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Ya, the whole Cotop situation is puzzling. Maybe they want to give her two cracks at the minimums somehow which is why her next event is earlier. Having skated only one fall international she should have room for a 3rd big event....?
 
kalamalka said:
I don't know if I'll EVER get over that one. Yes, Josee didn't skate well at Canadians. But she was 3rd at GPF that year, and was likely to have done much better at Worlds.
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I was never angry with Jennifer. The CFSA was in a tough spot. It wouldn't really sit well if Josee won with such a meltdown. And the BOW argument wasn't around (Though it is a good example when it should be used). Josee, like Alaine, did it to herself.

With the whole Austman vs Chartrand, I think that people who were upset that Chartrand was left off the Olympic Team feel that Chartrand should have gone because she is a stronger skater and she would done better. While I do agree that Chartrand is the better skater, I don't think it's a guarantee that she would have done better, considering how she skated in her GP events. There wasn't enough justification to send her over Austman.
 
coppertop1 said:
With the whole Austman vs Chartrand, I think that people who were upset that Chartrand was left off the Olympic Team feel that Chartrand should have gone because she is a stronger skater and she would done better. While I do agree that Chartrand is the better skater, I don't think it's a guarantee that she would have done better, considering how she skated in her GP events. There wasn't enough justification to send her over Austman.
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As far as it goes, Chartrand is certainly the more notable figure in the history of Canadian skating, so it’s obvious why people who were invested in her from her halcyon period were disappointed.

But realistically, Alaine’s results have been pretty much straight downhill since the 2014-15 season (even her national title was kind of a blip in an otherwise disappointing year when her international results declined). Promise and results from three years earlier isn’t enough for me to argue she should have displaced the bronze medalist on the Olympic team. That spot was Chartrand’s to lose, and she lost it.
 
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But realistically, Alaine’s results have been pretty much straight downhill since the 2014-15 season (even her national title was kind of a blip in an otherwise disappointing year when her international results declined). Promise and results from three years earlier isn’t enough for me to argue she should have displaced the bronze medalist on the Olympic team. That spot was Chartrand’s to lose, and she lost it.
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I don't necessarily believe Alaine should have gone to the Olympics. However, it really was a toss-up at Nationals over whether Austman and Chartrand should have been 3rd. That to me is the best argument for having sent Alaine to PC.
 
Alaine's 2016 Skate Canada and Autumn Classic were reasonably good - not sure what happened from there.
 
Alaine had to skate her FS hours earlier than the last group, which I definitely think impacted her scores.
Still don't understand how Skate Canada justifies that - makes a mockery of the whole event.
 
Zazy said:
Alaine had to skate her FS hours earlier than the last group, which I definitely think impacted her scores.
Still don't understand how Skate Canada justifies that - makes a mockery of the whole event.
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Especially in an Olympic year they should not have been splitting the group.
 
coppertop1 said:
I was never angry with Jennifer. The CFSA was in a tough spot. It wouldn't really sit well if Josee won with such a meltdown. And the BOW argument wasn't around (Though it is a good example when it should be used). Josee, like Alaine, did it to herself.

With the whole Austman vs Chartrand, I think that people who were upset that Chartrand was left off the Olympic Team feel that Chartrand should have gone because she is a stronger skater and she would done better. While I do agree that Chartrand is the better skater, I don't think it's a guarantee that she would have done better, considering how she skated in her GP events. There wasn't enough justification to send her over Austman.
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Having downloaded the competition for interest's sake, the 1996 Canadian Championships were pretty much a disaster for everyone.

Chouinard's comeback season had been a good one. She qualified for the Series Final with two strong events under her belt. Too bad the final hadn't been held in December (where she won bronze), as it is now. It may have been enough for the CFSA to choose her over Robinson.

However, Robinson stayed on her feet more, so she well and truly earned that win.

As for Chartrand, she and Daleman were moving up the national ranks at the same time, and both seemed very promising. In fact, I saw Alaine skate a powerful, confident and clean run-through prior to competition at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. It looked so easy for her.

The pressure of potential, both applied by the skater, and those around them, must be so hard to process at times.
 
My heart goes out to Alaine C. Please, could she have a solid free skate? That would make my day!
 
I doo not understand the downward trend of Chartrand but it does not look good at this point.

I noted at Canadian Nationals right after the last skate Austman was hugging and kissing coaches and clearly already knew that if she finished 3rd she would go so the decision had been made before the competition was over.
 
Fantastic recovery in the FP, though a few UR hurting her marks. Impressive overall, though.
On an aesthetic note, I feel like she wears the same dress all the time. I wish she would wear a different cut around the shoulders, moving away from the cap-sleeved look.
 
danafan said:
That was a personal and moral victory for Alaine. That's the most fight she's shown in a long time, and I hope this will motivate her for the rest of the season.
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I hope so too. Skate Canada is right around the corner. Let’s hope she can attack that short!
 
Cross-posting (from the Skate Canada Int'l forum) this article on Alaine Chartrand by Dan Barnes: https://www.recorder.ca/sports/loca...artrand-with-other-skaters-out-of-the-picture
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So an unexpected opportunity may well await Chartrand, a 22-year-old who shifted her training this season to York Region Skating Academy, as it meshes well with first-year kinesiology classes at York University. She is being coached by Tracey Wainman and Grzegorz Filipowski.
“Of course I’m totally capable of being on the podium and potentially winning another championship,” Chartrand said, when asked to look ahead at the nationals landscape.
“I feel like a lot of things are coming together with this new situation and I’m really positive about the future, especially when I have that mileage with the coaches and the training environment and everything, by the time nationals comes.
“It’s unexpected to have this many kind of out of the picture at this point. But you never know by the time nationals comes. It’s a long way away.”
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With three months to go before nationals, Skate Canada high performance director Mike Slipchuk is in wait-and-see mode with the ladies discipline.
“We’re sad not to have Kaetlyn with us this season and Gabby out for right now, but such is life,” said Slipchuk. “We just have to carry on. The well-being of the athletes is always No. 1 for us and we know as we move forward we’ll get some of these people back.
“Right now, we hope to have (Daleman) back by Canadians but with her it’s a personal issue she has, so we’re respecting her privacy and we go step by step.”
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Article in French on Véronik Mallet's injury withdrawal: https://www.journaldequebec.com/201...nternationaux-de-patinage-artistique-de-laval

Google translated excerpts:
After a two-year break forced by this foot injury, Véronik Mallet had yet to reconcile with his sport. Her inactivity deprived her of her goal of qualifying for the Olympics, but her sixth-place finish at a Challenger series competition in Finland three weeks ago reinforced her decision to "make one last year for me with the hope of participating in events like this one [in Laval], to tell me that it is not my injury that would stop me."
"My workout was good and I'm in shape, but it's the pain that's holding me back. It's been two years since I get up every morning wondering: well, today, what will I do on the ice? I always had to do my training with the pain, which varied according to the day, "she says.
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October does not involve only bad, however. The points [TES minimums] obtained at the recent Finlandia Trophy make her eligible for the world championships in Japan next March. By lodging among the top three at the Canadian championships in January, she would validate her participation.
In the meantime, she will have to stay away from her blades for at least the next three weeks. In-depth reviews will determine the severity of the injury.
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Fingers crossed that she can heal well enough to be able to train for Canadians without too much pain. :kickass:
 
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