to rebound on the off topic... i was like " what is this competition??? " never heard of it... then i looked... the last time a Canadian entered was over 15 years ago.... I wonder why this competition is just not something Canadians do...going off topic here but my favorite disparity between SP and LP placements was Konstantin Menshov at the 2009 Winter Universiade:
25th SP
1st LP
7th overall
Figure skating at the 2009 Winter Universiade - Wikipedia
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Maybe it's off Skate Canada's radar and the skaters have to pay their own way, or be supported by their university? Just guessing, haven't looked it up. The girlfriend-now-wife of one of my cousins competed in the summer games in 1983 in Edmonton, which I think is the only time Canada ever hosted the games. Her trip was paid by her university. She was a fencer and won bronze, but she'd rather forget that competition. She was a spectator at the pool when a Russian(?) diver was killed hitting his head on the board doing a back somersault.
2023 Universiade coincided with Canadian Nationals, so it looks to be a matter of timing.
I see. So Skate Canada has decided knowingly that our skaters will not go there... because they would otherwise change the dates of Nationals
