My condolences to the woman seated ahead of me who was googling “Paul Poirier single” during the ice dance warm up.
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Viewing information for Skate Canada is now available on our website.
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In 2000, Deanna Stellato Dudek competed at Skate Canada for her first senior season as a single skater.
She finished fifth. The podium was Irina Slutskaya, Michelle Kwan and Fumie Sugiri.
The pairs event meanwhile had Sale/Pelletier win gold ahead of Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze and Petrova/Tikhonov. Also competing were Pang/Tong, and Aljona Savchenko when she was still skating for Ukraine.
And yesterday she became the 2023 Skate Canada pairs champion.
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My mood thinking about arriving in Vancouver tomorrow for Skate Canada!
The last time I attended Skate Canada was 2019 and I was lucky to see Hanyu blow the roof off the rink. It was a very special competition for me: my dad had passed away 6 weeks earlier, and I almost didn't go. I didn't think I could handle three days in public without breaking down. My husband convinced me to go anyway: "You'll regret passing up the chance to see Hanyu skate. We're going."
The rink has always been a restorative place for me, first as a skater and now as a spectator. At the risk of sounding corny, it was healing to be in that building surrounded by so many people having their Best Day Ever watching Hanyu skate. I've never experienced anything like it at a competition. A half hour lineup to get into the practice session (unheard of, it's usually just 50 of us die hards in the stands). Pooh Rain™. The insanely well-organized Japanese fans handing out lovingly assembled swag as gifts for anyone who wanted one. The banners and the energy. It was so beautiful and joyful!
That event was a reminder for me that it's worth buying the ticket and making the trip. Sometimes your heroes deliver.
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