SCI24 practice reports, news, photos, clips, etc.

[Sylvia]

If the wheel lands on “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” you don’t have to answer a question to get a prize (squishy chicken keychain.)

My wheel spin landed on “Winner Winner” so I got the squishy chicken keychain without having to answer a question.

Congrats!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849909533700714587

 

[Sylvia]

Jason’s SP run through yesterday (in 2 parts): https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1849855955988832552

He doubled the 3A in his SP run through early this morning: https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1850150148434702556

Also, Roman jumped for the first time in 3 practices! https://x.com/rockerskating/status/1850148640234373622
ETA clip for visual proof: https://x.com/loopohater/status/1850146835211432379

Same fan who posted the above clips also filmed 2 competition clips - the final minute of Schizas’ SP last night: https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1849959811758371278

And the final 45 seconds of Kaori’s SP: https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1849971765042434541

 

[Sylvia]

Posted by an Asahi Shimbun sports reporter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1850140462964777229

Google Translate: "What impressed me yesterday was the scene in this photo. Rino Matsuike, who was watching the second group alone, was invited by Alysa Liu to come over to the American team's seat.”

 

[Karen-W]

Sweet press conference moment between Kaori & Alysa!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1850174752834412844

 

[Sylvia]

Same fan who posted the above clips also filmed … the final minute of Schizas’ SP last night: https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1849959811758371278

And the final part of Maddie’s FS! https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1850318800782049420

Jason landed 3A in the 6-min. SP warmup: https://x.com/fzzt_simmons/status/1850359090955846126

 

[Wyliefan]

Roman Sadovsky has withdrawn for medical reasons.

AnythingGOEs - Figure Skating (@anythinggoe.com)

🇨🇦 Roman Sadovsky has withdrawn from #SCI24 due to medical reasons

bsky.app

 

[Sylvia]

Roman practiced today before deciding to withdraw - photo: https://x.com/fsphoto_syo/status/1850541958311137490

Photo of the rink taken from behind the giant moose head: https://x.com/fsphoto_syo/status/1850502369139638413

https://twitter.com/x/status/1850536751665938893

 

[Sylvia]

Canadian-focused competition recap articles by Robert Brodie in his Substack (free to read; I've already posted these links in the relevant CAN discipline threads in GSD):
Men's SP: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci24-sharp-dressed-for-some-success
Women's/Pairs FS: https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci24-i-came-in-with-a-fiery-attitude
Free Dance/Men's FS (includes comments from Slipchuk re. Roman's WD): https://rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci24-a-high-five-for-canadian-ice

ISU's daily recaps (not easy to find all 8 of these links on the new website ):
Free Dance: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...o-to-fifth-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada-crown/
Men's FS: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...abs-mens-gold-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Women's FS: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...apanese-sweep-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Pairs FS: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...in-pairs-gold-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Men's SP: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...short-program-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Rhythm Dance: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...-rhythm-dance-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Women's SP: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...short-program-at-isu-grand-prix-skate-canada/
Pairs SP: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skat...udekmaxime-deschamps-top-pairs-short-program/

AFP article on the Japanese women's sweep:

Sakamoto leads Japanese women's sweep at Skate Canada

Three-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto led a Japanese podium sweep at Skate Canada on Saturday, locking up a second straight Canadian women's title despite two falls in her free skate. Sakamoto, who led 19-year-old American Alysa Liu after the short program, looked a little tight...

japantoday.com

The Canadian Press' competition articles by Daniel Rainbird:
FD/Men's FS: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...da-international-halifax-october-27-1.7365087
Pairs FS/Women's FS/RD/Men's SP: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...da-international-halifax-october-26-1.7364669
Pairs & Women's SP: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...da-international-halifax-october-25-1.7363309

Golden Skate's 4 recap articles by discipline: https://www.goldenskate.com/tag/2024-skate-canada/

ETA - Jack Gallagher's recap (Team Japan focus) published on Oct. 29:

[ICE TIME] Three-Time World Champion Kaori Sakamoto Leads Japan Sweep at Skate Canada | SportsLook

Rino Matsuike stole the show with a sublime free skate at Skate Canada, rallying from 10th place after the short program and claiming the silver medal.

featured.japan-forward.com

 

[4rkidz]

Shame about Roman’s injury, but explains why he didn’t jump at most of his practices.

 

[Sylvia]

Photos by Jamie Squire for the ISU:
Getty Images - Oct. 25 (Pairs & Women SP)
Getty Images - Oct. 26 (Rhythm Dance, Men SP, Pairs FS & Women FS)
Getty Images - Oct. 27 (Men FS, Free Dance)

I'll add more photo links later.

 

[Sylvia]

More photos:

By Robin Ritoss for FigureSkatersOnline.com: https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2024/10/26/photos-2024-skate-canada-international/

Ice-Dance.com photos by Melanie Heaney: https://photos2.ice-dance.com/2024-25/24SC/

Absolute Skating's photos by Yuan Tian - Day 1: https://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=photogallery&id=2024sc-day1
Day 2: https://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=photogallery&id=2024sc-day2
Day 3: https://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=photogallery&id=2024sc-day3

Mao Yanzheng’s photos: https://www.instagram.com/maoyanzheng

Golden Skate's photos by Krystal Yeung: https://www.instagram.com/goldsk8/ (scroll down for mixed zone quotes)

ETA - re-posting here from GSD:

Skate Canada International press conference audio combined with slideshows of medal ceremony photos [by George Rossano], thanks to Ice Skating International:

Men's Free Skate press conference (10:35), uploaded on Oct 29​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0yu7yHTOLA​

Free Dance press conference (8:51), uploaded on Oct 28​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmrpPh3UDhs​

 

[Sylvia]

A selection of podcasts:

The Runthrough with Rippon & Wagner https://rss.com/podcasts/figure-skating-runthrough/1725843/

on Rino Matsuike (starting at 32:40):
Adam: "You know who gave me an adrenaline rush? Rino Matsuike. ...
Ashley: "Edges!"
Adam: "Jumps! ... now of all the gorgeous things that she did during this event, the one thing that I cannot get out of my mind is in her footwork sequence where she just holds that right outside edge till the bitter end before she does the loop [at the beginning of this clip here: https://x.com/fsgays/status/1850306715201282330]. ... In my mind, Rino for me absolutely should be making waves and making a claim to be a world champion this year. There's absolutely no doubt in my mind."

This Week in Skating - guests Melanie Heaney and Claire Cloutier were on site (1 hour 50 mins.):

https://redcircle.com/shows/this-week-in-skating-podcast/ep/5f75ca26-ee4d-4ab4-9772-556597d282da

Ice Skating International Online's recap with Tatjana Flade (on site) and Judith Dombrowski (27 mins.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0on0K3MLtI

Anything GOEs Livestream recap with guest Kirsten Moore-Towers (2+ hours): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJd0mTsJZ7k

Polina Edmunds' The Iron Butterfly (24 mins.): https://bleav.com/shows/bleav-in-figure-skating/episodes/halifax-a-2024-skate-canada-recap/

Scoreography (40 mins.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VksR9N-iTGI

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting here again from GSD (since ice coverage currently does not have access in here):

Now uploaded for the remaining two disciplines, the combination again of press conference audio and slideshows of medal ceremony photos [by George Rossano]:

Pairs Free Skate press conference (9:19), uploaded on Oct 31​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOu9vklOabo​

Women's Free Skate press conference (14:50), uploaded on Oct 31​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv4UG3Vdcvs​

Pj Kwong wrote 2 recaps for Skate Ontario:

Skate Canada International 2024: Day 1 - Skate Ontario

By: Pj Kwong I have been lurking for the last 2 days in the basement hallway of the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax where Skate Canada International’s 50th anniversary is well under way. One thing is for sure and that is regardless of era, the passion in figure skating remains the same. This event...

skateontario.org

Skate Canada International 2024: Wrap-Up - Skate Ontario

By: Pj Kwong This weekend’s Skate Canada International Grand Prix event has wrapped up in Halifax, with athletes from Ontario competing in all disciplines except Pairs. Lessons were learned for Canada’s Stephen Gogolev, who told CBC Sports that he had not been as focused in the free as the...

skateontario.org

ETA:

Rob Brodie's final article about SCI24:

#SCI24: Some final thoughts from the East Coast

Canada's annual Grand Prix event always provides an early season benchmark for our top skaters. We dig down a little deeper on what we saw in Halifax, and what it might mean going forward.

rwbrodiewrites.substack.com

I've bumped up the "Canadian figure skating" thread in GSD and added this link in there (rather than posting in all 4 CAN discipline threads ): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/canadian-figure-skating.111461/page-10#post-6676653

 

[Sylvia]

Love these @DE93!

Danielle Earl on Instagram: "Y’all know I love a black & white pic. 😍 Due the schedule of Grad Prix events (short, with many events per day), I don’t often have a ton of time to be taking behind the scenes photos (and when I do, it’s usually as I’m

666 likes, 11 comments - danielleearlphotography on November 4, 2024: "Y’all know I love a black & white pic. 😍 Due the schedule of Grad Prix events (short, with many events per day), I don’t often have a ton of time to be taking behind the scenes photos (and when I do, it’s usually as I’m...

www.instagram.com

 

[DE93]

Love these @DE93!

Danielle Earl on Instagram: "Y’all know I love a black & white pic. 😍 Due the schedule of Grad Prix events (short, with many events per day), I don’t often have a ton of time to be taking behind the scenes photos (and when I do, it’s usually as I’m

666 likes, 11 comments - danielleearlphotography on November 4, 2024: "Y’all know I love a black & white pic. 😍 Due the schedule of Grad Prix events (short, with many events per day), I don’t often have a ton of time to be taking behind the scenes photos (and when I do, it’s usually as I’m...

www.instagram.com

Thank you!!!