Papadakis/Cizeron news

[victorskid]

According to reporter Paul Peret via Twitter:

BREAKING SKATING NEWS : ⁦@GabriellaPks ⁩ ⁦@GuillaumeCIZ ⁩ will skip the French Nationals and eventual Europeans in Zagreb for focusing on Worlds in Stockholm in March.

BREAKING SKATING : @GabriellaPks @GuillaumeCIZ were positive with #Covid_19 in July in Montréal and had to stop training for 2 weeks

 

[whiteskates]

Let’s hope there will be any Worlds then. With the second wave we are now in I’m not so sure.

 

[Cherub721]

I expected them to skip Nationals, but a little surprised they've decided already to skip Europeans, if they happen. This could mean not competing at all in the pre-Olympic season (if those even happen) whereas the top American and Russian teams are out there competing in some capacity. I hope we get to see that tango FD because I liked the bits we saw, but I'm not sure if they'd keep that style for Olympics rather than their lyrical style.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I hope their recovery is going well and there's no permanent damage.

 

[casken]

July?! How did they manage to keep that from coming out this long?

 

[mocha-ice]

I expected them to skip Nationals, but a little surprised they've decided already to skip Europeans, if they happen. This could mean not competing at all in the pre-Olympic season (if those even happen) whereas the top American and Russian teams are out there competing in some capacity. I hope we get to see that tango FD because I liked the bits we saw, but I'm not sure if they'd keep that style for Olympics rather than their lyrical style.

This article (in French); https://www.lequipe.fr/Patinage-art...es-championnats-du-monde-cette-saison/1193447

seems to imply it’s more a matter of logistics and the possibility of not being allowed back into Canada. It seems to imply Guillaume has some sort of visa but Gabby wasn’t able to get it.

 

[briancoogaert]

This is really risky.
Considering the way things are going, I would enter any competition I could !
Putting everything on Worlds is just a risk to skate at zero competition this season, I'm afraid.

 

[annie720]

July?! How did they manage to keep that from coming out this long?

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned on TSL. I heard about it a while back.

 

[casken]

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned on TSL. I heard about it a while back.

Oh, I had no idea!

I heard about Morozov and Galliamov, I figured I would have heard about P&C.

 

[Wyliefan]

Yes, I remember we were talking about it a while back.

 

[muffinplus]

Sad

 

[muffinplus]

Oh, I had no idea!

I heard about Morozov and Galliamov, I figured I would have heard about P&C.

I don't watch TSL and don't remember hearing about it elsewhere

 

[VGThuy]

I think depending on how the GP and Euros goes during the Olympic year, this might be the most unpredictable run for an ice dance gold going into an Olympics.

 

[Colonel Green]

This is really risky.
Considering the way things are going, I would enter any competition I could !
Putting everything on Worlds is just a risk to skate at zero competition this season, I'm afraid.

Since they'd lose weeks of training time going to Euros in the best case scenario (and in the worst case scenario, be unable to return to their training camp), it's the smartest course available to them.

I'm not particularly convinced either of these events will end up happening, mind you.

 

[jenny12]

Sad but a good idea after testing positive. Who knows if the events will happen anyway.

 

[victorskid]

An English article from the Olympic Channel: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/s...to-skip-all-events-until-world-championships/

 

[Orm Irian]

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned on TSL. I heard about it a while back.

Yeah, it was floating around a while back but at that point only had the status of a rumour. I’m glad to hear they both got past it with no permanent damage to lungs or anything else!

 

[Sylvia]

Interview in L'Equipe:

Papadakis et Cizeron « croisent les doigts pour les Championnats du monde »

Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron, quadruples champions du monde de danse sur glace, expliquent pourquoi ils ont décidé de disputer uniquement les Championnats du monde cette saison.

www.lequipe.fr

Machine translated excerpts:

“Guillaume, you are currently in France, and Gabriella you are in Montreal, where you have been training since 2014. Why?

Guillaume Cizeron: I wanted to take advantage of this time when there isn't much going on, to see my family, I had not seen them since February. This is possible because I have a resident visa since January. It feels good to be with my family, to see my grandparents, my sisters, my parents. I'm going to be spending my birthday (he'll be 26 on Thursday) with my family, which hasn't happened for a long time. I'm going back next Monday, with a priori two weeks of quarantine in Montreal.

Gabriella Papadakis: With the C0vid, they only let residents in. As I am not, I did not want to take the risk of going to France and not being able to come back. I had the choice between not seeing my family and taking the risk of not returning to Canada. It was a bit of a difficult choice, I miss my family. My grandfather died and I couldn't go to the funeral, my grandmother is confined on her own and I can't go to see her.

Have you been affected by the v*rus yourself?

GP: We both had the C0vid in July, at the same time. We were away from the ice for two and a half weeks. We were first in quarantine because we were in contact with someone who had a fever. Three or four days later, the person had their positive result. We went to get tested but when I went I knew I had it, I had symptoms.

GC Two days after contact, I had a fever. I must have had three days of fever, cough, inflammation of the lungs, loss of smell that I still haven't really recovered. A bit like a big flu.

GP: I had a lot of fever, cough, a little bit of breathing problems.

Was the recovery complicated?
GC: We went back to do exams when we left confinement, there was no contraindication. The doctor had said that the inflammation in the lungs could take a while to go away completely, which caused a little shortness of breath, fatigue. The first two weeks, it was a bit like that.

GP: There was a bit of the C0vid and also the fact of having stayed two weeks without doing anything at all at home.

 

[Bigbird]

Interview in L'Equipe:

Papadakis et Cizeron « croisent les doigts pour les Championnats du monde »

Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron, quadruples champions du monde de danse sur glace, expliquent pourquoi ils ont décidé de disputer uniquement les Championnats du monde cette saison.

www.lequipe.fr

Machine translated excerpts:

“Guillaume, you are currently in France, and Gabriella you are in Montreal, where you have been training since 2014. Why?

Guillaume Cizeron: I wanted to take advantage of this time when there isn't much going on, to see my family, I had not seen them since February. This is possible because I have a resident visa since January. It feels good to be with my family, to see my grandparents, my sisters, my parents. I'm going to be spending my birthday (he'll be 26 on Thursday) with my family, which hasn't happened for a long time. I'm going back next Monday, with a priori two weeks of quarantine in Montreal.

Gabriella Papadakis: With the C0vid, they only let residents in. As I am not, I did not want to take the risk of going to France and not being able to come back. I had the choice between not seeing my family and taking the risk of not returning to Canada. It was a bit of a difficult choice, I miss my family. My grandfather died and I couldn't go to the funeral, my grandmother is confined on her own and I can't go to see her.

Have you been affected by the v*rus yourself?

GP: We both had the C0vid in July, at the same time. We were away from the ice for two and a half weeks. We were first in quarantine because we were in contact with someone who had a fever. Three or four days later, the person had their positive result. We went to get tested but when I went I knew I had it, I had symptoms.

GC Two days after contact, I had a fever. I must have had three days of fever, cough, inflammation of the lungs, loss of smell that I still haven't really recovered. A bit like a big flu.

GP: I had a lot of fever, cough, a little bit of breathing problems.

Was the recovery complicated?
GC: We went back to do exams when we left confinement, there was no contraindication. The doctor had said that the inflammation in the lungs could take a while to go away completely, which caused a little shortness of breath, fatigue. The first two weeks, it was a bit like that.

GP: There was a bit of the C0vid and also the fact of having stayed two weeks without doing anything at all at home.

And they still were able to perform for us like that!? Speedy and full recovery guys.

 

[dramagrrl]

Now it makes total sense how winded they were doing small excerpts of their FD in the Gadbois virtual showcase. I was wondering (and I know others also commented on this) why their stamina seemed so lacking in the bits they showed - they were literally unable to speak after skating about a minute of the program because they were trying to catch their breath. I hope they have a full recovery and don't suffer any lasting negative effects from the virus.

 

[Bigbird]

Now it makes total sense how winded they were doing small excerpts of their FD in the Gadbois virtual showcase. I was wondering (and I know others also commented on this) why their stamina seemed so lacking in the bits they showed - they were literally unable to speak after skating about a minute of the program because they were trying to catch their breath. I hope they have a full recovery and don't suffer any lasting negative effects from the *****.

Precisely. They never even said a word. Forward guys!

 

[briancoogaert]

Interview in L'Equipe:

Papadakis et Cizeron « croisent les doigts pour les Championnats du monde »

Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron, quadruples champions du monde de danse sur glace, expliquent pourquoi ils ont décidé de disputer uniquement les Championnats du monde cette saison.

www.lequipe.fr

What a wonderful interview, so mature. They really have all my respect.

 

[Sylvia]

Asher Hill & Dylan Moscovitch chatted with Gabriella on the latest episode of their CBC Sports show (Nov. 15):

Gabriella Papadakis talks Guillaume Cizeron, pandemic, and ice dance | THAT FIGURE SKATING SHOW

This weekend was supposed to be Internationaux de France, but it was another Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19. So we got our French figure skating fix by...

www.youtube.com

... The world champion ice dancer talks surviving the p*ndemic, partnership with Guillaume Cizeron, and how she’s managing a long push to the 2022 Olympics. Spoiler alert: her adorable kitten makes many cameos.

 

[Enchanted]

The French Nationals and the Christmas gala have been canceled. There’s only two months to Euros, I’d be very surprised if the competition won’t be canceled.

 

[Wyliefan]

Asher Hill & Dylan Moscovitch chatted with Gabriella on the latest episode of their CBC Sports show (Nov. 15):

Gabriella Papadakis talks Guillaume Cizeron, pandemic, and ice dance | THAT FIGURE SKATING SHOW

This weekend was supposed to be Internationaux de France, but it was another Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19. So we got our French figure skating fix by...

www.youtube.com

Her kitten is SO CUTE!

 

[taz'smum]

It's so strange for me to hear Gabi speak English after speaking only French with her for all those years!

 

[Sylvia]

@taz'smum, here you go ... Instagram Live chat this past Friday between Gabriella and Tifany Huot-Marchand ( 2018 Olympic Short Track Speed Skater): https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHgTMc9K2Y3/

(If anyone would like to share highlights, feel free! )