#2019 Junior Canadian Nationals

[figureskatingcostumes]

Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara's tango costumes at the 2019 Junior Canadian Nationals and the 2018 Junior Grand Prix Richmond.

(Sources: Danielle Earl Photography and Skate Canada)

[gotta-winwin]

SEVENTEEN'S CYANA'S PROFILE

૮꒰◞ ˕ ◟ ྀི꒱ა > BASIC INFO

NAMES ->

birth name ── cyana yue chinese name ── 岳安娜 (yue an na) korean name ── 유소연 (yu so yeon)

NICKNAMES ->

seventeen ── nana, yue, yeonie vernon/joshua ── cy, anna minghao/jun ── 月亮 (yue liang / moon) wonwoo ── yana

BIRTHDATE & LOCATION ->

birthdate ── dec 27 1999 birthplace ── vancouver, canada residency ── vancouver, canada (1999 - 2016) los angeles, california (2016 - 2019) seoul, korea (2019 - present) nationality ── chinese-canadian ethnicity ── chinese

LANGUAGES ->

english ── 98% (fluent) chinese ── 60% (can speak, cannot read or write) korean ── 10% to 80% (from debut to present)

PHYSICAL DETAILS ->

height ── 160cm (5'2") weight ── 47kg (107lbs) blood type ── AB hair color ── brown (naturally) eye color ── brown

GENDER/SEXUALITY ->

gender ── female sexuality ── bisexual pronouns ── she/her relationship status ── unknown

૮꒰◞ ˕ ◟ ྀི꒱ა > CAREER

NAME ->

stage name ── cyana hangul ── 시아나 origin ── when deciding her stage name, she decided to continue the name she used as a child actor in the states to keep continuity.

INDUSTRY ->

company ── disney junior (2016-2019), pledis entertaiment (2019-present) trainee period ── 4 years in acting, singing and dancing

IN SEVENTEEN ->

debut age ── 19 years old subunit ── vocal team positions ── main vocalist, sub dancer, co-producer, visual, twin maknae representative emojis ── 🐰 individual fandom name ── cyans

૮꒰◞ ˕ ◟ ྀི꒱ა > PERSONAL

MBTI ->

infj-t > [the advocate] description ── an advocate excels in creativity and imagination, and is known to be a perfectionist. They have intuitive understanding of complex systems and human nature, sensitive to criticism and have a tendency to internalize stress. They're able to make strong connections with people easily although shy.

PHOBIAS->

autophobia — fear of being alone agoraphobia — fear of large crowds

LIKES ->

late night walks, dogs with soft fur, black cats, diy activities, harry potter universe, watching movies and tv shows, heart to heart talks, skinship, arranging flowers, writing lyrics

DISLIKES ->

loud noises, jumpscares, horror movies with children or dolls, crowded spaces, misinformation, eggs, swallowing pills, hot weather, casual cruelty

FAVOURITES ->

color — lilac purple, sky blue, navy movies / tv shows — harry potter (specifically POA), criminal minds, grey's anatomy, modern family, the office, little women, one piece, falling into your smile, american psycho, the perks of being a wallflower emojis — 😭😰🤗👍🤍 season — autumn / spring

[boxboxblog]

Driver Profiles: Lance Stroll

Updated December 2024

Name: Lance Strulovitch

Age: 26

Nationality: Canadian

Years in F1: 8 (Williams 2017-2018, Racing Point/Aston Martin 2019-Present)

Number: 18

WDCs: N/A

Driving Style: Stroll is know to have a rather reactive and sensitive driving style. This sensitivity means that he his highly tuned in to his car, and can easily analyze if anything is wrong with the setup, which is very helpful for his team. He is also a driver who takes corners at high speeds, allowing himself to gain seconds where other driver lose them. In general he pushes to the limits, and so this paired with his sensitivity makes him a great driver to develop a car around. He tends to take much more risks than other drivers do, which has led to some stand out performances. The negative side of his style is that his aggression in turns can sometimes be sacrificed for precision, meaning he is prone to crashing in tough battles around corners. He has also been criticized as being over eager in overtaking situations and pushing the card too hard, leading to contact or lost positions.

History:

Stroll is the son of Canadian Billionaire Lawrence Stroll, and started karting at the age of 10 in 2008. He would win multiple races and championships in North America, and won rookie of the year in 2008. That same year, Stroll won the Italian Open Masters 60cc category, showcasing his natural talent and determination. 2 years later, he became the youngest champion in the Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Max Junior category, impressing the racing community and garnering European attention. He would become a Ferrari Academy Driver in 2010. In 2013 he had a breakthrough year, winning the CIK-FIA European Championship - KF category, his first real foray into intense European competition.

(Stroll in his karting days)

In 2014 he debuted in car racing, at the Florida Winter Racing Series. he would have positive results, achieving multiple podiums and pole positions. Stroll took part in the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, and despite missing the final round due to injury, Stroll emerged as series champion, taking seven race wins, thirteen podium finishes, and five pole positions.

(Stroll on top step after winning the 2014 Italian F4 title)

At the beginning of 2015, Stroll won the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing series, earning ten podiums and four wins. In the same year, he also drove in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He won one race and achieved six total podium finishes, coming in 5th in the standings. 2015 was also the year Stroll left the Ferrari Drivers Academy and joined Williams as a test driver.

In 2016 Stroll competed yet again in the F3 championship, and dominated the season, clinching his win before the last race 187 points above his nearest competitor. He earned 14 wins and 20 podiums throughout the year, in the process gaining more attention from F1 teams. In late 2016 it was announced he would be driving for Williams in the 2017 season.

(Stroll after winning the F3 title)

His first year with Williams was a very positive ones. His early races saw a few retirements due to crashes and mechanical errors, but he achieved his first podium and became the second youngest driver after Max Verstappen to finish on the podium in F1, at the age of 18 years and 239 days. He also broke a record at the 2017 Italian GP, when he became the youngest F1 driver to start on the front row at the age of 18 years and 310 days. He ended the season 12th in the championship and winning half of his teams points. Furthermore, he gained more positions on opening lap than any other driver that year.

(Stroll on the podium with Williams)

2018 he remained with Williams and had a much more negative year, mostly due to the Williams car being the slowest car on the field by a wide margin. He finished 18th in the championship that year. This led Stroll to sign with another team for the 2019 season.

2019 was when his saga with Racing Point (later renamed Aston Martin) started and he still remains with the team today. He replaced Esteban Ocon to team Sergio Perez after his father led a consortium to purchasing the dying Force India team. This move gained him a lot of criticism, as many detractors stated he bought his seat. His first year with Racing Point was not particularly good. He only finished in the points a few times and was outpaced by his teammate on multiple occasions. 2020 was a better year for Stroll. He regularly found himself in high points positions, and earned his 2nd career podium at the Italian GP and his 3rd at the Sakhir GP. He was on his way to earning 4th in the championship, until a series of mechanical failures and a stint of illness dropped him down to finish in 10th.

(Stroll's second podium)

2021 saw the team become renamed Aston Martin and his new teammate was 4x WDC Sebastian Vettel. This year was less positive than 2021, and his highest finish was 6th at the Qatar GP. 2022 was an even more negative year, and he only was able to earn points a handful of times. In 2023 Vettel retired and Stroll's new teammate was 2x WDC Fernando Alonso. This year was a mixed bag for Stroll. While he had some of his highest finishes since 2020, he also was heavily out paced by his teammate, and scored 74 points to Alonso's 206. Again he was criticized by the public, and Aston Martin had to publicly defend his seat against critics.

(Stroll with teammate Fernando Alonso)

2024 so far has been another mixed bag year for Stroll. While he still was outpaced by his teammate, he had some high points finishes. At the Australian GP he finished 6th and achieved 7th at his home race in Canada. The latter half of the year was worse for Stroll (and Aston Martin ion general), and he ended the season 13th in the standings.

He is set to remain with Aston Martin for the 2025 season.

(Stroll in his 2024 Aston Martin)

Major Races:

2017 Canadian GP - Stroll's first points, he picked his way up the field to 9th place after qualifying 17th. A fantastic race where he showed how his aggression can help with overtakes.

2017 Baku GP - Stroll's first podium in his rookie year with Williams. The race was a chaotic one, filled with multiple crashes. Stroll managed to maneuver around the drama, climbing his way from 8th to 2nd. He held off much faster cars for the majority of the race, and would have finished 2nd until Valtteri Bottas passed him in the last lap.

2020 Turkish GP - In one of the biggest surprised ever, Stroll took his first pole position after a wet quali session. He demonstrated his skill in difficult conditions and his ability to push the car to its limits. Though he did not finish on the podium due to strategic errors, his qualifying showed he was a capable driver.

2020 Italian GP - Another podium finish for Stroll, he drove a consistent race and managed once again to avoid any on track drama from crashes. He showed his shrewd driving style by taking advantage of other drivers mistakes.

2023 Bahrain GP - When Stroll broke both wrists and his toe, and had to get surgery pre-season, most assumed he would not drive in the season opener. Even though he was still not healed properly, showing grit and massive mental strength, Stroll raced in Bahrain and was able to score high points, finishing in 6th position.

Cheers,

-B

[virtchandmoir]

Considered one of the greatest skating pairs of all time, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir spent nearly a decade at the top of their sport to become the most decorated ice dancers in the world. Over more than two decades of extraordinary athletic partnership, Tessa and Scott became the first and only ice dance team to win every major international junior and senior skating competition. At the height of their success between 2008 and 2019 they took home a record-setting five Olympic medals, three World Championships, eight Canadian National Championships and won the Four Continents Championship three times. The pair first skated into the hearts of Canadians at the Olympic Winter Games in 2010, thrilling crowds in Vancouver as they became the youngest athletes and first North Americans to win Olympic Gold in ice dancing. Nearly a decade later Tessa and Scott secured their iconic status with a beguiling Gold medal performance that smashed the world record for overall score in free dance at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

Growing up in London, Ontario, Tessa took to the ice at the age of six after deciding she didn’t want to be the only student in her class who couldn’t skate during a school field trip. Raised in a figure skating family in nearby Ilderton, Ontario, Scott had been skating since he was three years old, coached by his mother Alma and his aunt Carol. First collaborating in 1997 when Tessa was seven years old and Scott was nine, the pair were initially so shy they could barely talk to each other. Building confidence while developing undeniable on-ice chemistry, Tessa and Scott shared a commitment to excellence that continually helped them overcome adversity. The two made enormous sacrifices to hone their craft, embracing success and failure as equal opportunities for growth and turning vulnerability into compelling artistry. Training rigorously to perfect innovative choreography, they pushed boundaries by approaching ice dancing as both creative expression and high performance sport, skating with an emotional sincerity that captivated audiences around the world.

After raising the profile of ice dancing to breathtaking new heights, Tessa and Scott retired from competitive skating in 2019. Since then, Scott has served as head coach and managing director of the Ice Academy of Montreal’s satellite program in London, Ontario. He has also been a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusivity in skating. Tessa completed both an MBA from the Smith School of Business, and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Tessa is an executive advisor at Deloitte, where she helps to unlock the potential of the Canadian workforce in the realm of high performance and wellbeing. She also serves on the board for Her Mark, a charity that empowers young girls through the power of sport, and Motionball, an organization that fundraises for Special Olympics athletes.  

Considérés comme l’un des plus grands couples de patinage artistique de tous les temps, Tessa Virtue et Scott Moir ont passé près d’une décennie au sommet de leur sport pour devenir les danseurs sur glace les plus primés du monde. Au cours de leur partenariat sportif extraordinaire qui a duré plus de deux décennies, Tessa et Scott sont devenus la première et la seule équipe de danse sur glace à remporter toutes les compétitions majeures internationales de patinage artistique junior et senior. À l’apogée de leur succès, soit entre 2008 et 2019, ils remportent un nombre record de cinq médailles olympiques, trois Championnats du monde, huit Championnats nationaux canadiens et ils remportent également le Four Continents Championship à trois reprises. Le couple a conquis les cœurs des Canadiens lors des Jeux olympiques d’hiver de 2010, enthousiasmant les foules à Vancouver en devenant les plus jeunes athlètes et les premiers Nord-Américains à remporter l’or olympique en danse sur glace. Près d’une décennie plus tard, aux Jeux olympiques de 2018 à Pyeongchang, Tessa et Scott consolident leur statut emblématique en donnant une performance enlevante qui leur vaudra la médaille d’or et qui pulvérise alors le record du monde pour la note globale obtenue en danse libre.

Tessa a grandi à London, en Ontario et a commencé à patiner à l’âge de six ans après avoir décidé lors d’une sortie scolaire qu’elle ne serait pas la seule élève de sa classe incapable de patiner. Élevé dans une famille de patineurs artistiques, non loin de là, à Ilderton, en Ontario, Scott a commencé à patiner dès l’âge de trois ans. Sa mère Alma et sa tante Carol ont été ses premières entraîneures. La première collaboration du couple survient en 1997 alors que Tessa a sept ans et Scott neuf ans. Ils sont alors si timides qu’ils arrivent à peine à se parler. Gagnant en confiance au fur et à mesure qu’ils développent leur complicité indéniable sur la glace, Tessa et Scott partagent un engagement envers l’excellence qui les a constamment aidés à surmonter l’adversité. Ils ont tous deux fait d’énormes sacrifices pour perfectionner leur art, en embrassant les succès et les échecs comme des opportunités égales de croissance et en transformant la vulnérabilité en un style artistique saisissant. S’entraînant rigoureusement pour perfectionner des chorégraphies innovantes, ils ont repoussé les limites en abordant la danse sur glace à la fois comme une expression créative et un sport de haute performance, patinant avec une sincérité émotionnelle qui a captivé les publics du monde entier.

Après avoir élevé le profil de la danse sur glace à de nouveaux sommets époustouflants, Tessa et Scott ont pris leur retraite de la compétition en 2019. Depuis lors, Scott occupe le poste d’entraîneur en chef et de directeur général du programme satellite de l’Académie de glace de Montréal à London, en Ontario. Il a également été un ardent défenseur de la diversité et de l’inclusivité dans le patinage. Tessa a obtenu un MBA de la Smith School of Business ainsi qu’une maîtrise en psychologie positive appliquée de l’Université de Pennsylvanie. Tessa est conseillère exécutive chez Deloitte, où elle contribue à libérer le potentiel de la main-d’œuvre canadienne dans le domaine de la haute performance et du bien-être. Elle siège également au conseil d’administration de Her Mark, une association caritative qui autonomise les jeunes filles par le biais du sport, et de Motionball, un organisme qui recueille des fonds pour les athlètes d’Olympiques spéciaux.

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is honoured to be presenting Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir with the prestigious Order of Sport award on Thursday, October 19, 2023 as a member of the incredible Class of 2023.

—Order of Sport

[nicohischierz]

nico hischier x devs!reader

so i thought i’d write some information on devils reader so that everyone knows little things about her. there might be a few changes so i’ll go back and make those but ultimately what on here is final lol

also because i mix things up 🫣

day of birth: november 27th 2000

nationality: canadian

junior team: chicago steel

college: university of michigan

significant other: nico hischier

drafted: 11th in the first round of the 2019 draft sorry to the original draft pick to arizona

she joins the devils in 2021 for her first full NHL season. she is roommates with nico and that is really how their whole relationship starts. her best friends are dawson and jack on the team but out of the team it's mat and quinn.

she played at michigan with quinn, nolan. nick, kj, owen and a couple other notable boys. however she missed out on playing with eddy and luke as she signed at the end junior year.

[lboogie1906]

Devante Smith-Pelly (June 14, 1992) is a Canadian former ice hockey winger. He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the style of a power forward and was known for his hitting and forechecking abilities. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018.

He was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada to Wayne Pelly, who oversees a limousine company, and Jacqueline Smith, who works in corporate communications, raised him and his younger brother in the Toronto suburbs.

He played hockey since he was a young boy, but lived in a middle-class household, so it was difficult for his parents to afford for him to play the sport. He helped his parents with costs by switching over to basketball when he was 15 years old. While attending Brandon University in Manitoba, he and his team won three consecutive national basketball championships but he knew hockey was the game he wanted to play and focused on it later.

He began his career in the Greater Toronto Hockey League as a scorer. He made headlines in Toronto by scoring 38 goals in 85 games. A year he played in the Greater Toronto Hockey League, moved up to the junior level, and joined the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors in the Ontario Hockey League during the 2009-2010 season. In three seasons, he scored 25 points in 57 games and ended with 153 points in 184 games. He joined the National Hockey League in 2010 and was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in 2010 during the NHL’s second draft. He helped the team of rookies with 7 goals, 49 games, 13 points, and 66 shots. In 2015, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens after playing for the Ducks for two more seasons.

During the next season (2016) was traded to the New Jersey Devils and the following year, in 2017, he joined the Washington Capitals as a right winger. He helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 2018. In 2019 he left the National Hockey League to join the Chinese team, Kunlun Red Star, which is in the Kontinental Hockey League. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[projectlandscapeltd]

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Glenbow Museum

The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives.

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The museum moved to its current facility in downtown Calgary in 1976, and is funded by the governments of Calgary, Alberta and Canada, private donors, as well as an endowment provided by Harvie. In 2019, the Glenbow had a total of 148,668 visitors. The museum closed temporarily for renovations in 2021, and will re-open in 2024.

Glenbow is a place of confluence. A meeting point for people and communities to join a flow of ideas, knowledge, opinions and experiences. Our exceptional collection of art and historical objects represents the people and ideas that have shaped our region. That collection is complemented and contextualized by travelling exhibitions that explore historical and contemporary art, fashion, design and innovation from around the world.

We are committed to expanding the accessibility and impact of art and culture in our community through exhibitions and programs that provide meaningful experiences for all visitors. As an independent, non-profit member-based organization, we generate over 60% of our operating revenue through fundraising, museum and program admissions, and memberships.

The Military Museums

The Military Museums of Calgary, Alberta is the largest tri-service museum in Western Canada and the second largest military museum in the country. The Military Museums is home to eight separate museums including the Naval, Army and Air Force Museums of Alberta, the Air Force Cold War Museum, the four museums of the founding regiments, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), The King's Own Calgary Regiment and The Calgary Highlanders. It also includes the UCalgary Founders' Gallery and Library & Archives.

Most units, regiments and branches of the Canadian Armed Forces have museums dedicated to their specific history; some are large and well-funded, others are small and struggle to survive. Whatever their size, they are almost always housed separately, even when located within the same base or geographic area.

In the mid to late 1980s, a combination of environmental conditions and lack of public access to the existing regimental museums in Calgary created the catalyst for change. A group of dedicated citizens came together to find ways to preserve the valuable artifacts and archives belonging to the local regiments. When the Department of National Defence (DND) made Sir Sam Steele Junior High School surplus, Calgarians raised $6.5 million to convert the school and create The Museum of the Regiments (MOR).

With the support of DND, the collections of two regular force regiments and two reserve regiments became housed under one roof, each regiment being provided with its own gallery in which to display artifacts, memorabilia and equipment. This greatly enhanced the connection between Canada’s military heritage and the Canadian public, particularly its youth. It also enhanced the pride of veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces by showcasing their regimental history in a world class facility.

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[figureskatingconfessions]

“OP who referred to Gogolev as a 'premature new senior' must have forgotten that he is the 2019 Canadian silver medalist. Also, he got assigned to Skate America because he was on the season's best list and he trains in America, not because Skate Canada had some sudden shortage of senior men. He withdrew in the end, so maybe he'll be 'cooked' enough by the OP's standard when he skates again.🙃”

((mod note: the op was mistaken, he withdrew because of a supposed injury, not because he wasn’t ready.))

[figureskatingcostumes]

Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer's free dance costumes at the 2019 Junior Skate Canada Challenge and 2019 Junior Canadian Nationals.

(Sources: Skate Canada and Danielle Earl Photography)

[dalessandrowaddell]

skate_canada:

Junior ice dance final results / Résultats finaux de la danse sur glace junior:

🥇 Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha (QC) 179.71

🥈 Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer (QC) 158.57

🥉 Natalie D Alessandro/Bruce Waddell (ON) 155.79

#CTNSC19 #CNPCT19 #CreatingHistory #Créerlhistoire 📷 @danielleearlphotography

[icedanceupstarts]

2019 Junior Canadian Nationals Recap

Overall a very well skated event, particularly in the free dance! There's so much talent in this field, and we sincerely hope that everyone stays together, especially if they suffered a disappointment here.

If you missed the event, or want to revisit this great event, the archived rhythm dance is here, and the free dance is here.

Surprising no one, Lajoie/Lagha took their third junior national title with a whopping 21 point margin. A well deserved victory, they really went for it technically and in the performance. Even though they could have won with much less than their best against this field, this was a great opportunity to show their strength and improvement since the JGPF as the other likely top contenders for the Junior World podium will be facing tougher competition at their respective nationals. They nailed pretty much everything except for some slightly wonky twizzles in the rhythm dance, and Monday wasn't the best day for twizzles in general. Every other element in the rhythm dance and all of the non choreographic elements in the free were deemed a level 4, which is a great achievement even at Nationals. Low levels is what cost them a medal at JGPF, so seeing their hard work since then pay off must be a great boost for them going into Junior Worlds.

As we mentioned in the preview Alicia Fabbri has a been a favorite of ours for nearly three years now and we're just thrilled for these two for getting the silver. Might have stopped breathing during their skates as staying on their feet has been a bit of a struggle for this new team, but they were solid here showing none of their earlier season shakiness. They have two solid programs, giving them great material to work with while navigating a new partnership. In addition to having such great glide and power and matching each other so well, they have a maturity that will serve them well as they move up to seniors.

D'Alessandro/Waddell aren't just multitasking overachievers, but successful ones, at least in the dance portion. Judges really loved their free dance especially, heaping on the GOEs, allowing them to leap onto the podium after being behind in the rhythm dance. They're a talented pair of youngsters, and they'll no doubt be thrilled with their placement here, especially with their second place free dance. Their polish, lines, and strong body shaping are tailor made to pick up GOE, and they've got decent speed for their ages too. With the two teams above and several below them moving up next season, they've set themselves up well for a great season next year.

It wasn't what Fisher/Malette-Paquette were hoping for, and we hope they don't get too discouraged. They really skated very well in both segments and we thought they had gotten a medal while they were skating, but a look at the protocols reveals they gave up too much technically. It's really a shame there aren't more spots on the team, but they can still have a good senior career if they keep working. We thought their speed, maturity and expression would have earned them a little more GOE, especially as their performance has improved since the JGP. They have always had a mature performance in the rhythm dance, but we really enjoyed this free dance performance and the sort of youthful determination that they carried through the romantic, angsty, and more dramatic parts, really tying the story together. We just know they're capable of so much more, and we hope that they bounce back from this better than ever to storm the gates at the senior level.

Rounding out the top 5 were Orihara/Royer, who put out yet another set of solid performances. They shocked quite a few people who hadn't been aware with the knowledge they had only just teamed up in April, as they have the feel of a team that's been together much longer. They seemed a little disappointed to not make the podium, but honestly we're not sure they even need it right now. They have everything they need to succeed at seniors-- great flow and chemistry and strong elements, and the extra time off means they can really throw themselves into preparing to wow everyone at seniors the way they already did here.

Bronsard/Bouaraguia were probably the biggest casualties of the twizzle demon in the building for the RD, but they bounced back for the free dance. The tango isn't their strongest interpretation wise, and he struggled on the twizzles before they could transition to the part of the program where their talents really shine. They're a young team, and not quite used to shrugging off mid program errors to sell the rest of the choreography, but they did bring it in the free dance in a way that's very promising for their future.

Galiyanova/Lochhead might be a little disappointed after their stronger placement at Challenge, but they still did quite well for themselves. They showcased a great maturity and elegance in their tango that the judges appreciated as much as we did. These two have a strong sense of musical phrasing and went to hold and release tension that works for any program, increasing the performance of their free as well as their tango. Their free dance is further enhanced by some top notch angst face, particularly from her. They’ve got a couple more years of junior eligibility left to really capitalize on the strong early potential of their pairing, and we hope to see them looking even better next season!

If you're going to skate to Chicago for your tango rhythm dance, you better skate it with as much style and +5 GOE ponytail action as McIsaac/Circelli. Unfortunately their levels really let them down here, putting them in a bit of a hole, particularly their base and level 1 calls on the pattern. Their free dance is as marvelous as her dress though, and we honestly thought they could have stood to earn a little more for it. It builds so well and is so modern and effective. We really enjoyed watching them skate, and hope to see more programs like this from them in the future.

Fresh-faced cuties Makita/Gunara are still developing the power and maturity they need to compete at the top, but show so much potential. He gave pretty solid tango face, and their joy and exuberance in the free dance was downright infectious. It's such a light, sweet, innocent program, and plays perfectly to their strengths, and is especially well highlighted by a great split rotational right on the swell of the music. We hope to see them back next season, skating bigger and faster and ready to challenge for the top.

And finally, closing out our top ten were Bashynska/Beaumont. They struggled a bit on the twizzles in the rhythm dance like a number of teams, and this tango program is not the strongest fit for them regardless. Their Cinderella free dance really is lovely though, a great display of dancing, connection, and storytelling, all the while flowing through all their elements like a dream. They did have a few bobbles, but overall delivered a really great performance. We hope they take the experience they gained here and shore up on their technical aspects and come back next season with more power and maturity and programs even better than these.

[kittyprincessofcats]

just catching up on Canadian Nationals and OMG, Gogolev’s in the lead after the SP???  😲 😲 😲

So... is Russia not going to be the only country with a Junior as their National Champion?

[icevirtuemoir]

Hello! Since you’ve been following VM for a longer time, do you have any suggestions or playlists of their performances? I would love to see their evolution from young kids to successful olympians. Also, it would be nice if they did a documentary about them.

Hello! I also would love to see a documentary about their whole journey. That being said the CBC Roxanne documetary did a good job at capturing their prep for the 2017/18 season. There is also the tv show, but you have to take that whole thing with a grain of salt, a critical eye and a sense of humour.

As for recommendations, there are some links below the cut and for the 2014 onwards ones if you google it you'll find the best one available in your region. Depending on how much time you have, watching all these videos can easily kill a whole day. I would recommend watching at least one of each program and if you want a masterclass in pattern dances watch their CDs. If that's too much then here are my recommendations for hitting the best points of their competitive carrer with bolds being the ones you absolutely can't miss because the list was still very long:

1998 First competition | 2004 Canadians FD | 2005 Nationals FD | 2005 Junior Worlds Ex or 2006 Nationals Ex | 2006 Junior Worlds FD | 2007 Worlds OD | 2007 Worlds FD | 2008 Nationals FD | 2008 Worlds FD | 2009 Worlds FD | 2009 TEB Ex | 2010 Olympics CD | 2010 Olympics OD | 2010 Olympics FD | 2010 Olympics Ex | 2010 Worlds CD | 2011 Worlds SD | 2011 Worlds FD | 2012 Worlds SD | 2012 Worlds FD | 2012 Skate Canada FD | 2013 4CC SD | 2013 Worlds FD | 2014 GPF FD | 2014 Olympics SD | 2014 Olympics FD | 2014 Olympics Ex | 2016 Skate Canada RD | 2016 NHK FD | 2016 GPF RD | 2016 GPF FD | 2017 Nationals RD | 2017 Nationals FD | 2017 4CC FD | 2017 Worlds RD | 2017 Worlds FD | 2017 Skate Canada RD | 2017 GPF FD | 2018 Nationals RD | 2018 Nationals FD | 2018 Olympics RD | 2018 Olympics Team FD | 2018 Olympics RD | 2018 Olympics FD | 2018 Olympics Ex

Thankfully, the lovely @ohyeahvirtuemoirgifs made this amazing masterpost of all of Tessa and Scott's programs from 2003-2014. I did a quick check and all the links I tested still work! The quality for some of the older ones the quality is not great but the CBC recently uploaded their 2007 Worlds FD and 2008 Worlds FD in higher quality.

To add some content from pre-2003 that is not on that masterpost:

1998 - Their first competition ever

2000 - Ilderton skating show

2001 - Ilderton skating show (Grease (both), Tessa, Scott, Bows) and Pre-Novice National Championships

2002ish - Demonstrating a Pattern

2003 - JGP Slovakia OD, FD

If you want to watch through the evolution of Moulin Rouge I also found this post I made with links to all it's outings:

Post-2014 in the professional circuit they did so many shows and there are so many videos I can't link them all there but if you want to search them here are the program names (and the show if they're specific to a certain tour):

2014 - Top Hat and Tails, Into the Mystic, Try (Stars on Ice Canada)

2015 - How Will I Know, Good Kisser, Hip Hip Chin Chin (Stars on Ice Canada)

2016 - What's Love Got To Do With It, Sorry

2017 - Purple Rain

2018 - Long Time Running, Moulin Rouge, Shape of You (Stars on Ice Canada), Fields of Gold (Stars on Ice Canada), You Rock My World

There is also the 2018 Thank You Canada Tour and the 2019 Rock The RInk Tour which they produced and are worth watching in full!

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De La Iglesia Takes GP Espoo Win over Lee

Both Headed to The Final

November 27, 2022

ESPOO, FINLAND – Guang-hong de la Iglesia of China came from second place after the short to win the free over Seung-gil Lee of South Korea. The two-time Olympic medalist scored 101.95 for his short, 210.82 for his free and 312.77 overall. “I knew that I need to be on my toes this weekend, and I’m so happy to bring home a win,” said the 23-year-old. “I’m looking forward to competing and showing my stuff at the Final.” It will be his second Final after placing fourth in 2019.

2020 Four Continents Champion Seung-gil Lee of South Korea was a very solid silver. He scored 102.42 for his short, 205.82 for his free, and 308.24 overall. “Obviously, I’m disappointed that I didn’t win a GP event, but I’m still satisfied with how I skated,” said the 25-year-old. “I’m looking forward to my third final and to bringing home a medal.” Lee is looking a busy couple of weeks too, as the Korean National Ranking Competition – required to compete at Four Continents – takes place the week before.

Three-time Canadian medalist Louis Leroy was a surprise bronze medal, narrowly defeating teenage phenom Kirill Anishin of the US. The younger brother of reigning Olympic Champion Jean-Jacques Leroy, Leroy scored 90.29 for his short, 188.59 for his free, and 278.88. It is only .49 ahead of reining Junior World Champion Anishin, who was third in the free. “I’m so excited to win a GP medal,” said the 22-year-old. “I’ve been making so much progress since moving to Japan, and I’m glad it’s finally paying off.”

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A mail bag

Not too much no drama (yes in message box but not puckbunny type)

A)anon I don't think Ovechkin will even with his empty netters reach Howe's record. Not like he is not good enough but the rules were different then and Ovi is ,veteran, player

B) his first name is Kris not Alex letang. No osing together nonstop does not mean The Letangs are not together lol. Crosby Interesting runs Toews Kane Interesting and so similar bs about Amanda and Kaner . Amanda is pregnant . I still miss to see BrinCat in Chicago. Goals and fun Not certain wags.

C) Marketa was an ice hockey boss of Tomas Hertl, in her tender age back in Prague years back. 15 years back and so. The man with a winning goal against Canada in Nagano was a coach of her team HC Slavia Prague. They tanked financially when she has left for UK and so any other ice hockey club with that ice hockey coach later on. If not bankrupt so at the bottom with no results , say Filip Hronek's home team where the coach's 2nd wife a pole dancer and 25 years his junior has sent her naked photos to the ice hockey players and cheated on him. The coach wanted a money from the parents for minor players to be on the roster and it is apparently typical for young Czech ice hockey. Nepotism, destroyed potential talents with serfdom and bad campaigns, stops and methods and tactics stuck in Stone age, big wigs in their association shopping with their wives in designer boutiques of Czech Madison Avenue. No shock Markle has found her soundboard. The other coach who was young and promoted as a modern expert sucked all enthusiasm fromCzech star NHL team but problems with anybody from their national League and a scoring Czech player. With Canadian scoring player, young players were lazy and not training enough like Jagr with his squats, older players were not in touch with his modern methods, Czech NHLers too primadonnas. They knew M and her development, tips, strategy. It's her ice hockey idea frame what they play now even she has no input in. Marketa was a sport journo as a teenager, keen to write anything and so any small feature or cover female basketball players in Brno. She got up to the ladder gradually, so other female sport journos. I don't mean this one in this outfit but yes she is beautiful and so other girls.

M was always very strict and she is very strict with taming David J now and his ventures how she calls it from New Foundland and Ohio to Florida to have stupid manners of communist pensioners about little helpers when he is not good with his puck handling and no cupped blade of stock or two hands on during scoring. Compared to old structures she supports their brain and play intelligence learning from mistakes . Their national teams were not obedient to listen to their coach unless it was a former star ice hockey player, even voracek has a problem to do it in 2019. All their junior teams were arguing cliques and so with Zacha. Then a lot of things changed. They became a great team despite having not an ice hockey player coach who trolled them on the top. Not good with quick dangles, dekes on the way to the net or quick puck handling for scoring so the goal keeper is able to prepare for the shot but their ice hockey is 3D and very attractive, modern ice hockey. Hertl was a top scorer not ages ago. I would type the last post with M's photos today and I close this topic for next and following year(s). How get an entry to army and be relevant female biz leader lol

D) Brown shoes of Jonathan Toews on New Year day.!!!!! I analyzed them.