OTTAWA, ON: Legendary skating coach Ellen Burka passed away yesterday evening at the age of 95 in Toronto. Burka was a Skate Canada Hall of Fame coach and one of the world’s most respected coaches and choreographers, taking skaters to the highest level of competition over her lifetime. A national skating champion in her native […]
We hope you had a great first week back to school. For some, September means we are a little closer to skating season, ~ hand braided the laces for this set of skates and love how it came together ~ #_heart_strings_ #stringart #woodart #skates #iceskates #strength #figureskating #powerquote A photo posted by ?Heart Strings ~ […]
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Greenfield Park, Que., took fourth spot in ice dancing on Sunday to conclude the third stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the U.S. took the gold with 160.42 points, Anastasia Shpilevaya and Grigory […]
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Roman Sadovksy of Vaughan, Ont., landed a quadruple jump for the first time on international ice and took fifth spot on Saturday in men’s competition at the third stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in figure skating. Juan Hwan Cha of South Korea was the winner with 239.47 points. Vincent […]
TORONTO, Ont. – It was an evening to say “thank you.” On Thursday, September 1st, 2016, Skate Canada Fund donors and guests attended Breaking The Ice, an exclusive event with Canada’s national team kicking off the 2016-17 skating season. Held in conjunction with the Skate Canada High Performance Camp, the event was an opportunity for […]
OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have five entries, for a total of seven skaters at the third ISU Junior Grand Prix of the season. The event takes place in Yokohama, Japan, from September 7-11, 2016. Canada will have one entry in ladies and two entries in men’s and ice dance. There will be no pair competition […]
TORONTO, ON: Single event tickets for the 2016 Skate Canada International will go on sale this Friday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The event will take place from October 27-30, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario at Hershey Centre. TICKETS Single tickets range from $35-$60, plus applicable surcharges. A full list of event sessions with pricing […]
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Canadian junior champion Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., completed his first ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating competition is sixth place in men’s singles on Saturday at the second stop on the circuit. Dmitri Aliev of Russia won the gold medal with 232.83 points, Alexei Krasnozhon of the U.S. was second […]
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Hannah Whitley of Barrie, Ont., and Elliott Graham of Angus, Ont., placed fifth in ice dance on Friday for Canada’s best result so far at the second stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter of the U.S. took the gold with Nicole Kuzmich and Alexandr […]
Summer is winding down but that’s not stopping us from putting our skates on. Last week our Canadian skaters had a busy week with HP Camp, training and the Breaking the Ice event. Tessa and Scott during their SD “Prince” at the #HPCamp16 ?? This program is looking awesome already! I love it! Here we go again […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send seven entries, for a total of 11 skaters to Ostrava, Czech Republic, for the second stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Canada will have two entries per category in men’s, pair and ice dance, and one entry in ladies. The competition takes place from August […]
Skating season is around the corner and we prepared tips for the best season. (video) Surprise! ???⛸⛸⛸ . #coaches #Figureskating #olympiasportscamp2016 #ice #sport #summercamp #muskoka #joblove #skatetosoar A video posted by Kristen Piché (@skatetosoar) on Aug 25, 2016 at 11:38am PDT Tip 1: Wear your Canadian gear. The photo was well worth the wait ?? #shefinallygotherjacket […]