OTTAWA, ON: Canadian figure skaters Larkyn Austman, 20, Coquitlam, B.C., and Gabrielle Daleman, 20, Newmarket, Ont., have both withdrawn for the 2018 Skate Canada International. The event is scheduled to take place in Laval, Que., from October 25-28, 2018 at Place Bell. Austman has withdrawn due to injury. She is still recovering from a left […]
MONTREAL, QC: Skate Canada is pleased to announce that six-time Canadian champion and 2010 Olympic Winter Games bronze medallist Joannie Rochette, 32, Île Dupas, Quebec, will serve as the official Athlete Ambassador during 2018 Skate Canada International. The event will take place in Laval, Que., from October 25-28, 2018 at Place Bell. “I am extremely […]
OTTAWA, ON: Canada’s junior skaters will be competing at the final ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) of the season this week in Yerevan, Armenia from October 10-13. This event will mark the final grand prix of the season before ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in December. In the men’s field, Alexei Guinzbourg and Iliya Kovler […]
ESPOO, Finland – Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver missed a berth on the podium by three points on Sunday to conclude the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of Russia won the gold with 200.78 points. Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz of Spain were second […]
ESPOO, Finland – Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., won Saturday’s free skate to earn the silver medal in pairs at the Filandia Open figure skating competition. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia won the gold with 198.98 points. The Canadians, third after Friday’s short, followed closely at […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Ellie Fisher and Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette of Montreal placed fifth in ice dancing on Saturday to conclude the sixth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik of the U.S. took the gold at 165.63 ahead of two Russian couples. Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko were […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Conrad Orzel of Woodbridge, Ont., came within 0.01 points of reaching the podium on Friday in a fourth place finish in men’s competition at the sixth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Petr Gumennik of Russia won the gold medal with 219.25 points. Tomoki Hiwatashi of the U.S. […]
Ottawa, ON: Team Canada will be competing at two skating events this week in Europe. The senior skaters will be competing at the Finlandia Trophy, in Espoo, Finland from October 4-7. The junior skaters will be competing in the sixth ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 3-6. Finlandia Trophy […]
OBERTSDORF – Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., is off to a flying start in the 2018-19 season as he won the gold medal in the men’s event on Saturday at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition. Messing interpreted a Charlie Chaplin routine in his free skate and collected 257.16 points. Alexander Majorov of Sweden […]
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Toronto-based Joseph Phan won the bronze medal Saturday in men’s competition at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Andrei Mozalev of Russia won the gold medal with 217.12 points, Camden Pulkinen of the U.S. followed for silver at 212.45 and Phan scored 207.80. He was […]
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Emmy Bronsard and Aissa Bouaraguia of Montreal made an impressive international debut on Friday with a fourth place finish in ice dancing at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Bronsard and Bouaraguia were within eight points of the podium with 140.67. Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Nikita Nazarov of […]
OBERTSDORF, Germany – Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto won the gold medal Friday at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition. The Canadian Olympians earned 194.12 for the victory with the best scores in both the short dance and free dance. Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the U.S. were second […]