team canada - Blossom on Ice

October 23, 2019June 15, 2020

Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro: “This year we are trying to make a huge step forward”.

Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro paired up in 2014. Together they are the 2019 Canadian national champions, the 2019 Four Continents silver medallists, and have won medals on both the Grand Prix and Challenger series, including gold at the 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy and 2017 U.S. International Classic.

They talk about the Nebelhorn Trophy, their new programs, their recent move from Montreal to Oakville, and more.

You opened this season at Nebelhorn Trophy, where you placed first both in the short and free program. How do you feel about your performance in Oberstdorf?

Michael:

It was a good starting place for our first competition of the season. This year we are definitely trying to make a huge step forward, so that we can be competitive with the big teams. That’s the main goal for us.

Kirsten:

Yes, it was a starting point for sure. It wasn’t perfect, we lost a few levels but, as we run our programs, we’re learning where our sticky parts are, where we need some adjusting. Overall we were very pleased with how we skated at the Nebelhorn Trophy.

October 21, 2019June 15, 2020

Nam Nguyen: “It’s going to be a great Nationals this year.”

The 2019 Skate Canada International is the second event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. It will be held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia from October 25–27. The 2014 World Junior champion, 2014 Skate America bronze medallist and a two-time Canadian national champion (2015, 2019) Canada’s Nam Nguyen is among the competing skaters.

He talks about his university studies, tough competition at Nationals, Worlds in Canada, touring with Stars on Ice, and more.

Apart from being a competitive skater, you’re also a student, and you coach kids in your free time. How do you manage to make time for all of the activities?

My coach and I, we just build the schedule around for the year and we try to be smart with what to do. Obviously the priority is training first, and then school, and then, if I have time and I have enough energy, I can coach. At the same time, I rarely have time off during the week. I’m very busy throughout the entire day.

October 15, 2019June 15, 2020

Roman Sadovsky: “Don’t feel that I fully performed my programs the way I could”

Canada’s Roman Sadovsky has won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and represented Canada at three World Junior Championships. Last week, he placed 3rd with 222.23 points at The 2019 Finlandia Trophy, which is the sixth in a series of ten events of the 2019-20 Figure Skating Challenger Series.

After the free skate, Roman commented on his performance.

Are you satisfied with your performance here in Finland?

I think yes and no. I was really happy with the short program, with a small mistake at the end. The long one went similarly, where the first half was really good, but the second half not so much. So I just hope that I can keep my training going.