Entries by Skate Canada

Jump by jump Gabby Daleman is shooting for the stars

A trip through Gabby Daleman’s twitter account leaves you breathless with inspiration. There’s a thread that runs through them all, and it’s easy to decipher. “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do,” she says in one of them. “Tell me I can’t, then watch me work twice as hard […]

Patrick Chan will return to competing in 2015-2016

OTTAWA, ON: Two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion, Patrick Chan, 23, Toronto, Ont., plans to return to the competitive figure skating circuit for the 2015-2016 season. After some down time over the summer, the seven-time Canadian men’s champion has developed a new free program, although he doesn’t plan to unveil it in international […]

Bent & MacKeen win silver in Estonia

TALLINN, Estonia – Ice dancers Mackenzie Bent of Uxbridge, Ont., and Garrett MacKeen of Oshawa, Ont., won the silver medal on Saturday at the Tallinn Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov of Russia slipped by the Canadians in the free dance tabulating 152.00 […]

Weaver and Poje win gold in season debut

OBERSTDORF, Germany – Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won the gold medal on Saturday at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the traditional opener to the senior figure skating season. The world championship silver medallists from Waterloo, Ont., unveiled their new short and free programs to the international judges and it appears they aced the […]

Best international showing for Balde

OBERSTDORF, Germany – Elladj Balde of Montreal posted his best international result at the senior level on Friday placing fifth in men’s singles at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition. Jason Brown of the U.S., took the gold with 237.17 points, Michal Brezina of the Czech Republic was second at 228.48 and Konstantin Menshov of […]

Great start for Bent & MacKeen in Estonia

TALLINN, Estonia – Mackenzie Bent of Uxbridge, Ont., and Garrett MacKeen of Oshawa, Ont., hold a slight lead after the short dance on Friday at the Tallin Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. The Canadians tabulated 59.83 points with Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov of Russia second at […]

Canadian Skaters Head to Germany for Nebelhorn Trophy

OTTAWA, ON:Skate Canada will send six entries, for a total of nine skaters to Oberstdorf, Germany, for the Nebelhorn Trophy, a senior international competition part of the ISU’s new Challenger Series. The event is held from September 25-27, 2014, at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Canada will have two entries per category in men’s and ice dance, […]

Nicole Mickelow joins Skate Canada as Content Director

OTTAWA, ON:  Nicole Mickelow is the newly named Content Director for Skate Canada. The native of Edmonton, Alta. is excited to bring her wide-ranging experience in digital media, video production and live streaming to lead a new department for the organization. A graduate of the Radio and Television Arts program at the Northern Alberta Institute […]

Tallinn Cup Marks Fifth Event of Season for Canadian Skaters on the ISU Junior Grand Prix Circuit

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send eight entries, for a total of 12 skaters to Tallinn, Estonia, for the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Canada will have two entries per category in men’s, ladies, pair, and ice dance at the event which takes place from September 24-27, 2014. Canadian junior champions […]

Virtue and Moir announce plans for 2014-2015 season

OTTAWA, ON: Canada’s most decorated ice dance team, Tessa Virtue, 25, London, Ont. and Scott Moir, 27, Ilderton, Ont. have decided not to compete during the upcoming skating season. The 2010 Olympic champions and double 2014 Olympic silver medalists are not ruling out future competitions, but plan to sit out this season. They will still […]

Olympian Craig Buntin returns home to Kelowna to act as the 2014 Skate Canada International Athlete Ambassador

OTTAWA, ON: Olympic figure skater and Kelowna native Craig Buntin, 34, will return to his hometown to act as the Athlete Ambassador for the 2014 Skate Canada International. The prestigious international competition will take place at Prospera Place from October 30 – November 2, 2014. Buntin will make a stop in Kelowna this weekend leading […]