute couture designers on LinkedIn and managed to convince such a major brand to collaborate with her.
A bit disappointed that there is nothing about the dresses on the brand's Instagram, but maybe they'll have something closer to, or during the Games.
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I hope they do, if only to show a 'real' woman in their clothes. Emaciated isn't a strong enough word for one of the models :wideeyes:
 
@victorskid originally posted this link in the Canadian Ice Dance thread - just moving it here:

Beau Callahan and Valdimir Furman have ended their partnership and she is looking for a new partner:
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Beau on Instagram: "Vlad and I have decided to end our partnership, I will be looking for a new partner. I am thankful for this experience, and looking forward to what the future will bring."

185 likes, 3 comments - beau_callahan_ on January 23, 2026: "Vlad and I have decided to end our partnership, I will be looking for a new partner. I am thankful for this experience, and looking forward to what the future will bring.".
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They placed 5th of 6 Junior pairs at 2026 Canadians and competed in 1 JGP this season: https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00123858.htm
Just checked and she has yet to post an IPS profile.
 
This has already been asked on X, but in case anyone here is wondering, they can be replaced in the Pairs event at any point up until the Pairs SP draw, which is on Friday, Feb 13th, so they have about 10 days to, hopefully, get this dealt with.

I do hope that Skate Canada brings Laurin/Ethier over to train in Europe for the next week and a half in case they are called up at the last minute.
 
Oh no :(. Of course it's bad news for both of them, not just Deanna. Any :sekret: on what the injury is, or how bad it may be?

Deanna has been pushing the limits of what's humanly possible. No one has ever competed at this level at this age. It seemed to me that both of their bodies were starting to give out this season, with so many freaky mistakes and uneven performances. In the backs of our minds, I suspect we all knew she was on borrowed time, but it would be cruel if it all ended two weeks before the Olympics. I hope she can skate on Olympic ice to cap what has been a truly remarkable career. 🙏

I echo Karen-W's sentiment that it would be good to get Laurin and Ethier to Europe, just in case. To be honest, they've been the best of the Canadian pairs this season performance-wise, even if their ability is not quite up to the two teams ahead of them.
 
Oh noo Deanna and Max 😥 I hope she heals well and is okay.

I wonder if they could get Laurin and Ethier in or not.
 
Private Citizen said:
I echo Karen-W's sentiment that it would be good to get Laurin and Ethier to Europe, just in case. To be honest, they've been the best of the Canadian pairs this season performance-wise, even if their ability is not quite up to the two teams ahead of them.
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Their SB is within 3 points of PerMich and part of the block of 6 teams that are all in the high 180s-low 190s for SB (ChanHowe, GhiAmbro, AkoRakh, HocKun are the other 4 teams), so they're doing quite respectably and I have every confidence they'd easily make the FS and do Canada proud, even if they don't come home with a medal or an Olympic diploma.
 

Interview with Maddie. Entirely possible I am reading too much into this but considering there are close and text all the time according to Maddie I found it noteworthy that she said she hoped she had a good support system around her and not that she hoped she would be fine for the individual event.

Devin also has a tweet about mentioning Lauren/Ethier can be alternates and the deadline for Deanna and Max to withdraw.
 
I concur that brief interview with Maddie Schizas doesn't sound promising that Deanna and Max will compete in the individual event.

Even if it isn't a worst case injury, something like a hairline fracture or mild concussion shouldn't be rushed or ignored when it comes to the healing process.
 
Lia and Trennt were very good in the TE for Olympics. Happy to see them skate so strong, great to see them become so inspired to really represent Canada well. Best of everything to them in the individual events. Their FS in the team event was 134+ which was great (and they had a turnout in one throw). They are on the right track!
 
I think we are finally starting to see all of that potential come to fruition. I don’t know what has changed in the last few months, but they have developed a really beautiful musicality and nuance in their skating. I thought they looked like a world class team today. The throws remain nervy, but kudos to her for managing those well today. Really beautiful performance and they skated up to the moment when they easily could have wilted. Very well done today.
 
honey said:
I think we are finally starting to see all of that potential come to fruition. I don’t know what has changed in the last few months, but they have developed a really beautiful musicality and nuance in their skating. I thought they looked like a world class team today. The throws remain nervy, but kudos to her for managing those well today. Really beautiful performance and they skated up to the moment when they easily could have wilted. Very well done today.
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Switching back to their Gladiator program was a very smart decision. Their FS the last two seasons hasn't done them any favors.
 
honey said:
I think we are finally starting to see all of that potential come to fruition. I don’t know what has changed in the last few months, but they have developed a really beautiful musicality and nuance in their skating. I thought they looked like a world class team today. The throws remain nervy, but kudos to her for managing those well today. Really beautiful performance and they skated up to the moment when they easily could have wilted. Very well done today.
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It was mentioned that they are working with ice dancers for choreo, is it Scott and Madi? I can see the improvement a lot. They skate so much more like a pair team, Trennt looks so strong and Lia looks so confident and they relate so much to each other now.
 
~tapdancer~ said:
It was mentioned that they are working with ice dancers for choreo, is it Scott and Madi? I can see the improvement a lot. They skate so much more like a pair team, Trennt looks so strong and Lia looks so confident and they relate so much to each other now.
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Yes, that’s been true for several years now. I just think something has really come together in the last little while that wasn’t there before. I think it’s that now they are able to handle the choreography and deliver it to its maximum.

I think this version of Gladiator is actually a lot of The Mission choreo from earlier this season, but it works extremely well. I went back and watched the 2024 version of Gladiator and this one flows so much better. And their skating quality has improved tremendously since then as well.
 
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