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00:00:00At Skating, PJ here, otherwise known as PJ Kuang, and I am here with one of my favorite people,
00:00:05Adam Shoemaker from Jackson Skates, one of the proud partners of Skate Ontario. Adam,
00:00:10thank you for talking to me today. Thank you so much. I always enjoy having a conversation with
00:00:14you. Well, how many rinks do we see each other in in the background? A lot. At the end of the day,
00:00:18we always joke, another rink, another weekend. Here we are. That is for sure. We are in Oshawa
00:00:25and we are here for the Junior and Senior Skate Ontario Sectional Championships.
00:00:29What can you tell me about Jackson's involvement? You are here as a, not a vendor, supplier,
00:00:35whatever. What do we call that? When you are out there in the lobby and people can come see you.
00:00:40I am here as part of the program, part of what Skate Ontario, what Skate Canada,
00:00:44what everybody is doing in skating. I am here to help our athletes to provide whatever we are doing
00:00:50with the correct information to support. Anybody has a problem, they come to me and they know that
00:00:56they can count on whatever we need to do to help them get back on the ice and make sure they are
00:00:59competing properly. After all, this guy is a problem solver extraordinaire. So, let's talk
00:01:05a little bit about your involvement with Skate Ontario. As I mentioned, you are a partner,
00:01:09but you are also sort of the proud partner of our club modernization project. Yes. So,
00:01:15what we are trying to do is we are trying to bring some clubs that are looking for help with their
00:01:19resources. We are trying to bring them into 2024. So, talk to me about what you guys are doing.
00:01:26The amazing partnership that we are able to put together with this is that we are able to provide
00:01:31the correct information to get quality skates on our skaters' feet to help them provide
00:01:35everything that we are doing. As skaters are developing, we need to make sure that they have
00:01:40the tools to be able to do the stuff to make it fun, to make it easy. We want that positive
00:01:44experience all the time on the ice. So, by us working together with Skate Ontario to be able
00:01:49to get the skaters on the ice, we all have a great time. We do indeed. Scott Ratchak, who's our
00:01:55high performance director, he is up to his elbows in this, that's for sure. This is really important
00:02:02to him. And all of us as former skaters, we cannot underestimate the value of good equipment.
00:02:08So, talk to me about the different levels that Jackson has. So, absolutely. Scott is driving hard to
00:02:14be able to keep our skaters absolutely performing at their best. We want them to, first of all, we
00:02:21always go back to that fun aspect, that fun part of skating, the whole joy of why we're here in the
00:02:25first place. Everything that we build from our recreational stuff up to our top level, Olympic
00:02:31level, competitive. We have many skaters who've won Olympic champions on our stuff and been with
00:02:36us for their whole skating career. Going through the proper support, the proper fit, all the tools
00:02:42set up, doing the right thing. Now, for coaches, you have equipment for coaches, I was one of them,
00:02:50but I know that for the coaches, it's really important for them to understand the value of
00:02:54good equipment. Can you talk to me about that? Certainly. Helping the coaches to be able to
00:02:59understand the different levels and the different support levels, different pick profiles, rocker
00:03:03profiles, to be able to best suit what that skater needs to be able to do their specific
00:03:09job on the ice. Every skater is different, every skater has their own individual
00:03:14setup that they require because we're not all the same. You're different, you like the things you
00:03:18like, I'm different, I like the things that I like. My skating style requires a certain
00:03:23setup, a certain support level in the boot and a certain pick profile to be able to help me do my
00:03:29job. That's where bringing the education pieces out to be able to help you understand why option
00:03:37A, option B and option C are different, but they're also going to help all your skaters do the right
00:03:41things. As skaters get further into development in Skate Ontario and figure skating in their clubs,
00:03:48in this club modernization project, one of the things that I think that maybe people who don't
00:03:52know figure skating won't understand is that it's not a boot as a boot is a boot as a boot,
00:03:58which is not the same as about, which is a different Canadian accent, but I'm talking
00:04:02about we have lots of different disciplines within figure skating. We've got single skating,
00:04:06we've got pair skating, we've got ice dance, we've got synchronized skating.
00:04:10Are there, is there equipment to sort of suit all of those different scenarios? Absolutely, yes.
00:04:16Once we get in, once we get beyond that learn to skate program and introducing to that star
00:04:21skate as we're developing into not just learn to skate as now we're becoming athletes,
00:04:28different designs, different boot profiles are built to specialize and work for that skater's
00:04:36specific requirements. Ice dance, typically traditionally they want a little bit more
00:04:41flexion, a little bit more toe point extension to really have that long line. And a shorter boot.
00:04:45And that's where that shorter boot design comes in, is that allows for that full extension of the
00:04:51toe, making it look pretty, making it look fantastic, making it look amazing on the ice.
00:04:56Whereas a free skater or a single skater or a pair skater, they're traditionally wanting a
00:05:01little bit higher boot because they need the support and the control to be able to have
00:05:04their ankles in position on the landing of every jump, on the man's feet, underneath the lift and
00:05:12everything that they are, have their skates going where they need them to go. And what about
00:05:17synchro skating? Synchro skating, that's a little bit of a hybrid because you've got many different
00:05:23parts on the ice on that team. So you have your bases, your lifters on the ice, you have your
00:05:28flyers who are the team, the skaters that are in the air. You have the other elements that come
00:05:33into play. So we have actually a wide variety of different types of skates on the whole team.
00:05:38Some are in the lower cut because they are the flyers or they're the desk spirals. And then the
00:05:44other ones who are the bases who are doing the other part, they have a little bit higher
00:05:48traditionally to be able to have the support and control for their skaters or for their teammates
00:05:52that are above their head. Let's say I'm in one of those club modernization clubs. Are the
00:05:58coaches able to access equipment as well? I know that I have two different pair of Jackson skates,
00:06:03one leather and one that sort of soft tech, I think it's called. Super comfortable, it's like
00:06:07wearing pajamas. Not pajamas, slippers. Slippers. Not pajamas. Anyway, what can you say to the
00:06:14coaches about their own equipment, the importance of it? Well, the importance of comfort. First and
00:06:19foremost, we want the coaches to be pleased and happy on the ice. An uncomfortable pair of skates
00:06:25makes your work environment very challenging, very unhappy because would you go out and have
00:06:32an uncomfortable pair of shoes on your feet when you're doing anything else? No. On the ice, helping
00:06:36your skaters, helping the club do all the things, proper fitting, proper support, not necessarily
00:06:43maybe a little bit softer so it's not too stiff, but also supportive enough so you can still
00:06:47demonstrate all your elements to your skaters, making sure that they have everything that were
00:06:51happening. So just like with the club modernization program, for people looking for skates, they get
00:06:57to go where to find Jackson Skates? Well, we can go to any one of our Jackson Authorized Retailers.
00:07:02You can go to our website and go to our Find a Dealer section and connect with any one of them
00:07:07and they'll be able to help you out. And that website is? JacksonUltima.com. Wonderful. Ultima
00:07:12with a U, not an A. Ultima, yes. Ultima. I am Skating PJ. I would like to thank Adam Shoemaker
00:07:19for taking the time to speak with me today. Jackson Skates, come visit him. We're here in
00:07:23Oshawa. Bye for now. Thanks, PJ.
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00:33:08good morning everyone and welcome to the skate ontario november sectional series
00:33:13and the 2025 skate ontario junior and senior sectional championships at the dell park home
00:33:20center hosted by skate ontario and the oshawa skating club the next event is pre-novice pair
00:33:26short program i invite the following skaters to the ice for a six-minute warm-up luna shu
00:33:33caden oh young i am sai lucas port leah northway and aiden armstrong
00:33:43we're pleased to introduce our officials for this event referee margie lambert judges sarah
00:33:53coombs brendan tossed maggie aziz lorna schroeder jessica whisker marion dyke and charlene jordan
00:34:02technical controller andrea derby technical specialists jeff can and diana tomiedo
00:34:13why
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00:34:59yeah you can be the greatest you can be the best you can be the king
00:35:04on your chest
00:35:06you can beat the world you can beat the war you can talk to god
00:35:16you can be a master don't wait for love
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00:35:48you can walk straight through hell with a smile
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00:39:56the first competitors represent milton skating club
00:40:00please welcome luna shu and kayden oh young
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00:43:50i hear the drums echoing tonight
00:43:54cheers only whispers of some quiet conversation
00:44:02she's coming in 12 35
00:44:06in the games reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
00:44:14i stopped an old man along the way hoping to find some more forgotten words or ancient melodies
00:44:25he turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you
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00:44:49the short program score for luna shu and kayden oh young is 22.12
00:44:55June the next skaters represent brandt figure skating club please welcome i am sign and lucas
00:45:06port
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00:45:21you got the invitation you've got the right address you need the medication the answer's
00:45:27always yes a little chance could be the one you've waited for just squeeze a bit more
00:45:36tonight we're on a mission tonight's the casting call this is the real audition oh god help us all
00:45:43you make the right impression and everybody knows your name
00:45:58someone in the crowd will take you where you want to go if you're the someone ready
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00:47:43It's the light of day, our sun.
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00:48:01It's the light of day, our sun.
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00:48:13I am Cy and Lucas Porte.
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00:53:45I invite the following skaters to the ice for a six minute warm up.
00:53:50Nicole Pacheco and Art Junkin, Aliyah Tang and Ryan Cliff,
00:53:55Namitha Kartha and Brendan Yang.
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00:54:38The short program score for Leah Northway and Aidan Armstrong is 28.44.
00:54:44They are currently in first place.
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00:58:52Skaters, there's one minute remaining in your warm-up.
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00:59:51Skaters, your warm-up time has ended.
00:59:53Please leave the ice. Thank you.
01:00:06The next competitors represent Milton Skating Club.
01:00:09Please welcome Isabel Pacheco and Art Tompkins.
01:00:14Please give them a warm welcome.
01:00:16Please be seated.
01:00:18A round of applause for Isabel Pacheco.
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01:00:40And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:00:50Having words to fit is true
01:00:57So you just say blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:01:04If I could write some words, don't you know
01:01:12Still the people will say cha-cha-cha, let's go
01:01:19So we'll just leave it this way
01:01:25And we'll say it's the blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:01:34Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha
01:01:45Blah-blah-blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:01:49And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:01:53Having words to fit is true
01:01:57So you just say blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:01If I could write some words, don't you know
01:02:06Still the people will say cha-cha-cha, let's go
01:02:10So we'll just leave it this way
01:02:13And we'll say it's the blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:17Blah-blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:21And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:25Having words to fit is true
01:02:28So you just say blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:32Blah-blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:36And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:40Having words to fit is true
01:02:44So you just say blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:48Blah-blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:52And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:55Blah-blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:02:59And this is called a blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:03:03Having words to fit is true
01:03:07So you just say blah-blah-cha-cha-cha
01:03:11Blah-blah-blah-cha-cha
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01:03:21Isabelle Pacheco and Art Tompkins
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01:03:33playing in bright rhythm
01:03:44playing in bright rhythm
01:03:50Knocked in a stalemate
01:03:53The man buys an old
01:03:58Rock in a hard place
01:04:01It's battery controlled
01:04:08What am I waiting for
01:04:11As he fades beneath
01:04:16My form is untransformed
01:04:20playing in bright rhythm
01:04:35playing in bright rhythm
01:04:41playing in bright rhythm
01:04:48playing in bright rhythm
01:05:00The Short Program score for Isabelle Pacheco and Art Tompkins is 24.39.
01:05:07They are currently in second place.
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01:05:12The next skaters represent Milton Skating Club and Brandt Figure Skating Club.
01:05:17Please welcome Alia Teng and Ryan Cliff.
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01:05:35playing in bright rhythm
01:05:39playing in bright rhythm
01:05:46Lola wants you
01:05:49Whatever Lola wants
01:05:54Lola gets
01:05:57And little man, little Lola wants you
01:06:05Make up your mind to her
01:06:10No regrets
01:06:14Resign yourself, recline yourself, you're through
01:06:21I always get
01:06:25What I aim for
01:06:29And your heart and soul
01:06:33Is what I came for
01:06:36playing in bright rhythm
01:07:06playing in bright rhythm
01:07:15Whatever Lola wants
01:07:20Lola gets
01:07:23And little man, little Lola wants you
01:07:31Make up your mind to her
01:07:35No regrets
01:07:39Recline yourself, recline yourself, you're through
01:07:47Whatever Lola wants
01:07:52Lola gets
01:07:55Take off your coat
01:07:58Don't you know you can't win
01:08:03You're no exception to the rule
01:08:08I'm irresistible, you fool
01:08:12Give in
01:08:16Give in, give in, give in, give in
01:08:21Give in
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01:08:32Aaliyah Tang and Ryan Cliff
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