Upcoming NACS

[sk8ing is lyfe]

Does anyone have reports on how the skaters are training before the competition???
what are they doing? how are they looking??

thx!

[becca]

cronin and shales are looking good. throw 3s, 3twist, sbs 2ax and great presentation. they have improved a lot since nationals.

i also saw kim casey when i was in lake placid. she had amazing presentation and lots of speed but was struggling with her triple jumps (the ice was very hard though so that might have been part of it). The same was pretty much true of both emilie lacoste and stephanie trombley. both were trying 3lutz in the short (neither of them landed it in lake placid). all 3 girls had huge 2axels.

i saw terra findlay at spring skate. she had a bad skate but tried 3lutz in the short (along with 2axel and 2flip). I also saw mandy valentine (doesn't compete until thornhill). she had very big jumps (2axel, 3sal, and a HUGE 3toe) but some of her other skills left room for improvement. This competition was a while ago though so a lot could have changed since then.

[Sho]

Well, as we have been hearing alot, Jamie Forsythe is skating amazingly well. He now has his triple loop pretty consistantly (but I'm sure you already knew that).

[Sk8Bunny]

I dont know about training exacetly, but all I wanna say is:

GOOD LUCK Grant;) :lol: and Jenna(AZ skaters rock- woo-hoo!), Chris(and partner, Sydney), and Katie(and partner Colin) in Junior pairs! and GOOD LUCK Julia(and partner Drew) in novice pairs!!! Show 'em some USA pride!

[Catherine M]

Anyone know why Cronin & Shales of Canada have pulled out of the Mentor Jr pairs event? Too bad as I was interested to see how they would fare.

[becca]

Michelle had injured her hip.

[Annes]

It says on the SC website that Jacinthe Lariviere will be going along with the team to Ohio. I wonder if she's coaching?

http://www.skatecanada.ca/english/about/index_new.html

[Sylvia]

The July 29 press release for the NACS in Mentor, Ohio, at
http://www.skatecanada.ca/english/press/2003/jul29.html
reads: "The Team Managers at the event are Karen Howard, of Regina, and 2003 Canadian Pair Champion Jacinthe Larivière, who lives in Barrie, Ont."

Direct link to NACS in Edmonton press release:
http://www.skatecanada.ca/english/press/2003/jul29_2.html

Team USA rosters can be viewed at:
http://www.usfsa.org/programs/athprog/nacs.htm?siteid=983

Unfortunately, Felicia Gostisbehere (5th at 2003 Novice Nationals) has withdrawn from the Edmonton Junior ladies event due to injury.

[Trillian]

Originally posted by Sylvia
Unfortunately, Felicia Gostisbehere (5th at 2003 Novice Nationals) has withdrawn from the Edmonton Junior ladies event due to injury.

Hmm, I wonder if there will be a replacement. Jessica Leatham is next in line, but she's scheduled to compete novice at the same event and has probably been focusing on those programs. Wouldn't be a bad idea to invite one of the lower-ranked junior ladies who doesn't have any JGP assignments; that would put Shanell Noji at the top of the list based on nationals finishes.

I hope Felicia's injury isn't too serious. Unfortunately she's skating out of such a competitive regional and sectional this year that anything which interferes with her training is going to be a big problem. :(

[Sylvia]

Originally posted by Trillian
Hmm, I wonder if there will be a replacement. ... Wouldn't be a bad idea to invite one of the lower-ranked junior ladies who doesn't have any JGP assignments; that would put Shanell Noji at the top of the list based on nationals finishes.

It's a nice idea, especially since Noji didn't compete in a NACS the year she won the Novice silver medal (2001) for some reason, but I'm thinking it might be too late for her to be invited now? The competition starts this Thursday in Edmonton.

[Sylvia]

FYI, I was told today that there will not be a replacement for Felicia G. in the junior ladies event in the Edmonton NACS.

Good luck to all the skaters in Edmonton and Mentor, Ohio this week! Looking forward to reading some reports from both competitions! :)