2025–26 Canadian Pairs: News and Updates

[danafan]

Kemp/Elizarov and Desrochers/Thrasher are on Skate Canada's international assignments page for IceChallenge next month where they will make their senior international debuts.

 

[Karen-W]

Kemp/Elizarov and Desrochers/Thrasher are on Skate Canada's international assignments page for IceChallenge next month where they will make their senior international debuts.

Hopefully they will earn their 4CCs CTES mins with ease!

 

[pointbleu]

Kemp/Elizarov and Desrochers/Thrasher are on Skate Canada's international assignments page for IceChallenge next month where they will make their senior international debuts.

Team Kemp/Elizarov for the big O!

 

[danafan]

Team Kemp/Elizarov for the big O!

Their season best score is only about 4 points behind Pereira/Michaud and that's with junior rules, so yeah this could get interesting.

 

[princeton123]

Desrochers/Thrasher have soooo much potential and the right look to be huge stars but they keep whiffing it

 

[Kateri]

Desrochers/Thrasher have soooo much potential and the right look to be huge stars but they keep whiffing it

I thought that once, but they've "had potential" for a looong time, now.

 

[SCSscs]

maybe all they need is someone to help with the throws that is different from what they have. If she could get those down consistently this years music choices will look better! Alexa K was amazing at those. I can’t remember her missing very many. Always so big and landed well.

I actually have thought that they could possibly benefit from some time with Alexa and Chris to refine their technical skills.

 

[PeterG]

Just to correct the record - Evelyn decided she was done because she wanted to focus on university rather than try for another 4 years - this came on right after the disappointment of not making the 2022 Olympic team because of James/Radford.

Oh...I thought they didn't make the 2022 Olympic team because they didn't skate well enough to earn their way to the games. But it was all because of James and Radford, huh?

 

[karmena]

I think Lia has star quality and she is still fairly young (21) compared to Trennt's age (29). I like them together but would not be surprised if he finishes out his career after the Olympics and she goes on with another partner.

As far as changing coaches and training locations, it is easy for us to suggest it when a skater or skaters stop progressing at a previous rate but it means completely putting a detonator to their lives. Where would they even go? I respect skaters personal choices to stay the course where they are and whether they will later regret that decision or not - whose to say. Skating isn't everything.

Lia certainly has a star quality, she IS a star. Trennt... imho, he has no ability, (skills? understanding? my English is too poor to find a right word)to showcase her, quite opposite- he subdues her. imho opinion Lia is like... in the box and "cannot fly", as there is no room for her to do so; there is no that subtle connection which brings the magic and makes a pair excellent. And I say so due respect to Trennt as a very good pair skater.
In the beginning they seemed so promising. Wish them succeed.

 

[million$momma]

Oh...I thought they didn't make the 2022 Olympic team because they didn't skate well enough to earn their way to the games. But it was all because of James and Radford, huh?

Didn't Evelyn and Trennt place second at Nationals? They earned the spot but then Skate Canada chose James and Radford to go. I always thought that James and Radford were chosen because of their success with their previous partners, not proven success together. Am I wrong?

 

[danafan]

Didn't Evelyn and Trennt place second at Nationals? They earned the spot but then Skate Canada chose James and Radford to go. I always thought that James and Radford were chosen because of their success with their previous partners, not proven success together. Am I wrong?

James and Radford withdrew after the short program (did one of them have covid or had recently had it?) They had the highest ISU season best score of the Canadian pair teams leading into nationals as I recall and IMO deserved their selection.