MILWAUKEE – Pairs skaters Julianne Séguin of Longueuil, Que., and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto won bronze medals on Saturday at Skate America. The competition is the first stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. In pairs, Séguin and Bilodeau were the only […]
MILWAUKEE – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto are in third place after the short dance at Skate America, the first stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. World championship silver medallists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. stand first at 70.56, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia second […]
SCI 101 What, exactly, is Skate Canada International? Skate Canada International is the second stop in the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. The series also includes events in China, France, Russia, Japan and the U.S. During the series, points are awarded in the four disciplines (men’s, ladies, ice dance and […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send three entries, for a total of five skaters to the first event on this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Skate America. Canada will have one entry per category in ladies, pair and ice dance. The competition is the first of six ISU Senior Grand Prix stops, and […]
For super volunteer Fran McLellan, her interest in community activities began in her hometown of Ingersoll, Ontario, with parents who were strong role models when it came to offering their time to help. Volunteering was definitely a community and family priority. Fran remembers being inspired by the Director of the local YMCA, Al Clark. “He […]
BARRIE, Ont. – World champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., won the gold medal in pairs on Thursday at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition. Duhamel and Radford earned 202.61 points in their season opener. Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran of the U.S. took the silver at 177.86 […]
BARRIE, Ont. – World champions Meaghan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., are in first place in pairs after Wednesday’s short program at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition. Unbeaten last season in international competition, Duhamel and Radford earned 68.97 points for their short program skated to Elton John’s Your […]
OTTAWA, ON: Ice dancers Carolane Soucisse and Simon Tanguay will represent Canada at the 20th annual Cup of Nice, a senior international competition. The event runs from October 14-18, 2015 at the Patinoire Jean Bouin in Nice, France. Carolane Soucisse, 20, Chateauguay, Que., and Simon Tanguay, 22, Montreal, Que., will be the sole Canadian entry […]
OTTAWA, ON – Canadian figure skaters collected gold and silver this past weekend at European stops on the ISU Challenger Series and ISU Junior Grand Prix. In Espoo, Finland at the third stop on the Challenger series, ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., picked-up where they left off last season with […]
ZAGREB, Croatia – Canadian junior champion Nicolas Nadeau of Boisbriand, Que., won the silver medal in a very close men’s competition on Friday at the seventh stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Alexander Samarin of Russia was the winner with 223.84 points edging the 18-year-old Nadeau who totalled 223.46. Tomoki Hiwatashi […]
ESPOO, Finland – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., opened their international season on Saturday with a gold medal performance at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition, the fourth stop on the ISU Challenger Series circuit. Weaver and Poje, who won five gold medals last season in international competition, totalled 161.67 points placing […]
ZAGREB, Croatia – Kim Decelles of Baie-Comeau Que., finished ninth in women’s singles while ice dancers Audrey Croteau-Villeneuve of Montreal and Jeff Hough of Russell, Ont., produced the same result at the seventh stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. In women’s competition, Japan was 1-2 with Marin Honda and Wakaba Higuchi […]