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Get ready for an electrifying preview of the women's competition at the 2026 Skate Canada International! This event is stacked with incredible talent, and we're diving deep into what makes this field so competitive.  Prepare for a spectacle of athleticism as we discuss the extraordinary depth of talent. With the potential for multiple triple axels and even quads from half the field, these skaters are pushing the boundaries of the sport. We're witnessing a new era of women's figure skating, and it's an absolute thrill to watch.  We'll break down the prospects of top contenders like the incredibly consistent four-time Junior World Champion Mao Shimada, as she makes her senior Grand Prix debut. Will her undefeated streak continue against this elite group? Plus, we'll look at European Champion Nina Petrochina and the powerful Anna Passetta.  The anticipation is building as we get ready to see skaters like Isabel Lovito, who is debuting new programs this season. We also preview the Canadian contingent, including Sarah Moore Dupuis, who has focused on her overall performance, and newcomer Faye-Anne Laundrie, who is gaining valuable experience. Madeline Schizas also stands out as a national champion with Olympic experience.  Join us as we explore the exciting possibilities and potential surprises in this must-watch women's competition. The level of skating promises to be breathtaking!  #SkateCanada2026 #WomensFigureSkating #FigureSkatingPreview

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00:00:00Don't ask me anything figure skating related.

00:00:02Yeah, you'd win there. You'd make a lot more money.

00:00:05I have all sorts of questions about the game shows that we'll get into over the next few days

00:00:09because I love those and I actually saw you on them.

00:00:12But practices though, but practices.

00:00:15Yeah, that's okay. Well, we have the women's practice coming up here.

00:00:18Let's go through this list a little bit, what we can expect.

00:00:20What are your thoughts coming into this competition?

00:00:22You watched Angers last week. What are your thoughts coming in here?

00:00:26This is my absolute favorite event, the women's.

00:00:29It's the one that I've been looking forward to.

00:00:31It was like that last week where it was like, the field is just so deep.

00:00:36This field, we could potentially expect six triple axles from these women.

00:00:41Half of the field has a triple axle. Two of them have quads.

00:00:46Like these are, and they're all great skaters.

00:00:49And that's the thing that I'm really looking forward to.

00:00:51And I love that we're starting with that today.

00:00:53It's serious business. There's no question at that level.

00:00:56Mao Shimada, we got to talk about that four-time junior world champion.

00:00:59And very difficult. We saw Mia Hamada a little earlier.

00:01:02We were talking with Mia how hard it was for Mao to keep up that junior career,

00:01:08if you will, for four years, waiting to get here.

00:01:10And this is her debut on the Senior Grand Prix.

00:01:12Yeah. Mao Shimada has just been unbelievably consistent and undefeatable, really.

00:01:20I mean, it's been so long since last defeat.

00:01:23But will that continue now that she's in senior four?

00:01:26Is it all of a sudden you make that leap and it's a whole new world?

00:01:29Like, you never know with these young ones what happens when they go see you.

00:01:33I don't know.

00:01:34I don't expect anything.

00:01:34If I was a betting man, which I'm not, but if I was a betting man,

00:01:38I'd have to bet on now to continue because she's been so resilient.

00:01:42Now, having said that, it's a different environment.

00:01:44And she's with a different group of skaters and perhaps expectations, etc.

00:01:48But she's such a beautiful skater and exciting as well.

00:01:50But let's go through some of these others.

00:01:51Nina Petrochina, of course, European champion from last year.

00:01:54She is brilliant as well.

00:01:55Yeah.

00:01:56And just been on fire already this season.

00:01:59So, Quad Sao in the free skate, maybe?

00:02:01We'll see.

00:02:02Yeah.

00:02:02And, you know, I want to mention Anna Passetta from Italy.

00:02:05Probably the fastest and more powerful, more aggressive,

00:02:08most aggressive skater when she enters those jumps.

00:02:10She's really excited.

00:02:11Yeah.

00:02:12I don't know what's going to happen with her.

00:02:14She's been just inconsistent.

00:02:16Yeah.

00:02:16But a fan favorite.

00:02:17Yeah.

00:02:18Yeah, for sure.

00:02:19It's really, too.

00:02:20Yeah.

00:02:21Like, I get it.

00:02:22I get it.

00:02:23It's a Grand Prix.

00:02:23And these girls all look so great.

00:02:25But that's why I love practices.

00:02:27Yeah.

00:02:27Because what we see in practice is not necessarily what you see in competition.

00:02:31It's let's see who wins a practice.

00:02:33That's for sure.

00:02:34And we go, okay, keep going through your list.

00:02:34Well, we talked about Mao a little bit.

00:02:36Now, your American colleague, Isabel Lovito.

00:02:39My American colleague.

00:02:41Well, Isabel, we have not seen her yet this season.

00:02:43And she was dealing with, I think, something of an injury over the summer.

00:02:47And then she switched free skates.

00:02:49We don't know what's going to happen.

00:02:51First time we're seeing her.

00:02:52I wanted to ask about that because when I saw that she was going to skate to the Pirates

00:02:56of the Caribbean and I saw some video of that, I was just so excited because it's a complete

00:03:00change of personality for her.

00:03:02And I thought it was so cool.

00:03:03Then when she changed that, I was only disappointed because I thought that could be really good for

00:03:08people and it changed, I don't know.

00:03:10I haven't seen the new free program.

00:03:11Yeah, I haven't either.

00:03:12It'll be interesting to see.

00:03:14She did say that it's the favorite movie-based music that she's ever skated to.

00:03:20And she's skated to a lot of movie-based music.

00:03:22Yeah.

00:03:23But different.

00:03:24Yeah.

00:03:24Very different.

00:03:25Very different.

00:03:25Let's talk Canada here.

00:03:26Yeah.

00:03:26What about the Canadians?

00:03:27Sarah Mode Dupuis.

00:03:29Joanie?

00:03:29Well, I actually just saw Sarah Mode warming up and she's really excited for this year.

00:03:34Last year she added the triple axle, but it was really a focus for her and it wasn't consistent.

00:03:40She wasn't comfortable with it.

00:03:41But this year she's really worked on everything else and not just that.

00:03:45So she has a full program and is feeling really confident with her consistency and everything

00:03:51else she's built.

00:03:52So I'm looking forward to seeing a new Sarah Mode this year.

00:03:55Yeah, exactly.

00:03:56And hopefully she can nail that triple axel.

00:03:58It gives her confidence for the rest of the content she has.

00:04:00Faye-Anne Laundrie from Canada as well.

00:04:02She's really pretty new to this level of skater.

00:04:04Yes.

00:04:05She is new.

00:04:06We saw her at High Performance Camp.

00:04:08And I think this will be an awakening for her to be competing with these girls at this level.

00:04:14So I think she's a new skater in, but I see her gaining some experience here.

00:04:18Much of what we talk about on the Junior Grand Prix is that you've got those skaters coming in

00:04:22and gaining experience and, you know, honing their skills if they will.

00:04:25They're not expecting a result, they hope, you know, of course.

00:04:28It's not the result.

00:04:29It's the process and it's the learning opportunity.

00:04:31I think that is where Faye-Anne Laundrie will be.

00:04:33Madeline Skies is Canadian champion.

00:04:35Well, let's see what Maddie has.

00:04:37I mean, Maddie's been to two Olympics.

00:04:39She's been a national champion.

00:04:40She's lost her championship.

00:04:42She's gained it back.

00:04:43And Maddie is skating, I think, on her terms now.

00:04:47This is the year she came back and I think she's done with her school.

00:04:50And she's come back.

00:04:52In her mind, she knows what she wants to do.

00:04:55So I think she's called it skating on her terms a little bit.

00:04:59So we'll see what Maddie has.

00:05:00And she's upgrading.

00:05:02Yeah.

00:05:03Well, this year will be interesting for Maddie.

00:05:05That's for sure.

00:05:07Jackie, what about Sophia Samuldukina?

00:05:09Oh, gosh.

00:05:10Sophia is probably, you know, we saw her last year being one of the most musically artistic

00:05:17skaters out there.

00:05:19She's one who used to have quads, used to have a triple axel, is now bringing stuff back.

00:05:24And so excited to see where she is here because we saw her earlier in the Challenger series

00:05:30doing well, but not maybe to her standards.

00:05:32So she's one who could be on the podium.

00:05:35Yeah, yeah.

00:05:36A little unpredictable.

00:05:36We won't know what happens there.

00:05:38Yu-Jae Kim from Korea now.

00:05:39She has a twin sister.

00:05:40I mean, they're both brilliant.

00:05:42And they've moved from juniors into seniors.

00:05:44So it's exciting to follow their career.

00:05:46Yeah.

00:05:46And another one who has a triple axel.

00:05:48Yeah.

00:05:49Like, who doesn't?

00:05:50But her sister just competed last week.

00:05:52So let's see if she can take some inspiration from that.

00:05:54And the final skater in the second group here, Ji-A-Shin from Korea as well.

00:05:58Brilliant.

00:05:58I mean, Ji-A-Shin and Mao Shimada were on the juniors for years competing against each other.

00:06:04So another one where I think the fans will be very excited about this one.

00:06:07Well, it's so exciting to see those juniors that are graduating.

00:06:10The seniors will see Rio Nakata in the men's event, of course.

00:06:13And it's exciting to see how they fit into the seniors.

00:06:15This is the beginning of the next quad.

00:06:17So what will happen over the next four years, we'll get a glimpse of what is to come over this

00:06:22week, of course.

00:06:23Week number two.

00:06:24So there are four more to go here on the Senior Grand Prix.

00:06:27So let's step aside.

00:06:28We'll get the headsets on.

00:06:30Join us for the coverage of the first group in the women's practice session.

00:06:44From the United States of America, Isabel Levito.

00:06:58From the United States of America, Isabel Levito.

00:07:03To be totally locked up by you.

00:07:08You ain't trying to be wasting time on stupid people and cheap lines.

00:07:12I'm sure.

00:07:14I'm sure.

00:07:16So I give a million dollars just to go to grab me by the gun.

00:07:20And I've gone business.

00:07:23Business.

00:07:25I'm not trying to be your bottom lover.

00:07:28Sign me up for them full time.

00:07:29I'm not trying to be my mom, I'm yours, I'm yours, I'm yours, woo.

00:07:33So what a man gotta do, what a man gotta do, to be totally locked up by you.

00:07:41What a man gotta say, what a man gotta pray, to be your last good night and your first good

00:07:48day.

00:07:50So what a man gotta do, what a man gotta do, to be totally locked up by you.

00:07:58What a man gotta do, what a man gotta do, to be totally locked up by you.

00:08:07Okay, we're back on Headset.

00:08:09Jackie, we miss him.

00:08:10I miss someone.

00:08:12Saki Miyake from Japan.

00:08:13And you were talking a little earlier about how excited you are, how excited you are to see her.

00:08:17So excited.

00:08:19Saki Miyake has been on the Japanese domestic circuit for a while.

00:08:26And we've seen her only once in international competition.

00:08:29That was last year at Kenosha Group Cup.

00:08:31And she is such a talent.

00:08:34The jumps, you will gasp when she does her triple toe, triple toe.

00:08:39And it's just, the technique is phenomenal.

00:08:43And I'm glad that she's able to get her first chance at Grand Prix here.

00:08:46Yeah, it's kind of unusual to see a skater who's not been on juniors emerge into seniors.

00:08:52But it's delightful as well because, you know, you don't have to go, you know, some people develop later.

00:08:57Yeah, exactly.

00:08:58Yeah, exactly.

00:08:59You know, what has happened with her.

00:09:01We'll see.

00:09:01We'll look forward to that.

00:09:02Now, of course, in the practice session, you know, the first couple of skaters may or may not do a

00:09:07lot of their elements.

00:09:09So we'll just talk our way through that, of course, as Jackie continues to work.

00:09:16Keep people informed.

00:09:18For sure.

00:09:19We are, we have five here.

00:09:21I see Isabeau.

00:09:22I see Saki.

00:09:24Anna.

00:09:25Yeah.

00:09:27So who is this?

00:09:28I see Mao.

00:09:29Now, so we don't have Nina's here.

00:09:34Oh, Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, Victoria Safanova is not here.

00:09:38Okay.

00:09:40Yeah.

00:09:46Well, this building has been here for, I don't know, Johnny, was it by like 25, 30 years maybe?

00:09:51And the very first event they had in this building in Kelowna was a junior national championship called Champions.

00:09:58Tomorrow's Champions.

00:09:59Tomorrow's Champions.

00:09:59I remember that.

00:10:00Exactly.

00:10:01I was working with you at that time.

00:10:02That's correct.

00:10:03Yeah.

00:10:03It was a great event.

00:10:04Yes.

00:10:05And it was exciting to have this new building.

00:10:07And it's still in pretty good shape here in Kelowna.

00:10:09It's a beautiful city.

00:10:10Everybody loves this place.

00:10:11Loves Kelowna.

00:10:12They just had the Memorial Cup here in May.

00:10:15Yep.

00:10:15And so they did quite a few.

00:10:16That's hockey, folks.

00:10:17You figure it's getting, folks.

00:10:18That's hockey.

00:10:18I have no idea what you're talking about.

00:10:19Every time Skate Canada International was here, there was a fellow competing in the men's event.

00:10:23I don't know if you remember Amizuro, can you?

00:10:26Yeah.

00:10:26Exactly.

00:10:27Yeah.

00:10:27Oh, that's right.

00:10:29And it was...

00:10:29Oh, it was in Kelowna.

00:10:31Yes.

00:10:32And the Pooh Bears were everywhere.

00:10:34I'm sure.

00:10:34The guys who work here still talk about the Pooh Bears.

00:10:36Oh, really?

00:10:37And hoping they're not making a return, because it was, of course, wild, whatever.

00:10:42It was mayhem.

00:10:43But, yep.

00:10:44You know what I miss, though?

00:10:45I miss the big moose from...

00:10:48Oh, Halifax.

00:10:49From Halifax.

00:10:50Up in the wall?

00:10:51Yeah.

00:10:51Oh.

00:10:52I still remember looking up and being like, why is there a big moose head right on top

00:10:56of me?

00:10:57I don't think I was there.

00:10:58You weren't there.

00:10:59It was a much smaller operation.

00:11:01It was just Steve and myself.

00:11:03There was only two of us there, and now we have cast of thousands of computers.

00:11:06And things everywhere.

00:11:07But they had this giant moose head at the far end of the rink.

00:11:09And I believe when they scored, the eyes lit up, smoke came from its nostrils and stuff.

00:11:17Yeah.

00:11:18It was...

00:11:19And that was beautiful, too.

00:11:20Just by the waterfront.

00:11:21The weather was gorgeous.

00:11:23Yeah.

00:11:24You know, some people have said this place is a little bit like...

00:11:26Well, it's not like Oberstdorf, but Oberstdorf from the perspective that it's kind of a vacation

00:11:31place.

00:11:31It's low-key, but it's beautiful.

00:11:34And, you know, you're not downtown in a big city.

00:11:37Not that all the Scenic Grand Prixs are in big cities, but...

00:11:41Well, thank you.

00:11:43Thank you for having me here.

00:11:44Oh, you're very welcome.

00:11:45We're happy to have you here.

00:11:47There seems to be some technical issues for those that can here or not here.

00:11:51They're working on that, of course, right now.

00:11:53So, stand by.

00:11:54All right.

00:12:10I'm going to see that Sakimiyaki at the board to the coach, Snoke.

00:12:15so without victoria safanova as the first one we're going to get a little more practice

00:12:20for another three minutes or so yeah that's true i don't know where she is i know that they were

00:12:26having a challenge with visas but they did get the visa so maybe she just has not arrived yet i

00:12:31don't i don't know i've seen her i've seen victoria safanova practice before at you know

00:12:39at the olympics and worlds before and it's not surprising that she's not on the first okay

00:12:45practice okay two minutes and 51 seconds sometimes they just take that extra day so this is the music

00:12:52for victoria so we know she's registered in here but not on the ice as we take a look at

00:13:01some of

00:13:01the other skaters there's isabel levito i'm so interested to see what isabos is going to be like

00:13:09today yeah just like we saw her at a sort of exhibition event called summer sizzler uh earlier

00:13:17in in the summer where she debuted her

00:13:24where where she was um doing uh her short program for the first time and so we'll see yeah

00:13:35i'm really interested to see it knowing that my pirates of the caribbean i know no pirates has been discarded

00:14:02on a present at her big jumps yeah but she's a great short program skater it's the free program that's

00:14:09a challenge for her because she uses all that

00:14:11strength and energy and you know she might get the elements done at the end of the program but

00:14:15they're not the same quality as the opening she's also very much of a toe jumper so the

00:14:20the lutz is big for her you know the lutz toe obviously is big for her she's a little bit

00:14:25like caitlin osmond in that way yeah exactly

00:15:00beautiful triple toe triple toe wow i told you yeah that's amazing there's quad there's quad

00:15:08possibility wow the distance traveled in the air from the first one to the landing of the second

00:15:17was amazing you know and that's the great thing about this for you we think we know

00:15:31the development uh process and timing for those athletes as we watch them in juniors and then they

00:15:38go away there's an injury or this or that but then they go to sight so out of sight out

00:15:41of mind and

00:15:42when you don't see the skater all of a sudden they arrive on the scene is like complete contender

00:15:47yeah we're starting with the european champion

00:15:54and she had you know a lot of illnesses uh about a year and a half two years ago

00:16:00but wow she is a determined and these are new programs for her this year

00:16:10i think with her the the thing that has impressed me the most

00:16:13this season so far she's always been a very assertive and just like feisty competitor but

00:16:21the way that she has come out this season is like she wants to win everything

00:16:27well she gained so much confidence to her success last season

00:16:33and her recovery from injuries and illness she's in control

00:16:40we're gonna hear a lot of rosalia this season and this is one of those we got two rosalias in

00:16:47this

00:16:47yeah it's short for a cramp group

00:17:13you know you can tell with those athletes who run their programs if they're skating first or even

00:17:18second this is a plan and your top athletes generally do that you don't see a lot of people walking

00:17:24through them anymore right

00:17:35it's always fascinating to see what the what their strategies are like in practice yeah oh

00:17:43this is a missed time take off

00:17:51and a lot of this first day of practices is just feeling the ice too

00:17:55true um getting to understand what

00:18:00the dimensions of the of the of the rink is like all of those things

00:18:07yeah but things happen so quickly they have the practice today but then they hit

00:18:13women will compete tomorrow they'll start the competition no they won't sorry pardon me they'll

00:18:20start on saturday so they actually have an they got time yeah they got lots of time

00:18:23competition happens so fast

00:18:26it's like preparation preparation and then competition starts before you know it you're

00:18:31you're on you're on the plane going home i mean it's also the grand free is just it's so quick

00:18:37yeah compared to some of these other competitions that we have

00:18:47you know you wonder for nina whether the win last year adds more pressure we always use the word

00:18:53pressure personal expectation forget about everybody else they don't matter but she does and how she

00:18:59thinks about what she wants to do whether she can repeat it and we'll see as we take a look

00:19:05at anna

00:19:05pesetta from italy as we talked about the power and speed so watch for that the beginning of her

00:19:10short here if it is your short i'm not sure what she is doing at the moment

00:19:30it's hard to tell on screen she's carrying a lot of speed she's marking she's marking it

00:19:38she hasn't she hasn't warmed up that lutz tow yet so okay probably why the last jump that i saw

00:19:44her do

00:19:44was a flip

00:19:52you know it's interesting you see her do a nice bracket right up into the double axle that was huge

00:19:58is for skaters who are they you know have learned the elements slower and then they have to add speed

00:20:04later and then there are some like her that learn at full speed how do you pull back because the

00:20:09speed

00:20:09sometimes they make it you know inconsistent right but those are the ones who they have it right like

00:20:18then it's it's for me i think it's much harder to push up your your speed your power for jumps

00:20:26than it is

00:20:27for you to pull back yeah i agree agree because it just it's just so much scarier if you're not

00:20:31used

00:20:32to doing it that way yeah and it can throw your timing off yes yes

00:20:54you know it's interesting with that even as a junior she it was really exciting to watch because of the

00:21:00speed

00:21:01but she is very intense and her facial expression as well and the that's just the program it's not a

00:21:07problem

00:21:08yeah

00:21:11i think what i what i love about watching her is um her ankle power like that is what she

00:21:19gets so much

00:21:20of this power from she takes a couple of of crossovers and she's just full speed down the ice yeah

00:21:27that's

00:21:27true and can maintain the speed we see other skaters build the speed but then as soon as they stop

00:21:32pushing they slow down yeah and there's a knack to being able to carry that speed flow of edge right

00:21:59so that's one of those times when i actually like the knee slide exit out of the spin

00:22:06there's just so many of those knee slides out of the spins that just are throwaways and that one

00:22:11was very musically yeah that was good point okay here she is saki miyaki from japan

00:22:17get ready jackie samba

00:22:31another one where you see one two three crossovers and she is full speed yeah

00:22:43oh my gosh measure that measure the distance has to be one of the longest ones wow

00:23:03i saw her earlier she said triple axel in the free skate she didn't even look tight in there no

00:23:08no

00:23:45what's that's a clean skate no she is ready

00:23:50So ready.

00:23:55Yeah, it's interesting because we don't have a lot of background on her,

00:23:58but will she be one that will shine three years or four years from now

00:24:02in the French Alps?

00:24:03And what we see right at the moment,

00:24:05she certainly is showing enough to make you believe that she'll be there.

00:24:09Yeah.

00:24:11Ted, you and I were talking about this earlier.

00:24:12You were like, why haven't we seen her in international competition?

00:24:16She's only been at one international event.

00:24:19Wow.

00:24:20Ever in her career, and that was last year in September.

00:24:24And the only reason why she's here at the Grand Prix

00:24:27was because she did so well at that event

00:24:29that she was able to get a season best score

00:24:34that was high enough to qualify her to be in the pool.

00:24:38So this is all, like, nobody's giving her any favors here.

00:24:41She's doing it all herself.

00:24:43Oh, great edge work on that step sequence.

00:24:51She's a contender here, without question.

00:24:54She's selling it.

00:24:55Who isn't?

00:25:00It's a feel.

00:25:01It's a feel.

00:25:02It's amazing.

00:25:02Yeah.

00:25:14Well, that is exciting.

00:25:16Yeah.

00:25:17There we go.

00:25:18Kind of her debut for everyone to see

00:25:21as we take a look at now four-time junior world champion,

00:25:24Mao Shimada.

00:25:25Boy, that country is rich with talent.

00:25:27Oh, yeah.

00:25:28Yeah.

00:25:32Starting with the free skate.

00:25:58triple axel yeah looks like it was might have been on the queue yeah not one of her best but

00:26:03still does it right that's so important it won't always be perfect takeoff but

00:26:13she has really good air position awareness

00:26:19quato she made that look easy until the end wow

00:26:27that quato has certainly improved from last season when we were seeing it

00:26:47how long ago was it that the triple x triple toe was the big element for women's skating and

00:26:52it's a must-have even in juniors now yeah the juniors it's amazing what they're doing and

00:26:59so deep too like not just yeah 10 yeah 10 10 12 yeah exactly yeah

00:27:08but you know once you learn to rotate and you apply that with momentum then all of a sudden i

00:27:13don't want

00:27:13to say easy but it makes it easier because the mechanics of it make it possible right when the

00:27:19mechanics don't make it possible then it's a struggle and it's a fight and there's injury

00:27:22there's all sorts of things but they're being taught at a very early stage extremely well to

00:27:28learn how to rotate good technique yeah good technique and great skating yeah really good skating skills

00:27:34and coming from so many different countries so we saw in the junior grand prix the top five

00:27:38five different countries on every single one i believe of the junior grand prix

00:27:43event and one of the events has different countries in the top ten

00:27:51so now it doesn't matter how many skaters the country has it matters the quality of the work

00:27:56that they do with who they do have

00:28:01if folks are tuning in for the first time this season you'll notice that this free skate only has

00:28:07six jump elements and that's because there's one fewer jump jumping past this season and so a lot of

00:28:15the skaters have had to re-strategize their programs to max out their technical content mao is certainly one of

00:28:22those because last year you really couldn't have gotten too many more jumps from her in in her free skate

00:28:31um given the triple axle and the quad toe and so she's had to rework it this season do you

00:28:36like that

00:28:37world change so far yeah me too it's it's given more room for the program to breathe and also i

00:28:46think it

00:28:46still highlights the skaters who have the big jumps because you have to then differentiate yourself in a

00:28:53different way yeah and i like the choreo spin we saw a few very creative choreo spins in the juniors

00:28:59and i'm

00:29:00anxious to see the seniors and that will develop you remember when they introduced the dance spin yeah

00:29:09that's true and it was completely different to what we see now so it takes time to develop

00:29:28hey not a bad first run through just pop lutz

00:29:34how fast that is yeah some of the best spins in the competition

00:29:42nice crowd for this practice session so we have some schools here so they brought so they do this

00:29:48at the the canadian events they brought some schools in and uh they make kind of a a day of

00:29:55it they

00:29:55they study the flags and the different countries that are going to be here i want to be at that

00:29:59school

00:30:02all right is well levito doing her short program more rosalia for you

00:30:18saw her do triple loop triple loop earlier and looked good

00:30:24i think her combination is going to be a flip loop here coming up and the most important thing

00:30:30for isabelle is to keep the flow between the two jumps for every skater triple flip triple there it is

00:30:37good nice well all those questions about how ready she was she's ready yeah

00:30:53this program is also something of a departure for her yeah it is a little bit yeah because although

00:31:01it still has great i don't want to say that like but beautiful form right there's an emotion added to

00:31:06it that is a little bit different than just the skating to the classical music so that's that's a nice

00:31:10addition for her and the thing that i like about it was one of the things i i was looking

00:31:16forward to

00:31:16with the benoit friske was that she's working with different choreographers this one is with

00:31:20laurie nickel and carolina costner and so the even the movements her patterns on the ice are different

00:31:29because those choreographers are not doing the same things that she's used to doing oh that's a bit better

00:31:40the one thing that is about gives away a little bit to some of the top competitors is perhaps the

00:31:45speed overall but she has other aspects that they may not have um and as she continues to improve that

00:31:53that gap will close i mean she's certainly a top world contender for podium but that might be the one

00:32:00area that is a bit of a gap yeah in some cases and that often happens when she's entering the

00:32:08flip and

00:32:09the lutz jumps yeah the rest of the program she has a really good flow of edge

00:32:13yeah this voice and this melody matches her not only obviously the physical choreography but her face as

00:32:28well like everything is included

00:32:49well the physicality of the spins nowadays they make it look easy but it sure not no and the

00:32:55attention to detail on them yeah like every position to the fingertip to like is just so precise

00:33:01and clean that and you have to because there's not much else separating no exactly and then somebody

00:33:08gets a level three and you're like what did they do wrong exactly everything looks fine to me yeah

00:33:15now we see nina petrichina starting to drill some triple sow cows probably looking to do a quad

00:33:22now at some point in this practice session and how clean is it i haven't actually haven't seen the

00:33:26jack she has not landed one in competition cleanly yet what have you seen any online uh yeah well that

00:33:33she's landed cleanly no i have not um a couple of unders maybe a q okay part of the process

00:33:41and then

00:33:41uh and then a quad toe from uh shimata it's it's there for her this week yeah

00:33:56you can see

00:34:15so

00:34:26nothing can change my mind no matter what you do

00:34:31We found a higher love now

00:34:33Too high to want to calm down

00:34:36If it ever gets too much

00:34:38I'll be there for you

00:34:39It's been running on me lately

00:34:43Now we're losing touch

00:34:44Leaning on me, baby

00:34:47It'll heal this long feeling

00:34:49Well, we just saw Quad Sao Kha

00:34:52Unfortunately, I don't think you all saw the Quad Sao Kha

00:34:54But we're getting our cameras on her

00:34:56We're open

00:34:56I'll run down and just ask her to do that

00:34:58so we can see it

00:35:00If you don't mind, just one more time

00:35:01Hey, Nina, can you go and do your Quad Sao again?

00:35:04Okay, so the Quad Sao that we just saw

00:35:06She held on to the landing

00:35:08It probably was an under

00:35:10But it was a very good attempt

00:35:12Let's see if she goes again

00:35:14What's important is the mechanics

00:35:15The mechanics are there, the technique, if it's there

00:35:18Then it's going to be the timing and the momentum

00:35:20But that's going to come in repetition

00:35:21So she's on her way

00:35:24And she knows she needs it

00:35:26Eventually

00:35:27Not necessarily this year

00:35:29Or not this competition necessarily

00:35:31I mean, she's just also been so

00:35:35Generally ambitious about her content

00:35:37Before her injury last year

00:35:40I think she had an Achilles thing going on

00:35:43She was landing triple axles in practice

00:35:45She hasn't gotten back to the triple axel yet

00:35:49But at Worlds, she was doing Quad Toes in practice

00:35:52Let's see what happens here

00:35:56All that hype for a double

00:35:57Yeah, all that build up

00:35:59All that build up

00:36:01No, we can stay with her

00:36:02She's going to try one more

00:36:05I think

00:36:08Here she goes

00:36:09And if she doesn't, then we can

00:36:11Of course, as soon as we take the camera off

00:36:12She'll probably do it

00:36:13But we'll see

00:36:13Let's see what happens here

00:36:20Off camera

00:36:21A triple axel from Saki Miyake

00:36:23Yeah, okay

00:36:29Okay, come on

00:36:30Let's go

00:36:31Okay, we're going to get

00:36:32So much broadcast time

00:36:33Here we go

00:36:34Come on, please

00:36:41Oh, okay

00:36:42Okay, Rob

00:36:42Sorry

00:36:46Joni

00:36:47It's your fault

00:36:48You went down and told her to do it again

00:36:50I told her to do it again

00:36:52But I wasn't specific

00:36:53Oh

00:36:54So I needed to be specific

00:36:55The Quad Sal

00:36:56You were saying double

00:36:57I just said Sal

00:36:58So, yeah

00:36:59The Quad Sal Cal also

00:37:01Is such a

00:37:02Let's do that triple flip

00:37:04Triple loop

00:37:05That's beautiful

00:37:06Probably under a little bit on the flip

00:37:07I think

00:37:07But still good

00:37:10The Sal Cal

00:37:11Has such a

00:37:13Specific timing to it

00:37:14Because of that back outside edge

00:37:16You see different techniques

00:37:17On how long to hold it

00:37:20What you do with it

00:37:21Sorry, the back inside edge

00:37:23That could be your problem

00:37:24If you're doing it

00:37:25I know

00:37:25You got it

00:37:26You got it

00:37:28There it is

00:37:28Yeah, there it is

00:37:28Thank you, Rob

00:37:35But Nina is one of those people who will really hold that and check that edge

00:37:42And so if she's a little bit early or a little bit late on the takeoff

00:37:46It's gone

00:37:47Yeah

00:37:49It's hard to pull the trigger when you're waiting a long time

00:37:51Like when do you pull that trigger

00:37:53Everything's got to work together

00:37:54The knee, the arms

00:37:55The shoulders, hips, everything

00:37:58Do you think there's skaters that are more comfortable with edge jumps than toe jumps?

00:38:02I find it like math and English

00:38:06Which one is math?

00:38:07Wait, which one is math?

00:38:08I think the toe jumps

00:38:09I think so too, yes

00:38:10I think the toe jumps are the math

00:38:11Yes, agreed

00:38:15Agreed

00:38:18I mean, there have been skaters

00:38:20Some of the best skaters in history

00:38:22Have notoriously had issues with one or the other of those jumps

00:38:28Yeah, it's true

00:38:28Triple axle

00:38:30Great knees in the takeoff

00:38:32Great lift

00:38:33Maybe even a little bit over-rotated

00:38:35Over-rotated, yeah

00:38:36Yeah, totally

00:38:37And, you know, that's interesting

00:38:38Because you don't practice

00:38:40I mean

00:38:41To practice consistency

00:38:43You need to have same speed, same height

00:38:44Most of the time

00:38:45Little bit of variation, no big deal

00:38:47But when it goes super high on you

00:38:49There it is

00:38:51There it is

00:38:51With a double toe

00:38:52Nice

00:38:54That looked clean

00:38:56Yeah

00:38:56Pretty clean

00:38:58If anything, a cue

00:38:59Oh, they would

00:39:00Yeah

00:39:01There'd be review for sure

00:39:02Yeah

00:39:03With a double toe

00:39:04Nina Petrucchina

00:39:05My goodness

00:39:06There you go

00:39:07Start typing, man

00:39:08It's already typed

00:39:09Oh, it's already typed

00:39:10Oh, yeah

00:39:12You are prepared

00:39:16Here comes

00:39:17Anna Bezetta

00:39:19Let's see what she's up to here

00:39:24You can see huge lift

00:39:26I love that entrance

00:39:27Into that let's toe

00:39:29Yeah

00:39:29She does that in the second half

00:39:31Of her free skate

00:39:31And I'm always a little bit like

00:39:33I'm always a little worried for it

00:39:35Because that's when she gets tired

00:39:36But it is such a beautiful transition

00:39:43She's a momentum skater

00:39:45And so if the timing is slightly off

00:39:47It just doesn't work

00:39:48Like, it's not her focus

00:39:50The timing

00:39:50It's using the momentum

00:39:52And the rhythm

00:39:53And if that rhythm's a little bit off

00:39:54Then things go a little haywire

00:39:56As we take a look at this triple axle

00:39:59Oh, my God

00:40:00Sweet

00:40:01Beautiful

00:40:01Wow

00:40:02It's such a good jump

00:40:03Yeah

00:40:04This is a really great

00:40:05As you mentioned earlier, Jackie

00:40:06On the opening

00:40:07A great event

00:40:08A great women's event

00:40:09It really is

00:40:10I'm not sure

00:40:11I know the other lineups

00:40:12Are good as well

00:40:13You know

00:40:13Throughout the Grand Prix

00:40:14But this is one of the

00:40:15For me, this is the one

00:40:22When this lineup first came out

00:40:24When the Grand Prix assignments

00:40:26Were announced

00:40:27Everybody was looking at

00:40:29Skate Canada being like

00:40:30Wow

00:40:30Yeah

00:40:31That's the one

00:40:32Yeah

00:40:36Well, the debut for Mao

00:40:37And then also the debut for Rio

00:40:40So the Japanese fans

00:40:41Are certainly going to

00:40:42Be interested to see

00:40:44How their youngsters

00:40:45Graduate into

00:40:46University skating

00:40:49Wow

00:40:50They've been

00:40:50They've been graduating pretty well

00:40:52Yeah

00:40:52Oh, yeah

00:40:53There's no doubt

00:40:54Great speed up

00:40:55In this triple sac

00:40:56For

00:40:56I mean, we're talking about

00:41:03How Mao Sada

00:41:04Or Mao Sada

00:41:05Mao Shimada

00:41:06Yeah, yeah

00:41:07Wow

00:41:07Has been

00:41:10Undefeated

00:41:10She was undefeated

00:41:11On the Junior International Circuit

00:41:13For four years

00:41:15And then she came in

00:41:17To seniors this season

00:41:18And won her first senior event

00:41:20So she is still undefeated internationally

00:41:23Yeah

00:41:25It's a streak that you don't see

00:41:27No, you don't see

00:41:28And we have this young skater here

00:41:30Leah Cho

00:41:31And so she's under

00:41:33In Canada

00:41:33She was undefeated

00:41:34In Novice International

00:41:35Undefeated

00:41:36So it's her first Junior Grand Prix

00:41:38But this was a good experience

00:41:39To be in third

00:41:41Yeah

00:41:41And then she, you know

00:41:42Did well in

00:41:43And came second

00:41:43So you've got to learn

00:41:45All those

00:41:46Not even downs

00:41:47Okay, he didn't win

00:41:48Yeah

00:41:49So

00:41:51Mao Sada does not know

00:41:53What

00:41:53She doesn't know

00:41:54What not winning is

00:41:55No

00:41:55Unless you're in Japan

00:41:56Yeah

00:41:57And if it happens

00:41:59She is not going to like it

00:42:00No

00:42:01She will not like that feeling

00:42:03At all

00:42:03And in the next competition

00:42:05You're going to see

00:42:06Yeah

00:42:06And what's remarkable

00:42:08Is her resilience

00:42:09We saw last year

00:42:10In the final

00:42:12The Junior Grand Prix final

00:42:13In Nagoya

00:42:14She was very, very sick

00:42:15Oh, that was at Junior Worlds

00:42:16Oh, that was at Junior Worlds

00:42:17Yeah, it was Junior Worlds

00:42:18That's right

00:42:18You're right

00:42:19In Tellin'

00:42:21Extremely, extremely sick

00:42:22And Mia had said to me

00:42:24Not sure she's going to even skate

00:42:25Like, she's that sick

00:42:28And she looked

00:42:29She couldn't do anything

00:42:30In the practice session

00:42:31But she went back

00:42:32And later that night

00:42:33She came in

00:42:33And she still wasn't feeling well

00:42:35Skate clean

00:42:36Yep

00:42:39This group has been really good

00:42:43That's just the first group

00:42:47Yeah, I mean

00:42:48We came in with some questions

00:42:51And I think Isabella Vito

00:42:53Has given us

00:42:55Given us some positive answers

00:42:57To those questions

00:43:00Sakimiyake has given us

00:43:01Some positive responses

00:43:03To those questions

00:43:04Yeah, she slam dunked

00:43:05Those responses

00:43:05Oh my God

00:43:06Yeah

00:43:10Which is great

00:43:11You know

00:43:11I mean

00:43:11And this is only one of six

00:43:13So we'll see how this field

00:43:15Sort of unfolds

00:43:16Over this year

00:43:18Sort of setting up the journey

00:43:20And over the next three years

00:43:21And leading up

00:43:22That's going to be exciting

00:43:23Every year

00:43:23As we get

00:43:24Because it could switch

00:43:24Back and forth

00:43:25It could

00:43:25And the other thing

00:43:26With the Grand Prix

00:43:27Is you don't see

00:43:28All the top skaters together

00:43:30You get little bits of them

00:43:32At every competition

00:43:33So you get a glimpse of this

00:43:34And a glimpse of this

00:43:35And until they're all together

00:43:37Yeah

00:43:37And different formats

00:43:39For Grand Prix

00:43:40Will like

00:43:42How does that unfold

00:43:43When all of a sudden

00:43:44You see all those

00:43:45Top skaters together

00:43:46So

00:43:47Yeah

00:43:47And it'll be interesting

00:43:48Because when you get

00:43:49To the top six

00:43:50There's still six or more

00:43:52That could be in the top six

00:43:53Could have been

00:43:53So yes

00:43:55You're getting the best

00:43:55For the Grand Prix final

00:43:56But it is

00:43:57So

00:43:58My question to you Jackie

00:43:59Semi-finals

00:44:00Yeah

00:44:00What do you think

00:44:01Okay

00:44:02I've had a lot of

00:44:03Thoughts about

00:44:04The semi-finals

00:44:05The

00:44:07My

00:44:08On the

00:44:08Sort of

00:44:09Con side of the whole thing

00:44:11Is what is it going to do

00:44:12With the schedule

00:44:13Or to the schedule

00:44:14Of everything

00:44:15Because

00:44:17Figure skating

00:44:17Has been so set

00:44:19Over the past

00:44:20Number of decades

00:44:21Of like

00:44:21This is when things

00:44:22Are going to happen

00:44:23Especially nationals

00:44:24Right

00:44:24And with this

00:44:25With an addition

00:44:26Of a Grand Prix semi-finals

00:44:27It changes the way

00:44:28That a skater

00:44:29Is going to go

00:44:30Into the competition

00:44:31That said

00:44:32What I like about it

00:44:34Is if a skater

00:44:35Were to have a fluke

00:44:36Competition

00:44:37During the Grand Prix

00:44:39And then

00:44:39Like say

00:44:40Kevin Amos last year

00:44:41Got a tenth place

00:44:42At one

00:44:42And then won

00:44:44His second one

00:44:45That would have

00:44:46Gotten him into

00:44:47The semi-finals

00:44:47Whether or not

00:44:48He does well

00:44:48In the semi-finals

00:44:49Is a different story

00:44:50Yeah

00:44:50But it gives him

00:44:51A different opportunity

00:44:53To then redeem himself

00:44:54Yeah

00:44:55Knowing that

00:44:56It's more of an equalizer

00:44:57So let's

00:44:58Okay

00:44:58So we're talking about

00:44:59The skaters at the moment

00:45:00Let's talk about

00:45:00The marketing

00:45:01And that aspect

00:45:03The business of skating

00:45:04You know

00:45:05How do you feel

00:45:06That will help

00:45:06The business of skating

00:45:07It always helps

00:45:09To have some of the

00:45:10Top skaters

00:45:10In the world

00:45:11Or most of the

00:45:12Top skaters

00:45:12In the world

00:45:13Be at one competition

00:45:14And you know

00:45:17The way that the Grand Prix

00:45:18Has evolved

00:45:19Over the past 30 years

00:45:20It is now

00:45:22Two seasons

00:45:23It's the first half

00:45:24Of the season

00:45:24That ends with

00:45:25The Grand Prix final

00:45:25With some of the

00:45:26Top skaters in the world

00:45:27Being there

00:45:28And then it's

00:45:29The end of the

00:45:29Second season

00:45:30Second half of the season

00:45:31With Worlds

00:45:32And the Olympics

00:45:32Right

00:45:33Being the ending

00:45:34Of that

00:45:34So the Grand Prix

00:45:35Semi-finals

00:45:36Would then be

00:45:37Another opportunity

00:45:38For there to be

00:45:39Another high level

00:45:40Competition

00:45:41And so the interest

00:45:42Will be there

00:45:43It's a question

00:45:44Of how that

00:45:45Is disruptive

00:45:47Potentially

00:45:47To a skater schedule

00:45:49There's a next generation

00:45:50Of young skaters

00:45:51Here in Kelowna

00:45:52I'm not sure

00:45:53They're school

00:45:53School kids

00:45:54Those are the school kids

00:45:55That are here

00:45:56We're out of school

00:45:56And we're going to cheer

00:45:58So we can stay in the stands

00:45:59Here as long as we can

00:46:00We don't have to go back to class

00:46:01And there's one thing

00:46:02They love

00:46:02Is seeing themselves

00:46:03On the screen

00:46:04Yeah, absolutely

00:46:05You just put them

00:46:06There's some Japanese fans

00:46:07As well

00:46:14There we go

00:46:20So here we go

00:46:21We have the Canadians

00:46:22Taking to the ice

00:46:35And there's the start order

00:46:37In this practice group

00:46:39So Sarah Mode

00:46:40Will have

00:46:41Six minutes

00:46:42Or probably less

00:46:43A little bit

00:46:43To warm up

00:46:48No Sophia Samodelkina

00:46:50In this

00:46:51Practice group

00:46:53Like you said earlier

00:46:54This is

00:46:54The women don't compete

00:46:56Until Saturday

00:46:57Yeah

00:46:57So this really is

00:46:59They have another opportunity

00:47:00To feel the ice

00:47:01I'm not sure where she trains

00:47:02I could look at

00:47:03She's in LA

00:47:03Oh, she's in LA

00:47:04So she's in the same time zone

00:47:05So time is not a big deal

00:47:06And the flight is on

00:47:07It's not a long travel

00:47:08So

00:47:08Yeah, exactly

00:47:10Direct flight from LA

00:47:11To Kelowna

00:47:12I doubt it

00:47:13You couldn't get here

00:47:15You're rooting

00:47:16Three flights to get over here

00:47:18Delta Airlines

00:47:19Yes

00:47:23All the Canadians here

00:47:29Now you all have a lot of Canadians

00:47:31Doing the broadcast this week, right?

00:47:33Yeah, we do

00:47:35Let's talk a little bit about that

00:47:36It's great

00:47:36You know, Kevin Reynolds

00:47:37Was the Fort Connors champion

00:47:39I believe in 2014

00:47:422013

00:47:43I think

00:47:44He actually beat

00:47:45Yoziro Henu

00:47:45I think in that competition

00:47:46That's right

00:47:47So he's joining us

00:47:49He lives in Auckland, New Zealand

00:47:50He's actually at the New Zealand Nationals

00:47:53Right now

00:47:53He'll join us on Friday

00:47:55When he gets home

00:47:56We have Caitlin Osmond

00:47:572018 world champion

00:47:59She'll join us from Edmonton

00:48:01For the women's event

00:48:02And we have Christian Moore Tower

00:48:04She'll actually be here in the building

00:48:07Sitting right in front of us

00:48:08She's sitting right in front of us

00:48:09Okay, she's obviously not listening to us

00:48:13So, and she'll be joining us here

00:48:15For the Pairs event

00:48:16And also doing some in-venue

00:48:18And then with Caitlin Weaver

00:48:20She'll be joining us from New York

00:48:21We talked to her yesterday

00:48:22And just testing out the connection

00:48:24So she's done a lot of choreography

00:48:26She's really

00:48:27And I said to her yesterday

00:48:28I don't know how you think about this

00:48:29Or feel about this

00:48:30Jackie

00:48:31She never actually saw herself

00:48:33As a choreographer

00:48:34When she was skating

00:48:35Or whatever

00:48:36But she's done

00:48:37Early on in her career

00:48:38Some beautiful, beautiful work

00:48:40She really has

00:48:41She's brought out

00:48:42You know, one thing is

00:48:43To choreograph movement

00:48:45The other thing is

00:48:46To bring the person's soul out

00:48:48And make that movement

00:48:50Real and honest

00:48:51Right

00:48:52And she has that ability

00:48:53To work with the people

00:48:54To that depth

00:48:55So she's had a brilliant career

00:48:56So far

00:48:57As many others do

00:48:58I mean, I'll say that

00:48:58About, like, for example

00:48:59Monet Chiba's short program

00:49:01Last year

00:49:01Last two years

00:49:02Right

00:49:03It's been

00:49:03That was

00:49:04That was such a

00:49:06Piece for her

00:49:08And it really highlighted

00:49:10A different side of her

00:49:11That you don't necessarily see

00:49:12Yeah

00:49:13And this is the magic

00:49:13That a choreographer can do

00:49:15Interesting question

00:49:16Let's talk about

00:49:17Benoit Richaud for a moment

00:49:18Yes

00:49:18Because we saw him

00:49:19I don't know

00:49:2045 times at the 11th games

00:49:21With different jackets

00:49:22I'm going

00:49:23Wow, what a wardrobe

00:49:24How many suitcases did he have?

00:49:27But anyways

00:49:27He's done some brilliant work

00:49:29How, in your opinion

00:49:30How difficult is it

00:49:31For a choreographer

00:49:33And let's keep in mind

00:49:34It's their business as well

00:49:35So you don't

00:49:36You're not always

00:49:37The most popular person

00:49:38So when you are

00:49:39You do the work

00:49:40How difficult is it

00:49:42To keep the quality of work

00:49:44With so many different people

00:49:45In so many different places

00:49:46In the world

00:49:46I think it's

00:49:47It varies

00:49:49And I think you see that

00:49:51Even when a choreographer

00:49:53Doesn't have like

00:49:54Tons of people

00:49:55On their roster

00:49:55There are just some skaters

00:49:57Who a choreographer

00:49:59Really gels with

00:50:00And it's like

00:50:01Their muse

00:50:01Right

00:50:02Like Laurie Nichols

00:50:03Had a number of skaters

00:50:04Like Carolina Kostner

00:50:05Or like

00:50:06Michelle Kwan

00:50:07Right

00:50:07Who

00:50:08Or Mao Asad

00:50:09Who is just like

00:50:11That's a Laurie Nichols program

00:50:13That's what

00:50:13She's able to do

00:50:15But then

00:50:15There are other ones

00:50:16Where you're like

00:50:16Okay, that's a Laurie Nichols program

00:50:17But it's not as like

00:50:18Magical as the other ones

00:50:20And it's the same thing

00:50:21I mean with Benoit

00:50:22You know

00:50:23If you see it

00:50:23In Adam's

00:50:24Hympha program

00:50:25It's just

00:50:26It's a different level

00:50:28Because he understands

00:50:29That

00:50:31Adam's movement

00:50:31So much more

00:50:32Than anybody else does

00:50:33And I think

00:50:34Some of his work

00:50:35With like

00:50:35Kauri

00:50:36Over the years

00:50:37Has also brought out

00:50:38Some of the best in her

00:50:40I think what's interesting

00:50:41With choreographers

00:50:42Is always

00:50:43You know

00:50:43When there are

00:50:45Repeat types of movements

00:50:46And you see them

00:50:47Across different programs

00:50:48And you're like

00:50:50Okay

00:50:50Does that necessarily work

00:50:52Or is that just something

00:50:53That they're used to doing

00:50:54Yeah

00:50:55And it's hard for the choreographer

00:50:57Because I've got to stay away

00:50:58From that movement

00:50:58Because I've given that

00:50:59To someone else

00:51:00Now what do I do now

00:51:01Go ahead

00:51:01But the other thing

00:51:01That's hard for the choreographer

00:51:02Is they have a vision

00:51:04And they do the program

00:51:05And they get the program

00:51:07To a point

00:51:08Of that's the program

00:51:09But then it's not

00:51:10Performed that way

00:51:11Well you know

00:51:12It's such a good point

00:51:13Joni

00:51:14Because you can create

00:51:15Great choreography

00:51:15But it's only how

00:51:16It's delivered

00:51:17And that's it

00:51:18And I know

00:51:18Talking to Laurie

00:51:19Early on

00:51:20In her career

00:51:21That was a hard thing

00:51:22For her

00:51:22That if the program

00:51:24Was not performed

00:51:25The way they had

00:51:26Said it

00:51:27And trained it

00:51:28And wanted it to show

00:51:30It was really hard

00:51:31To put that name on

00:51:33And say

00:51:33But that's not what I did

00:51:34That was not my work

00:51:35Yeah

00:51:35You can't actually say that

00:51:37No you can't

00:51:38Because then you're

00:51:39Putting it on the skater

00:51:40Which is true

00:51:41Because it's on the skater

00:51:42And the thing

00:51:43About the choreography process

00:51:45That a lot of folks

00:51:46Don't know

00:51:46Is that

00:51:47You start with a program

00:51:48In June

00:51:50In July

00:51:51And then

00:51:52It's like

00:51:53You know

00:51:53The choreographer

00:51:54Has delivered it

00:51:54Then the skater

00:51:56And the coaches

00:51:56Then take that program

00:51:58And they work with it

00:51:59How they have to

00:52:00During the season

00:52:01Because

00:52:01You know

00:52:02Jump layouts change

00:52:04Or

00:52:05You get feedback

00:52:06About a spin

00:52:07Or you

00:52:07You want to put a lift

00:52:09Here

00:52:10Or there's an injury

00:52:11Which is preventing you

00:52:12From doing some of the

00:52:13Choreography

00:52:14And what you see

00:52:15At the end of the season

00:52:16May not be the same thing

00:52:17As what you see

00:52:17At the beginning

00:52:18And we're going to talk

00:52:19A little bit

00:52:20We're going to watch

00:52:20Sarah Mode right now

00:52:21But we're going to talk

00:52:21A little bit about

00:52:22Your skating career

00:52:22Jackie

00:52:23Do we really need to

00:52:24We'll do that

00:52:25A little bit

00:52:25Yeah we do

00:52:26Sarah Mode

00:52:26Dupree from Canada

00:52:27She'll start

00:52:28Group number two here

00:52:29And we start

00:52:30With some Madonna

00:52:32Yes

00:52:34She loves this program

00:52:36Yes

00:52:36She does

00:52:37You can see it

00:52:37Right off the start

00:52:38She

00:52:39Look I just appreciate that

00:52:41Somebody's using Madonna

00:52:42And it's not Vogue

00:52:43And it's Ray of Light

00:52:45This is one of the

00:52:46Like

00:52:46Just a track

00:52:47That

00:52:48This is good for Sarah Mode

00:52:49Yeah

00:52:50She's a strong

00:52:51Powerful skater

00:52:53And working the choreographer

00:52:55But now

00:52:55This is like

00:52:58A different Sarah Mode

00:52:59It's awesome

00:53:05Our senior nationals

00:53:07Will be interesting

00:53:07Because there will be

00:53:08Challenges from a number

00:53:09Of skaters

00:53:10Yes

00:53:11And that

00:53:12That started last year

00:53:13It did

00:53:14Yeah

00:53:14I remember watching

00:53:15Canadian nationals

00:53:16Last year with the women

00:53:16I was like

00:53:17Wait

00:53:17It's not the

00:53:18Maddie Skiza show

00:53:19Anymore

00:53:20No

00:53:20Right

00:53:20It's

00:53:22You had

00:53:23You had Sarah Mode

00:53:23You had Maddie

00:53:25You had Gabby

00:53:26You had

00:53:27Min Sol

00:53:28And all of them

00:53:30Are going to be

00:53:31And now I believe

00:53:31Leah goes into senior

00:53:32As well

00:53:33So that's going to

00:53:34And Reese Rose

00:53:35Another skater

00:53:36With a triple axle

00:53:38So this could be

00:53:39The most interesting

00:53:41Senior nationals

00:53:42Women's event

00:53:44That we've had

00:53:44For many many

00:53:45Many many many

00:53:46Many many many

00:53:47Many years

00:53:49I'll let you guys say that

00:53:51Okay

00:53:52Well I'll let Ted say it

00:53:53Hey it's just true

00:53:54Come on

00:53:54It's not

00:53:55No I agree

00:53:55I totally agree

00:54:03It's fun to see

00:54:04I mean even

00:54:05There are other

00:54:06Canadian skaters

00:54:07Also

00:54:08And you know

00:54:09We see Sarah Mode

00:54:10Having had

00:54:11Kind of the

00:54:14The growth

00:54:15In her skating

00:54:15Over the past

00:54:16Couple of seasons

00:54:17We see someone

00:54:18Like Brecken

00:54:19Brejden

00:54:20Yeah

00:54:20You know

00:54:21Like these

00:54:22These other skaters

00:54:23Who have such

00:54:23Great potential

00:54:25That are just

00:54:26A little bit

00:54:26Inconsistent

00:54:27Yeah

00:54:28And once they

00:54:29Can get it

00:54:30It's there

00:54:31Well once you

00:54:32Get into a more

00:54:32Competitive environment

00:54:34Which is going to be

00:54:35Senior national

00:54:36Now we hope

00:54:37That the game

00:54:37Will be raised

00:54:38Yeah

00:54:39Right

00:54:39And I believe

00:54:40It will be

00:54:40Because competition

00:54:41Breeds competition

00:54:42And that breeds success

00:54:43As well

00:54:44So hopefully

00:54:45We can flip that

00:54:46Into a more

00:54:47Positive trend

00:54:48If you will

00:54:49We certainly

00:54:50Have some abilities

00:54:51We always say

00:54:52At U.S. nationals

00:54:53That people like

00:54:54To peak

00:54:55At U.S. nationals

00:54:56And we get

00:54:57Some of the best

00:54:57From them

00:54:58And you know

00:54:58Canadians

00:54:59Same thing

00:55:02I like this program

00:55:03For her

00:55:07It's a great

00:55:07Upbeat

00:55:08Song

00:55:09And she skates

00:55:10Upbeat to it

00:55:11Yep

00:55:11It just brings life

00:55:15You know

00:55:16You can have great music

00:55:17And you have a good skater

00:55:18But it doesn't really match

00:55:19Sometimes

00:55:20And what we've got

00:55:21This music

00:55:22I think matches her

00:55:23Better than any other program

00:55:24That I've seen her do

00:55:25So this is a great vehicle

00:55:27And we hope

00:55:28That she can

00:55:28You know

00:55:29For her

00:55:30Do her best

00:55:32In competition

00:55:33Fayeann Laundrie

00:55:34We talked a little bit

00:55:35About her

00:55:35Earlier

00:55:36Pretty new to this

00:55:37Level of competition

00:55:38But a great opportunity

00:55:39For her

00:55:42I'm so impressed

00:55:43With her basics

00:55:46It's like strong

00:55:47Solid skater

00:55:51She's focused

00:55:53Nice

00:56:03Those little

00:56:04Those little details

00:56:05Are so critical

00:56:06At least for

00:56:07For me anyways

00:56:08To see that attention

00:56:09To detail

00:56:10Of movement

00:56:12And emotion

00:56:16Lovely

00:56:24Yeah

00:56:24Since I first saw her

00:56:26I think last year

00:56:27At Canadian Nationals

00:56:28The thing that impresses me

00:56:30With her

00:56:30Is her

00:56:31Willingness

00:56:32To let

00:56:32Her body

00:56:34Skate to the

00:56:35Music

00:56:36Of the program

00:56:37Like there are just

00:56:38So many skaters

00:56:39Who tend to

00:56:39Want to rush

00:56:41Everything

00:56:41Because they're

00:56:42Anxious about

00:56:43Getting to the jumps

00:56:44And getting to the patterns

00:56:45To the jumps

00:56:45And she really

00:56:47Takes her time

00:56:48No that's

00:56:49That's what's

00:56:49Most noticeable

00:56:50And maybe one

00:56:50Of the things

00:56:51That's really

00:56:52Got her here

00:56:53Right

00:56:53Because if she

00:56:54Can do the

00:56:55Elements

00:56:55Somewhat the same

00:56:56Level

00:56:57Or difficulty

00:56:58Of the other skaters

00:56:59What else

00:57:00Does she have

00:57:01That makes it

00:57:02A challenge

00:57:02Or challenges

00:57:03Other skaters

00:57:04It's that

00:57:05Right

00:57:08And this is

00:57:09A great opportunity

00:57:10To expose her

00:57:11Skills and ability

00:57:14Not just to Canada

00:57:15But to the world

00:57:16Yeah

00:57:33Really nice lines

00:57:38Nice

00:57:39Every detail

00:57:40Like every detail

00:57:42Right to the fingertips

00:57:44Yes

00:58:00And you have to

00:58:02Train those details

00:58:03Yeah

00:58:03You can't just think

00:58:04When I'm doing the program

00:58:06I'll do it

00:58:07Yeah

00:58:07You have to train

00:58:08Every look

00:58:10Every glance

00:58:10Every

00:58:11Yeah and you have

00:58:12To want to do them

00:58:13Like yeah

00:58:14You've been told

00:58:14To do it

00:58:15But you actually

00:58:15Have to want to do it

00:58:17Yeah

00:58:18I think it

00:58:19It's another thing

00:58:20That intrigues me

00:58:22About practices

00:58:22Is who of these

00:58:24Skaters are

00:58:26Really taking this

00:58:27Moment to not

00:58:28Just do the jumps

00:58:30Run through

00:58:30But actually do

00:58:32The performing

00:58:32Yeah

00:58:35I haven't seen

00:58:36A lot of her

00:58:36Because I've been

00:58:37Covering juniors

00:58:37For so long

00:58:38So I really don't know

00:58:39I'm impressed

00:58:40I'm really impressed

00:58:41With the maturity

00:58:43And the beauty

00:58:44Of her connection

00:58:46With the music

00:58:47Oh

00:58:48That was nice

00:58:50Four-time Canadian champion

00:58:52Two-time Olympian

00:58:53Madeline Skiis

00:58:56And now she's got competition

00:58:57Within her own country

00:58:58Which is not a bad thing

00:58:59For anyone

00:59:00For her as well

00:59:01We'll see

00:59:03What happens

00:59:04Here in Kelowna

00:59:17I was talking

00:59:17About her upgrades

00:59:20At Budapest Trophy

00:59:21Two weeks ago

00:59:22She did a layout

00:59:23With a flip

00:59:24To start

00:59:24And are we going

00:59:25To see it

00:59:25We're going

00:59:26To see the flip

00:59:28Which means

00:59:28That her triple

00:59:29Let's triple toe

00:59:30Is now in the

00:59:31Second half

00:59:32Hmm

00:59:33Okay

00:59:39Well if you want

00:59:39To compete

00:59:40And she's been

00:59:40Around long enough

00:59:41To know what

00:59:42She has to do

00:59:42In her repertoire

00:59:43To move up

00:59:45A couple spots

00:59:51Okay

01:00:17This was what

01:00:18Gave her trouble

01:00:18At Budapest Trophy

01:00:19Is the new layout

01:00:21Of this

01:00:21Let's toe

01:00:22At the end

01:00:23Well I think

01:00:24She's opened

01:00:24With it for

01:00:25Yeah

01:00:25For her entire career

01:00:27Yeah

01:00:32That's the getting

01:00:33Used to it

01:00:33Yeah

01:00:33Yeah for sure

01:00:34Yeah

01:00:35She can do it

01:00:35Just getting used

01:00:36To doing it

01:00:37In that part

01:00:37Of the program

01:00:42I actually think

01:00:44This is a good

01:00:44Program for her

01:00:46Aura

01:00:47You know

01:00:48For her personality

01:00:51Particularly the beginning

01:00:52I also think

01:00:53Her doing shows

01:00:55Like Stars on Ice

01:00:56And things like that

01:00:57Are really good

01:00:58For her

01:00:58To bring this out

01:00:59Yeah

01:01:02See just that

01:01:03Little detail there

01:01:04With the hand

01:01:04And the chin

01:01:05Nice

01:01:10Yeah

01:01:11Like to me

01:01:11This is much better

01:01:18But the field

01:01:18And not only here

01:01:20But across the

01:01:20Senior Grand Prix

01:01:21Is so strong

01:01:23You gotta have

01:01:23Everything

01:01:32I don't know

01:01:33That she would

01:01:34Have done

01:01:34Those quick

01:01:34Movements

01:01:35Like two

01:01:35Three years

01:01:36Ago

01:01:36And sharp

01:01:37To the music

01:01:38So it's

01:01:38So nice

01:01:39To see

01:01:40This is different

01:01:41Yeah it is

01:01:42For Maddie

01:01:43Yeah

01:01:51You know what

01:01:51This is a new

01:01:52Maddie a little bit

01:01:53In that short program

01:01:54That is nice

01:01:54I like it

01:01:55You know

01:01:56The year after the Olympics

01:01:58Is where you take

01:01:59The chances

01:01:59Yeah

01:02:00Yeah

01:02:00Well because now

01:02:01You have all the data

01:02:02You understand

01:02:03Where you're at

01:02:04Right

01:02:04Sofia

01:02:05Sofia is not here

01:02:07For time to time

01:02:07To time to time

01:02:08So this will be

01:02:09Playing for sure

01:02:09For all programs

01:02:10In two minutes

01:02:11And two minutes

01:02:12Every seconds

01:02:13A little bit of a break here

01:02:18With Sofia

01:02:19Samodelkina

01:02:20Not on this ice

01:02:24See what's going on

01:02:26Let's see who Rob can follow

01:02:28He's following Sarah Mode

01:02:29Right now

01:02:29Maybe she's going to be

01:02:30Warming up the triple axel

01:02:31Let's take a look

01:02:37No she's doing the flip

01:02:40Make that easy

01:02:49Jackie what was

01:02:51The best competition

01:02:53You've ever been at live

01:02:54Ooh

01:02:59I have to say

01:03:01Wrong answer

01:03:02You're out

01:03:03Because we know the answer

01:03:04We want to see

01:03:05If you get it right

01:03:06Do you know the answer

01:03:06For like a game show

01:03:07Game show

01:03:08Yeah

01:03:09I was going to say

01:03:102019 worlds

01:03:11In Saitama

01:03:14Oh yeah

01:03:16That's Yu-Jay Kim

01:03:17Triple axel

01:03:18Like it was nothing

01:03:19Like butter

01:03:21And she's got two

01:03:22In the free skate

01:03:23Oh that's awesome

01:03:24There's Sarah Mode

01:03:25Triple axel

01:03:27Saving that kind of

01:03:30So why was that

01:03:31The most exciting

01:03:32Event for you

01:03:32I think there was

01:03:35It's still in my head

01:03:36Because there was

01:03:37This back to back

01:03:38Of Nathan Chen

01:03:39And Yuzuru Hanyu

01:03:40Yes

01:03:41In the free skate

01:03:41That was so good

01:03:43It's true

01:03:44And you know

01:03:45It's interesting

01:03:45I

01:03:47You know

01:03:47I don't want to say

01:03:48I have to pick the words

01:03:50Correctly here

01:03:50Nathan Chen

01:03:52Was so incredible

01:03:53But as time went on

01:03:55He sort of got a little

01:03:56Forgotten about how

01:03:57Great he was

01:03:58Because we've seen

01:03:58Ilya and all that

01:03:59Kind of stuff

01:03:59But Nathan Chen

01:04:00Was amazing

01:04:01I think there's that

01:04:03There's also just the fact

01:04:04That Nathan is a

01:04:06Has never wanted

01:04:07To be a celebrity

01:04:08Never wanted to be

01:04:09Like a star

01:04:09And was just like

01:04:10Really good at

01:04:11What he did

01:04:12Yeah

01:04:12He didn't chase the

01:04:14No

01:04:15He hasn't been

01:04:16He hasn't been public

01:04:17Right

01:04:18And that's something

01:04:19That's certainly

01:04:20Part of it

01:04:43Are we winding up

01:04:45For

01:04:45Triple axle

01:04:47Ah

01:04:48Jiaxin

01:04:49Oh no

01:04:50Triple flip

01:04:51Wow

01:04:54That was easy

01:04:55But you know

01:04:56Really

01:04:56When you talk about

01:04:57Lutz and flip and loop

01:04:58I mean

01:04:58Those are automatics

01:05:01They have to be automatic

01:05:02They have to be

01:05:02They're going to be

01:05:03Mistakes

01:05:03But they have to be

01:05:03Automatic

01:05:04Yeah

01:05:04There you go

01:05:05Yeah

01:05:06I mean

01:05:07Maddie knows how to do

01:05:08That triple lutz

01:05:08Triple toe

01:05:09The timing of it

01:05:10In the second half

01:05:11Of the program

01:05:11I think she doubts it

01:05:12Because it is new tour

01:05:13So it's a mental

01:05:14It's a mental

01:05:15Mental thing

01:05:15Like when you've

01:05:16Opened with that

01:05:17For your entire career

01:05:18And then it's not

01:05:19Exactly

01:05:25All right

01:05:26Free skate from

01:05:27UJ Kim

01:05:27Which means we are

01:05:28Going to see the

01:05:29Two triple axles

01:05:29Here

01:05:30Okay

01:05:31As predicted by

01:05:32Jackie Wong

01:05:34If anything gets her

01:05:36Onto the podium

01:05:37It's going to be that

01:05:38Among the top skaters

01:05:40Here

01:05:40She

01:05:41As all around

01:05:42Skating wise

01:05:43That's probably

01:05:44Her most

01:05:45Her biggest disadvantage

01:05:46Yeah

01:05:47But having

01:05:48The second highest

01:05:50Base value

01:05:51Of

01:05:52Of jumps

01:05:53Is

01:05:55Quite different

01:05:56Axle

01:05:57Toe

01:05:58Triple axles

01:05:59Triple toe

01:06:00You know

01:06:01Because the rest

01:06:01At this stage

01:06:02Is still

01:06:03Remnants of junior

01:06:04It's still

01:06:05Got some polishing

01:06:06To do

01:06:06And that's not

01:06:06A criticism

01:06:07That's just

01:06:07An analysis

01:06:08Of the graduation

01:06:09Into senior

01:06:10But when

01:06:11You're bringing

01:06:11Those big elements

01:06:12It helps you

01:06:13Let's see what happens

01:06:18There's the

01:06:19Axle again

01:06:20Two of them

01:06:20Both of those

01:06:21If they were live

01:06:23Probably going to

01:06:23Go into review

01:06:25She and her sister

01:06:26Both have had

01:06:28Like

01:06:28The tendency

01:06:29To be

01:06:30Have a cue

01:06:30On those triple axles

01:06:31Just squeaked out

01:06:40And once a skater

01:06:42Has a tendency

01:06:42To have a cue

01:06:46Focus

01:06:46The judges are going to see it

01:06:48With the magnifying glass

01:06:48They're on it

01:06:49Watching for it

01:06:51Although Isabel

01:06:52Is not doing pirates

01:06:53We have pirates here

01:06:56A lot of pirates

01:07:06It's a nice Charlotte

01:07:09Charlotte

01:07:10A lot of people

01:07:11Wouldn't know

01:07:12Americans would know

01:07:13I think most Canadians

01:07:14Is Charlotte

01:07:15I've seen footage

01:07:16Of her doing that

01:07:17Back

01:07:18Spiral

01:07:21I don't know

01:07:22If it's named

01:07:22That around the world

01:07:23Is it

01:07:23Who knows

01:07:24I mean

01:07:25That's a dick button

01:07:26Thing

01:07:26That I have

01:07:28Like he called it

01:07:29The Charlotte

01:07:30And everybody else

01:07:31That I know

01:07:31Called it the Charlotte

01:07:32Because of him

01:07:35And it was

01:07:36It was Michelle Kwan

01:07:37Back in the 90s

01:07:38Who brought it back

01:07:40And then it became

01:07:42Very popular

01:07:45These three jumps

01:07:48Big big value

01:07:49On those

01:07:54Oh wait

01:07:55We're not doing pirates

01:07:56We're doing gladiator

01:07:57No

01:07:57She went from pirates

01:07:59To gladiator

01:07:59Wasn't it

01:08:00No

01:08:00I think that was

01:08:01That was all gladiator

01:08:02Yeah

01:08:03I know

01:08:04Oh no

01:08:05You're right

01:08:05I know

01:08:06I know

01:08:06It all sounds

01:08:07The same

01:08:07It sounded

01:08:08The same

01:08:09Is it Hans Zimmer

01:08:10Both ways

01:08:11I don't know

01:08:11Exactly

01:08:21That's a jump

01:08:22She has trouble with

01:08:23Because she has

01:08:26She has a wrong edge

01:08:28Going into

01:08:28Or she has an unclear edge

01:08:30Going into that flip

01:08:31And so

01:08:32Oftentimes when you see

01:08:33Those skaters

01:08:35Who are just

01:08:35Really trying to get

01:08:37Trying to get a crack

01:08:38It changes everything

01:08:39For them

01:08:39Yeah

01:08:40It changes your timing

01:08:41It changes all

01:08:41Sometimes you think

01:08:42Let's just get the edge

01:08:43Call on this

01:08:44I know

01:08:44Keep the element

01:08:44Through

01:08:45I know

01:08:45Yeah

01:08:45It's a difficult

01:08:46Decision

01:08:53This is what I'm saying

01:08:54About her

01:08:55Her basics

01:08:56Is you see

01:08:57A contraction

01:08:59And expansion

01:09:00Of ice coverage

01:09:01For her

01:09:01That

01:09:03Is not

01:09:04Necessarily intended

01:09:06Like

01:09:06There's sometimes

01:09:07When she skates

01:09:08A lot smaller

01:09:09Than she should

01:09:10And there's sometimes

01:09:11When she's like

01:09:12Oh yeah

01:09:12I know how to skate

01:09:13Like I'm going to

01:09:13I'm going to go

01:09:14From barrier to barrier

01:09:15So it's

01:09:16It's one of those things

01:09:18That I think

01:09:18As she gets more

01:09:20Well she has

01:09:21For sure she'll get there

01:09:22Yeah for sure

01:09:23She has junior

01:09:24Speed

01:09:25And flow

01:09:26It's not senior yet

01:09:27And that's an element

01:09:28Or that's an area

01:09:29In which she will have to

01:09:31In order to be competitive

01:09:32And senior

01:09:33She's got to improve

01:09:33But that'll take time

01:09:38And there's

01:09:45Yeah we're like

01:09:45Kids in a candy store

01:09:47Here watching practice

01:09:48Yeah

01:09:51Talking about candy

01:09:52Do you have any

01:09:53Actually

01:09:55I haven't been

01:09:56I'm just kidding

01:09:58And a whole mug of coffee

01:10:00And here is

01:10:02Jiaxin

01:10:03The Jiaxin

01:10:05Mao Shimada

01:10:06Showdowns continue

01:10:07Yeah

01:10:09I love her skating

01:10:11She

01:10:12Got onto the

01:10:14Senior ranks

01:10:15Last year

01:10:16So she was able

01:10:17To go to the Olympics

01:10:19It's kind of like

01:10:20Your Rio and

01:10:21Mincu

01:10:22Yeah

01:10:22Very much

01:10:25But I think

01:10:27Last year

01:10:28It almost felt like

01:10:29At the beginning

01:10:30Of the season

01:10:30She didn't feel like

01:10:32She was quite

01:10:33There yet

01:10:34Like that she didn't

01:10:34Belong in seniors

01:10:35And then as the season

01:10:37Went on

01:10:37It got a lot better

01:10:38And I think this year

01:10:39She's starting off

01:10:40Stronger already

01:10:41It's a good point

01:10:42It's interesting

01:10:43You mention that

01:10:44Because if you don't

01:10:45Feel that you belong

01:10:46You skate like you

01:10:47Don't belong

01:10:47To a certain degree

01:10:48Because you're wondering

01:10:49Well how do I skate

01:10:50At the casino

01:10:51Right

01:10:51And that's just

01:10:52Maturity and growth

01:10:53And getting comfortable

01:10:55So

01:11:02Good speed coming

01:11:04Into the slots

01:11:06That was lovely

01:11:08Nice

01:11:29She's one of those

01:11:30Who the edge jumps

01:11:31Are not her friend

01:11:33Yeah

01:11:34Well she carries

01:11:35Really good momentum

01:11:36Straight back

01:11:37Into the lutz

01:11:37And the flip

01:11:38But on the edge jumps

01:11:39The curve is a little bit

01:11:40Dicey

01:11:55Yeah

01:11:58Johnny you were talking

01:11:59About skaters

01:12:00Who can carry the flow

01:12:02She's certainly

01:12:04One of those

01:12:04Who when

01:12:05When she's gliding

01:12:06She just doesn't lose speed

01:12:12I know she's just doing

01:12:13Forward stroking here

01:12:14But let's get to the point

01:12:17When we get there

01:12:18Yeah

01:12:18Let's get to her

01:12:19Choreographic sequence

01:12:20Because that's where

01:12:21She really shines

01:12:43That's nice to see

01:12:44That arc

01:12:44Yeah

01:12:44With a three jump

01:12:46Sequence

01:12:47Carrying

01:12:48Covering the edge

01:12:48We don't see that

01:12:49In juniors so much

01:12:50It's usually around

01:12:50The corner

01:12:52So it's really nice

01:12:52To see the ice coverage

01:12:53By the time you do

01:12:54Two double axles

01:12:55You've done

01:12:56You've done

01:12:56Two full circles

01:12:57Yeah exactly

01:13:11She recovered

01:13:12From that one

01:13:13Get that

01:13:13That back three turn

01:13:14Was a little

01:13:15A little sketchy

01:13:17And she didn't

01:13:18Let that phase her

01:13:18No

01:13:21It's you know

01:13:21That shows experience

01:13:22When things are

01:13:23A little bit off

01:13:24I mean a lot of people

01:13:25Can't see those small details

01:13:26But when we see

01:13:26Those small details

01:13:27And they don't let

01:13:28That bother them

01:13:29This is

01:13:30Now you are

01:13:31In control

01:13:32Yeah

01:13:33I mean the big mistake

01:13:34Is a big mistake

01:13:35They can't help it

01:13:36But those small ones

01:13:37Don't affect the overall

01:13:42And don't give in to them

01:13:44Yeah

01:13:44Like when it's not perfect

01:13:45Yeah

01:13:46You just don't give in to it

01:13:47You just

01:13:49You know

01:13:49Keeping the posture strong

01:13:51Allowing the momentum

01:13:52To carry you through

01:13:52Even though you may have

01:13:53Flipped your edge

01:13:54Or hit a chip of ice

01:13:55Or whatever

01:13:56You keep it going

01:14:16Really nice

01:14:17Straight back

01:14:18Layback

01:14:20It's her choreographed spin

01:14:22Yeah

01:14:23Back

01:14:23Beelman

01:14:29Nice

01:14:36That went by

01:14:37In a breeze

01:14:38Yeah

01:14:38All those skaters

01:14:43Let's see

01:14:44We can see Sarah Mode

01:14:46Warming up that triple axle

01:14:47There she is

01:14:49I think she might be

01:14:50Done with it

01:14:51Yeah

01:14:51She fell on two of them

01:14:53Oh did she

01:14:53Okay

01:14:54But they were rotated

01:14:54Oh okay

01:14:55Okay that's good

01:14:56Second one might have been a cue

01:14:57But

01:15:00Good attack going into it

01:15:02I'm so used to watching the monitor

01:15:04That I wasn't watching the ring

01:15:05You guys were looking down at the ring

01:15:06There was one point

01:15:07You were watching the monitor

01:15:08And we were both pointing

01:15:09Yeah I know

01:15:10You're pointing down the eyes

01:15:10There we go

01:15:11Here we go

01:15:12Okay here we go

01:15:13See

01:15:13Nope

01:15:14A little blockage

01:15:16Traffic blockage

01:15:17That's interesting

01:15:18Because you know

01:15:19You have enough room in there

01:15:21But the visual distraction

01:15:22Changes your time

01:15:24Yes absolutely

01:15:24So you know

01:15:25You don't get out of the way

01:15:27Because you think you're going to collide

01:15:28You just think it's mindset

01:15:30Changes your mindset

01:15:31Yeah

01:15:39Okay

01:15:40Somebody's there

01:15:40Yeah

01:15:41She's going to have to go around again

01:15:43And now you start to get a little more fatigued

01:15:46You want to get that attempt in

01:15:48Before the end of the session

01:15:49Yeah

01:15:50Once you're going around the rink a third time

01:15:53Yeah

01:15:53Okay here she goes

01:15:54She's got clean

01:15:54Let's see if she can do this

01:15:57No

01:15:58Oh no

01:15:59She's probably done too many

01:16:00Try too many

01:16:01At that point

01:16:02It was

01:16:02It's like

01:16:03Too many laps around the rink

01:16:05And you don't want to leave it

01:16:07But maybe she should

01:16:08But even coaching skaters like that

01:16:10You have to say

01:16:11Okay stop

01:16:11Yeah

01:16:11Take a moment

01:16:12Regroup

01:16:13Because now you're just getting yourself

01:16:15Yeah

01:16:15Into a frenzy

01:16:16Of circling before you jump

01:16:18Yeah

01:16:20And for a coach

01:16:22It's the worst thing to see your skaters

01:16:24Desperately going around and around

01:16:25And again

01:16:26To try

01:16:26And pop pop pop

01:16:28Yeah

01:16:28Because you know

01:16:28That's just a negative

01:16:29Yeah

01:16:29And it's also a physical memory issue

01:16:32You're just

01:16:32You're just repeating the mistake

01:16:35Right

01:16:36Easier said

01:16:37Up here in the seats

01:16:38Of course

01:16:39So let's talk a little bit

01:16:40About your skating

01:16:40Wait a second

01:16:41One moment

01:16:42Here we go

01:16:44There we go

01:16:45Triple axle

01:16:47Okay now let's move

01:16:48To your skating

01:16:49Jackie

01:16:49Do we have to

01:16:50Do you love skating

01:16:51I love skating

01:16:52On the ice

01:16:52I still try to skate

01:16:55Yeah

01:16:56I mean I started skating

01:16:57Like 30 years ago

01:16:58So it's been a long time

01:16:59Yeah

01:17:00But I

01:17:01I was a

01:17:03I was a

01:17:05Mediocre skater at best

01:17:06Okay

01:17:07But the thing that I love

01:17:08I've always loved about skating

01:17:10Is how you get there

01:17:11The technical aspects of it

01:17:13As in like

01:17:14Technique

01:17:15Right

01:17:15And how do you

01:17:16How do you go from being

01:17:18A bad skater

01:17:19To even a mediocre skater

01:17:21Right

01:17:21Like that

01:17:22That's one of the things

01:17:23That's always fascinated me

01:17:24About figure skating

01:17:25So I'm going to ask you

01:17:26How do you

01:17:28You have to

01:17:29Understand your body

01:17:31And I think that

01:17:32Is something that

01:17:33When you're a kid

01:17:34You don't

01:17:34Nobody teaches you that

01:17:36Yeah

01:17:37If you

01:17:38Are a kid

01:17:40As an athlete

01:17:41Who understands how to move

01:17:42Understands coordination

01:17:44Then skating

01:17:44Then skating is going to be easy

01:17:45For you

01:17:45Yeah

01:17:46If you're one of those

01:17:47Like me

01:17:47Who is like

01:17:49Inherently bad

01:17:50At hand-eye coordination

01:17:53Then it becomes

01:17:54Really frustrating

01:17:55Because you're like

01:17:56Why can't I do these things

01:17:57That I know I can do

01:17:58And do them consistently

01:18:00And so

01:18:01You know

01:18:02I've had multiple stages

01:18:03Of skating

01:18:04In my career

01:18:04Where

01:18:05My third stage

01:18:07When I was

01:18:08In my late teens

01:18:10Early 20s

01:18:11Was like actually

01:18:12Not only skating

01:18:13But also

01:18:14Apprenticing as a coach

01:18:15Oh okay

01:18:16So that I could

01:18:17Better understand

01:18:18What I was doing wrong

01:18:20I've always felt

01:18:21That as soon as

01:18:23Skaters start coaching

01:18:24A light bulb goes on

01:18:26Yeah

01:18:26And as they're trying

01:18:27To explain things

01:18:28And teach things

01:18:29In their own mind

01:18:30It's like

01:18:31That makes sense

01:18:32Yeah

01:18:33Even though you were

01:18:34Told that many times

01:18:35I think they begin

01:18:35To listen better

01:18:36Yeah

01:18:37Because when they're

01:18:38Sending the message

01:18:38And the kid isn't listening

01:18:39They're going

01:18:40Oh that's me

01:18:40Right

01:18:41I'm not listening

01:18:42Right

01:18:42Yeah

01:18:42Like it's

01:18:44I remember

01:18:45The first time

01:18:46That a coach

01:18:47Told me to like

01:18:48Focus on my core

01:18:50I'm like

01:18:50I'm supposed to do

01:18:51Something with my core

01:18:52It is my core

01:18:53Yeah

01:18:54Exactly

01:18:54What are you talking about

01:18:55My core is flabby

01:18:57I'm just doing things

01:18:58So it's

01:19:00That's the stuff

01:19:01That fascinates me

01:19:01And it's one of the reasons

01:19:03Why I love watching skating

01:19:04Is just like

01:19:05Understanding what

01:19:06Everybody else does

01:19:06Would you also say

01:19:07That your love of skating

01:19:09Or even for all skaters

01:19:10Is more because

01:19:12It's so damn difficult

01:19:13To do

01:19:13That when you get

01:19:14That one victory

01:19:15It's like a drug

01:19:16It's adrenaline

01:19:17And you say

01:19:18Okay

01:19:18What else can I do

01:19:19And of course

01:19:20You've got another year

01:19:20Going to get a new jump

01:19:22It is

01:19:22Absolutely

01:19:23Absolutely

01:19:33As we begin

01:19:35As we begin

01:19:36To wind down

01:19:37Second practice

01:19:38Up next

01:19:39Will be the

01:19:40Paris

01:19:41Event

01:19:42There will be

01:19:42Two groups of

01:19:43Four teams

01:19:44On the ice

01:19:45I believe

01:19:46We see

01:19:46Christian Moore

01:19:46Towers in front of us

01:19:47We're not sure

01:19:48If she'll join us

01:19:48Or not

01:19:49But one way

01:19:50Or another

01:19:50We'll figure that out

01:19:52But this has been great

01:19:53This has been good fun

01:19:55Jackie

01:19:55A good group of women

01:19:56In this

01:19:56As you mentioned

01:19:57So it's going to be

01:19:59A lot of fun to watch

01:19:59And we were missing

01:20:00Two of them

01:20:01Yes

01:20:02Exactly

01:20:02Where are they

01:20:03Maybe get another rink

01:20:04So exciting

01:20:05Yeah

01:20:07I think on Saturday

01:20:08And Sunday

01:20:09There's a good size

01:20:10Audience here

01:20:10I think Friday

01:20:11Will be a little thin

01:20:12Because you know

01:20:13It's business day

01:20:14School days

01:20:15I've also been told

01:20:16People in Cologne

01:20:17Tend to do things

01:20:18Last minute

01:20:19At the last minute

01:20:19Yeah

01:20:19So

01:20:21I know people like that

01:20:22Not even in Cologne

01:20:23Yeah

01:20:24Exactly

01:20:25But what we're going to do

01:20:26Is there's going to be

01:20:27A flood after this

01:20:27Before we go to the Paris

01:20:28And we're going to

01:20:31Through some of these

01:20:32Floods and breaks

01:20:32That we have

01:20:33We have some great interviews

01:20:34With the Canadian skaters

01:20:35Yeah

01:20:35That we've done

01:20:37Through the summer

01:20:38So

01:20:40Stay tuned

01:20:41To listen to those

01:20:47Jackie

01:20:48Thank you for joining us

01:20:49Not

01:20:49I mean you'll be here

01:20:50Every day

01:20:51In the session

01:20:51So

01:20:52You're not getting

01:20:53Run anywhere

01:20:53But

01:20:54You know

01:20:55Thank you for joining us

01:20:55We know you do this

01:20:56Or have done this

01:20:57In the United States

01:20:59Jean-Luc Baker

01:21:00You were with him

01:21:01Last year at Skate America

01:21:02He is no longer

01:21:03In the United States

01:21:04Jean-Luc Baker

01:21:04Yes

01:21:05I know

01:21:05You stole him from us

01:21:07He's in the better country

01:21:08I mean yes

01:21:11So

01:21:11Thank you for joining us

01:21:14This is going to be

01:21:15A lot of fun of course

01:21:16Not only in the practices

01:21:17But mostly in the competition

01:21:19We see some of the

01:21:20More fans coming into

01:21:21The practice sessions

01:21:22Here in Kelowna

01:21:24This is known

01:21:25For those around the world

01:21:26That may be watching this

01:21:27This is a wine area

01:21:29Of British Columbia

01:21:31And some of the great wines

01:21:32In Canada

01:21:33Come from this region

01:21:34People love to visit here

01:21:36And they have fantastic restaurants

01:21:38And wineries

01:21:38All over this area

01:21:40And this is very much

01:21:41Like a desert area

01:21:42Like it's

01:21:42On the west coast

01:21:43It's wet and rainy

01:21:44And lots of trees

01:21:45And rivers and lakes

01:21:46And here is

01:21:47On the Lake Okanagan

01:21:48It's a huge lake

01:21:49It has three cities

01:21:50Vernon, Kelowna

01:21:52And Penticton

01:21:52On that

01:21:53And it's a fruit

01:21:55Growing area

01:21:56It's a winery

01:21:56But unfortunately

01:21:57It's had a lot of

01:21:58Forest fires as well

01:21:59Because it gets very

01:22:00Very hot

01:22:01In the summer time

01:22:02Lots of ski areas

01:22:03In this part of the world

01:22:05As well

01:22:06So it's a beautiful area

01:22:07And I think people

01:22:08Like to come here

01:22:09Because it's a little bit

01:22:09More quiet

01:22:10For competition

01:22:11It's so convenient

01:22:12With a hotel

01:22:12Right across the parking lot

01:22:13We were actually here

01:22:14Just a few weeks ago

01:22:15About a month ago

01:22:16For the ISU adult

01:22:18International competition

01:22:18Yes you were in Vernon

01:22:19You were in Vernon

01:22:20And I was there

01:22:20With the adults

01:22:21There was

01:22:22I was watching that

01:22:22On June of Grand Prix

01:22:23Several hundred adults

01:22:25I can't remember

01:22:26The stats now

01:22:27Like the categories

01:22:28And over 400 skates

01:22:31And had a chance

01:22:32To speak to them

01:22:33And it's fascinating

01:22:34Their stories

01:22:35And their passion

01:22:37For skating

01:22:37I loved your interviews

01:22:38With the adults

01:22:39Because you're an adult

01:22:40You're not an adult skater

01:22:42You could be

01:22:42But you're not

01:22:43But I loved your interviews

01:22:45With them

01:22:46Because it's

01:22:46You know

01:22:47It's really the core

01:22:48Of their passion

01:22:49They could be voyeurs

01:22:50Or running businesses

01:22:51Or whatever

01:22:51They probably already

01:22:53Do both

01:22:53Yeah

01:22:53Acrobatic flight

01:22:55Oh really

01:22:56Like she did

01:22:56Aerobotics in the air

01:22:58There was a baker

01:22:59There was

01:23:00Their stories are fascinating

01:23:01But how many of them

01:23:02It was their childhood dream

01:23:03Oh wow

01:23:04To be skaters

01:23:04And they didn't start

01:23:06Until they were adults

01:23:07And they have a unique community

01:23:09Where they just cheer

01:23:11One another on

01:23:11Yeah

01:23:12No expectations

01:23:13It's a very busy event

01:23:16A very low pressure event

01:23:17Well for you

01:23:19Maybe not for them

01:23:21And I don't think

01:23:22For some of them

01:23:22It was pretty low pressure

01:23:23To be honest

01:23:24But yeah

01:23:24And they had a great time

01:23:26In wine country

01:23:27And visiting here

01:23:28Yeah no kidding

01:23:28That helped the skating

01:23:30I mean

01:23:31As I understand it

01:23:33Adult competitions

01:23:33Are all about

01:23:35Wine country

01:23:37Whether it's in wine country

01:23:38Or not

01:23:39It could be a hotel room

01:23:40Obstorfer's about beer

01:23:41Yeah

01:23:43But no

01:23:44The adult skating community

01:23:45Is amazing

01:23:45It is

01:23:46They are amazing people

01:23:48And I just love their stories

01:23:49Because I think

01:23:49You know

01:23:49They're skating

01:23:50Out there skating

01:23:51But when you find

01:23:53They're the CEO

01:23:54Of a major corporation

01:23:54Or they're a surgeon

01:23:56Or they're what

01:23:56You know

01:23:57Fire person

01:23:57Whatever

01:23:58It's just incredible

01:23:59And there's so much fun

01:24:00And so much passion

01:24:01In that

01:24:02And so much support

01:24:02In that community

01:24:03So no

01:24:05That was a great event

01:24:06To watch

01:24:06I was

01:24:06I don't know where I was

01:24:07On maybe Batumi

01:24:08Or somewhere like that

01:24:09And I was watching

01:24:10The adult skating

01:24:11As I'm at a junior grand prix

01:24:13Somewhere around the world

01:24:14It's a wine

01:24:14But Batumi's supposed

01:24:15To be really good

01:24:15Right?

01:24:16It was really good

01:24:17We went to a winery

01:24:17Actually we were taking

01:24:18By the Georgia Federation

01:24:20And we went there

01:24:20It was incredible

01:24:21There's this little mountain

01:24:23And alongside a river

01:24:25It was just a beautiful

01:24:26Part of the country

01:24:26So that was a lot of fun

01:24:28Actually that's the first time

01:24:29I think I've ever done

01:24:30Anything on the junior grand prix

01:24:31Other than the events

01:24:33Because we were there

01:24:33For an extra day

01:24:36So that was great

01:24:37Yeah people think

01:24:38You travel all over the world

01:24:39And see great

01:24:39You see many rinks

01:24:40No

01:24:40Many rinks

01:24:41And many hotels

01:24:42I know the airports

01:24:43I know the hotels

01:24:43I know the rinks

01:24:44That's it

01:24:45So before

01:24:46Yes

01:24:47Before we sign off

01:24:48We're going to

01:24:49Also the interview

01:24:51We're going to do

01:24:51Is Sarah Maud Dupuis

01:24:52Yes

01:24:52Oh perfect

01:24:53Talking about her

01:24:53Last season

01:24:54And her

01:24:55This season

01:24:58So

01:25:01And so now they're just

01:25:02Sort of

01:25:04Skating around the ice

01:25:05Getting the last few moments

01:25:07The feel of this building

01:25:08As more people

01:25:09Come into the stands

01:25:10You know

01:25:10A lot of

01:25:11You know

01:25:11Success

01:25:12You see those events

01:25:13You see those events

01:25:13That everything gets negative

01:25:14And everybody doesn't skate well

01:25:16Then you get those positive ones

01:25:17That everybody skates well

01:25:18Right

01:25:18It's contagious

01:25:19The environment is so important

01:25:21And I know that it will be

01:25:22A very positive supportive environment

01:25:24By all the fans here in Kelowna

01:25:26As they will watch the events

01:25:28Over the next three days

01:25:31So Joni

01:25:32Why don't you sign off

01:25:33And send us off

01:25:34Into the interview

01:25:35All right

01:25:35Stick around

01:25:37For pair skating

01:25:38Coming up

01:25:39After the flood

01:25:39Don't go away anywhere

01:25:40We're now going to hear

01:25:42From Sarah Maud Dupuis

01:25:48All right

01:25:48I'm here now

01:25:49With Sarah Maud Dupuis

01:25:51Senior women's

01:25:52Competitive skater

01:25:53And triple axle

01:25:55Extraordinaire

01:25:56So

01:25:57I want to start

01:25:58With last season

01:25:59Because you had

01:25:59Your new trick

01:26:01And you

01:26:02Rolled it out

01:26:03At some competitions

01:26:05How's that going?

01:26:07Yeah

01:26:07It's going great

01:26:08Yeah

01:26:09I'm happy

01:26:10The first year

01:26:12Of trying new things

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