Entries by Skate Canada

Canadians in medal hunt at ISU World Figure Skating Championships

MILAN, Italy – Kaetlyn Osmond of Marystown, N.L. and Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., are fourth and sixth after Wednesday’s women’s short program and still in striking distance of the podium at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. Carolina Kostner of Italy is the leader with 80.27, Alina Zagitova of Russia is second at 79.51 […]

Oakville to host 2018 Autumn Classic International

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada has announced that it will host the 2018 Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Ont. The fifth edition of the event will take place from September 20-22, 2018, at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The senior international figure skating competition has previously been a stop on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Challenger […]

Canada’s Les Suprêmes place fourth at ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

ZAGREB, Croatia – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., took fourth place on Saturday at the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. Junost from Russia won the gold medal with 174.58 points, Skyliners from the U.S. were second at 169.82, Crystal Ice from Russia third at 167.14 and Les Suprêmes followed at 162.99, a two-spot improvement […]

Waterloo to host 2019 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships

OTTAWA, ON: The Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships are returning to Waterloo, Ont., in 2019. The championships will take place from February 22-24, 2019, at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. “The beauty of a synchronized skating team working in unison, along with the level of excitement at the Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships combine to […]

Junior synchronized skating teams in Croatia for 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have two junior synchronized skating teams competing at the 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, from March 16-17. Les Suprêmes junior and Nexxice junior will represent Canada at the event. Zagreb will host 21 of the top junior synchronized skating teams from 16 countries. Canadian junior champions, […]

Ticket Info: 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

SAINT JOHN, N.B: All-event tickets for the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships go on sale this Thursday, March 15, at 10:00 a.m. (AT). The event will be held in Saint John, New Brunswick, from January 13-20, 2019, at Harbour Station. The championships will feature approximately 250 of the nation’s best skaters in the men, […]

Kawahara at the Oscar’s & Olympic Alumni Highlights

Skate Canada alumni and Hall of Fame member Sarah Kawahara walks the red carpet at this year’s 90th Oscar’s! Our very own Sarah Kawahara choreographed the recent movie “I, Tonya” which was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress and Best Film Editing.  Allison Janney, a former figure skater who also played Tonya’s mother in […]

Phan surges to fourth at world juniors

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., rocketed from 14th after the short program to fourth overall with a solid free skate in the men’s event Saturday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. When the ice chips settled, Phan came within less than a point of the podium for Canada’s second heartbreaking […]

2018 David Dore Mentorship Fund: APPLY

Planning, Flexibility and Responsibility by Paul Dore A few months ago, I received a package from Skate Canada Archivist Emery Leger. Inside was a stack of speeches my father David Dore made in the 1980s and 1990s. My father was the Director General of Skate Canada and then Vice-President of the International Skating Union (ISU). […]