OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Ottawa, Ontario will be the host city for the 2017 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships from January 16-22, 2017, at the TD Place Arena. The championships will be the first sporting event in Ottawa’s year-long celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. “We are excited to be back in Ottawa […]
Neuchâtel, Switzerland – Strong free programs produced silver medals for Canada in both senior and junior competition on Sunday at the Neuchâtel Trophy synchronized skating competition. In senior competition, Team Paradise from Russia took the gold medal with 213.50 points followed Les Supremes from St-Leonard, Que., in second at 198.06 edging Team Unique from Finland […]
OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have two entries at the 2016 Neuchâtel Trophy international synchronized skating competition. Les Suprêmes senior and Nexxice junior will compete at the event which takes place from January 30-31, 2016 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and features 15 teams from eight countries at the senior and junior levels. Les Suprêmes senior, the 2015 […]
SALZBURG, Austria – Team Meraki from the Leaside Skating Club in Toronto won the bronze medal Saturday at the Mozart Cup synchronized skating figure skating competition. Marigold Ice Unity from Finland was first with 19031 points, Miami University from the U.S. was second at 164.49 and Meraki followed at 151.21 out of 13 entries. The […]
HALIFAX, NS: At the conclusion of the highly successful 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, Skate Canada named the teams for three upcoming ISU Championships. 2016 ISU FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS Taipei City, Chinese Taipei – February 16-21, 2016 MEN Patrick Chan, 25, Toronto, Ont. Liam Firus, 23, North Vancouver, B.C. Kevin Reynolds, 25, […]
SALZBURG, Austria – Team Meraki from the Leaside Skating Club in Toronto is in third place after Friday’s short program at the Mozart Cup synchronized skating figure skating competition. Marigold Ice Unity from Finland is first with 64.52 points, Miami University from the U.S. is second at 58.10 and Meraki follows at 51.66 out of […]
HALIFAX – First year partners MacKenzie Bent of Uxbridge, Ont., and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Toronto won the gold medal in ice dancing as junior competition concluded Thursday at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Bent and Uxbridge totalled 145.31 points for the victory with Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Montreal second at 141.23 […]
HALIFAX – Eleven-year-old Stephen Gogolev of Toronto landed a triple Axel en route to the gold medal in men’s novice competition which concluded on Wednesday at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Gogolev scored 142.30 to outdistance his nearest rival by more than 20 points. Matthew Markell of Prescott, Ont., took silver at 120.25 […]
NAM NGUYEN Long before stealing the show at the 2011 Canadian junior championships in Victoria, B.C. – where a podium shot gained international attention– Nam Nguyen was on a fast-track to stardom. During the figure skating gala at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, men’s gold medallist Evan Lysacek introduced the then-11-year-old, who went […]
GABRIELLE DALEMAN At just 16 years of age, Gabrielle was the youngest member of the entire Canadian Olympic Team at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. A former gymnast, “Gabby”, the defending Canadian women’s champion, uses her lightning speed as the springboard for her powerful jumps. Her favourite motto? “Play like you’re in first, […]
Skating is a sport that combines extreme technical expertise and physical stamina with artistry. For those fans who are newer to the sport or in need of a little understanding on skating’s judging system, we’re here to give you some basics on judging and scoring. This crash course on the Judging System is just in […]
OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have two teams competing at the sixth annual Mozart Cup in Salzburg, Austria. The international synchronized skating competition takes place from January 22-24, 2016, and features 52 teams from 15 countries, in senior, junior, and novice. Canada will have entries in the senior and junior categories. Representing the Leaside Skating Club, […]