OBERTSDORF, Germany – Canada won two medals in both the junior and novice ice dancing events this past weekend at the Bavarian Open figure skating competition.
In the novice ice dance, Emma Goodstadt of Oakville, Ont., and Michael Barsoum of Toronto won the gold medal with 118.35 points. Hailey Yu and Brendan Giang of Burnaby, B.C., were third at 115.82 while Erica Estepa and Nolen Hickey of Brampton, Ont., were seventh.
In the junior ice dance, Emmy Bronsard of Levis, Que., and Aissa Bouaraguia of Montreal took the silver with 155.85 just ahead of Natalie D’Alessandro and Bruce Waddell of Toronto in third at 155.05. Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik of the U.S. took the gold at 165.46.
Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara of Burnaby were fifth and Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, Ont., were ninth.
Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker of Kelowna, B.C., added a bronze in the senior ice dance with 163.43. Molly Lanaghan and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Ajax were fifth.
The week-long competition featured a 32-member Canadian squad which totalled 16 medals (six gold, five silver and five bronze) in three age categories.
SEOUL – Nam Nguyen of Toronto climbed three spots with a strong free skate Sunday to place sixth in the men’s event to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.
Canada finishes with two medals. On Friday, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto took the silver in ice dancing and on Saturday Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., won bronze in pairs.
In the men’s event, two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan won the gold medal with Jason Brown of the U.S. second and Yuma Kagiyama of Japan third.
Nguyen, ninth after the short, was sixth, Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., eighth and Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., 16th.
Skating to a Beatles medley, Nguyen raised his arms in triumph after producing a clean program.
“I made a mistake on my triple Axel (he singled it) but otherwise I’m really happy with how I came back and pushed to the end,’’ said Nguyen. ‘’Having the crowd with me especially at the end during the step sequence, they really took me there.’’
Messing was unable to repeat his strong fourth place skate in the short program.
‘’I felt off physically,’’ said Messing. ‘’I don’t feel I’ve been able to dedicate myself to my training as efficiently as I needed between nationals and here. It just wasn’t enough time to prepare myself fully for this event. My legs always felt a little bit behind me.’’
For the 20-year-old Sadovsky it was all about gaining experience.
‘’The big thing I’m going to work on is my consistency,’’ said Sadovsky. ‘’The short was disappointing here, the long could have been better, but I’m not beating myself up too much about it.’’
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SEOUL – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro won the bronze medal in pairs on Saturday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.
China was 1-2 with two-time world champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han first with 217.51 points and Cheng Peng and Yang Jin second at 213.29.
Moore-Towers and Marinaro, first after Thursday’s short program, made mistakes on both their side-by-side triple jumps and dropped to third with 201.80.
“It was rough for us,” said Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont. “We don’t perform like this in training so it’s a bit of a head scratcher. We’ve been practicing really well so it’s become apparent we need to translate that into competition. We’ll take some good lessons from this competition.”
Evelyn Walsh of London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Trenton, Ont. were sixth and first-year partnership Lubov Ilyushechkina of Toronto and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., were seventh.
“We were happy to work together and get through it all,” said Michaud. “Nothing came easily today but that’s all part of the journey.”
In women’s competition, Rika Kihira of Japan won the gold with Young You of South Korea second and Bradie Tennell of the U.S. third.
Alicia Pineault of Varennes, Que., was 10th, Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., climbed from 18th to 14th and Emily Bausback of Vancouver was 15th.
“I was able to stay focused during the entire program,” said Pineault. “I tried to go for the jumps even though I didn’t feel like it’s wasn’t going to be perfect.
“I focused on the feeling of my jumps and didn’t get too caught up in results,” said Schumacher. “I can only do my job.”
Competition ends Sunday with the men’s free skate.
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OBERTSDORF, Germany – Stephen Gogolev and Joseph Phan were 1-2 in the men’s junior competition to highlight a strong Canadian performance at the Bavarian Open figure skating competition.
Gogolev, from Toronto, totalled 227.68 points placing first in both the short and long programs. Phan, from Laval Que., soared from fifth place after the short, to take the silver with 206.68.
Canadians also grabbed the top two positions in junior pairs. Kelly Ann Laurin of St-Jérôme, Que., and Loucas Ethier of St-Eustache, Que., took the gold with 139.71 edging Gabrielle Levesque of Bridgewater, N.S. and Pier-Alexandre Hudon of St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que., second at 139.57.
There were two sections for the junior women’s competition and Canadians won both. Kaiya Ruiter of Ottawa took the junior 1 with 165.22 while Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., topped the junior 2 with 164.29.
Canada swept the medals in girls novice 2 with Amy Shao Ning Yang of Vancouver first at 114.95, Sara-Maude Dupuis of Anjou, Que., second at 113.88 and Audréanne Foster of Baie-Comeau, Que., third at 98.16.
Michelle Lee of Hamilton took silver in the girls novice 1 with 117.29.
In novice boys, Brendan Wong of Burnaby, B.C., was third and John Kim of Mississauga, Ont., fifth.
The week-long competition, which features a 32-member Canadian squad, ends Sunday.
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SEOUL – Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal in ice dancing on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. successfully defended their title with 213.18 points followed by the Canadian champions at 210.18, a personal best international score. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S., first after the rhythm dance, took the bronze at 208.72.
Dancing to “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell, Gilles/Poirier, from Toronto, produced level-four twizzles, lifts and combination spin on route to their third Four Continents medal of their career. They were third after the rhythm dance.
“We’re both really proud of ourselves,” said Poirier. “This was a really quick turnaround after nationals (last month) so to have higher scores at this event compared to the Grand Prix (in the fall) is really satisfying. We are really pleased with our consistency this season.”
“It’s a great set up for the world championships (March 16-22 in Montreal).”
World junior champions Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of St-Hubert, Que., were fifth and Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver seventh.
“Every competition we keep improving,” said Lagha. “We are learning to deal with all the aspects of competing at the senior level.”
In men’s competition, Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., is also in the medal hunt standing fourth after the short program with 94.03 points. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan leads with 111.82, Boyang Jin of China is second at 95.83 and Jason Brown of the U.S. third at 94.71.
“To go out and skate a clean program just fills me up with the same butterflies as watching my wife walking down the aisle,” said Messing, who skated to Ed Sheeran’s Perfect. “It’s one of the few times I don’t feel like I’m skating alone on the ice. It fills me with such warmth to skate it.”
Nam Nguyen of Toronto is ninth and Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., 17th.
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SEOUL – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michae Marinaro placed first in Thursday’s pairs short program ahead of two Chinese couples, including the reigning world champions, to open the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.
The Canadians confidently skated to Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain”, hitting a triple twist, throw triple loop and side by side triple toe. The ISU Grand Prix Finalists collected a level four for the lift and the side by side spin and posted a personal best of 76.36 points.
“There are definitely a few elements we can execute better,” said Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont. “But we achieved our goal to deliver a better performance than at nationals (last month).”
China’s Cheng Peng and Yang Jin are second at 75.96 while two-time and reigning world champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han, stand third at 73.17.
“We’re never aiming for second,” said Moore-Towers. “It’s always the goal for us to skate our best and if that lands us on top, so be it.”
Evelyn Walsh of London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Trenton, Ont., are sixth and Lubov Ilyushechkina of Toronto and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., are eighth.
“We had to fight for some things but we are happy with how it went,” said Michaud. “We worked well together and used each other’s energy.”
In ice dancing, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto are also in a tight battle standing third after the rhythm dance with a season’s best 83.92 behind two American couples. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue lead at 85.95 and Madison Chock and Evan Bates are second at 85.76.
Gilles/Poirier completed level-four twizzles and a level-four rotational lift in their upbeat program to “Mack and Mabel”
“We’re just very pleased that this program has been constantly improving over the course of the season,” said Poirier. “We need to go out in the free dance and skate to the best of our abilities. Our free dance has been really successful for us this year.”
World junior champions Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of St-Hubert, Que., are fifth and Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver sixth.
“Right now we’re just focusing on the performance and the rest will come,” said Lagha. “We were really in the moment today. It was good.”
Rika Kihira of Japan leads the women’s competition after the short program. Alicia Pineault of Varennes, Que., is 10th, Emily Bausback of Vancouver 14th and Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., 18th.
“It was close to my season’s best in terms of points,” said Pineault. “I was disappointed I wasn’t able to do the triple-triple because it has been consistent all season.”
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OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada is sending four senior skaters, 16 junior skaters and 12 advanced novice skaters for a total 32 skaters to Oberstdorf, Germany for the 2020 Bavarian Open. The event will take place from February 3-9.
CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2020 BAVARIAN OPEN – OBERSTDORF, GERMANY
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Andre Bourgeois, Skate Canada NextGen Director, Marie Bowness of Halifax, N.S., and Laurene Collin Knoblauch of Mississauga, Ont., will be the team leaders at the event. Physiotherapist Pat Stanziano of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Sabrina Wong of Toronto, Ont., and Lorna Schroder of Georgetown, Ont., and Stephanie Lafleur Morin of Ignace, Ont., will be the Canadian officials attending the event.
OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada will be sending 18 skaters to the 2020 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, Korea, from February 3-9, 2020. The championships will welcome the best skaters from the Americas, Asia, Australia and Africa.
Canada will have three skaters in each discipline: men, women, pair and ice dance, for a total of 12 entries and 18 athletes.
Canadian champion, Roman Sadovsky, 19, Vaughn, Ont., will be the first Canadian entry in the men’s discipline. Sadovsky won his first Canadian title in January and is coached by Tracey Wainman and Grzegorz Filipowski at York Region Skating Academy.
Nam Nguyen, 20, Ajax, Ont., will also compete in the men’s discipline for Canada. Nguyen picked up the silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January. He is coached by Robert Burk and trains at the Richmond Hill Training Centre.
The third entry in the men’s discipline is Canadian bronze medallist Keegan Messing, 28, Sherwood Park, Alta. He is coached by Ralph Burghart and trains in Anchorage, Ak.
Emily Bausback, 17, Vancouver, B.C., will be representing Canada in the women’s discipline. She took home the gold medal at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She is coached by Joanne McLeod at Champs International Skating Club of British Columbia.
Alison Schumacher, 17, Tecumseh, Ont., will be the second Canadian entry in the women’s discipline. In January, Schumacher won silver at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She is coached by Tracy Wilson at Riverside Skating Club.
Alicia Pineault, 20, Varennes, Que., will be the final entry in the women’s discipline. She finished fourth at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championship and is coached by Stephane Yvars in Boucherville, Que.
Canadian pair champions Kirsten Moore-Towers, 27, St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro, 27, Sarnia, Ont., will be the first Canadian entry. They are coached by Bruno Marcotte in Oakville, Ont.
Evelyn Walsh, 18, London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud, 23, Trenton, Ont., will be the second pair team representing Canada. The duo finished second at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Alison Purkiss in Brantford, Ont.
Lubov Ilyushechkina, 28, Toronto, Ont., and Charlie Bilodeau, 26, Trois-Pistoles, Que., will be the final pair entry heading to Seoul. This season, the team won the bronze medal in January at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Richard Gauthier in Saint-Leonard, Que.
In ice dance, Canadian champions Piper Gilles, 28, Toronto, Ont., and Paul Poirier, 28, Unionville, Ont., will be one of three teams to represent Canada. They are coached by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs and Jon Lane and train out of Scarborough, Ont.
Marjorie Lajoie, 19, Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha, 20, Saint-Hubert, Que., will be the second Canadian entry in ice dance. The team secured the silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The two are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer in Montreal, Que.
Shane Firus, 25, North Vancouver, B.C., will be the third Canadian entry. They finished third at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal, Que.
Cynthia Ullmark of Canmore, Alta., and Carolyn Allwright of Waterloo, Ont., will be the team leaders at the event. Dr. Laura Cruz of Toronto, Ont., and physiotherapist Scott Fraser of Kingston, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite.
Nicole Leblanc-Richard of Dieppe, N.B., and Veronique Gosselin of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., will be the Canadian officials attending the event.
Amanda Gashi, Skate Canada Communications Manager, will be the media attaché at the event. She can be reached onsite at [email protected] or 613-790-1303.
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ROUEN, France – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., won the bronze medal on Saturday at the French Cup synchronized skating competition.
The Helsinki Rockettes grabbed the gold with 227.48 points followed by their Finnish compatriots Marigold Ice Unity in second at 224.08. Les Suprêmes maintained third place totalling 219.39.
Skating for the Suprêmes were: Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Karianne Bégin, Julia Bernardo, Loriana Cocca, Marie-Ève Comtois, Ariane Conn, Laurie Désilets, Olivia Di Giandomenico, Lisanne Foley, Peter Gerome, Alessia Hart-Lewis, Giulia Hart-Lewis, Grace Carol LeTouzel, Dana Malowany, Agathe Merlier, Andréanne Paradis, Martha Pietrasik, Alessia Polletta and Florence Poulin.
“We felt super proud about our performance,” said Désilets, the team captain. “We really went and gave the performance we had hoped for. We really felt it and the crowd did as well and that gave us more energy. The result is a great outcome for us. We worked really hard the last few weeks.”
In junior competition, Junost from Russia won the gold medal followed by two teams from Finland: Dream Edges in second place and Musketeers in third.
The two Canadian entries dropped in the standings. Nexxice from Burlington, Ont. went from fifth after Friday’s short to sixth while Les Suprêmes juniors slid from fourth to sixth overall. There were 14 teams.
The Nexxice skaters were: Christina Au, Ninna Blom, Savana Bosco, Kayleigh Cheung, Avery Clark, Alice Douplik, Vasiliki Victoria Kiriakou, Cassandra Leung, Natalie Leung, Kathryn Malott, Abbey McMurray, Victoria Morgado, Noora Naatsaari, Mya Napier, Matilda Nilsson, Miriam Pedrozo, Lauren Pollack, Beatrice Sassi and Angela Yang.
Skating for les Suprêmes were Jade Deschênes, Solène Aymard, Émilie Beaucage, Julia Caponi, Alona Chabalin-Zea, Alice Cormier, Thea Dimbu, Natasha Gligorijevic, Victoria Gligorijevic, Charlotte Grutter, Josephine Kawa, Astrid Kumpulainen, Audrey-Ann Lajeunesse, Audrey Landrey, Mia Lasalle, Olivia Ronca, Simona Ronca, Lauren Santori, Frédérique Savard and Sara Squalli.
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ROUEN, France – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., are on track for a second international medal this season after placing third in Friday’s short program at the French Cup synchronized skating competition.
Marigold from Russia is first with 79.35 points, Rockettes from Finland are second at 78.12 and les Suprêmes follow at 77.27. Back in November, les Suprêmes took the bronze at the California Cup in Irvine.
Skating for the Suprêmes on Friday were: Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Karianne Bégin, Julia Bernardo, Loriana Cocca, Marie-Ève Comtois, Ariane Conn, Laurie Désilets, Olivia Di Giandomenico, Lisanne Foley, Peter Gerome, Alessia Hart-Lewis, Giulia Hart-Lewis, Grace Carol LeTouzel, Dana Malowany, Agathe Merlier, Andréanne Paradis, Martha Pietrasik and Alessia Polletta.
“We’re super happy about our scores,” said Désilets. “It was not perfect but we felt we brought the public into our world and displayed how important it is to work as a team. We hope to do the same in the free which will about the environment. It’s something we believe in and we want to bring everybody with us.”
Canada’s two entries in the junior event are also in the medal chase ranking fourth and fifth in Friday’s short program.
In the junior competition, Junost from Russia is first with 68.99, Dream Edges from Finland are second at 68.14 followed by another Finnish entry, Musketeers, in third at 66.40.
Les Suprêmes juniors are in fourth spot at 65.15 and Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., follow in fifth at 62.73. There are 14 teams entered. Both Canadian teams are tuning up for the world junior championships later this winter.
Skating for les Suprêmes are Jade Deschênes, Solène Aymard, Émilie Beaucage, Julia Caponi, Alona Chabalin-Zea, Alice Cormier, Thea Dimbu, Natasha Gligorijevic, Victoria Gligorijevic, Charlotte Grutter, Josephine Kawa, Astrid Kumpulainen, Audrey-Ann Lajeunesse, Audrey Landrey, Mia Lasalle, Olivia Ronca, Simona Ronca, Lauren Santori, Frédérique Savard and Sara Squalli.
“We really enjoyed our skate,” said Deschênes. “There was a great atmosphere here and we are excited about being in France to perform our programs. We can’t wait to show our Matrix free program to the audience. It is something totally different from today.”
The Nexxice skaters are Christina Au, Ninna Blom, Savana Bosco, Kayleigh Cheung, Avery Clark, Alice Douplik, Vasiliki Victoria Kiriakou, Cassandra Leung, Natalie Leung, Kathryn Malott, Abbey McMurray, Victoria Morgado, Noora Naatsaari, Mya Napier, Matilda Nilsson, Miriam Pedrozo, Lauren Pollack, Beatrice Sassi and Angela Yang.
“In practice we’ve been working on improving our focus, the elements and the technical aspects of our skate,” said Napier. “For the most part today we achieved that.”
“It was an aggressive fierce skate,” added Clark. “When things didn’t go our way, we fought through it and tried our best to keep it together.”
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OTTAWA, ON: Canada will be sending three synchronized skating teams to the 26th annual 2020 French Cup, in Rouen, France from January 31-February 2, 2020. This event is an ISU (International Skating Union) sanctioned event and will see teams competing in novice, junior and senior.
In junior, NEXXICE junior will be the first of two junior teams representing Canada. This season, the team finished third at the California Cup and most recently qualified for the 2020 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships after finishing second at the annual Winterfest competition. The team is coached by Trish Perdue-Mills.
Les Supremes junior will be the second team representing Canada in France. Earlier this season, the team won bronze at Lumiere Cup and most recently won gold at Winterfest, qualifying them for the 2020 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. They are coached by Marylin Langlois.
In senior, Les Supremes senior will be the lone team representing Canada. This season, the team won bronze at the California Cup. They are coached by Marylin Langlois and Pascal Denis.
Mary Ellen McDonald, Senior Director, Operations, will be the team leader at the event. Andrew Bosco of Thorold, Ont., will be the Canadian official attending the event.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Canada’s Team Nova from St-Hubert Que., took fifth spot in senior competition and sixth in junior on Saturday at the Leon Lurje Trophy synchronized skating event.
In the senior event, Paradise from Russia won the gold with 231.85 points with Unique from Finland second at 227.61 and Crystal Ice from Russia third at 223.44.
Nova ranked fourth for its free skate on Saturday to climb from sixth to fifth overall at 207.31 just ahead of Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., in sixth at 206.12.
The skaters for Nova were: Noémie Beaucage, Anouk Bégin, Sarah Bousquet-St-Laurent, Maya Cardillo, Laurence Darveau, Laura Derome, Selena Fortin, Audrey Hébert, Maude Héon Grandchamp, Evelynn Janacek, Noémie Julien, Audrey Martel, Elizabeth Morin, Safia Moussaoui, Léonie Nadeau, Alycia O’Leary, Tessa Sarret, Satia Lin Tétreault and Émilie Villeneuve.
“I’m super proud of our team,” said Darveau. “It was a great performance and all of the elements were there.”
NEXXICE Senior
The skaters for Nexxice were: Nadine Banholzer, Nyah Bay, Kelly Britten, Megan Brown, Molly Coxon, Emma Daigle, Jasmine Gagnon, Elisa Giuliani, Abbey Glumpak, Carleigh Gorrigsen, Lauren Hatfield, Jana Jambresic, Taylor Johnston, Elizabeth McKenna, Tegan Orr, Robbie-Lynn Puspoky, Nicole Schulz, Riley Strassguertl, Sophia Tong and Alessandra Toso.
“It was definitely a learning experience for us,” said Britten. “We’re going to move on from here and work hard to improve for our next competition.”
In junior competition, both Canadian teams improved in their free skates but couldn’t move up the overall standings.
Russian teams were 1-2 with Sunrise first at 202.46 and Crystal Ice second at 196.81. Fintastic from Finland was third at 193.35.
Nova Junior produced the fifth best free program but remained sixth with 167.79 while Ice Ignite Junior from Ilderton, Ont., ranked 10th for its free but stayed in 12th overall.
Nova Junior
The skaters for Nova junior were: Amy Morency, Justine Fournier, Méghane Beaudry, Janie Bréard, Lauren Janusauska, Alexia Gaudet, Marilou Albert, Morgan Bennett, Éloise Goupil, Élodie Roy, Sophie Caron, Simone Florence, Chloé Au, Léa-Jeanne Tremblay, Norah Braun, Myriam Quévillon, Noémie Tremblay, Stephania Gaul and Vanessa Hopkins.
The theme of their program was Romeo and Juliet.
“We were really pleased with how we were able to elevate the crowd with our emotions,” said Bréard. “It was the best performance and score we could have done at this point in the season. We poured our hearts out tonight on the ice. We showed the judges the range of our expressions and our skating was great.”
The theme of their program was Angels which was telling a story of saying goodbye to a loved one.
“We were all really happy when we finished,” said Hensen. “We did leave some points on the ice and there is way more room to grow this program. We are excited to get home and train for our programs even harder as we prepare for our next competition.”
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