2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior

[danafan]

November 29 - December 3, 2023 in Winnipeg. This is the qualifying event for the 2024 Canadian Championships.

Skate Canada event page: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate-canada-challenge-junior-senior/

Start orders are up: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-sk...r-senior/#entries-starting-orders-and-results

Schedule as of November 16: https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-CHA-JR-SR-Schedule-Nov-16-1.pdf

 

[danafan]

Skate Canada press release

Canadian Skaters Descend on Winnipeg for Skate Canada Challenge

OTTAWA, ON (November 22, 2023) – More than 200 figure skaters from across the country are set to compete at the 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Junior/Senior in Winnipeg, Manitoba from November 30 to December 3, 2023.   The Skate Canada Challenge serves as a qualifying event for junior and...

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[victorskid]

There are three DailyMotion channels - one for each of the two rinks and one for interviews, etc.- the livestream link on the event page: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate-canada-challenge-junior-senior/#live-stream

 

[maureenfarone]

Will I need to travel virtually to Canada to watch the stream?

 

[4rkidz]

There are three DailyMotion channels - one for each of the two rinks and one for interviews, etc.- the livestream link on the event page: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-2024-skate-canada-challenge-junior-senior/#live-stream

I am away for a few days, if you get a chance can you post the on demand links from daily motion once the event is completed? Appreciated

 

[victorskid]

I am away for a few days, if you get a chance can you post the on demand links from daily motion once the event is completed? Appreciated

I'll try to remember - perhaps someone else will jump in - I'm away part of the time myself.

You should be able to find them on the Skate Canada Daily Motion channel - the ones from Skate Canada International are there: https://www.dailymotion.com/skatecanada

 

[4rkidz]

I'll try to remember - perhaps someone else will jump in - I'm away part of the time myself.

You should be able to find them on the Skate Canada Daily Motion channel - the ones from Skate Canada International are there: https://www.dailymotion.com/skatecanada

thanks - - was wanting to see what kids I might see at Nationals in Calgary if I can sneak away a bit to the rink.

 

[Wyliefan]

Senior men are starting in a couple of minutes. Livestream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pntun

 

[danafan]

Protocol sheets are being updated after each skater by clicking on detail sheets. Here is the senior men short: https://cssterminalserv.skatecanada.ca/results/24CHAJRSRSeniorMenSP1DRO.pdf
Challenge is one of my favourite competitions but I won't be able to watch live as much as I would like to.

 

[danafan]

I guess all of the senior men will qualify for Canadians as there are 14 entered here, two of which have byes (Orzel and Rakic) and three others have byes (Chiu, Sadovsky, Gogolev). So there will only be 17 men at nationals? Looks like women's will be the only full field at nationals in senior if I did my counting right.

Ice make after one group?

LOL at Bachynska and Beaumont promoting the Skate Canada online store. I do like the blue national team suits though.

 

[Wyliefan]

LOL at Bachynska and Beaumont promoting the Skate Canada online store. I do like the blue national team suits though.

They were so earnest about it. Probably cracked up as soon as they got off camera.

 

[danafan]

Wow Guinzbourg might have had the skate of his life. He has the tech scores for 4CC and jr worlds. The reviews were not kind to him though; q on the 3axel and the combo. His tech dropped quite a bit and he looked disappointed with his score.

 

[victorskid]

I had a poorly timed dental appointment but got home in time to see the 2nd 1/2 of the 2nd group and now the 3rd group is starting. I'm grateful for that ice make

I'm going to miss the free dances tomorrow, unfortunately, so grateful for the archived stream

 

[Skate Talker]

While Mikhail Mogilen was skating I was having flashbacks of Brian Pockar stylewise and physically. That's a compliment as Pockar was a very smooth skater for those who won't know his skating. There was someone gone far too soon. I know Brian did commentating for CTV but I like to think he would have had a more hands on role with upcoming skaters as a coach, or more likely a choreographer.

 

[victorskid]

Anthony Paradis has had a change in hair colour

 

[Skate Talker]

By the way, the 3rd stream should actually show 3 feeds simultaneously when everything is on the go - Rinks A & B and the interview, fluff, advertising on the 3rd feed.

 

[Skate Talker]

So what's happened to our score tracker? Couldn't make it to the very last skater apparently.

 

[victorskid]

More "technical difficulties" in getting scores

 

[Skate Talker]

These juniors have picked much more interesting music than any of the seniors I've seen so far this season. I'm quite enjoying this.

 

[victorskid]

These juniors have picked much more interesting music than any of the seniors I've seen so far this season. I'm quite enjoying this.

I was thinking the same thing and, strangely, many of them are from the same schools as those we've already seen...

 

[danafan]

You can rewatch senior men short here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q48f5
And junior rhythm dance: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4ctp

 

[danafan]

Some 80s music for the senior rhythm dance warmup lol

 

[danafan]

I love Footloose so I approve of this program!

 

[Wyliefan]

I'd forgotten Hensen/Lickers's neon patchwork costumes. Or my mind was trying desperately to block them.

ETA: Also their music.

 

[danafan]

ETA: Also their music.

I really liked the Men Without Hats and Bonnie Tyler. But honestly I'm loving like 99% of the music choices in the rhythm dance this year

 

[Wyliefan]

Haley graduated from nightgowns to full-on lingerie.

 

[Wyliefan]

Bash/Beau into first with 75 and change. They like that!

 

[danafan]

Senior rhythm dance replay in case you missed it: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q4fqx

 

[barbarafan]

Bash/Beau into first with 75 and change. They like that!

Carol Lane has lots of push with domestic judges. The levels jumped up after they were shown during competition. Judge 1 and 2 were sort of interesting as well. I usually have to look to international competitions to get a better idea of how our skaters are doing.

 

[Wyliefan]

Emma Goodstadt got hurt in a collision during practice -- that's why she and Christian withdrew.

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