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Canada’s Liam Firus wins bronze medal at Warsaw Cup

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WARSAW – Liam Firus of North Vancouver earned his second medal this season on the ISU Challenger Series figure skating circuit on Sunday placing third in men’s competition at the Warsaw Cup.

Matteo Rizzo of Italy took the gold with 232.98 points followed by Stephane Walker of Switzerland at 204.48 and Firus, also third after the short program, with 200.71.

‘’It wasn’t the performance I wanted,’’ said Firus, also third at the U.S. International earlier this season. ‘’Still it’s a step in the right direction my goal is to be up there at the national championships and it’s all about pacing the season properly and figuring out what to tweak.’’

On Saturday, Emy Decelles of Baie-Comeau, Que., was sixth in women’s competition while in ice dancing Sarah Arnold of Waterloo, Ont., and Thomas Williams of Okotoks, Alta., were eighth and Molly Lanaghan of Scarborough, Ont., and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Ajax, Ont., were 10th.

Full results: ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2017

Canada’s Liam Firus in medal hunt at Warsaw Cup

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WARSAW – Liam Firus of North Vancouver is in third place after Saturday’s men’s short program at the Warsaw Cup, part of the ISU’s Challenger Series figure skating circuit.

Matteo Rizzo of Italy stands first with 75.64 points, Stephane Walker of Switzerland is second at 68.92 and Firus follows at 66.58 out of 19 entries.

The ice dance and women’s events were completed on Saturday.

In women’s competition, Serafima Sakhanovich led Russia to a 1-2 finish. Emy Decelles of Baie-Comeau, Que., was sixth.

‘’I performed under my expectations,’’ said Decelles, 19. ‘’I’m pleased with my technical points but disappointed to pop two of my jumps. The big thing to work on is managing my emotions on the ice.’’

In ice dancing, Betina Popova and Sergey Mozgov of Russia earned the gold. Sarah Arnold of Waterloo, Ont., and Thomas Williams of Okotoks, Alta., were eighth and Molly Lanaghan of Scarborough, Ont., and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Ajax, Ont., were 10th.

Arnold returned to competition after a five-year retirement from the sport last season. She is in her second year with Williams.

‘’It was probably two of our strongest skates so far as team,’’ said Arnold about the event. ‘’We are really starting to gel. The practices have been going well and it was nice to finally duplicate what we’ve been doing in practice. For my part, I’m feeling more and more comfortable on the ice.’’

Lanaghan and Razgulajevs have been together for eight months.

‘’The performance was good,’’ said Razgulajevs. ‘’We wanted to please the crowd and we achieved that. We continued to work on our speed and power and that seemed to keep improving.’’

Competition ends Sunday.

Full results: ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2017

Skate Canada skaters in Poland for Warsaw Cup

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have four entries, for a total of six skaters, competing at the 2017 Warsaw Cup in Warsaw, Poland, from November 16-19, 2017. Canada will have one entry per discipline in men and ladies, and two entries in ice dance at the eighth event on the 2017 ISU Challenger Series.

Liam Firus, 25, North Vancouver, B.C., will be the Canadian entry in men’s. He won the bronze medal at his first ISU Challenger Series assignment of the season, the 2017 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. Firus is coached by Bruno Marcotte in Sainte-Julie, Que.

Emy Decelles, 19, Baie-Comeau, Que., will be the sole Canadian entry in the ladies category. This will be her first ISU Challenger Series assignment. Last season, Decelles finished 10th at the 2017 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She is coached by Yvan Desjardins in Rosemère, Que.

Sarah Arnold, 27, Waterloo, Ont., and Thomas Williams, 26, Okotoks, Alta., are the first of two Canadian entries in ice dance. This will also be their first ISU Challenger Series assignment. Last season, they placed sixth at the 2017 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Arnold and Williams are coached by Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe in Burnaby, B.C.

Molly Lanaghan, 18, Doncaster, England, and Dmitre Razgulajevs, 20, Ajax, Ont., will be the second Canadian entry in ice dance. This will be their first international assignment since teaming up. They are coached by Carol Lane, Jon Lane, and Juris Razgulajevs in Scarborough, Ont.

Carolyn Allwright of Waterloo, Ont., will be travelling with the Canadian team as team leader and physiotherapist Pat Stanziano of Oakville, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Reaghan Fawcett-Fortin of Aurora, Ont., will be the sole Canadian official at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2017 WARSAW CUP

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Men Liam Firus 25 North Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver SC Bruno Marcotte
Ladies Emy Decelles 19 Baie-Comeau, Que. CPA Baie Comeau Yvan Desjardins
Ice Dance Sarah Arnold / Thomas Williams 27/26 Waterloo, Ont. / Okotoks, Alta. Champs International Skating Centre / Calalta FSC Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe
Ice Dance Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs 18/20 Doncaster, England / Ajax, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Scarboro FSC Carol Lane / Jon Lane / Juris Razgulajevs