- Joined
- Apr 5, 2016
They make me think Brasseur and Eisler... but at least Isabelle could jump a 2A. when the girl is small and the partner is bigger, the wow elements of pair skating can be done. But there is more to a pair team and they are lakcing in other areas.
There are fixed known criterias in order to get a JGP. It's no secret what you need to do to be considered to get one. Olivia and her brother
might benefit from more funding, there is never enough, but they should first get a technical/jumping coach. I don't know the criteria for being on the NextGen team, but full term potential is one of the key elements in SC philosophy.
As for funding/opportunity, it's not only SC responsability but their section too.
Before these fixed and known criteria were published to us we had in the 2016-2017 season various junior pairs assigned to the JGP. The Boys-Eddy siblings beat three of these teams at 2017 Skate Canada Challenge. They beat one again at Nationals - the other two WD and split. I guess they were unlucky about age or something to not get a spot in 2016-2017, but even as National bronze medallists meeting many of the requirements and with an abundance of pairs spots they're still not going to get a shot.
The section has supported them. But NextGen is a Skate Canada project.
Well let's see how it goes for all the new pairs on the JGP. When the list is revised in November McIntosh/Toste should be on it.