2023/24 Canadian Sectionals & Fall/Winter Competitions (excluding ON Jr/Sr Sectionals)

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Saturday’s winners:

Novice Pairs - Remie Muramoto / Keith Lau (Canadian Ice Academy, ON). Their FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s4giw?start=3350 Fun fact, Keith comes from the same club in Winnipeg as Kemp/Elizarov.

Pre-Novice Pairs - Jaslynn Wong / Nico Conforti (Connaught SC, BC/YK). Their FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s4bo4?start=6002 KMT’s 1st win as a coach I believe. Other coaches with skaters in this event were Michael Marinaro and Katia Gordeeva. Katia’s little team was particularly adorable , will post links to their programs later when I have a few minutes.

The final flight of Novice Women should be skating in Rink 1 this afternoon at around 2:30ish ET (could run ahead or behind however). Besides Lia Cho, a couple of other skaters I’ll be watching for are Nathalie Yonemori also from the Glencoe Club and coached by Scott Davis (fairly clean 3loop-2toe combo in the SP) and Ksenia Krouzkevitch from the Canadian Ice Academy (decent 3lutz-2toe combo and credible 3flip attempt in the SP).

 

[kwanfan1818]

Korea should find a Korean anscestor for one of Muramoto/Lau, because they are a Pair short of being a contender for an Olympic Team medal. And there are Pairs competing with their current tech content.

 

[DE93]

Korea should find a Korean anscestor for one of Muramoto/Lau, because they are a Pair short of being a contender for an Olympic Team medal. And there are Pairs competing with their current tech content.

I think she's probably too young (competed STAR 5 U10 last season, so she's probably between 10 & 11 years old).

 

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Sunday’s winners:

Novice Women - Lia Cho, Glencoe Club, AB. Lia’s FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=21991 Not as mind-blowing as her SP (3rd in the FP), but still an amazing performance for an 11 year old*.

Also worth watching (@danafan take note ) are 12 year old* Ksenia Krouzkevitch from the Canadian Ice Academy, ON who finished 1st in the FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=20728 and Sandrine Blais from Sherbrooke, QC who finished 2nd in the FP and overall: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=21202

*Based on ages listed in the 2023 Canada Winter Games biographies

Pre-Novice Men - Tobias Liu, York Region Skating Centre, ON. Tobias’ FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5bdi?start=19400 Make sure to watch until the score comes up, his reaction is the sweetest!

 

[kalamalka]

Sunday’s winners:

Novice Women - Lia Cho, Glencoe Club, AB. Lia’s FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=21991 Not as mind-blowing as her SP (3rd in the FP), but still an amazing performance for an 11 year old*.

Also worth watching (@danafan take note ) are 12 year old* Ksenia Krouzkevitch from the Canadian Ice Academy, ON who finished 1st in the FP: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=20728 and Sandrine Blais from Sherbrooke, QC who finished 2nd in the FP and overall: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s5ak6?start=21202

*Based on ages listed in the 2023 Canada Winter Games biographies

The 3 top skaters all had FP scores within a point (99). Good to see some real competition at Novice level and all 3 with successful 3Z (Lia and Ksenia also with 3F; Sandrine didn't have a flip in her program)

 

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2024 Novice Canadian Championships/Skate Canada Cup

Feb. 21-25/24
Waterloo, ON

Event website: https://skatecanada.ca/2024-novice-canadian-championships-2024-skate-canada-cup/
Start orders/results: https://skatecanada.ca/2024-novice-...-2024-skate-canada-cup/#start-orders--results
Schedule: https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Nov-CC-Block-Schedule_New.pdf

Livestream: https://skatecanada.ca/2024-novice-canadian-championships-2024-skate-canada-cup/#live-stream or directly on Skate Canada's Dailymotion channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/skatecanada

The Novice women's events are Feb. 22nd at 2:20 pm (local) and Feb. 23rd at 12:35 pm (local)

 

[kwanfan1818]

Ksenia Krouzkevitch

We resembles a young Aliona Savchenko in KnC.

 

[4rkidz]

We resembles a young Aliona Savchenko in KnC.

I spoke with her yesterday she is so tiny!
After the practices last night for the Novice they had a Worlds simulation for the skaters, Team Ontario looked really good.

 

[4rkidz]

46.1 for Ksenia in the short with triple lutz dbl toe an triple flip.

 

[4rkidz]

Sandrine Blais moved into the lead with a triple toe triple toe combo, slightly ahead of Ksenia.

 

[4rkidz]

11 year old Lia Cho opened with a beautiful triple lutz triple toe, followed by triple flip and double axel in footwork. Level 3 spins and level 2 step sequence, lovely presentation, this will easily lead. Gosh I love her coach Scott Davis, he is so nice. He was the primary coach at YOG and all the kids loved him. Score 54.4!

 

[JoannaLouise]

I wish I could have gone to this! We have too much going on at work in the next couple of weeks for me to take any extra time off though.

 

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2024 Novice Canadian Championships leaders after the PD/SP:

Dance
Laurence Brière/Julien Lévesque, Académie Performance, QC -
Pattern Dance 1 (Starlight) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t531o?start=4769
Pattern Dance 2 (Paso) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t5gci?start=587

Women
Lia Cho Glencoe Club, AB/NT/NU - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t5p4u?start=8493

Also:
2.) Sandrine Blais Sherbrooke, QC - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t5p4u?start=3552
3.) Ksenia Krouzkevitch, Canadian Ice Academy, ON - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t5p4u?start=1105

Pairs
Remie Muramoto/Keith Lau, Canadian Ice Academy, ON - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t62hu?start=1161

Men
Kento Nakashima, Ice Palace FSC, AB/NT/NU - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t66fe?start=7596

 

[Debrah]

OMG! Lia Cho is my new favorite Canadian lady discovery, what a star so much grace, but with personality plus, enormous talent. Fingers crossed that she will continue safe and healthy, in the sport. I have not been so excited by a novice skater in many, many, many years. Just a delight to watch!

 

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2024 Canadian Novice Championships winners FD/FP:

Dance
Laurence Brière/Julien Lévesque, Académie Performance, QC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9p6VOV57G8

Women
Lia Cho Glencoe Club, AB/NT/NU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ytj067R1xY

Also:
2.) Sandrine Blais Sherbrooke,QC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kl3GZWuvco&t=13s
3.) Ksenia Krouzkevitch, Canadian Ice Academy,ON - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omy9aw6nRQE

Pairs
Siyul Back/Gavin Mahoney, Mariposa School of Skating, ON - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t7snw?start=3612

Men
Kento Nakashima Ice Palace FSC, AB/NT/NU - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t7yjw?start=11091

 

[Sylvia]

Women
Lia Cho Glencoe Club, AB/NT/NU - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t5p4u?start=8493

I really enjoyed her joyful SP performance to La La Land!

Lia Cho (final skater in FP) in replay stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t7xp8?start=8428
Can someone ID her music please?

She scored 112.16 in the FP (59.70 TES/43.46 PCS + 9 bonus points!): https://cssterminalserv.skatecanada.ca/results/24CANCUPNoviceWomenFP2DRO.pdf

Lia's jumps:
3F+2T
3Lz
2A+3T
3Loq
3S
3F !
2A+1Eu+3Sq

From the Skate Canada rulebook: https://info.skatecanada.ca/index.p...f-skate-canada-competitions.html#h1-3-bonuses

Novice Singles​

• women: +1.0 for each different triple jump (+5 for 5 different triples for Lia)
• men: +1.0 for each different triple jump – triple Loop and higher Base Value
• +2.0 for four or more different triple jumps in free program (+2 for Lia)
• 1.0 for any double jump or higher base value jump immediately followed by:
  • a triple jump* (+1 Lia's 2A+3T) or
  • An 1Eu/1Eu<< immediately followed by a triple jump (+1 for Lia)
    *awarded once per program for each different triple jump

 

[Wyliefan]

I really enjoyed her joyful SP performance to La La Land!

Lia Cho (final skater in FP) in replay stream: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t7xp8?start=8428
Can someone ID her music please?

Shazam says it's from The Red Poppy Suite by Gliere. Nice energetic music for her. Such a talented kid!