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DU 25 AU 27 OCTOBRE 2024
SCOTIABANK CENTRE | HALIFAX, N.-É
DU 25 AU 27 OCTOBRE 2024
SCOTIABANK CENTRE | HALIFAX, N.-É
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00:00:00Judge 1, from France, Florence Welsh-Hickler.
00:00:10Judge 2, from Slytherin, Donazella Lea-Hudley.
00:00:17Judge 3, from the United States of America, Robert Rosenblum.
00:00:26Judge 4, from Boulder, Anna-Maria Gilman.
00:00:34Judge 5, from Canada, Clinton Day.
00:00:42Judge 6, from Australia, Anthony Clydesmith.
00:00:51Judge 7, from the Netherlands, Daniela Carlin-Hart.
00:01:01Judge 8, from Philly, Bridgette Yeltsin.
00:01:10Judge 9, from Germany, Peter Kolb.
00:01:18Judge 10, from the United States of America,
00:01:26Anthony D. Cooper.
00:01:34Judge 11, from the United States of America,
00:01:42Alexander Nguyen.
00:02:12Judge 12, from the United States of America,
00:02:22Daniela Carlin-Hart.
00:02:32Judge 13, from the United States of America,
00:02:40Anthony D. Cooper.
00:03:02Judge 14, from the United States of America,
00:03:10Anthony D. Cooper.
00:03:18Judge 15, from the United States of America,
00:03:26Anthony D. Cooper.
00:03:56Judge 16, from the United States of America,
00:04:04Anthony D. Cooper.
00:04:12Judge 17, from the United States of America,
00:04:20Anthony D. Cooper.
00:04:30Good evening, we are happy to see you again for the second half of the International Skate Day Canada 2024
00:04:40at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
00:04:43I am Laurence Darvaux and next to me is Charlie Bilodeau,
00:04:46member of the national team from 2015 to 2020,
00:04:49and member of the Canadian team at the 2018 Olympic Games.
00:04:53Hello Charlie.
00:04:55Hello Laurence, hello to everyone who is listening.
00:05:00So we had the chance to see the rhythmic dances and short programs at Les Hommes a little earlier today.
00:05:07Piper and Paul lead by far after today's rhythmic dance event.
00:05:13The same goes for Ilya Malinin, who once again demonstrated why he is the quad god.
00:05:19We are about to start the free program at Le Patinage en Couple.
00:05:24Charlie, tell me a little about yesterday's results and what can we expect for the free program today?
00:05:31Today we will certainly expect to see our Canadians,
00:05:35Diana Stelato-Dedeck and Maxime Deschamps,
00:05:38who have won once again this year the International Skate Day Canada title.
00:05:46And then for the rest of the skaters,
00:05:51I want to say that we still have a lot of room for improvement,
00:05:55since between the second position and the sixth position,
00:06:00in fact, there are only five points apart.
00:06:03So I have the impression that we will see some skaters play in the ranks.
00:06:10And then, of course, the short program does not forgive.
00:06:15It's less elements.
00:06:17Sensitively, all skaters have the same elements during the free program.
00:06:21Well, there is more room to perform each element.
00:06:25But there is also a much greater energy demand.
00:06:28And at the beginning of the season like this,
00:06:31sometimes we can see this difficulty in supporting a maximum of four minutes of intensity.
00:06:39So we'll see what the skaters here in Halifax are up to.
00:06:47But it will certainly be super interesting to see all this.
00:06:53So to give you an idea at home,
00:06:55presently after the short program,
00:06:58the podium is drawn by Diana and Maxime,
00:07:02our Canadians who are first,
00:07:04the Germans, Annika Hocken, Robert Conco,
00:07:08who currently hold the second place,
00:07:10and finally the Australians, Anastasia Gombeva and Hector Diotopoulos-Moore,
00:07:17who are currently third.
00:07:19We discussed a little earlier.
00:07:21Extremely tight between sixth and second place.
00:07:29Only four points separate these athletes, these different teams.
00:07:35So everything will be played in the free program.
00:07:38A lot of movement that can happen.
00:07:41So it may be interesting.
00:07:44Yes, and on this first warm-up group too,
00:07:46we have our other Canadians,
00:07:48Kellyanne Lorrain and Luca Ettier,
00:07:50who unfortunately yesterday in the short program
00:07:52had an invalid element, the death spiral,
00:07:56which did not bring any points.
00:07:59So obviously that's why we see them a little further behind in the rankings.
00:08:04So we wish for them to have a performance
00:08:09up to what they want to achieve here today in the free program.
00:08:14I would like to go there, the death spiral.
00:08:18Rear, exterior.
00:08:20If I understand the results of yesterday well,
00:08:23a spiral, still difficult to go and get level 4.
00:08:28Not many couples have managed to go and get level 4 yesterday.
00:08:34A lot of level 3, level 2, base level.
00:08:38So certainly it will be an element that will play in the short program this season.
00:08:44Yes, that's for sure.
00:08:46Well, there are a lot of parameters to take into account for the spiral.
00:08:49First of all, the position of the man's pivot,
00:08:51which must be in a sitting position.
00:08:53The buttocks must be lower than the knee, which is in a pivot position.
00:08:57After that, the position of the girl too.
00:09:01We must have an arch that is well pronounced
00:09:04and that precisely the head arrives below the knees,
00:09:08of the knee in fact, which is on the ice.
00:09:12And all this by doing three revolutions,
00:09:15with an entry or an exit difficult to get level 4.
00:09:19Often we see pivots where the man goes up a little,
00:09:24the buttocks come above the knee,
00:09:27the cramped position of the partner,
00:09:29or the rotation that is not enough.
00:09:32That's why we didn't see a lot of level 4 in the spiral yesterday in the short program.
00:09:39None, finally.
00:09:41So, there will be room to grow on this element.
00:09:46So today, what are the elements that we will see
00:09:51at the level of the free program at the Charlie couples?
00:09:55So, free program, a 4-minute program with 11 elements.
00:10:00We will see three different lifts.
00:10:03A split lift.
00:10:05Probably all skaters will start with triple split lifts.
00:10:10Two different jumps, including a combined jump or in sequence.
00:10:15A couple pirouette.
00:10:17The death spiral and the choreographic sequence.
00:10:22A lot of variety.
00:10:24Creativity.
00:10:25A little more in the free programs,
00:10:27which you explained to us a little earlier.
00:10:30So, I can't wait to see what the couples will present to us.
00:10:35We see a lot of variety,
00:10:37but still, I have to say,
00:10:40in terms of technical scoring,
00:10:43we are able to stand out.
00:10:45It will be especially in the combination of jumps,
00:10:49where we try to get the most points
00:10:53with the capacity of the skaters.
00:10:57There are double axel, double axel, simple axel jumps sequences.
00:11:01There are some that opt for a combination
00:11:04with a triple double axel, simple axel, double axel,
00:11:08triple double axel, double axel, double axel.
00:11:11We will see the Australians and the Americans
00:11:14try to launch into this one.
00:11:17So, it's going to be at the level of execution
00:11:20of these combinations of jumps that are worth different basic scores.
00:11:25And also, there are our Canadians,
00:11:28Diana Estelato, Dodek and Maxime Deschamps,
00:11:31who are the only ones to do the spiral of death
00:11:34before the outside.
00:11:36So, the spiral that is worth the most points
00:11:39in the four different types of spirals.
00:11:42Very interesting to see how this level
00:11:46will make a difference for them today,
00:11:50but certainly throughout the season
00:11:53when they are going to face the rivals
00:11:57that they want to face.
00:12:00And then there, certainly on the ice,
00:12:03we see the work finished and polished,
00:12:07but behind all this, there is the mathematical portion.
00:12:10At the beginning of the season, during the summer,
00:12:13we look at how to maximize the points,
00:12:16how to get as many points as possible in terms of technique.
00:12:21And then, now it's to see if the recipe works
00:12:24by launching on the international scene.
00:12:28It's absolutely very coherent, everything you say.
00:12:34Yes, I try to be coherent sometimes.
00:12:41So, the last minute of warm-up
00:12:47that has just been announced for the skaters.
00:12:50So, we talked about 11 elements.
00:12:53We see the skaters still warming up
00:12:56different elements of the program.
00:12:59So, we see that the six-minute is quite short.
00:13:02Often, we don't have the chance to warm up the 11.
00:13:05We choose more those who will put us in confidence.
00:13:09Charlie, you talked about it a little more yesterday.
00:13:13Sometimes, we don't see much range during these practices
00:13:18because we know that with this volume of couples on the ice,
00:13:22it can sometimes be dangerous.
00:13:24Yes, and we just saw the American couple,
00:13:27Emily Chan and Spencer Akiraha,
00:13:30practicing the triple salchow side-by-side.
00:13:33It was an element in the short program
00:13:36for which Emily had difficulty.
00:13:40So, we try to maximize the warm-up time
00:13:44to make sure that we are comfortable in this jump.
00:13:49And we see it here again on the screen.
00:13:51Enjoy the last moments.
00:13:53We don't want to make the same mistake as yesterday.
00:13:57It's understandable.
00:14:01So, the skaters leave the surface of the ice
00:14:07to take up space behind.
00:14:11Some will choose to remove the skates.
00:14:14Others will keep them.
00:14:16I never understood that.
00:14:18I never understood those who dare to remove their skates
00:14:23during the waiting period.
00:14:27You were one of those who kept them.
00:14:30Yes, once Emi was there, I wanted to keep them for the show.
00:14:37So, the first ones to jump are our Canadians,
00:14:41Kellyanne Lorrain and Luca Ettier.
00:14:45They present their free program on music, Elevation.
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00:19:05What a performance!
00:19:07Elevation, full of energy from the beginning to the end.
00:19:12Rather difficult to deliver a free program on rock music
00:19:17with this energy for four minutes.
00:19:21But that's what makes them always so pleasant to watch skating.
00:19:28We feel that they appreciate their music, that they give everything.
00:19:32And that's it.
00:19:34The energy they had, they left it on the ice.
00:19:38Really, hats off to our Canadians, Kellyanne Lorrain and Luca Ettier.
00:19:43We saw, unfortunately, the first element, which was the combination of the jump,
00:19:49which had a fall.
00:19:52And then the second element, sorry.
00:19:55And then at that moment, we hear Luca say,
00:20:00it's well recovered.
00:20:01Yes, because we had to recover.
00:20:02It was the element where we had planned the combination below.
00:20:05We were not able to execute more than one jump.
00:20:08So we have to continue with the second side-by-side jump,
00:20:12which was the triple loop.
00:20:14We see here on the screen the triple front flip.
00:20:18Super well executed.
00:20:20Here, the fall of Kellyanne on the first jump.
00:20:23And then we see, ah, Luca, well done.
00:20:26We can do the combination right away.
00:20:28We did it here with the triple loop.
00:20:30Followed by a single axel.
00:20:32It's the kind of moment where skaters in singles are the only ones
00:20:36to manage what's going on on the ice.
00:20:39But in pairs, it's another pair of sleeves, completely,
00:20:42to have to adjust to move elements.
00:20:45The communication has to be good.
00:20:47The match plan has to be well established.
00:20:50He was in his element today.
00:20:53Yes.
00:20:54And we see here Luca in the spiral.
00:20:57He wants to get the crowd up.
00:21:02And really, it's very rare to see a side-by-side jump
00:21:07in a pair of skaters, the triple loop.
00:21:10Only a few do it.
00:21:14And Kellyanne here, it's only been a few weeks
00:21:17that she's had this jump.
00:21:19And in today's competition, we're going to see two pairs
00:21:22who jump in the triple loop.
00:21:26The Uzbekistanis, too, did very well in their program.
00:21:34So, Kellyanne and Luca's score today is 111.44
00:21:40for a total of 163.60.
00:21:44We heard them say, we don't have the technical.
00:21:48So, the technical point they were looking for,
00:21:51they probably set a goal for today.
00:21:55So, it's going to be something they're going to bet on
00:21:59for the rest of the season.
00:22:04The next pair, they represent the Netherlands.
00:22:09Daria Danilova and Michel Ciba.
00:22:12They present their free program on music by The Chain.
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00:34:26It makes me happy to see them happy and smiling
00:34:30after their performances.
00:34:33Oulia and Mikal, who were not supposed to be here,
00:34:38and the international skaters of Canada,
00:34:41who learned that last week.
00:34:44They brought me with them in their program.
00:34:47Hats off to these skaters.
00:34:49Yes, exceptional athletes.
00:34:51Very beautiful to see.
00:34:53And we remind you that they have been skating together
00:34:55for only 12 years.
00:34:57And really, this year they started their competition
00:35:01by being, it was obvious,
00:35:05a step higher than last year at the end of the season.
00:35:09So here are the athletes who build from season to season
00:35:14and from competition to competition.
00:35:16This morning, Oulia had a little bit of trouble
00:35:19with the individual jumps.
00:35:22And so I see on their schedule sheet,
00:35:25we had planned a combination, double axel,
00:35:27simple axel, double axel.
00:35:29And then we went with a combination, double axel,
00:35:32simple axel, simple axel.
00:35:34So no doubt we wanted to adjust the shot
00:35:37and go with safe values.
00:35:42So here we saw the first side-to-side jump,
00:35:45the triple loop.
00:35:48Here the combination I was talking about,
00:35:50double axel, simple axel,
00:35:52followed by a third jump, the simple axel.
00:35:58Here we had a little bit of difficulty
00:36:01with the landing of the flip jump, unfortunately.
00:36:06A skater with incredible lines,
00:36:09a beautiful flexibility,
00:36:11beautiful conditions in the air.
00:36:14All the approaches are really very well executed by this couple.
00:36:20I can't wait to see this couple evolve over time.
00:36:24Ah yes, and then,
00:36:27they still have a lot of time ahead of them,
00:36:31since only two seasons together.
00:36:34We can see them grow even more over the years.
00:36:40We see a slight lack of unison sometimes
00:36:43in side-to-side jumps.
00:36:45It comes back with time, with experience.
00:36:48Yes, but, I want to say but,
00:36:52in the short program,
00:36:54they impressed me with their side-to-side pirouettes.
00:36:57It was really the most beautiful unison of all the short program skaters.
00:37:03In the free program today, 112.97 for Oulia and Mikal,
00:37:08for a total of 173.84,
00:37:11who are temporarily in the first row.
00:37:16We seem a little disappointed by the scores,
00:37:18but the performance was super well delivered,
00:37:21so congratulations to these two skaters.
00:37:33The last couple of this group,
00:37:35Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Hao,
00:37:38who represent the United States.
00:37:41They present us their free program on music,
00:37:45and also Saru Dandrea Bocelli.
00:40:15But I will be there
00:40:23And if you will be happy in heaven
00:40:28I will laugh
00:40:46And if you will be happy in heaven
00:40:54I will laugh
00:41:12And if you will be happy in heaven
00:41:20I will laugh
00:41:43And if you will be happy in heaven
00:42:06And here it is.
00:42:09We were impatiently waiting for this famous death spiral,
00:42:13which was going to have a level 4.
00:42:15Well, here they are, Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Hao.
00:42:19First death spiral, level 4 of the event.
00:42:25We were talking about the program,
00:42:27which was going to be physically more demanding.
00:42:31We see Spencer speaking,
00:42:33but he delivered with intensity
00:42:37and he raised that level of intensity at the end of the program.
00:42:41I loved it.
00:42:42Yes, they are very faithful to what we can see from the beginning of the season
00:42:47or the end of the season,
00:42:48no matter, we deliver everything with intensity,
00:42:51with emotion, with interpretation.
00:42:54Really a couple that I love to see perform,
00:42:59who, as we recall, was 5th in the world championship in 2023.
00:43:04Unfortunately, last year,
00:43:06shoulder injury on Spencer's side.
00:43:09We felt them on a throw
00:43:11and then finally life made sure
00:43:14that this throw was a little bit completed with an injury.
00:43:18But here they are back
00:43:20and we see them grow again.
00:43:24Always nice to have skated.
00:43:30A captivating performance
00:43:32and I found them very committed in this performance.
00:43:35Ah yes, two skaters who really catch the eye.
00:43:38Here we see the combination,
00:43:41triple loop, double axel, double axel.
00:43:45They open the program with this element
00:43:49and then they chain triple salchow
00:43:53which, unfortunately, Emily Chan does a double.
00:43:57And it's rare to see that.
00:43:59The triple axel in the third element of the program.
00:44:04More often than not,
00:44:06the axel is the first element of the program.
00:44:09So we see here, no doubt,
00:44:11that the jumps side by side
00:44:13require more energy in this pair of skaters.
00:44:16And we also saw it this morning in practice.
00:44:18Emily, who had a little bit of trouble with the jumps,
00:44:22but the combination was really well executed.
00:44:28Here, a little foot on the landing of the jump.
00:44:33Triple loop to secure the rest.
00:44:44Porté en plateau
00:44:47with a smile on her face.
00:44:50A change of position,
00:44:52a leg grip to finish the program.
00:45:05Their best score was executed in 2023.
00:45:11134.
00:45:14So their score for today,
00:45:16117.27 in the free program
00:45:20for a total of 178.31.
00:45:25They're going up the ramp.
00:45:27They've already done better,
00:45:29but they're going in the right direction,
00:45:31that's for sure.
00:45:33Absolutely, they gave a little cushion
00:45:35of five points ahead.
00:45:37So the couples to come will have to
00:45:40have to have to
00:45:43have to have to
00:45:49I don't know if it's the same thing
00:45:51at home for you, but
00:45:53Laurence, for a moment you buggered,
00:45:58and we would have told you to do a little rap,
00:46:01and we're like, the microphone doesn't work anymore.
00:46:05So, this is the day of technical problems.
00:46:10The technology that doesn't keep up with the pace.
00:46:15So we see on the screen the second group of skaters on the ice
00:46:20who will take off for their warm-up period.
00:46:26With open feet, our Canadians, Diana Stelatovedic and Maxime Deschamps
00:46:32who are in first position after the short program.
00:46:37We see here the scoreboard, as I said.
00:46:41For those who are fighting for the podium,
00:46:44we don't know yet what this podium will look like
00:46:48because the score is very tight.
00:46:54I think I'm back, Charlie.
00:46:57Oh yes, you're back, but you sound a little different.
00:47:03I feel like I hear you a little further.
00:47:06But it's good, I see on the screen that we have someone
00:47:09who comes to make sure of the technique
00:47:12and see if the microphone will be able to work for the rest.
00:47:22So as Charlie was telling you, a few hundredth of a point
00:47:26separates the athletes who are about to present their free programs.
00:47:320.20 separates the second from the third place.
00:47:39So very close between the Australians and the Germans.
00:47:49For the Germans, the key to the podium
00:47:53will certainly be the side-by-side jumps.
00:47:57We saw this morning that it's really during practice,
00:48:01it's on these elements that the skaters have put the emphasis,
00:48:05well executed side-by-side jumps.
00:48:09So we wish them good luck for the competition.
00:48:15You mentioned that it would probably be the elements
00:48:19that are related to the free program tonight.
00:48:27So certainly they want to take the time to catch them well.
00:48:31Huge jump, throw loop,
00:48:35from Anne-Catherine and Robert Allen to the Germans.
00:48:50We also have on this warm-up group the couple...
00:48:58Oh, I made a mistake on the sheet.
00:49:02I didn't say anything.
00:49:06So we see our Canadians on the screen.
00:49:10Maxime, who is going to take advice from his coaches
00:49:14on the side of the band.
00:49:17Diana, who is going to do individual jumps
00:49:21to show her confidence.
00:49:23Our Canadian champions, world champions,
00:49:27are here to come and get a title of champion
00:49:31of the International Skating Championships Canada.
00:49:36So I'm going to continue my sentence
00:49:39that I wasn't able to continue.
00:49:41Yes, I wanted to talk about the couple representing
00:49:45Uzbekistan, Catherine and Dimitri,
00:49:49who are certainly looking for this competition
00:49:53to get their first medal in the Grand Prix.
00:49:59The podium is open, everything is accessible for this couple.
00:50:03All that remains is to deliver the goods.
00:50:08Absolutely.
00:50:13And it's a great opportunity for them to come and see
00:50:17what their program wants at the beginning of the season.
00:50:21It's like that in the Grand Prix,
00:50:23we have several who want to take their place
00:50:26in the Grand Prix final,
00:50:28but others, it's to come and see
00:50:31with whom they compete,
00:50:34what their program wants.
00:50:36They will be able to go and get the Uzbekistan title
00:50:39to get a place for their country at the Olympic Games,
00:50:43come and mess up the maps a little
00:50:45and maybe for the couple of Uzbekistan,
00:50:48get a medal.
00:50:50Yes, and this is their first season together
00:50:54representing the country.
00:50:57So we had the short program with the men a little earlier.
00:51:02We often talked about the reality of Japan
00:51:05with these couples,
00:51:07with these simple male skaters
00:51:09who are extremely strong
00:51:11and for whom the rivalry within the nation
00:51:15is extremely fierce.
00:51:17Well, here the couple of Uzbekistan,
00:51:20we want to make sure to qualify the country,
00:51:23which should be done quite well.
00:51:26They are in a good position to do it
00:51:28and we will probably see this couple
00:51:30at the next Olympic Games.
00:51:37So the last minute of warm-up
00:51:39has just been announced for the athletes.
00:51:42We see several skaters
00:51:44who already leave aside the technical elements.
00:51:48We do a little last lap of ice
00:51:50to make sure that we have the feeling
00:51:53that we want for the rest of the season,
00:51:58which will come with the programs.
00:52:05We see Diana on the screen, Maxime,
00:52:08and they each do a last little jump
00:52:13to put themselves in confidence.
00:52:18And I had in mind a little last season
00:52:22for Diana and Maxime.
00:52:24At this competition,
00:52:26I felt a little more tension in the legs,
00:52:29I want to say,
00:52:31which would be felt at the level of the jumps,
00:52:33side by side.
00:52:37We put the emphasis on the side-by-side jumps
00:52:40during the practices this morning and yesterday.
00:52:43But here is this couple, we know them.
00:52:47And when the music starts and it's the competition,
00:52:50they are able to deliver what they have in mind
00:52:55to go get the gold medal.
00:53:04So we hear the second group of four couples.
00:53:11The first athletes,
00:53:13they represent Uzbekistan
00:53:17Ekaterina Gaelic and Dimitri Figueres.
00:53:28Their free program is the theatrical music
00:53:31by Wicca and Jacob Sourada.
00:53:46Let's go.
00:54:16Let's go.
00:54:47In the fever of your kisses
00:54:50You lied serenely
00:54:53And the curtain fell for that
00:55:16And the curtain fell for that
00:55:46And the curtain fell for that
00:56:09Oh, theater
00:56:12Your thing is to heal
00:56:17Oh, theater
00:56:20Falsehood well rehearsed
00:56:25Studied simulacrum
00:56:29It was your best performance
00:56:33To ruin my heart
00:56:38And today, today you really cry
00:56:42I remember your simulacrum
00:56:45When you cried
00:56:52Oh, theater
00:57:07And your eyes are theater
00:57:11Your promises were theater
00:57:14Our pure love, theater
00:57:18All yours, theater
00:57:21All mine, theater
00:57:25Our future, theater
00:57:29Your thing is pure
00:57:36Theater
00:57:39Oh, theater
00:58:09Ekaterina Gaelic and Dimitri Figueres
00:58:15A superb performance
00:58:18Their first Grand Prix
00:58:21representing Uzbekistan
00:58:25They wish for the medal
00:58:27And sincerely, I think it's possible
00:58:31I think it's possible
00:58:33It remains to be seen what the other skaters
00:58:35will be able to deliver as a performance
00:58:39Ekaterina, who is one of the youngest competitors
00:58:43of the event
00:58:45Only 18 years old
00:58:47And at 18 years old, there is also Anastasia Grulubeva
00:58:50who will take the place
00:58:52next, representing Australia
00:58:5518 years old too
00:59:02Here we see
00:59:04the side-by-side jump sequence
00:59:08triple loop
00:59:10followed by the double axel
00:59:14We saw a little snow
00:59:17lifted in the air
00:59:19but it was well executed
00:59:21Here, the second triple loop
00:59:23side-by-side
00:59:25of the evening
00:59:27which is successful
00:59:29perfectly too
00:59:31And for this jump
00:59:33the triple flip
00:59:35Oh la la, it was knee
00:59:37It must have taken a lot of energy
00:59:40for Ekaterina to land
00:59:42to save this jump
00:59:48Really
00:59:50a very interesting couple
00:59:53young at the beginning of their career
00:59:55which is to be followed certainly
00:59:57for several more years
01:00:01Their best score
01:00:03for this season
01:00:051.34
01:00:09They will do better, I think
01:00:13So, a best personal score for them
01:00:15this season
01:00:17126.12
01:00:20which temporarily ranks them
01:00:22in the first row
01:00:24a total of 189.65
01:00:26for the competition
01:00:36Please welcome the next competitors
01:00:41Representing Australia
01:00:43Anastasia Golubeva
01:00:45and Hector Diotopoulos-Moore
01:01:05of Cherbourg
01:01:352A 3.30 x (-0.50')
01:01:413F 5.30 x (-0.50')
01:01:463F 5.30 x (-0.50')
01:01:522A 3.30 x (-0.50')
01:01:583F 5.30 x (-0.50')
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01:02:153F 5.30 x (-0.50')
01:02:202A 3.30 x (-0.50')
01:02:243F 5.30 x (-0.50')
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01:08:04StSq3 3.30 x --- 1.00
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01:08:46StSq3 3.30 x --- 1.00
01:08:52Anika Hoke, Robert Konko
01:08:57They present their free program on the music of Out of the Dark and Rock Me Amadeus
01:09:22Out of the dark
01:09:28Into the light
01:09:34I give up and close my eyes
01:09:38Out of the dark
01:09:42Into the light
01:09:48I give up and you vest your tears
01:09:52Into the light
01:10:18I give up and you vest your tears
01:10:22Into the light
01:10:38Jeanne, quit living on dreams
01:10:43Jeanne, life is not what it seems
01:10:48Lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
01:10:52There's someone who needs you
01:10:57Jeanne, quit living on dreams
01:11:01Jeanne, life is not what it seems
01:11:05You're lost in love and I don't want to spend another night
01:11:09There's someone who needs you
01:11:40Out of the dark
01:11:55Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me
01:11:58Superstar
01:12:01Superstar
01:12:03Superstar
01:12:05Rock me, Amadeus, rock me, Amadeus
01:12:35Rock me, Amadeus, rock me, Amadeus
01:12:38Rock me, Amadeus, rock me, Amadeus
01:12:42Superstar
01:12:44Superstar
01:12:45But I met a woman, what can I do?
01:12:48And I just knew, that I could make it, I could make it
01:12:51I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot
01:12:59I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot, I'm a bigot
01:13:21They were full of energy, but I think we can see it in their faces
01:13:25that they know that they left a few points behind them
01:13:30Yes, we felt them out of breath a little bit at the end
01:13:34A program with a very high energy demand
01:13:39Once again, we remind you, we are early in the season
01:13:42we are less comfortable in programs
01:13:44and when there are elements where we have to fight a little more
01:13:48like side-by-side jumps, launched jumps
01:13:51well, it's the energy tank that goes down faster than usual
01:13:57and that's why we can see athletes like that at the end of the program
01:14:03seem to be out of breath and at the end of their breath and their steps
01:14:10Absolutely, probably one of the most difficult athletic qualities in figure skating
01:14:16we do extremely difficult elements and it must seem easy
01:14:22Yes, so here we see at the beginning of the game, the triple rail
01:14:28Here, triple salchow side-by-side
01:14:31Unfortunately, Annika did a double
01:14:35Here, the jump sequence, double axel, simple axel, double axel
01:14:40Here, it's on Robert's side, we had difficulty
01:14:46and we put both hands on the ground, so a deduction
01:14:50We count that for a fall
01:14:54And launched jumps here, a nice position in the air
01:14:57but the ratio between the height and the length of the jump projection
01:15:05The jumps are extremely high compared to the length
01:15:08so it's very difficult to land in smoothness and finesse
01:15:12We see that it was a little bit difficult
01:15:15but very good position and technique in the air
01:15:18Now, by adding a little bit of length, we would do much better
01:15:23And really, a couple who, we remind you,
01:15:28they took the 5th position at the World Championships last year in Montreal
01:15:33So a couple of experiences
01:15:36Yes, absolutely, their best score at 830.59 in the free program
01:15:41This season, until now, 112.64, we named it
01:15:45We are still early in the season
01:15:47so they will build to go next to this score they achieved last season
01:15:53And speaking of last season, they are American champions
01:15:57Champions of Skate America 2023
01:16:02But they missed the Grand Prix final because of a back injury
01:16:05on Annika's side
01:16:07And now, today, the results, what do they say?
01:16:10So, a best personal score for them this season
01:16:14So, in the free program, today, we went to look for
01:16:20119.48 for a total of 184.30
01:16:26This will take them, unfortunately, off the podium
01:16:31Today, with Diana and Maxime, who remain to pass
01:16:36So, without further ado, we just named them
01:16:39Our Canadians, Diana Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps
01:16:43They train under the direction of José Picard and Julie Marcotte
01:16:49They present us their free program on music
01:16:56by Hans Zimmer
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01:21:28A construction program, I want to say, for Diana and Maxime
01:21:33The music is extraordinary, the vehicle is there
01:21:38A few small points left on the table today, certainly
01:21:42Maxime Deschamps
01:21:44Ah yes, certainly, they certainly hoped better
01:21:49We can say so, I think, a difficult program
01:21:55I talk about it a little earlier, the practice this morning
01:21:59We put a lot of emphasis on the jumps side by side
01:22:03We felt a little less confident at that level
01:22:07I don't know how the training has been going these last weeks
01:22:14But hey, I think they got to the competition
01:22:18With a little black beast that was the jumps
01:22:22We tried to put everything together for the competition
01:22:26Unfortunately, it was not completed at 100%
01:22:31A fall in the combination of side-by-side jumps
01:22:36Here a very nice triple front flip
01:22:40Here we see Maxime's fall, unfortunately
01:22:45And Diana who chained with a waltz jump
01:22:48So the combination counts, well taken
01:22:52Here the other side-by-side jump, the triple salchow
01:22:56Which unfortunately we doubled
01:23:03There were elements like this death spiral
01:23:06Which was really extraordinary
01:23:08The spin at the beginning, very beautiful, very magnificent
01:23:12Some carried, but others, points that were left behind
01:23:18The blue jumps, the reception was difficult
01:23:23But as I said a little earlier
01:23:26Diana and Maxime were the only competitors
01:23:30Let's take for example the death spiral
01:23:33The only ones to do the front outside spiral
01:23:37And it is the spiral that is worth the most points
01:23:41So that's also the mathematical calculation behind the performances
01:23:46To have safe values that are worth more points
01:23:50And which can in these cases compensate for the elements
01:23:54Which are not necessarily at the rendezvous
01:23:57So Diana and Maxime had a good lead
01:24:00Almost 10 points on the second place in the short program
01:24:04Yes, there are mistakes, there were good elements
01:24:08Let's see if they are able to reproduce the feat
01:24:13So it will be 124.10, second in the free program
01:24:19For a total of 197.33
01:24:23They still win the competition
01:24:26But we see our world champions
01:24:29They come here to check if the programs were up to the task
01:24:35I think these are the good vehicles
01:24:38On the other hand, today we did not deliver the free program
01:24:42At the height of what they wanted
01:24:44They want to compete with the Japanese
01:24:47Who won Skate America last week
01:24:50We know they are their biggest rivals
01:24:53It is certain that they compare their score at the moment
01:24:56With those of the Japanese
01:24:58And since you compare that to a vehicle
01:25:01I want to say it's like a vehicle
01:25:04But it's the opposite of a car
01:25:07The more we are in shape, the more we have the ability
01:25:11To go get points and optimize everything
01:25:14But yes, of course, we sometimes see athletes
01:25:19Deliver an excellent performance on the ice
01:25:22They finish the program with a smile
01:25:24But at the expense of the grades
01:25:26We see the facial expressions change
01:25:28Because it was not the grades they wanted
01:25:31Here, we finally had a Canadian couple
01:25:35Who knew right away
01:25:37They did not deliver everything they were capable of
01:25:41They still win the competition
01:25:43But we see that their goal was well beyond the gold medal
01:25:47Here at the International Skate Canada
01:25:49As you said, we have our rivals in mind
01:25:52Our rivals, that is to say the Japanese
01:25:55Miura and Kihara
01:25:57Who competed last week
01:25:59Who won the Skate America competition
01:26:01With 214.23 points
01:26:05We see some images of our podium
01:26:10We saw the Australians
01:26:13Anastasia Golubeva and Hector Giotopoulos-Moore
01:26:16Now on the screen
01:26:18The winners of the free program
01:26:20And the winners of the silver medal
01:26:24They represent Uzbekistan
01:26:27Ekaterina Genich and Dimitri Shigirev
01:26:30And finally, our Canadian champions
01:26:33World champion in title
01:26:35And International Skate Canada champion
01:26:382024
01:26:40Diana Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps
01:26:43They may not have delivered the free program they wanted today
01:26:47But it's an extra gold medal in their pocket
01:26:51They will return home to finish their program
01:26:56And I can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store for them
01:27:07As we just told you
01:27:09We just crowned our first champions
01:27:11Of these International Skate Canada 2024
01:27:13This concludes the coverage
01:27:15Of the competition
01:27:17I'm Laurence Darvaux
01:27:19I'm with Charlie Bilodeau
01:27:21Thank you for being with us
01:27:23The women's free program
01:27:25Soon after this short break
01:27:48The women's free program
01:27:50Coming soon