2020 Skate Canada Challenge Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2019, Edmonton, AB

[Aerobicidal]

I am seething with rage that Trennt Michaud wasn't included in this year's PSOTY poll. If I can bribe anyone to get him added, please let me know.

 

[Colonel Green]

Perhaps expectedly, Deanna and Maxime's free skate isn't nearly at the level of their short program readiness yet, but they've got a really nice vibe together.

 

[Jislav]

Not a good day for SBS jumps

 

[Colonel Green]

Looks like it will be tight for bronze at Nationals.

 

[sk8girl]

I am seething with rage that Trennt Michaud wasn't included in this year's PSOTY poll. If I can bribe anyone to get him added, please let me know.

He's there in semi-final 2, but needs more votes!!!! I did my part

 

[Colonel Green]

He's there in semi-final 2, but needs more votes!!!! I did my part

Vote Trennt: Kaetlyn would want it that way.

 

[4rkidz]

Alright, you’re joining @Catherine M on the “hates fun” list.

put me in the “love it” list I would rather girls (she’s 13) skate to this type of music as opposed to schindlers list or mature themes like the Chandelier song . She is a little star!

 

[Sylvia]

Challenge Senior Pairs final standings:
1 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud ON 63.04 (2) 116.34 (2) 179.38
2 Justine Brasseur / Mark Bardei QC 60.67 (3) 117.26 (1) 177.93
3 Deanna Stellato / Maxime Deschamps QC 64.28 (1) 101.28 (3) 165.56
4 Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland QC 56.16 (4) 99.36 (4) 155.52
5 Nadine Wang / Francis Boudreault-Audet QC 54.80 (5) 90.77 (5) 145.57
6 Natasha Purich / Bryce Chudak QC 49.36 (6) 81.79 (7) 131.15
7 Chloe Choinard / Shaquille Davis ON 45.46 (7) 82.49 (6) 127.95

Senior Pairs FS replay video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ommol

(finally figured out how to link directly to the protocols)

SP protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLSeniorPairSP1DRO.html

FS protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLSeniorPairFP2DRO.html

ETA:

Junior Pairs medalists:
Patricia Andrew / Zachary Daleman ON 53.04 (2) 97.01 (2) 150.05
Brooke Mcintosh / Brandon Toste ON 48.37 (5) 100.19 (1) 148.56
Audrey Carle / Gabriel Farand ON 50.37 (4) 83.21 (6) 133.58

SP protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLJuniorPairSP1DRO.html
FS protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLJuniorPairFP2DRO.html
FS replay video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7omii4

Senior Men medalists:
Nam Nguyen ON 82.16 (1) 154.52 (1) 236.68
Eric Liu AB/NWT/NT 72.72 (3) 137.04 (3) 209.76
Joseph Phan QC 59.37 (11) 150.06 (2) 209.43

SP protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLSeniorMenSP1DRO.html
FS protocols: https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/results/2020challenge/2020CHALLSeniorMenFP2DRO.html
FS replay video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7omf4v

 

[Sylvia]

https://skatecanada.ca/2020-skate-canada-challenge/

Today's schedule (times converted from Mountain to Eastern below):

RINK A:

RINK A: 2020 Skate Canada Challenge / Défi Patinage Canada 2020 - video Dailymotion

Live streaming of Skate Canada Challenge (Rink A), November 27-December 1 from Edmonton, Alberta.

www.dailymotion.com

Junior Free Dance (14:30-18:22)
Senior Rhythm Dance (19:07-20:00)
Pre-Novice Free Dance (20:20-23:29)


RINK B:

RINK B: 2020 Skate Canada Challenge / Défi Patinage Canada - video Dailymotion

Live streaming of Skate Canada Challenge (Rink B), November 27-December 1 from Edmonton, Alberta.

www.dailymotion.com

Junior Men SP (14:50-16:59)
Junior Women FS (17:19-22:40)


RINK C:

RINK C: 2020 Skate Canada Challenge / Défi Patinage Canada - video Dailymotion

Live streaming of 2020 Skate Canada Challenge (Rink C) from November 27-December 1 in Edmonton, Alberta.

www.dailymotion.com

Pre-Novice Men FS (14:35-18:11)
Senior Women SP (18:56-22:53)

 

[Erin]

Does anyone know where JGP competitor Alec Guinzbourg is? Is he injured?

 

[chewy]

I‘m streaming all 3 rinks on different devices which means 3 streams of horrific music of dubious choice and bad cuts. Including what the audio guys play while waiting for scores.

 

[Catherine M]

Yikes this song that Blumenthal is skating to is all kind of WTF??!

 

[Sylvia]

Does anyone know where JGP competitor Alec Guinzbourg is? Is he injured?

He placed 5th of 6 Junior men at the Skate Ontario Sectional Championships (scores seem to indicate he might have been injured there?):
Alec Guinzbourg Richmond Training Centre 49.15 (4) 84.46 (5) 133.61

 

[Erin]

He placed 5th of 6 Junior men at the Skate Ontario Sectional Championships (scores seem to indicate he might have been injured there?):
Alec Guinzbourg Richmond Training Centre 49.15 (4) 84.46 (5) 133.61

Thanks, I guess he must still be injured, as Ontario, like Quebec, has more places than other sections get so that placement would have qualified him to Challenge.

 

[Aerobicidal]

The arena DJ's last two songs have been Sarina Paris "Look as Us Now" followed by some rockin' country song about how a long necked beer bottle never broke my heart. I think someone may be having an identity crisis.

 

[Dobre]

I really just don't think this Latin FD works at all for Galiyanova & Lochhead. If anything, the movement looks less sharp & less committed than it did at the beginning of the season. This has to be a disappointing spot for them to skate from at the moment (as their RD is charming, IMO), but really the mature FD from last season worked so much better for them than this one. Into the lead. FD: 86.14, Total 144.60

 

[Dobre]

Li & Richmond. La Vie en Rose. She has nice stretch, and he rotates with her well during the lifts. The steps are all a bit off & out of sync. FD: 92.49, Total 151.14
Into the lead. (That's an upset there).

 

[Catherine M]

To Corey for skating two programs in the last hour or so

 

[Dobre]

McIsaac & Circelli. These two always look stronger to me in the free dances, where they use long sweeping strokes and smoother movement. True again today, though she stepped out of the first set of twizzles which set them back in building momentum off the top. FD: 88.84, Total 145.26
Into 2nd.

 

[Colonel Green]

Bronsard/Bouaraguia deliver their dance nicely.

 

[Colonel Green]

Lim/Quan: I don't recall noticing these two before they unexpectedly made the final group here. I'm guessing they weren't expecting to either. The Nutcracker is a bit generic after doing The Addams Family in the RD. They have a nice presence. Hannah goes down on a turn, so they're going to drop a few ordinals, unfortunately.

 

[Dobre]

Bronsard & Bouaraguia. I missed the beginning. Looked clean from what I saw. Think the edges could be stronger, but obviously a better performance than yesterday. She looked happy. FD: 96.12, Total: 156.67
Into the lead.

Lim & Quan. They have a nice quality together. Think it had to be a shock to them to make the final flight, and probably a lot of pressure to the live up to. He was off on a one foot section of the footwork, and then she fell shortly afterward.
FD: 76.53, Total 136.51
Into 6th.

 

[Catherine M]

Loved that skate for Natalie & Bruce.

Kudos to him too for doing two programs in a short period of time

 

[Colonel Green]

D'Alessandro/Waddell: In the summer I hope they really focus on making Natalie more confident on twizzles, but otherwise, these two look very good.

The judges clearly see these two as #1 in the country.

 

[Dobre]

D'Alessandro & Waddell. That was nice today. Looked like they moved out well, and definitely the best I have seen them skate this FD this season. Performed with confidence. The program loses some of its flow toward the end due to the construction, but well skated.
FD: 104.53, Total: 174.32
Into the lead.

 

[Dobre]

Bashynska & Beaumont. Also very well skated. Did what they can do today. I like the smoothness of their entrance & exit into the sliding choreo element. (At least I think it is their sliding choreo element? Then she slides again later?) FD: 101.74, Total: 166.73
Into 2nd. (Have made their argument for Junior Worlds if they finish top 3 at Nationals).

 

[Colonel Green]

Wow, they beat B/B in the free (by a lot). That's a big win for Nadiia & Peter.

 

[Dobre]

Makita & Gunara. What a well skated set of free dances today! These two are the most musical team to me. They have that off-beat feel required for the blues. Looked like she may have had a slight wobble in the second twizzle set, and my guess is that they are not the fastest team in this flight; but they stayed in the performance throughout, and everything smooth from one element to the next. Really a well fought battle in the FDs today. FD: 93.61, Total: 159.53
Into 3rd.

 

[euterpe]

D'Alessandro & Waddell. That was nice today. Looked like they moved out well, and definitely the best I have seen them skate this FD this season. Performed with confidence. The program loses some of its flow toward the end due to the construction, but well skated.
FD: 104.53, Total: 174.32
Into the lead.

Hmm, those scores are what placed Nguyen / Kolesnik #1 in the JGP---and this is only Challenge. No doubt Nationals scores will be even higher....yet D/W don't have the grace and charisma of N/K

 

[Dobre]

All four Canadian junior dance teams at the top, I think, have made their argument for Junior Worlds. Should be able to control their own destiny if they finish top 3 at Nationals.

Hmm, those scores are what placed Nguyen / Kolesnik #1 in the JGP---and this is only Challenge. No doubt Nationals scores will be even higher....yet D/W don't have the grace and charisma of N/K

National scores are national scores. The best way to get a higher score at the national level is to have your competition later in the calendar year. It doesn't matter. It's only significant how the teams actually in the event scored against each other. (And even then, junior results in dance at SC Challenge often wind up quite differently from Junior Nationals).