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Ruest and Wolfe earn Canada’s best result at ISU Grand Prix

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GRENOBLE, France – Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe earned Canada’s best result on Saturday at the ISU Grand Prix with a sixth place finish in pairs and a personal best score.

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov led Russia to a 1-2 finish with Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. third.

Ruest, from Rimouski, Que., and Wolfe, from Calgary, equaled their result from Skate America two weeks ago with a sixth place but bettered their overall score to 166.15, a two pint improvement on their previous best set in a fifth place finish at last year’s Grand Prix in France.

“There were some technical mistakes we had to deal but overall we’re happy with both programs,” said Wolfe. “We showed some great quality lifts, improvements in our twist and bettered our component scores.”

In men’s competition the top-three remained the same with two-time world champion Nathan Chen of the U.S. first with 297.16 points. Alexander Samarin of Russia took the silver at 265.10 and Kevin Aymoz of France was third at 254.64.

Nicolas Nadeau of Boisbriand, Que., opened with triple Axel triple toe combo on route to the sixth best free skate to climb from ninth to seventh overall.

“I was really frustrated with my short program, so I’m happy I was able to redeem myself with the long,” said Nadeau, seventh at Skate Canada International last week. “I did full on plan A in my free. I got all my spins levels, I didn’t let go of any points, did all my stuff and I’m really happy with how it turned out.”

Nadeau was also pleased with the progress of his quad toe.

“It’s not very stable right now, it’s my Hail Mary jump,” he said. “It was on two feet today, but I was still up and my butt didn’t touch the ice.”

World champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance competition with 222.24. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. were second at 204.84 and Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy were third at 203.34.

Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver remained seventh at 175.80.

“We gave two performances we were proud of,” said Soucisse. “It wasn’t the scores we wanted but we really have something to build on.”

The fourth stop on the circuit is next Friday and Saturday in China.

Full results: ISU GP Internationaux de France de Patinage 2019

Canadians in seventh at Grand Prix in France

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GRENOBLE, France – Canadians are seventh in pairs and ice dancing after Friday’s short programs at the Internationaux de France, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

In ice dancing, world champions, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France are in first place after the rhythm dance with 88.69 points followed by Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. at 80.69. Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy are third at 79.65.

Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver are in seventh place.

“It was a good performance, pretty much how it was in training,” Firus told @GoldenSkate “We skated with good energy and the crowd was great. The room for improvement is huge.”

Russians are 1-2 in pairs after the short program led by Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin in first. Camille Ruest of Rimouski, Que., and Andrew Wolfe of Calgary sit in seventh place.

In men’s competition, two-time world champion Nathan Chen of the U.S. compiled 102.48 points for top spot after the short. Alexander Samarin of Russia is second at 98.48 and Kevin Aymoz of France third at 82.50.

Nicolas Nadeau of Blainville, Que., is ninth.

Canada has no entries in the women’s event.

Competition ends Saturday with the free skates.

Full results: ISU GP Internationaux de France de Patinage 2019

Five Canadian skaters headed to Grenoble for Internationaux de France

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OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada will be competing at the third stop of the 2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series in Grenoble, France from November 1-3, 2019.

In the men’s category, Nicolas Nadeau will represent Canada. This season, Nadeau finished seventh at Skate Canada International. He is coached by Yvan Desjardins in Boisbriand, Que.

In the pairs category, Camille Ruest and Drew Wolfe will be competing for Canada. The team finished sixth at Skate America earlier this season. They are coached by Richard Gauthier in Saint-Leonard, Que.

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus will be the lone ice dance team representing Canada. This season, the team finished third at U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. They are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal, Que.

Carolyn Allright of Waterloo, Ont., will be the Canadian leader at the event. Physiotherapist Karen Seymour of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Janice Hunter of Vancouver, B.C., will be Canadian official attending the event.

For more information, please visit www.isu.org

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE – GRENOBLE, FRANCE

DISCIPLINE NAME AGE HOMETOWN CLUB COACH
Men Nicolas Nadeau 22 Boisbriand, Que. CPA Boisbriand Yvan Desjardins
Pair Camille Ruest / Drew Wolfe 25/24 Rimouski, Que. / Calgary, Alta. CPA Rimouski / Glencoe Club Richard Gauthier
Ice Dance Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus 24/25 Montreal, Que. / North Vancouver, B.C. CPA Repentigny / CPA Repentigny Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon