hold on... then i am mistaken with another guy who didn't go..
I think that unfortunately for Iliya if he wants a chance at JWC he will have to compete Senoir.
If I’m not mistaken (and although different skill levels are in play) Matt Markel won the junior title last year and didn’t get the JWC berth.
In his interview on the new IceTalk podcast he says he’s working up to that, in terms of making it reliable. He said he landed it at High Performance Camp.is Keegan still hoping to land his quad lutz?
Always nice to see girls getting out internationally (and Amelia’s gotta get a move on if she wants to go to Beijing with her brother ).Amelia Orzel and Catherine Carle are on the entry list for Golden Bear in juniors. It's happening October 24-28th.
Actually, looking at the men’s field, Roman would stand a pretty solid chance of winning that event.
It turns out I was dead wrong in assuming that Iliya was aiming for a national junior title; he's listed under Senior Men in this "2019 Skate Ontario Sectional Qualifying Series" document : http://skateontario.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sectional-Qualifying-Series-Final-Results-Oct-15-2018.pdf
Wow, the men's event at the 2019 Canadian Championships is going to be an even bigger "fight to the death" than I initially thought. :eeking: As I've already mentioned before, Iliya doesn't have a novice or junior-level Nationals medal, so why would he skip on the opportunity to become a Canadian junior champion (especially when the odds are very strongly in his favour this season)?
In the Skate Ontario document, I assume that "bye" in this case refers to a bye to the Skate Canada Challenge. Gabby is the only notable senior-level athlete who doesn't have one.
It turns out I was dead wrong in assuming that Iliya was aiming for a national junior title; he's listed under Senior Men in this "2019 Skate Ontario Sectional Qualifying Series" document : http://skateontario.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sectional-Qualifying-Series-Final-Results-Oct-15-2018.pdf
Wow, the men's event at the 2019 Canadian Championships is going to be an even bigger "fight to the death" than I initially thought. :eeking: As I've already mentioned before, Iliya doesn't have a novice or junior-level Nationals medal, so why would he skip on the opportunity to become a Canadian junior champion (especially when the odds are very strongly in his favour this season)?
In the Skate Ontario document, I assume that "bye" in this case refers to a bye to the Skate Canada Challenge. Gabby is the only notable senior-level athlete who doesn't have one.
He must know that beating two of the other three contenders is his only chance at JW. Smart move as who knows how the placements will go down on the day itself.
I also feel like he’s the underdog and knows he has nothing to lose by throwing his hat in the ring.
I think they byes are just listed for the athletes that didn't compete in sectionals so don't have a score there
He should do what he thinks is best for his career, of course, although it's unusual that a skater of his talent doesn't have much hardware. In the competition thread for the JGP Richmond, I found it a bit awkward having to describe Iliya to someone who had never heard of him as the 2017-2018 SC Challenge junior champion. (I know that he's the 2014-2015 Canadian pre-novice silver medallist, but I figured that was too far back.)
This reminds me of another Ukrainian Canadian who didn't pursue the national junior title---in fact, he never actually competed as a junior at Nationals (the one year he would have, he had to withdraw because of a stress fracture). To this day, his sole medal at the Canadian Championships is a novice silver in 2012.
For those of you who have followed junior-level skaters longer than I have, is it normal for athletes not to care about becoming the Canadian junior champion if the person has a JGP medal?
Oh, you may be right; Nam, Stephen and Conrad also don't have "bye" listed next to their names.
I still find it strategically not ideal to move Iliya to senior nationals.He should do what he thinks is best for his career, of course, although it's unusual that a skater of his talent doesn't have much hardware. In the competition thread for the JGP Richmond, I found it a bit awkward having to describe Iliya to someone who had never heard of him as the 2017-2018 SC Challenge junior champion. (I know that he's the 2014-2015 Canadian pre-novice silver medallist, but I figured that was too far back.)
This reminds me of another Ukrainian Canadian who didn't pursue the national junior title---in fact, he never actually competed as a junior at Nationals (the one year he would have, he had to withdraw because of a stress fracture). To this day, his sole medal at the Canadian Championships is a novice silver in 2012.
For those of you who have followed junior-level skaters longer than I have, is it normal for athletes not to care about becoming the Canadian junior champion if the person has a JGP medal?
Oh, you may be right; Nam, Stephen and Conrad also don't have "bye" listed next to their names.
If his goal is to go to Junior Worlds, then I'd say it is a strategic necessity. To have a chance he needs to be seen to beat his rivals.I still find it strategically not ideal to move Iliya to senior nationals.
A Junior national title is a thing...
ISU notes it, Sports Canada notes it, potential private foundation funders note it.
Just because he's 15 and can go Senior internationally next year, is no reason to foreshorten his time as a Junior. Especially as he's not done growing, hasn't got his quads, and has just made an impact with his first JGP medal.
If there is any flex in the system, he should be going through as a Junior.
But perhaps Skate Canada should not be creating a situation wherein our Junior Champion doesn't go to Worlds.If his goal is to go to Junior Worlds, then I'd say it is a strategic necessity. To have a chance he needs to be seen to beat his rivals.
International juniors going senior domestically first is hardly new or unusual (here or elsewhere), and thus the junior domestic competition isn’t where the top talent is, for the most part.But perhaps Skate Canada should not be creating a situation wherein our Junior Champion doesn't go to Worlds.
Agreed.International juniors going senior domestically first is hardly new or unusual (here or elsewhere), and thus the junior domestic competition isn’t where the top talent is, for the most part.