SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, Italy – Nexxice, from Burlington, Ont., won its second straight international event on Sunday placing first at the Spring Cup synchronized skating competition. The Canadians, first at the Trophy d’Ecosse last weekend in Scotland, topped the 11-team field with 211.44 points placing first in both the short and long programs. Lumineers from […]
SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, Italy – Nexxice, from Burlington, Ont., is in first place after the short program at the Spring Cup synchronized skating competition. The Canadians, vying for a second consecutive international win, totalled 76.80 points in their short program. The Crystallettes from the U.S. are second at 68.79 and Lumineers from Finland third at […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is saddened by the passing of beloved Hall of Famer Billie Mitchell. She passed away peacefully at age 103 on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Mitchell, a native of Vancouver, blazed a path for female leadership in sport and was devoted to advancing figure skating throughout her life. Mitchell was a legend […]
OTTAWA, ON: Nexxice Senior will compete at the 2019 Spring Cup in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy from February 15-17, 2019. Last week Nexxice Senior won gold at the Trophy D’Ecosse. Nexxice Senior, from Burlington Skating Club, are coached by Shelley Simonton Barnett and Ann Schelter. Kathy Psutka of Formosa, Ont., and Debbie Beauchamp of Burlington, […]
ANAHEIM, California – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., took the silver and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto followed for the bronze in ice dancing on Sunday to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. won the free dance to get the […]
ANAHEIM, California – Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro were 0.06 points short of gold on Saturday in pairs as they earned Canada’s first medal at the 2019 ISU Four Continents figure skating event. Olympic silver medallists Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China snuck by the Canadians for the victory with 211.11 points. Moore-Towers […]
OBERTSDORF, Germany – Conrad Orzel of Toronto won the silver medal in men’s competition and Aurora Cotop of Thornhill, Ont., added a bronze in the women’s event to conclude the Bavarian Open figure skating competition. Both skaters were competing for the first time at the senior international level and both achieved a major goal by […]
ANAHEIM, California – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro produced their best short program of the season to stand first in pairs on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Moore-Towers and Marinaro, crowned Canadian champions last month, earned 74.66 points, a career high in international competition. Their clean skate featured a triple […]
DUMFRIES, Scotland – Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., won a decisive gold medal on Saturday at the Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition. The Canadians earned 216.74 points for their performances in Friday’s short program and Saturday’s free skate with British teams the Crystalettes in second at 186.22 and Icicles third at 115.74. Skating for Nexxice were: […]
OBERTSDORF, Germany – Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of St-Hubert, Que., led Canada to a 1-2 finish in junior ice dancing Saturday at the Bavarian Open figure skating competition. Lajoie and Lagha, tuning up for next month’s world juniors, posted a decisive win with 169.34 points. Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and […]
ANAHEIM, California – Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., stands fifth after Thursday’s short program in men’s competition at the 2019 ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Vincent Zhou of the U.S. leads with 100.18 points, Junhwan Cha of South Korea is second at 97.33 and Boyang Jin of China is third at 92.17. Messing […]
DUMFRIES, Scotland – Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., built a solid lead in Friday’s short program at the Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition. The Canadians earned 83.56 points for their performance with British teams the Crystalettes in second at 67.36 and Icicles third at 38.90. Skating for Nexxice are: Nadine Banholzer, Payton Beckett, Kelly Britten, Danielle […]