OTTAWA, ON: In September Skate Canada hosted flower retriever auditions for the 2014 Skate Canada International event taking place in Kelowna, B.C., at Prospera Place from October 30 – November 2, 2014. Twenty-four children aged 9-13 took to the ice for a live audition and were evaluated on skating skills and suitability through a series […]
Finally. No pressure. No injuries. Clear road ahead. Canadian bronze medalists Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam see their world opening up this season, having finally snared two Grand Prix events after their efforts at the world championships last March in Japan. It’s hard to believe, but that world championship in Japan was only their first. […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send 14 entries, for a total of 22 skaters to the inaugural 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic International (#ACI14), a senior international competition. It is the sixth event this season on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) new Challenger Series. The event runs from October 14-17, 2014, in Barrie, Ont., at […]
ZAGREB, Croatia – Audrey Croteau-Villeneuve of Montreal and Jeff Hough of Russell, Ont., earned Canada’s best result at the last stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit placing sixth in ice dancing on Saturday. Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov of Russia won the gold medal with Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of […]
ZAGREB, Croatia – Anthony Kan of Richmond Hill, Ont., and the pairs team of Mary Orr of Brantford, Ont., and Phelan Simpson of Lunenburg, N.S., were seventh on Friday at the seventh stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. In pairs, Maria Vigalova and Egor Zakroev led Russia to a 1-2 finish with Daria […]
OTTAWA, ON: The city of Lethbridge, Alberta will celebrate a silver anniversary with Skate Canada in 2015. The southern Alberta city has been chosen as the site of the 2015 Skate Canada International (SCI), and it last held the same event in 1990. The competition will be held at ENMAX Centre from October 30 – […]
With the ominous notes of their Hitchcock free dance in their rear view mirrors, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier wanted a more traditional theme for their short dance this season. Traditional theme, yes. Traditional choreographer, no. Imagine the kick of having 1984 Olympic champion Christopher Dean design your short dance – to the Paso Doble rhythm. […]
When he bustles through his final competitive season in the coming months, Jeremy Ten will stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on his tongue but Hallelujah. Music matters to Ten. And his musical choice for the long program this season is epic; it’s Leonard Cohen’s heart-clutching Hallelujah, music that gets under your skin. […]
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send eight entries, for a total of 12 skaters to Zagreb, Croatia, from October 8-12, 2014, for the seventh and final stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Canada will have two entries per category in men’s, ladies, pair, and ice dance. Anthony Kan, 19, Richmond Hill, Ont., is […]
DRESDEN, Germany – Canadian ice dancers continued a magnificent season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix on Friday as Brianna Delmaestro of Port Moody, B.C., and Timothy Lum of Burnaby, B.C., won the bronze at the sixth stop on the circuit. It was the second medal this season for the second-year couple and the sixth […]
DRESDEN, Germany– Julianne Seguin of Longueuil, Que., and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., delivered a flawless free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal in pairs at the sixth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. The second-year Canadian pair collected gold at their two Junior Grand Prix assignments and have […]
Yes, Selena Zhao has moxie. Over the summer, still only 16, she made a bold move, changing everything about her life, most notably her flag. Born in the U.S.A., where she first took her tottering skating strokes, Zhao made a clean sweep of all her past steps, and decided to skate for Canada. She’ll compete […]