2025–26 Canadian Women: News and Updates

[honey]

I thought she just said she was very proud to work with an all female coaching team? I didn’t hear anything about only wanting to work with women.

She desperately needs someone to push her to improve her basic skating. I know they have clearly been working on it, but it hasn’t progressed to where it should be yet. Also a new approach to the mental game seems to be needed. She is well able to do the jumps, and she can do them very well. The 3Z+3T can be one of the best when she does it well. But she’s frequently unable to do that at the biggest moments.

A coach who is a finisher, someone who will polish her and help the overall skating would be who I would vote for.

 

[shutterbug]

I thought she just said she was very proud to work with an all female coaching team? I didn’t hear anything about only wanting to work with women.

She desperately needs someone to push her to improve her basic skating. I know they have clearly been working on it, but it hasn’t progressed to where it should be yet. Also a new approach to the mental game seems to be needed. She is well able to do the jumps, and she can do them very well. The 3Z+3T can be one of the best when she does it well. But she’s frequently unable to do that at the biggest moments.

A coach who is a finisher, someone who will polish her and help the overall skating would be who I would vote for.

I'd say Tracy Wilson, but correcting technical deficiencies is not where the Cricket Club team excels (IMHO). Ravi Walia maybe?

 

[honey]

I'd say Tracy Wilson, but correcting technical deficiencies is not where the Cricket Club team excels (IMHO). Ravi Walia maybe?

Her technique is quite good IMO. It’s not like she needs someone to overhaul it entirely like a Ruiter. She has no edge issues and is not a huge underrotator. The combo can be dicey, but that is true for most of the women. Her other jumps are rarely called under. Her competition mistakes to me seem more mental than technique related.

I think Tracey would be a good fit actually. The cricket club would probably be where I would look if I were her. I would hope they could help her mentally as well wrt a competitive mind set.

 

[Aceon6]

From Jackie Wong’s pin trading vlog, Maddie is a meticulous Type A planner. I think she needs an environment where experimentation is valued, where she can just try and see how her body responds with no program, no expectations. I’d have her spend the summer with Sonja Hilmer or Tarah Prasad, contemporaries who have had to figure things out on their own.

 

[Andora]

I think Schizas needs to pack it in and focus on school, let's be honest here.

Canadian women may sink or swim for a few more cycles, but I don't think Madeline is holding the discipline up. I wouldn't miss her unevolved skating, even if other women place lower.

 

[coppertop1]

There were promising young skaters at Canadian with Megan Woodley (even though she didn't do well at Junior Worlds), Reese Rose and Lulu Lin. It will be interesting to see how they develop