Entries by Skate Canada

Olympic Spotlight : Patrick Chan

 With two Olympic silver medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games in his trophy case, the three-time world champion looks to cap off a brilliant career in PyeongChang. Chan capped off an emotional free program at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships earlier this month, bringing the crowd to its feet as he […]

Soucisse and Firus win silver at ISU Four Continents

TAIPEI CITY – Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver smashed their personal best score en route to the silver medal in ice dancing on Thursday at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the U.S. won the gold medal with 174.29 points. Soucisse and […]

Olympic Spotlight : Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir

Just hours after notching their eighth national ice dance title at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Vancouver, three-time world champions Virtue and Moir were announced as the Canadian team flag bearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. “This is, undoubtedly, the pinnacle of our career,” said Virtue of the honour. “The […]

Ticket Info: 2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

VANCOUVER, BC: All-event tickets for the 2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will go on sale Friday, January 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. PT. The event will take place in Vancouver, B.C., at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre from December 5-9, 2018. TICKETS All-Event ticket packages will include all competitions in junior […]

Canadian figure skating team named for PyeongChang 2018

VANCOUVER (January 14, 2018) — The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Skate Canada officially announced the 17 athletes and 12 coaches nominated to represent Team Canada in figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Skaters qualified for the team based on their performances during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as well as their results […]

Skate Canada names teams for 2018 ISU Championships

VANCOUVER, BC: After the senior events at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, Skate Canada named the teams for three upcoming ISU Championships. The week-long championships were held in Vancouver, B.C., at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre from January 8-14, 2018. The 2018 Olympic Figure Skating Team that will compete in PyeongChang, South […]

Chan’s 10th title caps a big night for veterans at 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

VANCOUVER – Three-time world champion Patrick Chan won a record 10th Canadian men’s singles title on Saturday to conclude the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir notched an eighth ice dancing crown and it was number-seven for Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford in pairs. Gabrielle Daleman celebrated her 20th birthday […]

2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships headed to Saint John, N.B.

SAINT JOHN, N.B: Skate Canada announced today that the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships 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, women, pairs, and ice dance disciplines, competing in three levels: senior, […]