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Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus (Canada) source Shane's brother, Liam Firus, is a World and Olympic-level figure skater in men's singles for Canada. They teamed up only last season and placed 4th at Canadian Nationals. They placed 4th at this year's Finlandia trophy and 5th at this year's US Classic International. Despite being a relatively new team, both have had experience skating competitively with other skaters. They are coached by two-time World medaists Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Short Dance: Samba: Bailando by Enrique Iglesias Rhumba: El Perdedor by Enrique Iglesias Samba: Let Me Be Your Lover by Enrique Iglesias Free Dance: I Won't Dance performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Cheek To Cheek performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga I Won't Dance performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (Canada) source Tessa and Scott have been a team for over 20 years, making them Canada's longest-lasting dance couple of all time. They are the 2010 Olympic Champions, becoming the first North American team to win Olympic Gold, and the 2014 Olympic silver medalists. They have won 3 world titles and two silver medals. Tessa and Scott currently hold the world record for the short dance score and the total combined score. They are the most decorated ice dance couple in Canadian history. They took two years off after the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and came back in the 2016-2017 season to sweep everything, making them by far the favorites for Olympic gold (once again). They are also this year's Autumn Classic International champions. Short Dance: Samba: Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones Rhumba: Hotel California by The Eagles Cha Cha: Oye Como Va by Santana Free Dance: Roxanne (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack) Come What May (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack) Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 1st Four Continents 1st Skate Canada 1st NHK Trophy 1st Grand Prix Final 1st Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (Canada) source Kaitlyn Weaver is a American-Canadian ice dancer who holds dual citizenship and competes for Canada with Andrew Poje. They teamed up in 2006 and immediately won the bronze medal at Canadian Nationals, and then the bronze medal at Junior Worlds. Kaitlyn and Andrew are a two-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 bronze), two-time Four Continents champion (2010 & 2015), and a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2014-2015, 2015-2016). This season, they won the silver medal at the Autumn Classic International. They are coached by Nikolai Morozov. Short Dance: Bolero: Tango by Diane Reeves Mambo: Do You Only Wanna Dance performed by Julia Daivel Big Band Free Dance: Je suis malade performed by Lara Fabian Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 4th Four Continents 5th Cup of China 2nd Cup of Russia 3rd Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis (Germany) source Joti used to compete in men's singles before teaing up with Kavita to compete for Germany in Ice Dance. Kavita also used to compete in singles as well. Together, they are the two-time and reigning German nationals champions. They have competed in the final segment of 4 ISU championships. They ended their partnership in 2016, but then decided to continue skating together. Kavita and Joti placed 3rd at this year's Nebelhorn trophy. Short Dance: Salsa: Aquarile by Marc Anthony Rhumba: Mil Pasos (Remix) Samba: Magalenha by Sergio Mendes Free Dance: Pride and Predjudice (soundtrack) by Dario Marianelli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 19th Europeans 14th Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev (Poland) source Natalia and Maksym are two-time Polish national champions and have won two ISU Challenger Series medals. Maksym used to skate for the Ukraine but switched countries to partner with Natalia and skate for Poland. He moved to Poland in 2014 and was granted citizenship in 2016. They are coached by Sylwia Nowak, the 1994 Junior World Champion in Ice Dance. They placed 10th at this year's Finlandia Trophy. Short Dance: Samba: Despacito by Luis Fonci Rhumba: Deja Vu by Prince Royce, Shakira Salsa: Descarga En Sol Para Tito Puente by Alex Torrres, Los Reyes Latinos Free Dance: Young And Beautiful (from "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack) Swing Break by The McMash Clan feat. Kate Mullins No Dignity by Minimatic Maple Leaf Rag by Skeewiff feat. Tommy Dorsey Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd (Russia) source Alla and Pavel are the 2017 Junior Worlds silver medalists, the 2016 Junior Worlds bronze medalists and three-time (2014-16) Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists. They are also the 2016 Russian national champions. Alla trained in ladies' singles at CSKA Moscow before switching to Ice Dance. They are this year's Lombardia Trophy silver medalists. Pavel's younger sister, Daria, is a competitive ice dancer as well. Short Dance: Samba: Lagardinho by Claudia Leitte Rhumba: Diles by Malu Samba Free Dance: Chicago (musical soundtrack) Olivia Smart / Adria Diaz (Spain) source Olivia is a British-Spanish skater who competed for the United Kingdom internationally. She was granted Spanish citizenship in 2017. Adria competed with his former partner Sara Hurtado at the 2014 Olympics, becoming the first Spanish Ice Dancers to compete at the Olympics. Adria also once placed 5th at Europeans and won the silver medal at Universiade. Olivia and Adria placed 4th at this year's Autumn Classic International and 7th at the US Classic International. They train in Montreal, Canada. Short Dance: Rhumba: One to Eight Cha Cha: Rhumba Merengue: Bailar by Elvis Crespo Free Dance: It's A Man's Man's Man's World performed by Seal Composition by Karl Hugo You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman performed by Amanda Brown Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 18th Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar (Turkey) source Alisa Agafonova and Alper Uçar are the 2013 NRW Trophy silver medalists. They have competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships. Alisa used to compete for the Ukraine and Alper used to compete in men's singles, where he was the 2005 Turkish national champion. They train with Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova in Michigan. The competed for Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, where they placed 22nd. They also placed 9th at this year's Rostelecom Cup. Short Dance: Samba: Cuba by DJ Rebel ft. Gibson Brothers Rhumba: How Deep Is Your Love by Sophia Guem (DJ Maksy Remix) Samba: Cuba by Robert Abigali, DJ Rebel ft. Gibson Brothers Free Dance: Marco Polo by Loreena McKennit Cleopatra by Maxime Rodriguez Iron by Woodkid This Season's Results: Competition Placement Cup of Russia 9th Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 17th Europeans 11th Skate America 9th Cup of Russia 8th Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker (United States) source Kaitlin and Jean-Luc are the 2014 World Junior Champions and the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists. Kaitlin also has two brothers who play hockey. They teamed together in 2012 after both Jean-Luc and Kaitlin first competed in singles. Jean-Luc is also interested in martial arts and has a black belt in taekwondo. In 2015, Jean-Luc suffered a concussion after Kaitlin accidentally hit him with her swinging arm and was off the ice for two weeks. Jean-Luc's mother competed in ice dance at the Olympics representing Great Britain, and his father competed in pairs internationally. They are this year's US Classic International silver medalists. Short Dance: Samba: Get Busy by Sean Paul Rhumba: Soha Mil Paso by Isabelle & Felicien Samba: Fire Ball by Pitbull Free Dance: Liebestraum arranged by Maxime Rodriguez Last Season's Results: Skate Canada 6th NHK Trophy 4th Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue (United States) source Madison and Zachary teamed up in 2011. They are the 2014 Four Continents Champions and 4-time US National bronze medalists. They placed first at this year's US Classic International. Madison used to compete with her brother, Kieffer, at the international junior level. However, they ended their partnership when Kieffer suffered from hip and back pain. Madison and Zachary recently moved from Detroit to Montreal to train with two-time World silver medalists Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Short Dance: Samba: Le Serpent by Guem et Zaka Rhumba: Cuando Calienta El Sol by Tayla Ferro Samba: Sambando by Los Ritmos Calientas Free Dance: Across the Sky - Instrumental by Rag N'Bone Man Caught Out in the Rain by Beth Hart Last Season's Results: Competition Placement World Championships 9th Four Continents 4h Skate America 2nd Trophée de France 2nd Grand Prix Final 5th

Ahh I'm so sorry, this is a bit late for the Skate Canada International. It's going on right now! Here are the Ice Dance entries for the event: Country Entries Canada Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Germany Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis Poland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev Russia Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd Spain Olivia Smart / Adria Diaz Turkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

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Hi all~ there is another forum upgrade that should take a couple of minutes max. I'll upgrade on Sunday, October 29th, at noon PST ETA: done!

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nice, thanks! that's very detailed also, here's one my friend (not me) wrote a long time ago: http://www.instructables.com/id/Origami-Swan-4/ for if you have only one sided paper and want the swan to be the same color throughout

beautiful!!

It gives me a permission error.

@Katarzyna Wow! Amazing, thank you so much for doing this!

actually, technically it's sold out from the website, but it's possible most people aren't using their tickets.

having a subforum for each competition seems like it would clutter a lot...how about a subforum for GP series, ISU Championships, Junior circuit, Challenger?

awwww

OH MY GOD!!!! This is so cute and awesome!! Thank you!

I think he's at that height where I think he's my height but he's actually taller. So he's maybe 2-3 inches taller than me xD

wow i need it

oh my god same so this skater (who isn't very good btw) at my rink wanted to chat/be friends so we talked about skating and i said "have you watched yuzuru hanyu? he's the best" and he goes "i prefer nathan chen, he has so many quads, isn't that cool?" FRIENDSHIP. OVER.

if everyone skates clean, javi will medal with a clean skate with only 3 quads. but if he makes a mistake, he's done.

YAS YASS BABY

Quoting this again because and his tie game is on point...im extremely in love with this photo

he looks like a model

Good point. Makes me somewhat glad that both Mao and Yuna just narrowly missed qualifying for the 2006 Olympics in Torino. As for Mao she probably would have won, but who knows what types of training regimes both might have had leading up to the games knowing they'll be age-eligible, and medal contenders, and we might not have been gifted the long and beautiful careers that they had.

Heh, sometimes I wish I didn't uber anyone, because it's less stressful that way. Then I might be able to go to all these cool competitions all over the world and do some sightseeing, explore, go shopping, meet people, etc. instead of being too anxious to do any of those things. At ACI it was like...practice...competition...practice...competition...line up at an ungodly hour to get good seats, etc. If I didn't love Yuzu so much I might have skipped practices and just watched the competitions, and I certainly would have been fine sitting in row #6 of an already tiny arena. And then I might have been able to explore Montreal, which I've heard is a great city with great nightlife. But the downside is that things will be a lot less interesting for sure. I'd probably end up only really watching Worlds and GPF live or something rather than all the smaller events as well. And while I'd miss out on the lows, I'd miss out on the highs as well, and the highs are really something -- Helsinki Worlds must be one of the happiest days of my life.

what is....what...that...what

Yeah, since you put it that way. What is he going to say? I don't think he's always 100% honest about these things. Maybe he wishes people would leave him alone, i.e. in hotel lobbies and stuff. But he is he going to say it? No. This leaves me kind of torn. What is a good way to show support but not overwhelm someone? There's probably no right answer.