VANCOUVER, BC – Stephen Gogolev of Toronto is in second place after the short program in junior men’s competition at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition, which opened Thursday. The 13-year-old Gogolev produced a clean performance landing his combination jump, triple toe and triple Axel for 78.82 points. Camden Pulkinen of the U.S. […]
VANCOUVER, BC: Skate Canada is pleased to announce that ten-time Canadian champion and three-time world champion Patrick Chan will serve as the official Athlete Ambassador during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final® 2018-19. The event takes place from December 6-9 in Vancouver, B.C., at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. “To be named […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have three entries, for a total of four skaters competing at the 2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada will be represented by one senior entry and two junior entries. The event takes place from December 6-9, 2018 at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre […]
EDMONTON, AB – 2018 Olympic team member Larkyn Austman of Coquitlam, B.C. returned from injury and opened her season with a gold medal performance in women’s competition Sunday at the Skate Challenge. Austman was first in the short program and second in the free skate, for 171.33 points. Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., was second […]
EDMONTON, AB – Toronto’s Nam Nguyen soared from third place after the short program to win the gold medal on Friday in men’s senior competition at the 2019 Skate Canada Challenge figure skating competition. Nguyen totalled 223.67 points for the victory with Bennet Toman of Brampton, Ont., second at 201.55 and Conrad Orzel of Woodbridge, […]
OTTAWA, ON: Over 500 skaters from across Canada are headed to Edmonton, Alta., for the 2019 Skate Canada Challenge. This year’s event will be taking place from November 28 – December 2, 2018 at the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre. Skate Canada Challenge is the only qualifying event for novice, junior, and senior skaters to earn […]
GRENOBLE, France – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto notched a second bronze medal this season on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit on Saturday at Les Internationaux de France, the sixth stop on the circuit. World champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France took the gold with 216.78 points, […]
GRENOBLE, France – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto are on track for a second ISU Grand Prix medal this season standing third after the rhythm dance at Les Internationaux de France, the sixth stop on the circuit. World champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France are first with 84.13 points, Victoria Sinitsina […]
WATERLOO, ON: Tickets for the 2019 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships will go on sale Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The championships will take place from February 22-24, 2019 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ont. TICKETS All event tickets are priced at $60 for adults, $30 for children 12 […]
OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada will be competing at the final event in the 2018-2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series in Grenoble, France from November 23-25. In the men’s category, Nicolas Nadeau will represent Canada. Nadeau finished fourth at Finlandia Trophy earlier this season. In the pairs category, Camille Ruest and Andrew Wolfe will […]
MOSCOW – Canada’s Keegan Messing gained two spots in the overall standings with his free skate Saturday to place fifth in men’s competition at the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan won the gold medal with 278.42 points followed by Morisi Kvitelashvili […]
INNSBRUCK, Austria – Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., held on two second place to win the silver medal in men’s competition on Thursday at the CS Inger Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy figure skating competition. Daniel Grassl of Italy took the gold with 230.50 points, Sadovksy followed at 204.95 and Tomoki Hiwatashi of the U.S. […]