#skatecanada

[sportsgr8]

Uno Refreshes Season Best In Figure Skating Short Program At Cup Of China

Figure Skating Series Cup: Reigning world champion Shoma Uno set a new season best score for the men's short program as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series Cup of China got underway here.Skating to "Love You Kung Fu" and "Clair de Lune", the Japanese talent, who turns 26 years old next month, hit his trademark quad flip, a quad toe-triple toe combination, and a triple Axel, which was credited for "highlight distribution", to score 105.25 points. He also earned a level four for his spins and a level three for the footwork, reports Xinhua. The previous men's short program best score of the 2023-2024 season was held by US teenage sensation Ilia Malinin, who scored 104.06 points on October 20 at the season-opening Skate America. "I did a good job with the jumps today and the whole package," Uno commented at a post-competition press conference. "At this competition, I don't think about the result or the points, I just want to show my program," he added. European champion Adam Siao Him Fa came second to Uno's strong lead, trailing by 14 points. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov stood third further 1.27 points back. Local favorite Jin Boyang, a two-time world bronze medalist, placed fourth with a personal season best of 87.44, beating Italian Gabriele Frangipani and Japanese Kazuki Tomono to the fifth and sixth respectively. Skate Canada champion Sota Yamamoto of Japan only ranked in eighth with errors on his jumps. The ISU senior's GP newcomers, Xu Juwen and Dai Dawei of China, sat on 10th and 11th with scores of 65.57 and 64.25 respectively. World bronze medalist Loena Hendrickx of Belgium led the women's short program with 70.65 points, despite an unsuccessful Axel. Japan's Rinka Watanabe and Hana Yoshida followed in second and third. Niina Petrokina of Estonia was close to the podium in fourth place at 62.58 points, while China's Chen Hongyi and An Xiangyi, another Chinese debutant to the senior figure skating, came fifth and sixth on 62.57 and 61.86 points. Skate Canada champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada and European silver medalists Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini of Italy finished 1-2 in the pairs short program on 70.39 and 66.33, and China's three-time Olympian Peng Cheng and her new partner Wang Lei rounded out the podium with a score of 62.91. Skate America champions Annika Hocke/Robert Kunkel of Germany came fourth, while the other two Chinese pairs, Zhang Siyang/Yang Yongchao and Wang Yuchen Zhu Lei finished fifth and seventh on 58.71 and 49.95 respectively. In the ice dance event, Skate America silver medalists Majorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha from Canada led the rankings temporarily after rhythm dance, claiming 82.02 points to edge two-time world bronze medalists and compatriots Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier to second place by just 0.98 points. American pair Caroline Green/Michael Parsons, the 2022 Four Continents champions, came out a distant third with 76.07 points. China's youngsters, Chen Xizi/Xing Jailing and Shi Shang/Wu Nan, finished the rhythm dance as the bottom two among nine pairs, after the Olympian pair Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu withdrew from the event due to Liu's injury. The Cup of China, the fourth of six events of the ISU Grand Prix Series in which the world's best figure skaters collect points towards the 2023-2024 GP Final in Beijing on December 7-10, continues here on Saturday with the free dance and free programs of men's, women's and pairs figure skates. Read the full article

#AdamSiaoHimFa #FigureSkatingSeriesCup #IliaMalinin #ISUGrandPrix #ItalianGabrieleFrangipani #JapaneseKazukiTomono #JinBoyang #LoveYouKungFu #MikhailShaidorov #ShomaUno #SkateAmerica #SkateCanada #SotaYamamoto #TheISU #XuJuwen

[squishious]

roman not on the worlds or 4cc teams i hate this

#skatecanada has picked their poster kids and roman is not it #stephen and like. wesley good for them ig but hhhfdsh #if he was just a bit more consistent!! imagine!! #roman sadovsky #figure skating #squish speaks

[virtchandmoir]

gregkolz: Throwback to @TessaVirtue gracing the red carpet at the 67th Annual Order of Sport Awards, held at the Canadian Museum of History on October 19, 2023. ((📷 @gregkolz /@SkateCanada) #TBT

#tessa #off ice #honor #order of sport 2023 #more time passes #less i like it

[rinkasisopods]

RINKA WATANABE ♡ JIN at #SKATECANADA

#rinka watanabe #figure skating #figure skating gif #fskateedit #fs gifs #fs #skating #skating gif #s: 22 23 #e: skcan 22 #ladies and gentleman: her #💌

[jamesbranwen]

Pliroy 55 for the Write a Kiss prompt, if you feel like it 💙

55 -- Out of Spite

Pairing: Pliroy

Rating: T

X-posted to AO3 here 😊

Kitten, I am so, so sorry.

That was the first text message Yuri had woken up to. He blinked at his iPhone screen bewilderedly, the backlight too bright for him this early in the morning.

Yuri swiped back to his notifications and his heart dropped. Overnight he had received thousands of messages, pings, and mentions. He couldn't even swipe them away faster than they loaded in.

He had a long chain of very angry messages from Yakov. He skimmed it but his eyes nearly glazed over at the rant, only picking up on the colorful words sprinkled throughout. Gripping his phone tighter, Yuri bit his cheek and opened Twitter. The first thing on his timeline was exactly the source of his nearly overheating iPhone. At first it was hard to make out what the blurry photo was depticting, but he realized pretty quickly.

It was last night. After dinner and going back to their separate hotel rooms because it was the night before competition and they needed their rest. The top floors had been fully booked out, reserved for the skaters and their coaches for their own privacy. So fucking much for that.

There was nobody around (or so they thought). It was the most chaste, modest, biblical kiss. It had lasted seconds before Yuri was back in his room, alone. And yet here it was, on camera and posted for the world to pick apart: Yuri Plisetsky, the Russian Ice Tiger, kissing his rival, Canada's Sweetheart, King JJ, at SkateCanada International.

Another text message popped up on his screen, this one from Viktor. Yuri threw his phone across the room.

—

Jean was pacing. He had been pacing back and forth for so long, it was surprising he hadn't worn a hole through the hotel room floor. He didn't know how he had been so careless. He didn't know how he was supposed to show his face today, let alone put on a smile and skate his free.

It wasn't that he was ashamed of Yuri. Quite the opposite. Jean felt so lucky to be in a relationship with Yuri, to be able to spend time with him, with both of their guardwalls let down. If he could shout their love to the world, mention Yuri in every conversation, plaster his Instagram with mushy couple photos, he would. But the last time he had done that, it ended up with paparazzi trailing his divorce proceedings.

Jean tapped his fingers rhythmically as he continued his assault of the hotel carpet with his footsteps. There was of course the other issue to worry about, that being that he wasn't out to anyone. Besides Yuri himself, nobody knew Jean was bisexual. Not only that, Yuri wasn't out either. Jean didn't know the full extent of what things were like in Russia, but what he had gathered had not exactly been positive.

Jean stopped in his tracks, chest heaving. He would make a statement, claiming it was all a misunderstanding. He and Yuri had nothing to do with each other. Yuri is straight and everything is his fault and he apologizes. He would have to.

—

Yuri marched towards the doors of the event center indignantly, hood up and scowling face trained onto the floor. This was the private entrance for athletes and yet there were probably a hundred cameras pointed at his face. Yakov tried to block them with his body but the effort proved futile. Yuri was starting to wonder if these executives understood the word "privacy" at all.

Between the camera shutters and shouts of Yuri's name, each reporter vying for his attention, questions came at him from every direction.

Are you dating Jean-Jacques Leroy?

Are you gay?

Is your relationship even legal?

Yuri grit his teeth. He wasn't an explosively angry, hormonal teenager anymore. He was a top skater with a reputation to uphold. He knew he couldn't snap at them. But he so desperately wanted to.

So fucking what if I'm dating him. It's nobody's goddamn business who I like or what I do.

As the doors shut behind Yuri, cutting him off from the shouting and the camera flashes, he looked ahead, vision sharpening. It was time for the free skate. He would give them something to write about.

—

It was only a few minutes until Jean was expected on the ice. He had had the entire day to clear his head. As he stretched, he did his best to expell the anxiety from his body.

Jean was in his home country, with his own fans in the crowd. He was sure he still had fans. He had the best free program of his career lined up. He was skating to an original composition, a song expressing his grief after a long breakup, picking up the pieces, then becoming stronger for it. Connecting with others. Connecting with Yuri.

Jean steeled himself as he stepped towards the rink. He would be stronger for this, too. He would perform at his best. He would skate for Yuri.

—

The lights were almost blinding. Neither Jean nor Yuri could even make out the roaring crowd surrounding them as they stood atop the podium, Yuri on top and Jean just below. They were almost the same height this way. Yuri was too preoccupied to scowl at that fact.

Yuri flashed the audience his pre-packaged, perfect smiles, posing with his gold. Jean bit down on his silver, winking. They posed under the fanfare for a few seconds more before Yuri let go of his medal, letting it drop to his chest. He tucked his bouquet under his arm and turned to face Jean. There was no going back now.

Yuri reached out and pulled a shocked Jean towards him. Squeezing his eyes shut, he smashed their lips together. He didn't even register the camera flashes and exclamations from the crowd (and probably their respective teams, too) as he melted into Jean. Jean's racing pulse could be felt through his lips.

Yuri felt Jean grab his free hand and lift it above their heads. He broke away from the kiss, looking nowhere but Yuri's green eyes.

"But— everyone—?"

"Don't care," Yuri affirmed.

The pair broke apart, the pandemonium of the audience fading back in. The state anthem of Russia began to play, and Yuri took his victory lap, the smile on his face this time entirely genuine.

#pliroy #jean jacques leroy #yuri plisetsky #yuri on ice #fanfiction #ask game #answered #lou-is-lurking

[marnicesaid]

[oniceperspectives]

Q: What comes and goes in waves? (Answer in the comments!) __⛸ Lori-Ann Matte & Thierry Ferland @lo_matte @thi.ferland __🇨🇦 Canadian Pair Team, 2021-22 Senior Long Program __🎥 Filmed by Jordan Cowan @oniceperspectives __🎓 Coached by @IanConnolly7556 __👣 Choreography by @JulieMarcotte23 __🎵 Music: Waves @DeanLewis __🎧 Music Design by @sk8mixhugo __📍 Filmed at Aréna Ste-Julie - CCSSJ __🗓 15 September 2021 __🙏 Made possible by the generosity of supporters like you on Patreon. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to travel, film, and publish these videos at no charge to skaters, and share the joy of figure skating to new audiences and generations. The future of the sport relies on its viewership and fans. Learn more and become a supporter of On Ice Perspectives at Patreon.com/oniceperspectives. ❄️ #DeanLewis PairSkating #LoriAnnMatte #ThierryFerland #MatteFerland #CCSSJ #icedancing #oniceperspectives #skatecanada #isufigureskating #iceskater #iceskate #iceskating #figureskater #figureskate #figureskating #icerink #icedance #patinage #patinaje #patinadores #pattinaggio #patinajeartistico #patinageartistique #pattinaggioartistico #patinajesobrehielo #フィギュアスケート #피겨스케이팅 #фигурноекатание (at Aréna Sainte-Julie - CCSSJ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVR61qpqPw/?utm_medium=tumblr

#deanlewis #loriannmatte #thierryferland #matteferland #ccssj #icedancing #oniceperspectives #skatecanada #isufigureskating #iceskater #iceskate #iceskating #figureskater #figureskate #figureskating #icerink #icedance #patinage #patinaje #patinadores #pattinaggio #patinajeartistico #patinageartistique #pattinaggioartistico #patinajesobrehielo #フィギュアスケート #피겨스케이팅 #фигурноекатание

[virtueandmoir23]

“—There is not a single moment in any day that I do not find myself missing you.” 🖤 #VirtueMoir #TessaVirtue #ScottMoir #partners #iceskating #icedance #figureskating #TeamCanada #olympicchampions #SkateCanada #love #passion #dedication All the rights to the photographer. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWP42kA3ot/?igshid=40xw0lseiqon

#virtuemoir #tessavirtue #scottmoir #partners #iceskating #icedance #figureskating #teamcanada #olympicchampions #skatecanada #love #passion #dedication

[yuzuhanu]

FS Press conference

#yuzuru hanyu #skatecanada #SCI

[odyseus]

yall is there a livestream link for skatecanada tonight?? I’m going to die if I don’t get to see my boy skate

#livestream link #skate canada #skatecanada #yuzuru hanyu #skate canada 2019

[fallingawaywithmuse]

Repost @figureskatingfs ♥️ Quad queen, World Record! ⭐️👑❤️ @avtrusova @teamtrusova_official #dracarys #isu #figureskating #russia #freeprogram #quads #trusova #skatecanada #granprix #got #queen #art #ice #eteritutberidze #alexandratrusova #teamrussia #teamtrussova #toeloop #worldrecord #alinazagitova #evgeniamedvedeva #alyonakostarnaya #rikakihira #youngyou #season #love #daenerys #dragon ♥️♥️♥️. @mattbellamy #forthethrone @gameofthrones https://www.instagram.com/p/B4INDwKnW8p/?igshid=1pn9mwjrp58jh

#dracarys #isu #figureskating #russia #freeprogram #quads #trusova #skatecanada #granprix #got #queen #art #ice #eteritutberidze #alexandratrusova #teamrussia #teamtrussova #toeloop #worldrecord #alinazagitova #evgeniamedvedeva #alyonakostarnaya #rikakihira #youngyou #season #love #daenerys #dragon #forthethrone

[squishious]

ok i take back everything i said about understanding skatecanada's 4cc decisions? keegan and stephen i understand but conrad? just looking at his isu results page in makes it look like he's a solid tenth and early teens competitor.

just for funsies i went and looked at romans and even after his admittedly flop riddled season he's still much better on paper? and ik he's obv very variable but even on his worst days he places better on average? someone make this make sense tyy <3

#no hate to conrad obv but just. why #figure skating #roman sadovsky #conrad orzel #squish speaks #4cc 23

[virtchandmoir]

gregkolz: .@TessaVirtue & @ScottMoir gracing the red carpet at the 2023 Order of Sport Gala at the Canadian Museum of History. (📷 @gregkolz /@SkateCanada) #VirtueMoir

#tessa and scott #off ice #honor #order of sport 2023 #it doesn't photograph #bad actually

[rinkasisopods]

RIKA KIHIRA ♡ TITANIC at #SKATECANADA

#rika kihira #figure skating #fskateedit #fs #fs gifs #figure skating gif #beautiful dress beautiful program beautiful music beautiful skating skills yes this is rika kihira #s: 22 23 #e: skcan 22 #sorry for the ugly ass gifset rika you deserve so much better #💌

[margo-gerv]

Canadian National Championships 2017

some gifs of my fav platonic business partners

#virtuemoir #tessavirtue #scottmoir #tessavirtuescottmoir #latch #platonic #platonicbusinesspartners #skatecanada #icedance #icedancers #figureskating #figureskaters #olympian #olympic

[ubaleskateboardco]

Anyone else stoked for summer so we can skate everyfcukingday(talking to my Canadain skaters). Follow @gustavo.xv & @ubale.tv for more skate clips. - #UbaleTV #SkateCanada #SkateSkateSkate (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvC3dq6luuD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8n5wp762rvwk

#ubaletv #skatecanada #skateskateskate