TORONTO – Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame today announced the Class of 2014. The Athletes who were announced and recognized with Canada’s highest sporting honour are ski jumping champion, Horst Bulau, pioneer of the superpipe event, Sarah Burke, dual sport champion, Pierre Harvey, women’s hockey pioneer, Geraldine Heaney, figure skating superstar, Elizabeth Manley and Canada’s […]
OTTAWA, ON: Tickets for the 2014 Skate Canada International will go on sale this Friday, April 25 at 10:00 a.m. (PT). This year’s event takes place in Kelowna, B.C., at Prospera Place from October 31 – November 2, 2014. All-event tickets cost $135-$185, plus applicable surcharges and can be purchased online at www.selectyourtickets.com, by phone […]
The officials of figure skating are a diverse bunch, often misunderstood, often underestimated, sometimes undervalued. They are the glue that holds the sport together, but they sit seemingly silently in their seats, judging what they see, figuring it all out, pushing all the buttons, letting their fingers do the talking. What would a figure skating […]
KELOWNA ─ Premier Christy Clark today has announced $100,000 in support of Skate Canada International which will bring international competitors and visitors to Kelowna this fall. “Skate Canada International will bring the world’s best skaters and our future Olympians to Kelowna for an event that will attract thousands of visitors,” said Premier Clark. “I know […]
We are continuing our coverage of the various roles officials play in figure skating. Yesterday we featured the data specialist and the evaluator in our celebration of Officials Day in Canada (happening tomorrow), today we look at the judge and the referee! JUDGE Definition: A judge is a volunteer who has been trained to judge […]
This Wednesday, April 16, the country will be celebrating Officials Day in Canada! Our sport depends on officials, from club test days all the way to high caliber events like the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and the Olympic Games. At Skate Canada all of our officials are volunteers. These selfless people give up a […]
OTTAWA, ON: Last night in a ceremony in Toronto, Ont., Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were honoured by the Ontario Government for their success in sport. Each year the province recognizes athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and sponsors for their outstanding performances in both national and international arenas. Patrick Chan, 23, Toronto, Ont., won […]
When Shanti Suppiah found out the Canadian Olympic Committee had selected her to be a volunteer at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, she could hardly contain her excitement. “I had to close my office door and kind of compose myself,” admitted Suppiah, “and then there was a bit of jumping up and down.” Up […]
COURMAYEUR, Italy – Nexxice from the Burlington (Ont.) Skating Club won the silver medal for Canada for the third straight year on Saturday at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships. Marigold Ice Unity from Finland took the gold with 223.45 points, Nexxice moved from third after the short program to second with 220.88 and Rockettes […]
Deanna Wright is the most intrepid of costume designers. Ballpoint needles, sergers, stretchy fabrics, scissors, pins and fingers all fly when the synchronized skaters of the world need to step out, spiffed appropriately, at competition time. And that’s where Wright comes in. Imagine her task: costumes for 21 skaters per team: 20 skirts, (and one […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada announced today that its qualifying event for the national championships will be held for the first time in Montreal, Que. The 2015 Skate Canada Challenge will take place from December 3-7, 2014 at Sportplexe 4 Glaces Pierrefonds. Over 500 of the finest skaters from across Canada will participate in the 2015 […]
COURMAYEUR, Italy – Nexxice from the Burlington (Ont.) Skating Club is in third place after Friday’s short program at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships. Two teams from Finland lead the field with Marigold Ice Unity first at 76.14 points and Rockettes second at 74.98 points. Nexxice, which performed the Midnight Waltz from Cinderella, produced […]