Skate Canada 2023 Pairs SP - Knitting's Gonna Stop us Now

[Frau Muller]

S-D/S - WOW! True Diva & Gent are fantastic! She kept the b**** face to the very end.

 

[Sally1214]

DEANNA & MAXIME!! SOOO happy for them.

 

[quartz]

I know someone is going to hate-write me because OMG I'm just so nasty for pointing out someone who is close to my age, but it's just fantastic that Deanna is still improving at 40 years old. Remarkable.

I’m 61 and still getting more fabulous, so yeah, life is not over at 40…

 

[overedge]

OMG I just loved that

 

[tony]

Gosh, I love Deanna so much She was my favorite ladies skater when she was a junior, and I was heartbroken when she got injured and quit. My mind is still blown that she came back.

I was a freshman in high school when she got that 6.0 at Keri Lotion and I remember it like it was yesterday. Her career went from looking like she'd challenge Kwan to a major injury in ONE MONTH and then that was it.

Just wild that she's here now.

 

[Desperado]

I can't get used to the heavy breathing but I still love them. Deanna is disappointed with the marks - so fierce.

 

[Matryeshka]

That was kind of lovely from the Aussies, don't even care about the mistakes on the first two passes.

This is a different direction for Dudek and the guy on the ice with her. I like Donnez-Moi for her. GIVE IT TO ME, indeed.

Did you know that Deanna is OLD? I heard she first learned to skate with the ice trolls of Norway and her first partner was Methuselah. I understand the first couple of seasons it was worth mentioning, but she's now a top-level skater and we need to talk about her as such, not as some novelty.

 

[Rukia]

Did you know that Deanna is OLD? I heard she first learned to skate with the ice trolls of Norway and her first partner was Methuselah. I understand the first couple of seasons it was worth mentioning, but she's now a top-level skater and we need to talk about her as such, not as some novelty.

I take your point, but I also think it's great to remind skaters and everyone else that your life doesn't end at 20- or 30-something and you can still be an incredible athlete

 

[overedge]

Did you know that Deanna is OLD? I heard she first learned to skate with the ice trolls of Norway and her first partner was Methuselah. I understand the first couple of seasons it was worth mentioning, but she's now a top-level skater and we need to talk about her as such, not as some novelty.

I get what you're saying, but it's also very inspirational to see someone skating at such a high level at her age, and not quitting just because the sport favours twinkly little pre-pubescent pixies. When there's skaters in their mid-teens being told that they're too old to skate, seeing someone like her is really important IMO.

 

[Andora]

Deanna & Max were fab. I'm sorry. I uber/stan. KMT said "I have no notes" and I agree.

Good fight. Good space for improvement. Impressed with their performance. I want them to blow the roof off in Montreal with this SO BAD.

For a brief moment they reminded me of Hough & Ladret.

I think because I only recall their professional routines, but my immediate reaction was "Now that's just mean to Tuffy & Doug."

But you're not wrong.

 

[Colonel Green]

Will any of the other skaters be this good when they are forty?

The true Fanyus know and await His glorious return at the age of 40, to land the quint Axel and cast down the pretenders.

 

[peibeck]

I still insist Deanna be given a very diva Cher program.

 

[honey]

Deanna looked upset before they even got off the ice, so not sure it was entirely from the marks that she was disappointed with. Other than the rough throw landing that was pretty great from my view?

 

[Sally1214]

I’m 61 and still getting more fabulous, so yeah, life is not over at 40…

Word!! I can remember, on my 40th birthday, I was having thoughts about fleeting youth and the beginning of middle age, yada, yada. Now, I realize just how YOUNG 40 was/is. The "best" was yet to come .... and, if I have anything to say about it, it still is.

 

[Matryeshka]

I get what you're saying, but it's also very inspirational to see someone skating at such a high level at her age, and not quitting just because the sport favours twinkly little pre-pubescent pixies.

I get that, and I get what @tony is saying, and I don't find that disrespectful at all, but there is something about the way commentators talk about her age that make it sound like she's in a cage. I don't mind a commentator saying something to the effect of, she came back from injury and here she is, stronger than ever at 40, but it just rubs me the wrong way how they say it. Mark's not the worst by far but it's like that's her ONLY accomplishment.

 

[Sylvia]

Protocols: http://www.isuresults.com/results/s...------QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Maxime DESCHAMPS	CAN	72.25​	39.58​		32.67​	8.14​	8.21​	8.21​	0.00​	#8​
2​	Lucrezia BECCARI / Matteo GUARISE	ITA	65.83​	36.51​		29.32​	7.43​	7.29​	7.32​	0.00​	#1​
3​	Anastasia GOLUBEVA / Hektor GIOTOPOULOS MOORE	AUS	62.80​	34.00​		28.80​	7.18​	7.29​	7.18​	0.00​	#7​
4​	Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO	HUN	62.22​	34.29​		27.93​	7.00​	7.00​	7.00​	0.00​	#4​
5​	Brooke McINTOSH / Benjamin MIMAR	CAN	59.83​	33.28​		26.55​	6.64​	6.75​	6.57​	0.00​	#5​
6​	Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA	NED	57.17​	31.04​		26.13​	6.57​	6.57​	6.50​	0.00​	#6​
7​	Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER	CAN	57.14​	30.41​		26.73​	6.71​	6.75​	6.64​	0.00​	#2​
8​	Letizia ROSCHER / Luis SCHUSTER	GER	52.07​	28.61​		23.46​	5.96​	5.82​	5.86​	0.00​	#3​

 

[Matryeshka]

Going to try to watch a few dance routines before the men's. Stupid Peacock and their limited 48 hours only to watch them.

I love skating, but all four disciplines in one night is...a lot.

 

[tony]

I get that, and I get what @tony is saying, and I don't find that disrespectful at all, but there is something about the way commentators talk about her age that make it sound like she's in a cage. I don't mind a commentator saying something to the effect of, she came back from injury and here she is, stronger than ever at 40, but it just rubs me the wrong way how they say it. Mark's not the worst by far but it's like that's her ONLY accomplishment.

I think, at least for Mark, it's more of a 'holy shit, this is just unheard of and I'm just amazed' and he means it in the most respectful way. I mean, part of her legacy now is that she was a teenage star, one who looked like she was on her way to be one of the best in the USA in the very season that everything happened, and then she was just gone for 15+ years. I mean, that's insane for any athlete!

I wish my legs and lower back and hips were in shape to go out and whip jumps around like I used to do in my early 20s, and I still keep in shape in the gym. But it's not happening, and I can't imagine having to relearn not only the basics but an entire new discipline, too. All the respect in the world for her.

 

[Sally1214]

The true Fanyus know and await His glorious return at the age of 40, to land the quint Axel and cast down the pretenders.

JUST STOP IT!!!!

 

[mtnskater]

Deanna queen of pairs skating Love her style so much! The positions from both of them on the back camels She is such an inspiration and role model for those who still have the passion to skate despite the stereotypes about age.

 

[Karen-W]

Going to try to watch a few dance routines before the men's. Stupid Peacock and their limited 48 hours only to watch them.

I love skating, but all four disciplines in one night is...a lot.

Yeah, it was tough last weekend with 2 SP and 2 FS on Saturday. I feel like tomorrow is going to be even harder. I really wish Skate Canada would spread the competition out over 3 days like SkAm.

 

[overedge]

The true Fanyus know and await His glorious return at the age of 40, to land the quint Axel and cast down the pretenders.

And Winnie the Pooh will be at his side to smite the non-believers.

 

[marbri]

Yeah, it was tough last weekend with 2 SP and 2 FS on Saturday. I feel like tomorrow is going to be even harder. I really wish Skate Canada would spread the competition out over 3 days like SkAm.

Who pays for the judges and technical panels accommodations? ISU or Skate Canada?

If Skate Canada is paying then they probably save money having it this way.

 

[kwanfan1818]

This was quite nice, very stable. Kinda disconnected from each other but I think this has more choreography than what he showed with Nicole.

I don't think Della Monica ever looked as good with Guarise as she did with Kocon.

 

[Sally1214]

I've decided to stay up for the men's sp. I know I'll be tired tomorrow but I don't trust CBC to have a full-event video available by the time I'd ever get to watch it tomorrow. So, I'm off to brush teeth and turn down my side of the bed so I can just zoom off to bed instantly after the last man's scores come up. Hubby, of course, will be completely rested with a full 8 hours' sleep .... but he's not watching skating (his loss). Back in a few ....

 

[Karen-W]

Who pays for the judges and technical panels accommodations? ISU or Skate Canada?

If Skate Canada is paying then they probably save money having it this way.

Does it? They have the exhibition on Sunday, so one presumes the judges/tech panels are paid to be there Thu-Sun just like at SkAm. They have to have their post-comp roundtables sometime and I can't imagine there is time on Saturday with all 4 FS back-to-back-to-back-to-back with only an hour dinner break

 

[overedge]

Who pays for the judges and technical panels accommodations? ISU or Skate Canada?

If Skate Canada is paying then they probably save money having it this way.

IIRC the ISU pays for the officials' accommodation and travel at ISU events.

But the ISU has to spend its funding wisely as well so that its administrators can live in nice houses in Switzerland.

 

[Spikefan]

Traveling for skating I would prefer it like this so I can fly home on Sunday. The less leave I need to use the better.

 

[Sylvia]

Who pays for the judges and technical panels accommodations? ISU or Skate Canada?

If Skate Canada is paying then they probably save money having it this way.

Skate Canada - see the bottom of page 5 to 6 of the Announcement: https://cdn2.isu.org/images/files/i...ents-145/GPCAN2023_Announcement_Final (1).pdf

 

[marbri]

Does it? They have the exhibition on Sunday, so one presumes the judges/tech panels are paid to be there Thu-Sun just like at SkAm. They have to have their post-comp roundtables sometime and I can't imagine there is time on Saturday with all 4 FS back-to-back-to-back-to-back with only an hour dinner break

Are judges required to be there for the gala?

Whenever I organised events I tried to get rid of whoever I could get rid asap. That way I saved one night hotel and food budget per head. Add that up and it's $$$. And depending on flight schedules the earlier I could get them out on the Sunday the greater likelihood I had them back in their own bed in their own country by bedtime. So less likelihood of them getting stuck overnight at a airport hotel ( read $$$) because they left later.