Photos : Gladys Orozco Elvis Stojko can’t believe it’s been that long. It’s been more than a quarter-century since Stojko introduced himself to the world in Halifax, NS, and the three-time world champion wonders where the time has gone. This week, Stojko returns to the picturesque Maritime city, serving as the official Athlete Ambassador for […]
MEAGAN DUHAMEL / ERIC RADFORD Year in and year out, Duhamel and Radford continue to raise the bar for themselves and their sport. Showcasing signature elements, including stunning death spirals and a groundbreaking throw quad Salchow a year ago, the reigning world pair champions will go in search of their fifth consecutive Canadian title in […]
KAITLYN WEAVER / ANDREW POJE Kaitlyn and Andrew were riding a perfect season last year before settling for bronze at the ISU World Championships. The two-time world medallists and defending Canadian champions have been members of the national team for a decade. In fact, Halifax holds a special place in the hearts – they made […]
HALIFAX, NS: Skate Canada is proud to activate the Skate Canada School Program during the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The championships will take place from January 18-24, 2016 in Halifax, N.S. at the Scotiabank Centre. The School Program will take place on Thursday, January 21 from 9:45 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. The Skate […]
HALIFAX, NS – From January 18 to 24, the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships will bring together Canada’s top 250 figure skaters for a week of on-ice competition in Halifax. The all-Canadian championships take place at the Scotiabank Centre and will feature competition in the men’s, women’s, pair and ice dance disciplines at the […]
The much-anticipated return of Patrick Chan was the story in Canadian skating as the 2014-15 ISU Grand Prix season kicked off in October. After a year off, three-time world champion Patrick Chan made his return to the competitive ranks at Skate Canada International, with a near-flawless free program to hold off reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru […]
NEXXICE was on top of the world in 2015. With the eyes of the synchro world on Hamilton, Ont., in April for the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, the Burlington, Ont. based powerhouse, competing just a few kilometres from their home base, thrilled a raucous hometown crowd with a nail-biting win for their first world […]
As 2015 comes to a close, here is the first of a three-part look back at the year that was in Canadian skating: As the calendar flipped to the New Year, Canada’s best skaters converged in Kingston, Ont. for the 101st edition of the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. In what turned out to be […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Oakville, Ont., will host the 2016 Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships. The competition will take place at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, from April 22-24, 2016. This will be their first time hosting the Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships. The venue is home to Skate Canada […]
BARCELONA – For the second year in a row, ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., won the gold medal at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition. The Canadians produced 182.66 points on Saturday, a mere 0.27 off their personal best set last season. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of […]
BARCELONA – One of the most impressive winning streaks in international figure skating is now history. World champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., won the silver medal in pairs in on Friday at the ISU Grand Prix Final. They had strung together nine straight international victories going back to […]
BARCELONA – World champions champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., are in the midst of a heated battle for medals following Thursday’s pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition. Duhamel and Radford are sitting third at 72.74 just ahead of first year seniors Julianne […]