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AND...what is going to happen with synchro worlds? The announcement said a final decision won't be made until February (which would be after Nova and Supremes compete against each other again at a challenger series event). Sad for Nova if they don't get to go because they laid down two clean...

He has been skating in Canada with Bruno for a few years already. Last year he skated with Olivia Boys Eddy and the year before that with Sarah Jane (?) in junior.

To start off, the rinkside medical personnel did not go out on the ice to assess her as she lay there having fallen on the ice from way up in the air right in front of where they were sitting. They stood up at the boards and some words were exchanged back and forth between her partner and the...

Hint- "Rocketman" ;-)

https://www.instagram.com/stories/skateoakvillepairs/ Training clip posted by Skate Oakville Pairs today.

https://skateontario.org/skate-oakville-pairs-training-program/ Big news!

Which ones do you expect to move up? Has Simard and his partner split already? It will be interesting to see how big the junior pair field will be next year!

The top teams from novice this year will be competing at the Canada Winter Games in the end of February this year as well!

"MacIntosh and Toste are young and gangly, but to me they appear to be physically well-matched and to have the most long-term potential as young skaters who can grow together." I enjoy this team for what they are right now, which is a hard working pair of skaters who are clean and consistent...

I wonder what the future JGP eligibility is for these top novice teams? Does anyone know ages for these boys and girls?

Thanks for this information! I had no idea the rules were so restrictive for pairs at the International novice comps. I have only heard some very basic information about nextgen. How does it actually help the skaters?

I think this is all kind of unfair to both Schumacher/Daleman and the kids who are working away in prenovice and novice. You can't really say "well the twist is a difficult element and it's understandable that a junior team can't do it after only a few months" without also saying, "WOW, look at...

Curious as to why you say this?