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Yeah, it seems like there is a "Skating Activity" membership that is presumably cheaper than a full membership, but I've mostly heard of that in reference to certain more limited programs, like adult skating programs. I'm not clear if that would be enough to join their competitive/elite program...

Isn't Mitrofanov ineligible since he's married?

(Regarding Keegan) That part of the music is still there, but it's like they edited it somehow so that the particular "R.O.C.K. in the USA" words are no longer comprehensible like they were before.

Correct, this is just a domestic qualifying event for Canadian junior and senior skaters trying to qualify for nationals. Despite the confusingly similar name, this is not an ISU Challenger event.

This is my new favourite program. Don't even need to see it first 🤩

Looking at the protocols, really surprised to see that Ruiter was actually ahead of Daleman on PCS. Barely, but still. Watching in person, I thought Daleman had significantly better speed, power, and projection, and that Ruiter still skates small and lacks power, but obviously the judges...

2004 (Burnaby) to 2016 (Oakville) - I was one of the three, along with Pat and another friend of ours. Thanks for the thread! Pat was a true icon of adult skating and was still skating at 88, just a couple of weeks before she passed. We will miss her so much.

Canadian coverage, with brief comments from Brian Orser near the end... CTV National News: Young figure skaters among the victims https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/01/31/ctv-national-news-young-figure-skaters-among-the-victims/

116 is fine - nothing covered.

Four, including Bolender/Dotzert, who have also split. He is on ice partner search.

We have been waiting many MANY years for team jackets, so we were excited to FINALLY have them!

No, if the skater can differentiate between the two jumps correctly, they are fine and could still get credit for two flips and two lutzes. This would only penalize skaters who don't distinguish and always do either inside or outside edge take-offs.

Valid points, but I think the idea with calling the jump based on the actual take-off edge is that skaters could no longer get away with doing, say, two triple flips and two triple flutzes in a program (or two triple lips and two triple lutzes). In both of those cases, only the first two jumps...

A lot of Canadian clubs use Uplifter: https://www.uplifterinc.com/ There are various licensing tiers including a free one. From what I’ve heard, they do have international customers as well.

This is so so horrible. There is a Gofundme for Mitch and the baby here: https://gofund.me/7d176581