I wouldn't even worry about trying to qualify 3 men. We don't have 3 men that should be at Worlds lol... This nationals proved that..
I wouldn't even worry about trying to qualify 3 men. We don't have 3 men that should be at Worlds lol... This nationals proved that..
unfortunate falls for les supremes, but they were the vastly superior team at nats - speed, intricacy, etc. was all miles ahead of nova
I can't remember if I read it here, Twitter, or Reddit, but apparently Stephen had to drive his mother to the hospital for a medical emergency just before the SP. If true, his terrible performance there is understandable. If he can do a semi-decent SP, plus a FP even remotely resembling what he did on Saturday, he wouldn't be a bad choice, and I can understand why they're giving him a chance at 4CC.
Agree! I also think SC needs to stop backing skaters long after they have proven themselves unreliable. Think of all the experience other skaters could have gotten if they had spread out the assignments to up and coming skaters rather than sending the same skaters out over and over regardless of their results (Daleman, Schumacher, Sadovsky, etc) . That's how you build depth in your pool of skaters.I think Orzel and Gogolev are at least as undependable as Sadovsky
(I'd hope it won't come down to a score comparison between two different events. Competing in Colorado Springs is not the same as competing elsewhere).
Because they have one more spot to fill for the men's team to Worlds. They didn't immediately name Conrad to the team being the silver medalist presumably because they wanted to give Stephen and Wesley another shot. Having all 3 at the same comp seems fairest for the purpose of deciding that second spot. That's how they did it between Keegan, Nam and Roman couple years ago. Wesley being the bronze medalist does not get 4CCs over Stephen presumably because he is still age eligible and Stephen isn't? It makes sense that all 3 have an international championship assignment right now, but it leaves Wesley at a slight disadvantage in his quest for that spot. Wesley at Jr Worlds isn't able to do quads in the short and does 1 less element in the free, and Jr Worlds PCS isn't that comparable to 4CCs.
Gogolev's still junior age eligible this year (turned 19 in December), but he's competed at junior worlds 3 times (the last 3 times it happened, since there was no competition in 2021), whereas Chiu has only been once - finishing 4th to Gogolev's 5th last year. I think they're likely to confirm the worlds spot before JW, especially if either Orzel or Gogolev does well at 4CCs, but don't think other than timing JW would be a significant disadvantage for Chiu - at least if I were Skate Canada/the committee, you can look at how they skate in both programs, rather than comparing the scores. I can definitely see sending Chiu to JW again, if only to maximize JGP spots for next season.
The whole purpose of splitting the assignments is to give everyone an opportunity to earn the spot, so it does not matter which competition they go to. Wesley not being able to do quads in the SP at World Juniors does not put him at any disadvantage. How he does overall is what will count - as it will with the two guys going to 4CCs.
This quad certainly seems to be a shift towards opportunities for all who meet the criteria.The chance of more opportunities is motivating for skaters and their teams. I think it is already starting to pay off.
Correct, Fiona has yet to compete in a senior international.
she doesn't have minimums and she didn't get the assignments as she didn't meet the criteria for senior internationals. But I'm sure she will rectify that soon and will get the assignments. She is a great skater.
Actually Stephen just turned 18. He seems to have been around forever but he's only 3 months older than Wesley.
The "2022-2023 Selection Guidelines for Senior Challenger and International Events: Singles, Pairs & Ice Dance" document lists benchmark scores but doesn't mention a triple-triple is required: https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/u...enior-Challenger-and-International-Events.pdf
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Just checked and Fiona landed 3Lo+1Eu+3S cleanly in her Nationals free program, as well as in her FP at the Sectional Series comp. in mid-October (her senior domestic debut) and Challenge in December. She hasn't attempted a 3-3 in her SP, AFAIK (3Lz+2T is her current SP combo).
She was interviewed on the CBC TV broadcast (not the daily motion feed) and she said she needed a triple triple to move up to the next level, or something like that. She specifically said a triple toe or a triple loop combo (meaning two jump combo).
Yes: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...n-news-and-updates.109756/page-7#post-6332078 ("... she finished 2nd in the free and moved up to 6th overall')
She did
