Recent content by Sedge

Would Matthew Markell switch over to pairs? They are from the same area of Ontario, I think. He had a good result at Canadians, though, so maybe not.

Off axis in the air, reach for the ice , slow coming out...probably not one they'd like to do at Worlds.You can usually count on their throws even if the jumps have been a problem

The throw was very bad despite 2 judges giving it a +3, particularly on the replay angle.

If they wanted to guarantee that Emily got the minimums, perhaps she should have been sent to Bavarian Open instead of 4 Continents. That said, Bavarian Open would not have been preparation for the pressure of a Senior Worlds, as 4 Continents may well have been.

https://twitter.com/usfigureskating/status/1225966801034588161?s=21 Here is the first tweet mentioning illness It looks like the original link won’t load

USFS tweeted family illness https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1225972226341691394?s=20

I just checked her ISU bio and both former coaches of hers were mentioned in the articles in the first post , and already linked to sexual assault accusations by other skaters.

She did withdraw from 3 summer/fall competitions in 2019.20 ( Minto, NY Summer and Autumn Classic) before doing Finlandia, Skate Canada and Canadians. She went into Skate Canada and Finlandia with very little training. I believe she was not cleared from concussion protocol until mid September...

I expect Gabby will get GPs or GP

The National Team was top 5 at one point, but that has been modified by this doc that was in effect for 19.20 season. It is now top 3 plus GP assigned entries, plus the ability to add new couplings https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/

Background article in USA Today new Dec 13th https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/13/sexual-abuse-olympic-figure-skater-coaches-being-investigated-journalism/4396876002/

Rinks. A and B have about 5 rows high up that run the length of one side C has a single ‘penalty bench’ at ice level that runs the length of the side opposite the judges. D is a practice rink and has a viewing window A B and C have standing areas on the concourse with large viewing windows...

After 6 pairs... Krasnopolski in 1st with 150 ( 96 in FP) Blommaert in 2nd with 145.89 ( 91.70 in FP)

Great Travelzoo deal today offered on a downtown Montreal Hotel for 114/night including parking through April...

Sorry. Thanks Sylvia