SALT LAKE CITY – This time there were no mishaps in the free dance for Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver as they won the bronze medal Saturday in ice dancing at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. The competition was the third stop on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) […]
GDANSK, Poland – Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara of Vancouver improved their score and equaled their result from their last appearance on the ISU Junior Grand Prix placing fourth in ice dancing Saturday at the fifth stop on the circuit. Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik of the U.S.won the gold medal with 174.68, Loicia Demougeot […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver are in third spot after Friday’s rhythm dance at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. The competition is the third stop on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) 2019 Challenger Series. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. grabbed […]
GDANSK, Poland – Canadian novice champions Kelly Ann Laurin of Saint-Jerôme, Que., and Loucas Ethier of St-Eustache, Que., placed sixth in pairs to conclude their international debut Friday at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Apollinariia Panfilova and Dmitry Rylov of Russia won the gold medal ahead of Kate […]
OTTAWA, ON : Skate Canada is pleased to announce four new members into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. The class of 2019 includes athlete Veronica Clarke, and in the professional disciplines, coach Lee Barkell, choreographer David Wilson, and builder Audrey Williams. Veronica Clarke, of Toronto, Ont., was a skating pioneer in women’s singles, pairs, dance […]
OTTAWA, ON: The worlds most decorated figure skaters, Tessa Virtue, 30, London, Ont., and Scott Moir, 31, Ilderton, Ont., announced their retirement from competitive figure skating today. During their 22-year career they won five Olympic medals, three world championship titles and eight national titles. Virtue and Moir have dominated the ice dance field during both […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send seven entries, for a total of 12 skaters to the 2019 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, the third stop on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) 2019 Challenger Series. Canada will have two entries in women, three entries in pairs and two entries in ice dance. The event will take place […]
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto won the gold medal in ice dancing at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition which concluded on Saturday at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Gilles and Poirier, skated a new free dance performed to Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now, and totalled 202.49. Lilah Fear and […]
CHELYABINSK, Russia – Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, Ont., completed the best performance of their careers on Saturday earning a bronze medal in ice dancing to conclude the fourth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Elizaveta Shanaeva and Devid Naryzhnyy led Russia to a 1-2 finish with 171.07 points followed […]
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are in first place after Friday’s rhythm dance at the sixth edition of the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition being held this week at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Gilles and Poirier, seventh at the world championships last season, totalled 79.61 points to place ahead […]
CHELYABINSK, Russia – Alec Guinzbourg of Aurora, Ont., shattered his previous best international score on Friday to place fourth in men’s competition at the fourth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Russia was 1-2-3 with Petr Gumennik first at 222.14, Artur Danielian second at 221.93 and Ilya Yablokov third at 207.68. Guinzbourg […]