There’s quite the battle brewing for the pre-novice ice dance medals at the Skate Canada Junior Nationals in Brampton, Ont.
And Lisa Casselman and Ryan Behnia of the Nepean Skating Club are right in the middle of it. Casselman and Behnia posted a score of 23.55 in Thursday’s compulsories to stand third behind a pair of Quebec teams — Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Anthony Quintal (24.70) and Marie-Philippe Vincent/Kevin Pierro (23.78).
Right behind Casselman and Behnia in fourth are another Quebec couple, Penelope Mondion and Benoit Gagnon (23.25).
That the Nepean duo are in the hunt for the medals shouldn’t be a surprise: They recorded the highest score of any duo at the East and West Challenges back in December. And they got stronger as the day went on Thursday, finishing fourth in the first compulsory and a solid second-best in the other.
We’ll know how it all shakes down later tonight — the free dance final is scheduled for a 5:55 start.
*** They spread the gold medals all around the country in Thursday’s juvenile finals. The new champs included B.C.’s Nam Nguyen (men), Quebec’s Roxanne Rheault (women, with an impressive 43.23 score), Saskatchewan’s Tara Hancherow and Paul-Romi Poulin (pairs), and Elisabeth Dyer and Tayor Dilley of Alberta (ice dance).
*** Nepean’s Sarah and Steven Clarke wound up fifth in juvenile dance, while Elizabeth Comeau of the Gloucester Skating Club placed ninth among juvenile women. Hillary DesRoches of Pembroke and Renfrew’s Spencer Yakaback were seventh in juvenile ice dance.
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