2023/24 Canadian Women: News & Updates

[4rkidz]

Yeah, I noticed that. There were some other interesting choices in a bunch of disciplines - not just from Skate Canada, lol.

Maybe Senior B coming up?

 

[danafan]

Maybe Senior B coming up?

I thought she might follow the same path as Dupuis and Miclette last year (start with a JGP then a senior B later in the season). And I definitely thought she'd get an early JGP after winning the NextGen event.

 

[DE93]

I thought she might follow the same path as Dupuis and Miclette last year (start with a JGP then a senior B later in the season). And I definitely thought she'd get an early JGP after winning the NextGen event.

According to her club's social media, she's going to Japan.

 

[danafan]

According to her club's social media, she's going to Japan.

Thank you! I found the post on instagram:

𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙é𝙢𝙞𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙨 on Instagram: "🔥🔥🔥 Assignations Internationales 🔥🔥🔥 Félicitations et bonne chance à nos patineurs ayant reçu leur assignation Junior Grand-Prix 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thaïlande 🇹🇭 Victoria & Andrei Carandiuc 🇦🇹 Linz, Autriche 🇦🇹

151 likes, 6 comments - academieperformanceisatis on August 3, 2023: "🔥🔥🔥 Assignations Internationales 🔥🔥🔥 Félicitations et bonne chance à nos patineurs ayant reçu leur assignation Junior Grand-Prix 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thaïlande 🇹🇭 Victoria & Andrei Carandiuc 🇦🇹 Linz, Autriche 🇦🇹 & 🇭🇺 Budapest...

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[danafan]

Kaiya Ruiter got her second senior international medal at the Cranberry Cup this weekend.
Additionally Bombardier, Medland-Spence and Yang got their 4CC tech minimums in both programs. Hopefully there won't be any issue with these scores showing up on the ISU database such as what happened with Tobin last year.
Looking forward to seeing the Autumn Classic entries as well as the other Challenger events soon.

 

[Karen-W]

Sounds like Skate Canada has decided to add at least one skater to ACI - Justine Miclette.

École Excellence Rosemère on Instagram: "🌟Assignation Internationale 🌟 Suite à ses performances aux championnats québécois d’été, Justine Miclette a été sélectionnée pour participer à la Classique d’Automne de la série challenger. Cette compétition a

185 likes, 3 comments - ecoleexcellencerosemere on August 19, 2023: "🌟Assignation Internationale 🌟 Suite à ses performances aux championnats québécois d’été, Justine Miclette a été sélectionnée pour participer à la Classique d’Automne de la série challenger. Cette compétition aura lieu à...

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[RoseRed]

Sounds like Skate Canada has decided to add at least one skater to ACI - Justine Miclette.

École Excellence Rosemère on Instagram: "🌟Assignation Internationale 🌟 Suite à ses performances aux championnats québécois d’été, Justine Miclette a été sélectionnée pour participer à la Classique d’Automne de la série challenger. Cette compétition a

185 likes, 3 comments - ecoleexcellencerosemere on August 19, 2023: "🌟Assignation Internationale 🌟 Suite à ses performances aux championnats québécois d’été, Justine Miclette a été sélectionnée pour participer à la Classique d’Automne de la série challenger. Cette compétition aura lieu à...

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Oh good.

 

[4rkidz]

Great skate by Maddie I just love her new short program it really suits her and she totally engaged me! She is in first place and Gabby had a decent short is in second.

 

[Colonel Green]

 

[kwanfan1818]

I love the music and Schizas' dress is gorgeous. Great choice for her!

 

[Karen-W]

Fabulous look and style for Maddie! Needs to upgrade the step sequence and clean up the 3Lz+3T, but this suits her so much better than her programs last season!

 

[Sonata]

This is a great program, but I wish she’d work on expression beyond opening her mouth at dramatic moments. I appreciated that she tried something more light for her FP last year (as opposed to all the Enaudi-type programs from her peers), but I found that program failed because it highlighted her lack expressive range.

 

[4rkidz]

This is a great program, but I wish she’d work on expression beyond opening her mouth at dramatic moments. I appreciated that she tried something more light for her FP last year (as opposed to all the Enaudi-type programs from her peers), but I found that program failed because it highlighted her lack expressive range.

Well her body and choreo expressed the music and the changes, plus her face as you mentioned. i certainly don’t think it’s a “fail”. Wonderful choreography that will certainly grow as the season proceeds.

 

[Frau Muller]

I enjoy this program and the dress. Still needs to fine-tune the end of the jump combo…which follows a horrendous Wailing Woman vocal. Maybe if they remove the vocal wailing part and stick to the lovely guitar, it could go better?

 

[danafan]

The ISU tech minimum scores list was updated and all of the Canadian results from Cranberry are there. It's great to have more skaters eligible for 4CC than in previous seasons.

https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/tes/stswjustsen.htm

https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/tes/stswjustjun.htm

 

[haribobo]

Top Summer scores so far

SENIOR WOMEN
Uliana Shiryaeva 178 BC AUGUST
Justine Miclette 174 QUEBEC
Kaiya Ruiter 164 CRANBERRY CUP
Audreanne Foster 157 QUEBEC
Amelia Orzel 147 WILD ROSE
Sara-Maude Dupuis 145 QUEBEC
Katherine Medland Spence 145 JULY ONTARIO
Fiona Bombardier 144 CRANBERRY CUP
Gabrielle Daleman 144 AUGUST ONTARIO
Caitlyn Kukulowicz 142 AUGUST ONTARIO
Miriam Kleiman 140 AUGUST ONTARIO
Amy Shao Ning Yang 140 BC AUGUST
Grace Johnson 140 WILD ROSE

JUNIOR WOMEN
Lulu Lin 167 ONTARIO AUGUST
Kara Yun 166 BC AUGUST
Rose Theroux 165 NEXTGEN
Uliana Shiryaeva 159 NEXTGEN
Hetty Shi 156 NEXTGEN
Aleksa Volkova 153 QUEBEC
Fee-Ann Landry 151 QUEBEC

 

[screech]

While I'm not in love with Maddie's dress, I must say that I like the proportions on that a lot more than her previous skirts, which did not sit well on her.

 

[Sonata]

Well her body and choreo expressed the music and the changes, plus her face as you mentioned. i certainly don’t think it’s a “fail”. Wonderful choreography that will certainly grow as the season proceeds.

I meant last year’s FP was a fail. She never committed to expressing it and it didn’t improve throughout the year. I thought that program would at least be good for her growth.

 

[Wyliefan]

Did we watch the same short program? I thought Maddie was very expressive!

 

[danafan]

Aleksa Volkova is on the isu list for the JGP Budapest (not confirmed by Skate Canada yet). Only one spot left. Interesting that Lulu Lin has not been assigned.
I wonder if the assignments are favouring those age eligible for Youth Olympics? Everyone assigned so far is age eligible for that (born between 2006 and 2009).
Miclette and Ruiter are age eligible for YOG and are facing off at Autumn Classic so I wonder if they are being considered for YOG and/or have expressed interest in the assignment.

 

[danafan]

Amanda Tobin announced her retirement in this Instagram post. I always enjoyed her skating.

amanda on Instagram: "The most special 17 years✨🫶🏼🥰 I could make a list of a million people to thank but here’s to a few of the most important: to my mom & dad, for supporting me, believing in me, travelling with me & going through it with me eve

212 likes, 33 comments - amandatobinn on August 24, 2023: "The most special 17 years✨🫶🏼🥰 I could make a list of a million people to thank but h..."

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[Wyliefan]

Robert Brodie just published a new interview with Kaiya Ruiter: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/finding-that-light-at-the-end-of

“I am so excited. Just getting to see my name on the Grand Prix list and at Autumn Classic … I looked it up and saw my name on that paper and it was ‘woahhh,’” she said. “There’s just so many amazing skaters and to see my name, I’m just so excited for the opportunities.”

And she gets to do it with a “normal” summer of training under her belt. In early August, she competed at Cranberry Cup, a summer event in Boston, and came home with a bronze medal. She spent productive time back home in Ontario, visiting Langdon at his current base in Oakville, Ont., and Wilson in Toronto to add some new choreographical touches to her programs. And yes, they’re the same ones as last season — in Ruiter’s mind, there’s still plenty of life in them, and more room to grow.

“I just wasn’t really ready to part with them. I love those programs and I wasn’t ready to switch,” said Ruiter. “I wanted to see where I could go with these for one more year. I only used them a handful of times (last season), so I’m excited to get to hopefully use them more often this season.”

 

[puglover]

So Jeff Langdon left Calgary for Oakville? Interesting - we saw him around and about in Calgary and he seemed pretty settled.

 

[Colonel Green]

So Jeff Langdon left Calgary for Oakville? Interesting - we saw him around and about in Calgary and he seemed pretty settled.

The lure of Meagan’s fitness class was too strong to resist.

 

[danafan]

Hetty Shi finished 7th at the JGP in Bangkok. She set new personal bests in the short, free and overall. Unfortunately most of her short program was cut out of the live feed due to technical difficulties. She had two hard falls in her free skate but recovered to land the rest of her jumps. Her score was 156.70 so we'll see how the other women compare this season as a spot at Youth Olympics is on the line.

 

[dramagrrl]

Robert Brodie just published a new interview with Kaiya Ruiter: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/finding-that-light-at-the-end-of

He lists Elizabeth Manley as the "1988 Olympic bronze medallist", tsk.

 

[Sylvia]

He lists Elizabeth Manley as the "1988 Olympic bronze medallist", tsk.

It's been corrected.

Canadian women listed on the ISU's TES Statistics page with senior & junior minimum scores updated after Cranberry Cup International (senior & junior) and JGP Bangkok:

Fiona BOMBARDIER	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	12/08/2023	26.93	S	2023 Cranberry Cup International	13/08/2023	49.00	S
Gabrielle DALEMAN	CAN	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	28/10/2022	35.82	S	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022	29/10/2022	50.43	S
Sara-Maude DUPUIS	CAN	ISU World Team Trophy 2023	13/04/2023	28.66	S	ISU Four Continents Championships 2023	10/02/2023	65.19	S
Katherine KARON	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	12/08/2023	23.34	S	2023 Cranberry Cup International	13/08/2023	47.84	S
Katherine MEDLAND SPENCE	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	12/08/2023	26.24	S	2023 Cranberry Cup International	13/08/2023	48.69	S
Justine MICLETTE	CAN	ISU CS IceChallenge 2022	11/11/2022	33.73	S	ISU CS IceChallenge 2022	12/11/2022	51.41	S
Lia PEREIRA	CAN	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022	08/10/2022	30.05	S	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022	09/10/2022	36.36	S
Natalie ROCCATANI	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	12/08/2023	26.91	S	2023 Cranberry Cup International	13/08/2023	38.51	S
Kaiya RUITER	CAN	ISU CS IceChallenge 2022	11/11/2022	30.96	S	ISU CS IceChallenge 2022	12/11/2022	61.19	S
Madeline SCHIZAS	CAN	ISU World Team Trophy 2023	13/04/2023	37.60	S	ISU World Championships 2023	24/03/2023	67.18	S
Amy Shao Ning YANG	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	12/08/2023	25.19	S	2023 Cranberry Cup International	13/08/2023	42.19	S

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2024 (32 / 53):
Has both SP & FS: Schizas
Has SP only: Daleman, Miclette
Has FS only: Dupuis, Ruiter

ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2024 (25 / 42):
Has both SP & FS: Bombardier, Daleman, Dupuis, Medland Spence, Miclette, Ruiter, Yang
Has SP only: Pereira, Roccatani
Has FS only: Karon

ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2024 (25 / 40):
Has both SP & FS: Brezden, Dupuis, Miclette, Rose, Ruiter, Shi, Theroux, Volkova, Yun
Has SP only: Foster, Landry
Has FS only: Baltzer, Bombardier, Pollock, Roccatani

Abbie BALTZER	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	10/08/2023	23.57	J	2023 Cranberry Cup International	11/08/2023	46.17	J
Fiona BOMBARDIER	CAN	IceChallenge 2022	09/11/2022	21.48	J	IceChallenge 2022	10/11/2022	53.19	J
Breken BREZDEN	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	10/08/2023	29.07	J	2023 Cranberry Cup International	11/08/2023	43.70	J
Sara-Maude DUPUIS	CAN	ISU JGP Czech Skate 2022	01/09/2022	28.69	J	ISU JGP Czech Skate 2022	03/09/2022	44.45	J
Audreanne FOSTER	CAN	IceChallenge 2022	09/11/2022	26.48	J	IceChallenge 2022	10/11/2022	38.86	J
Angelina Yinlin GUAN	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	10/08/2023	23.41	J	2023 Cranberry Cup International	11/08/2023	38.91	J
Natasha HEWITT	CAN	2022 Cranberry International	11/08/2022	17.98	J	2022 Cranberry International	12/08/2022	33.05	J
Caitlyn KUKULOWICZ	CAN	2022 Cranberry International	11/08/2022	15.24	J	2022 Cranberry International	12/08/2022	29.71	J
Fee Ann LANDRY	CAN	IceChallenge 2022	09/11/2022	25.48	J	IceChallenge 2022	10/11/2022	36.84	J
Justine MICLETTE	CAN	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	08/09/2022	32.00	J	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2022	09/09/2022	44.49	J
Lia PEREIRA (has aged out)	CAN	2022 Cranberry International	11/08/2022	31.54	J	2022 Cranberry International	12/08/2022	60.30	J
Brookelyn POLLOCK	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	10/08/2023	17.48	J	2023 Cranberry Cup International	11/08/2023	43.52	J
Natalie ROCCATANI	CAN	2022 Cranberry International	11/08/2022	24.64	J	2022 Cranberry International	12/08/2022	46.87	J
Reese ROSE	CAN	Coupe de Printemps 2023	17/03/2023	32.08	J	Coupe de Printemps 2023	18/03/2023	45.95	J
Kaiya RUITER	CAN	ISU World Junior Championships 2023	01/03/2023	29.67	J	ISU World Junior Championships 2023	03/03/2023	53.77	J
Elisha Suebin RYU	CAN	2023 Cranberry Cup International	10/08/2023	21.84	J	2023 Cranberry Cup International	11/08/2023	32.80	J
Hetty SHI	CAN	ISU JGP Bangkok 2023	24/08/2023	29.62	J	ISU JGP Bangkok 2023	25/08/2023	54.35	J
Rose THEROUX	CAN	ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt 2022	14/10/2022	31.01	J	ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt 2022	15/10/2022	40.94	J
Aleksa VOLKOVA	CAN	Coupe de Printemps 2023	17/03/2023	32.39	J	Coupe de Printemps 2023	18/03/2023	50.36	J
Megan WOODLEY	CAN	Coupe de Printemps 2023	17/03/2023	24.32	J	Coupe de Printemps 2023	18/03/2023	28.77	J
Kara YUN	CAN	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	29/09/2022	31.80	J	ISU JGP Solidarity Cup 2022	30/09/2022	58.84	J

 

[Karen-W]

Lulu Lin got the final JGP assignment for Canadian women - finally!

 

[danafan]

Lulu Lin got the final JGP assignment for Canadian women - finally!

And Volkova is confirmed on the assignments page for Budapest JGP and Dupuis is confirmed for Nebelhorn

 

[4rkidz]

And Volkova is confirmed on the assignments page for Budapest JGP and Dupuis is confirmed for Nebelhorn

Hmm Volkova? That is interesting based on results I would have thought others would be before her? But good that they seem to be giving as much opportunity as possible with different skaters. I would imagine the highest scores will help to pick for the Youth Olympics and Junior Worlds.