It really is a matter of the scores between competitions being even more incomparable than usual.the top 2 teams deserved top two... no question there
As posted in the KO FanFest earlier today; what a great read!
https://www.ifsmagazine.com/kaetlyn-osmond-dream-season/
I have divested from Canadian juniors for some time now. If truth be known, it is a process as we all know. Some countries believe if you are not a World medalists by 16, you're done. Others wait patiently for promising juniors to mature and grow as individuals and skaters. I am in the latter camp, as Osmond, Chan, Messing, V&M, D&R, W/P, G/P, MT/M have proven, that some who are older than 20, are still in their prime and worth the wait!
In that sense, Canadian ice dance has been in a rather atypical situation the last decade, in that in the mid-2000s a crop of teenagers seized the nationals podium and have basically been holding onto it ever since -- and probably will continue to do so for a few years more. In 2007 you had Marie-France and Patrice atop the podium for the last time, but with Scott/Tessa and Kaitlyn/Andrew behind them, just out of juniors. The following year Paul and Vanessa went senior domestically, and they joined the podium the following year. Since 2008 the nationals podium has fairly consistently featured Scott and Tessa, Kaitlyn and Andrew, and Paul and Vanessa/Piper. Scott and Tessa went away for two seasons (and missed another nationals due to injury), and are now gone for good. The remaining teams of that wave of ice dancers seem like they'll be with us a few more years, and in Piper and Paul's case I expect them to try to go one more quad.Except in ice dance and pairs your prime is usually in your mid to late twenties.
Skate America hasn't been a great GP historically for either Nam or Alaine.Nam got the host pick for SC.
I think it was the right choice. But rough since he’s got b2b assignments along with Alaina.
I think Nam's realistic best results are bronze in SA (behind Chen and Zhou) and silver at SCI (behind Uno).^ After seeing Nam at GTSA, if he keeps improving upon his skates, like how he did in just a few weeks in the free, there’s potential that he can make GPF in Vancouver.
In that sense, Canadian ice dance has been in a rather atypical situation the last decade, in that in the mid-2000s a crop of teenagers seized the nationals podium and have basically been holding onto it ever since -- and probably will continue to do so for a few years more. In 2007 you had Marie-France and Patrice atop the podium for the last time, but with Scott/Tessa and Kaitlyn/Andrew behind them, just out of juniors. The following year Paul and Vanessa went senior domestically, and they joined the podium the following year. Since 2008 the nationals podium has fairly consistently featured Scott and Tessa, Kaitlyn and Andrew, and Paul and Vanessa/Piper. Scott and Tessa went away for two seasons (and missed another nationals due to injury), and are now gone for good. The remaining teams of that wave of ice dancers seem like they'll be with us a few more years, and in Piper and Paul's case I expect them to try to go one more quad.
Really, for all of the junior ice dance teams right now, this is a great time to be coming up (particularly those with a few years yet in juniors), because after Beijing the only notable current senior team that I expect will still be around is Carolane and Shane.
I’m willing to give gabby’s Sampson and Delilah program a chance. The music and theme suits her, it was just the costume was bad, the jumps weren’t there, the beginning music isn’t “her”, and it wasn’t even the beginning of the season.
I guess you have to try to be positive. At least Nam and Alaine got two GP's andthey finish early so they can have lots of uniterrupted training time until Nationals or do a B event.
I said after Beijing.I expect the Canes will also be there.... they could have kept skating for Danemark if they had no intention to be around for 2022
gosh i keep misreading your posts... LOL.. sorry... of course... but after beijing is so far away that our top team could be those who are 15 years old nowI said after Beijing.
I expect that, as you say, Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen's whole reason for switching over is to go to the Olympics. I think it's unlikely that they go beyond that, just going by their ages.
I note that Aurora Cotop is listed, although she missed the photo.Our 2018-2019 National Team! https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/
Group shot: https://www.facebook.com/SkateCanada/posts/10155767113052039/