A pair of junior champions were crowned Sunday as the opening weekend of the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge virtual competition came to a close. In the opening event of the day, Sara-Maude Dupuis of Montréal, Que. laid down a near-flawless free program to win junior women’s gold. Sitting in seventh spot after the short program, […]
For Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, the result was quite familiar. The journey to get there was anything but. The two-time Canadian pair champions captured the senior pair gold medal Saturday at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge event, a virtual competition featuring the top junior and senior figure skaters in the country. The competition, a […]
It was a long wait between performances, but Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro picked up right where they left off Friday during the opening day of the 2021 Skate Canada virtual competition. Competing at a national event for the first time in almost a year, the two-time Canadian pair champions set the early pace at […]
Ottawa, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Regina, Saskatchewan, will host the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge. The event will take place at Evraz Place from December 1 – 5, 2021. The 2021 Skate Canada Challenge was held virtually due to the global pandemic, but Skate Canada looks forward to hosting the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge event in […]
OTTAWA, ON: The nation’s premier junior and senior figure skaters return to the competitive circle for the first time in months later this week at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge event will be held as a virtual competition that will determine berths for the Canadian Tire […]
Dear members and registrants, Recognizing the need to have open dialogues about race, to listen to the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), and to keep our community engaged, Skate Canada is pleased to announce the first Talking About Race in Skating Panel on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 7pm ET. This virtual […]
The 2020-21 season has been impacted by the global pandemic which has required Skate Canada to revisit the format of all competitions to ensure that the health and safety of the athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers remain our utmost priority. With that, Skate Canada is pleased to announce the 2021 Skate Canada Cup. As the […]
OTTAWA, ON: The media accreditation application for the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge is now open. Due to the global pandemic, Skate Canada Challenge will be a virtual event and we look forward to hosting media in a virtual setting for this year’s event. The event will take place January 8-10 and January 15-17, 2021. All […]
Even in a world that seems to be standing still at the moment, Emily Bausback can’t help but move forward. Literally. Confined to quarantine in her first months as the reigning Canadian women’s champion, the 18-year-old from New Westminster, B.C. took up several hobbies during the shutdown, including a newfound passion for cycling. Bausback has […]
Ottawa, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Vancouver, British Columbia, will host the 47th Skate Canada International. The event will take place at the arena at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre from October 29 – 31, 2021. “Skate Canada is thrilled to welcome some of the best skaters from around the world to Vancouver for the 2021 […]
For just the second time in its storied history, the arena lights will be dark during the week of Skate Canada International. Facing the same uncertainty as many sporting events around the globe, the 2020 Skate Canada International, scheduled to be held October 30-31 in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario, was recently cancelled due to the […]
On June 2, 2020 Skate Canada released a statement on anti-racism. This statement expressed our commitment to anti-racism and to leading by example within the sport community. Over the last months we have taken time to start educating ourselves and lay the foundation to listen to Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) voices and […]