Canada’s #1 Ice Dance team has returned to competition with the 2016 Skate Canada International held at Hershey Centre on Friday (October 28) in Mississauga, Canada.
Tessa and Scott lead the short dance competition with USA’s Madison Chock and Evans Bates in 2nd place.
Patrick Chan led the men’s short program, with Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu in 4th place. Competition resumes today, starting at 2PM.
“It was a thrill for us to be back out there on the ice, a great start to our season,” Tessa shared with press afterwards. “We’re really looking down the road to PyeongChang and kind of started our journey again today. We left some points on the table level-wise and that we’ll be looking to improve, but for end of October we’re very pleased.”
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The 24-year-old Spanish figure skater defended his title at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Friday night (April 1) in Boston, Mass., beating out Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu and China’s Boyang Jin.
“I didn’t think about how important it was for me to win or anything, just kept going from jump to jump,” Javier shared with press afterwards. “It was not easy [to skate a clean program], but I got my mind really set to do it.”
Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada was in 4th, Canada’s Patrick Chan in 5th, with USA’s Adam Rippon and Max Aaron in 6th and 8th, respectively.
Javier Fernandez – 2016 World Championships – Free Skate
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The 21-year-old Japanese figure skater took the top spot during the Short Program, besting Spain’s Javier Fernandez, Canada’s Patrick Chan and Team USA’s Adam Rippon and Max Aaron, who sit in 7th and 8th places, respectively.
“I feel like because I lost last year in this competition, I have to have revenge,” Yuzuru told press ahead of the competition.
His coach, Brian Orser, added, “[Hanyu] wants to win more than anything. It didn’t sit well with him [last year]. The only consolation was that it was Javi that won. That was a little easier pill to swallow. But he wants to win, and so does Javi. They’re both capable of winning.”
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Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, the reigning Olympic and World champion, was involved in a nasty ice collision during practice ahead of the free skate during the 2014 Lexus Cup of China on Saturday (November 8) in Shanghai, China.
The 19-year-old figure skater and China’s Han Yan crashed into each other during warm ups, which left Yuzuru on his back with blood streaming across his neck and face from a cut on his chin. Eek!
Determined to skate his free program, Yuzuru did just that and even though he fell from five of his jumps, he still placed 2nd, taking home the silver medal.
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani show off their fierce paso doble dance for the short program during the 2014 Lexus Cup of China on Friday night (November 7) in Shanghai, China.
“In one word, it was the worst,” Yuzuru shared with press after his short program, where he placed second. “It’s surprising that this kind of performance was good enough for second. It’s extremely frustrating. I’ll have a hard look in the mirror, and then I want to put on the kind of performance tomorrow [in the free skate] that people expect from me.”
Richard, who skates for Team USA, placed 4th. Julia currently sits first for the ladies with Polina, Christina and Ashley at 7th, 8th and 11th.
Jeremy Abbott makes the audience hold their breath as he performs in the exhibition gala during the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday night (March 30) in Saitama, Japan.
“It’s really bittersweet for me. I have so many emotions going through my head. I’m happy with how I skated and that was exactly what I wanted to do here. That’s what I’ve been training for. That’s the best I’ve ever skated that program in competition,” the 28-year-old skater told press after his free program the day before which put him in 5th place.
Yuzuru Hanyu raises his arms over his head in victory after hearing his leader-board topping score after the free skate during the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena on Friday (March 28) in Saitama, Japan.
The 19-year-old defending Olympic gold medalist edged out his teammate Tatsuki Machida for the top spot.
Spain’s Javier Fernandez won bronze with Russia’s Maxim Kovtun in 4th and USA’s Jeremy Abbott in 5th.
“I felt so glad,” Yuzuru shared with press after his skate. “There was a mistake in the short programme so that is why my overall score ended up as it is. Overall I did enjoy this competition. I would like to go back and practice more. I felt the responsibility to win this event.”
