Canadians win two more medals at Bavarian Open

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OBERTSDORF, Germany – Conrad Orzel of Toronto won the silver medal in men’s competition and Aurora Cotop of Thornhill, Ont., added a bronze in the women’s event to conclude the Bavarian Open figure skating competition.

Both skaters were competing for the first time at the senior international level and both achieved a major goal by posting world-ranking scores.

In men’s competition, Koshiro Shamada of Japan took the gold with 210.80 points. Orzel, fourth after the short program on Friday, finished second with 200.51 while Peter-James Hallam of Britain was third at 192.10. There were 12 entries.

“Landing the two quad toes and my triple Axels were a big highlight for me,” said Orzel, 18. “Still there were costly mistakes on triple jumps so I didn’t get the score I wanted but it was a world ranking score which means I got the job done.”

Japan was 1-2 in the women’s event with Satoko Miyahara first at 204.56 and Yuna Aoki second at 182.90. Cotop ranked third in both programs and totalled 162.56. There were 18 entries.

“I feel pretty good about my skate,” said Cotop, 16, on the comeback from injury. “I achieved some of my goals including my technical scores and levels. Still I need to get my Lutz more consistent and add more triples to the program.”

Canada ended the competition with three gold, three silver and two bronze.

On Saturday, Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of St-Hubert, Que., and Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Calgary were 1-2 in junior ice dancing.

Canada was 1-2 in Novice I ice dance with Sophia Kaglovskaya and Kieran MacDonald of Wellesley, Ont., winning gold and Kiera Kam of Burnaby, B.C., and Mathew Carter of Langley, B.C., the silver.

Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., won gold in men’s advanced Novice I and Kaiya Ruiter of Calgary won the bronze in women’s advance Novice I.

Full results: http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2019/index.htm

Moore-Towers and Marinaro first after short at ISU Four Continents

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ANAHEIM, California – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro produced their best short program of the season to stand first in pairs on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.

Moore-Towers and Marinaro, crowned Canadian champions last month, earned 74.66 points, a career high in international competition. Their clean skate featured a triple twist, side-by-side triple toe and a triple throw loop.

“We did everything to the best of our ability,” said Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont. “We went out there and did a clean program with big levels.”

Olympic silver medallists Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China are second at 74.19 and their compatriots Cheng Peng and Yang Jin are third at 69.48.

Evelyn Walsh of London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Brantford, Ont., are sixth at 61.91 and Camille Ruest of Rimouski, Que., and Andrew Wolfe of Calgary are eighth at 57.38.

In ice dancing, the U.S. is 1-2 and Canada 3-4 after the rhythm dance. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue lead at 81.95, Madison Chock and Evan Bates are second at 81.17. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., are third at 80.56 and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto fourth at 78.05.

“It wasn’t our best,” said Poje. “We definitely have things we want to move forward on and we’re looking forward to doing our best again in the free skate.”

Gilles and Poirier were also satisfied with their skate.

“We’ve had some issues with our levels in the short and those were better today,” said Poirier. “The approach to the training we took after nationals has paid off and we’ve set ourselves up well for the free dance.”

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Montreal are sixth at 73.30.

The women’s competition concluded late Friday. Rika Kihira led Japan to three of the top four placings with the gold. Elizabet Tursynbaeva of Kazakhstan was second and Mai Mihara of Japan third.

Veronik Mallet of Sept-Iles, Que., surged from 12th to ninth and Larkyn Austman of Coquitlam, B.C., was 10th. Canadian champion Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., was 16th.

“I’m really happy with how I skated,” said Mallet. “Both programs were strong and I replicated what I had been doing in practice.”

Competition continues through to Sunday.

Photo Credit: Danielle Earl Photography

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/fc2019/

Decisive victory for Canada’s Nexxice at Trophy d’Ecosse

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DUMFRIES, Scotland – Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., won a decisive gold medal on Saturday at the Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition.

The Canadians earned 216.74 points for their performances in Friday’s short program and Saturday’s free skate with British teams the Crystalettes in second at 186.22 and Icicles third at 115.74.

Skating for Nexxice were: Nadine Banholzer, Payton Beckett, Kelly Britten, Danielle Broughton, Naya Bay, Molly Coxon, Emma Daigle, Caroline Marr, Laura Emery, Aranna Gould-Tasoojy, Taylor Johnson, Emma Kim, Megan MacLellan, Elizabeth McKenna, Courtney McNaughton, Tegan Orr, Carolina Rodriguez, Alessandra Toso, Emily Wright and Brooklyn Williamson.

Full results: http://www.iceresultsuk.org.uk/TrophyD’Ecosse/2019/CAT001RS.HTM

Lajoie and Lagha lead Canada to 1-2 finish at Bavarian Open

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OBERTSDORF, Germany – Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of St-Hubert, Que., led Canada to a 1-2 finish in junior ice dancing Saturday at the Bavarian Open figure skating competition.

Lajoie and Lagha, tuning up for next month’s world juniors, posted a decisive win with 169.34 points.  Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Calgary followed for silver at 144.64. There were 22 entries.

“This is really a test run for the world juniors when you include the travel and time management,” said Lagha. “It’s a great learning experience for us and we reached our objectives for this event. Now we need to go back home for the next three weeks and keep polishing the program.”

Fabbri and Ayer are also headed to the juniors worlds March 4-10 in Zagreb.

“We’ve gained some confidence here with another international event under our belts,” said Ayer. “We were able to put down a solid program and stay together through the whole thing.”

In senior competition, Aurora Cotop of Thornhill, Ont., is third after the women’s short program and Conrad Orzel of Toronto is fourth after the men’s short program but he is less than five points from the lead.

Their free skates are on Sunday.

Canada added five medals in novice competition:

  • Canada was 1-2 today in Novice I ice dance with Sophia Kaglovskaya and Kieran MacDonald of Wellesley, Ont., winning gold and Kiera Kam of Burnaby, B.C., and Mathew Carter of Langley, B.C., the silver.
  • In the men’s event Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., won gold in advanced Novice I.
  • In the women’s event Kaiya Ruiter of Calgary won the bronze in advance Novice I while in advanced Novice II Mélaurie Boivin of Alma, Que., took silver, Doriela Lugo-Mayrand of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., was fourth and Melody Zhu of Vancouver sixth.

Full results: http://www.deu-event.de/results/BO2019/index.htm

Keegan Messing top Canadian as 2019 ISU Four Continents gets underway

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ANAHEIM, California – Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., stands fifth after Thursday’s short program in men’s competition at the 2019 ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.

Vincent Zhou of the U.S. leads with 100.18 points, Junhwan Cha of South Korea is second at 97.33 and Boyang Jin of China is third at 92.17. Messing is in medal contention after scoring 88.18.

Canadian champion Nam Nguyen of Toronto is eighth at 79.55 and Nicolas Nadeau of Boisbriand, Que., 11th at 74.44.

“I was a bit slower today,” said Nguyen. “I tweaked by back foot in practice which gave me something to think about when I was skating. I’m glad I got through that to carry the positive momentum I’ve had this season.”

In women’s competition, Bradie Tennell of the U.S. is first after the short program with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan second and Mariah Bell of the U.S. third.

Larkyn Austman of Coquitlam, B.C. is the top Canadian in 11th, Veronik Mallet of Sept-Iles, Que., is 12th and Canadian champion Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., 21st.

“Apart from an unacceptable mistake I felt pretty good about my program,” said Austman, a 2018 Olympian. “I’m confident I got my levels and I’m happy with the score despite the fall. I feel I can get my minimum technical scores for the worlds in the free skate.”

Chartrand struggled in her warm-up and couldn’t recover.

“I felt uncomfortable,” she said. “I was slipping and I didn’t have enough confidence in my edges. I don’t know what happened. All the practices leading in were good.”

Competition continues through to Sunday.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/fc2019/

Nexxice builds solid lead at Trophy d’Ecosse

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DUMFRIES, Scotland – Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., built a solid lead in Friday’s short program at the Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition.

The Canadians earned 83.56 points for their performance with British teams the Crystalettes in second at 67.36 and Icicles third at 38.90.

Skating for Nexxice are: Nadine Banholzer, Payton Beckett, Kelly Britten, Danielle Broughton, Naya Bay, Molly Coxon, Emma Daigle, Caroline Marr, Laura Emery, Aranna Gould-Tasoojy, Taylor Johnson, Emma Kim, Megan MacLellan, Elizabeth McKenna, Courtney McNaughton, Tegan Orr, Carolina Rodriguez, Alessandra Toso, Emily Wright and Brooklyn Williamson.

The free skate is on Saturday.

Full results: http://www.iceresultsuk.org.uk/TrophyD’Ecosse/2019/CAT001RS.HTM

Nexxice Senior headed to 2019 Trophy D’Ecosse

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OTTAWA, ON:  Nexxice Senior is headed to Dumfries, Great Britain for the 2019 Trophy D’Ecosse. The event will take place from February 8-10.

Nexxice Senior, from Burlington Skating Club, will be representing Canada. The team brought home the gold medal at this event in 2017. They are coached by Shelley Simonton Barnett and Ann Schelter.

Kathy Psutka of Formosa, Ont., and Debbie Beauchamp of Burlington, Ont., will be the team leaders at the event. Susan Morriss of Victoria, B.C., will be the Canadian official at the event.

For more information, please visit the official event page or isu.org.

Fifteen Canadian skaters headed to 2019 Bavarian Open

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OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada is sending two senior skaters, four junior skaters and eight advanced novice skaters for a total of 15 skaters to Oberstdorf, Germany for the 2019 Bavarian Open. The event will take place from February 5-10.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT BAVARIAN OPEN 2019

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Senior Men Conrad Orzel 18 Toronto, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Curling and Skating Club Lee Barkell
Senior Women Aurora Cotop 16 Thornhill, Ont. Ice Palace SC Ravi Walia
Junior Ice Dance Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha 18/19 Boucherville, Que. / St-Hubert, Que. Montreal International Skating School Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Junior Ice Dance Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer 17/20 Terrebonne, Que. / Calgary, AB. CPA Terrebonne / Calalta SC Mylene Girard, Julien Lalone
Advanced Novice Men Wesley Chiu 13 Richmond, BC Connaught SC Eileen Murphy
Advanced Novice Women Kaiya Ruiter 12 Calgary, A.B. Glencoe Club Scott Davis, Jeff Langdon
Advanced Novice Women Doriela Lugo Mayrand 13 Rouyn-Noranda, Que. CPA du Cuivre de Rouyn-Noranda Violaine Émard
Advanced Novice Women Mélaurie Boivin 15 Alma, Que. CPA Chicoutimi Marlène Picard
Advanced Novice Women Melody Zhu 14 Vancouver, BC Sunset FSC Joanne McLeod
Advanced Novice Ice Dance Sophia Kagolovskaya / Kieran MacDonald 13/15 Wellesley, Ont. / Wellesley, Ont. Ayr SC / Ayr SC Carleigh MacDonald
Advanced Novice Ice Dance Kiera Kam / Mathew Carter 14/16 Burnaby, BC / Langley, BC Inlet SC / Champs International Skating School of British Columbia Aaron Lowe, Megan Wing

André Bourgeois, Next Gen Director, and Manon Perron of Boucherville, Que., will be the team leaders at the event. Physiotherapist Pat Stanziano of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Karen Butcher of Ottawa, Ont., Cynthia Benson of Saint John, N.B., and Janice Hunter of Vancouver, B.C., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For more information, please visit ww.isu.org.

Les Suprêmes place fifth at French Cup

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ROUEN, France – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., took fifth spot on Saturday at the French Cup synchronized skating competition.

Paradise from Russia held onto first for the gold with 230.53 points, ahead of three teams from Finland. Marigold Ice Unity was second at 229.56, Helsinki Rockettes third at 227.11 and Team Unique fourth at 226.27.

Les Suprêmes, also fifth after the short program, earned 221.30. That was nearly 12 points better than their score last week in Sweden where they placed fourth.

Skating for Les Suprêmes are Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Karianne Bégin, Julia Bernardo, Laurie Désilets. Olivia Di Giandomenico, Molly Katherine Farber, Lisanne Foley, Laurie Raphaelle Gauthier, Peter Gerome, Giulia Hart-Lewis, Sora Hatano, Grace Carol LeTouzel, Dana Malowany, Agathe Sigrid Merlier, Andréanne Paradis, Martha Maria Pietrasik, Alessia Malissa Pollletta, Florene Poulin and Édouard Tremblay.

“We are very happy with the way we skated today,” said Malowany, the team captain. “We had a great improvement over our score in Sweden. However there are still mistakes we have to fix when we get home.”

In junior competition, Team Junost from Russia was first, Skyliners from the U.S. second and Dream Edges from Finland third.

Gold Ice Juniors from Brampton, Ont., in its international debut, took seventh spot.

Gold Ice Junior

Skating for Gold Ice were: Nethma Aluthge, Allison Brandt, Evangeline Liao, Lora Puliz, Emiko Arshad, Reeya Chahal, Anna Drob, Denika Ellis-Dawson, Gabrielle Emery, Jasmine Gagnon, Rachel Humphrey, Alessia Moreno, Marissa Nadeau, Isabelle Pawlowski, Halle Priester, Olivia Tworzyanski, Emily Vanderberg and Brynn Wilkinson.

“We had to portray a lot of emotion in our long program,” said Ellis-Dawson. “We wanted to show there is a different side to Gold Ice. This was a good preparation for nationals where we hope to be on the podium.”

Full results: https://www.frenchcup.fr/resultat-2019

Les Suprêmes in medal hunt at French Cup

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ROUEN, France – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., still have sights on the podium after placing fifth in Friday’s short program at the French Cup synchronized skating competition.

Less than three points separate the top-five.

Paradise from Russia is first at 84.99 followed by three teams from Finland: the Helsinki Rockettes are second at 84.74, Team Unique third at 84.53 and Marigold Ice Unity fourth at 83.75.

Les Suprêmes earned 82.48 which was almost fourth points better than their short program score last week in a fourth place finish in Sweden.

Skating for Les Suprêmes are: Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Karianne Bégin, Julia Bernardo, Laurie Désilets. Olivia Di Giandomenico, Molly Katherine Farber, Lisanne Foley, Laurie Raphaelle Gauthier, Peter Gerome, Giulia Hart-Lewis, Sora Hatano, Grace Carol LeTouzel, Dana Malowany, Agathe Sigrid Merlier, Andréanne Paradis, Martha Maria Pietrasik, Alessia Malissa Pollletta, Florene Poulin and Édouard Tremblay.

“It felt just so good, exactly like we did it at home,” said Malowany, the team captain. “When we stepped on the ice we had such confidence and we improved a lot from last week which was our goal.”

Gold Ice Junior

In junior competition, Dream Edges from Finland are first, Team Junost of Russia second and Skyliners from the U.S. third.

Gold Ice Juniors from Brampton, Ont., in its international debut, is sixth out of 13 entries.

Skating for Gold Ice are: Nethma Aluthge, Allison Brandt, Evangeline Liao, Lora Puliz, Emiko Arshad, Reeya Chahal, Anna Drob, Denika Ellis Dawson, Gabrielle Emery, Jasmine Gagnon, Rachel Humphrey, Alessia Moreno, Marissa Nadeau, Isabelle Pawlowski, Halle Priester, Olivia Tworzyanski, Emily Vanderberg and Brynn Wilkinson.

“We felt really great about the skate today,” said Gagnon. “We were confident and comfortable and coming off the ice everyone was super happy. We really pushed through and worked together as a team.”

The free skates are on Saturday.

Full results: https://www.frenchcup.fr/resultat-2019

Eighteen skaters headed to 2019 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON:  Team Canada will be sending 18 skaters to the 2019 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships  in Anaheim, California, USA from February 7-10. The championships will welcome the best skaters from the Americas, Asia, Australia and Africa.

Canada will have three skaters in each discipline: men, women, pair and ice dance, for a total of 12 entries and 18 athletes.

Canadian champion, Nam Nguyen, 20, Ajax, Ont., will represent Canada in the men’s category. Nguyen won his second Canadian title in January and is coached by Robert Burk. He trains at the Richmond Hill Training Centre.

Keegan Messing, 27, Sherwood Park, Alta./ Brantford, Ont., will also compete in the men’s discipline for Canada. He picked up the bronze medal at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships in January. He is coached by Ralph Burghart and trains in Anchorage, AK.

The third entry in men’s is Nicolas Nadeau, 21, Boisbriand, Que. He finished 6th at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January. He is coached by Yvan Desjardins and trains out of Rosemere, Que.

Alaine Chartrand, 22, Prescott, Ont., will be representing Canada in the women’s discipline. She took home the gold medal at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January. She is coached by Tracey Wainman and Grzegorz Filipowski and trains in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Véronik Mallet, 24, Sept-Iles, Que., will be the second entry in the woman’s discipline for Canada. Mallet finished third at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She is coached by Annie Barabé and trains in Varennes, Que.

Larkyn Austman, 21, Coquitlam, BC., will be the final entry in the women’s category for Canada. She finished fourth at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Austman is coached by Zdenek Pazdirek and Liz Putnam and trains in Coquitlam, B.C.

Canadian Champions Kirsten Moore-Towers, 26, St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro, 27, Sarnia, Ont., will lead the pair teams representing Canada. They are coached by Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier and Sylvie Fullum and they train in Saint Leonard, Que.

Evelyn Walsh, 17, London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud, 22, Trenton, Ont., will be the second pair team representing Canada. They won the silver medal at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Allison Purkiss and train in Brantford, Ont.

Camille Ruest, 25, Rimouski, Que., and Drew Wolfe, 23, Calgary, Alta., will be the third pair heading to Anaheim. The pair finished third at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte and train in Saint Leonard, Que.

In ice dance Canadian champions Kaitlyn Weaver, 29, Toronto, Ont., and Andrew Poje, 31, Waterloo, Ont., will be one of three teams to represent Canada. They are coached by Nikolai Morozov, Igor Shpilband and Pasquale Camerlengo. They train out of Hackensack, New Jersey and Novi, Michigan.

Piper Gilles, 27, Toronto, Ont., and Paul Poirier, 27, Unionville, Ont., will be the second ice dance entry for Canada. The team secured the silver medal at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs and Jon Lane and train out of Scarborough, Ont.

Laurence Fournier Beaudry, 26, Montreal, Que., and Nikolaj Sorensen, 29, Montreal, Que., will be the third team representing Canada. They finished third at the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The two are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer. They train out of Montreal, Que.

Bev Viger of Abbortsford, B.C., and Carolyn Allwright of Waterloo, Ont., will be the team leaders at the event. Debra Armstrong, Skate Canada Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director will also be traveling with the team. Dr. Cole Beavis of Saskatoon, Sask., and Siobhan Karam of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite.

Leanna Caron, of Timmins, Ont., Lynne Dey of Edmonton, Alta., Pam Chislett of Grand Prairie, Alta., and Susan Blatz of Burlington, Ont. will be the Canadian officials at the event.

Emma Lindblad, Skate Canada Communications Coordinator, will be the media attaché at the event. She can be reached onsite at [email protected] or 819-743-2056.

For more information, please visit isu.org

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2019 ISU FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DISCIPLINE NAME AGE HOMETOWN CLUB COACH
Men Keegan Messing 27 Sherwood Park, Alta. / Brantford, Ont. Sherwood Park FSC Ralph Burghart
Men Nam Nguyen 20 Ajax, Ont. Richmond Hill Training Centre Robert Burk
Men Nicolas Nadeau 21 Boisbriand, Que. CPA Boisbriand Yvan Desjardins
Women Alaine Chartrand 22 Prescott, Ont. York Region Skating Academy Tracey Wainman / Grzegorz Filipowski
Women Véronik Mallet 24 Sept-Îles, Que. CPA Sept-Îles Annie Barabé
Women Larkyn Austman 21 Coquitlam, B.C. Coquitlam Skating Club Zdenek Pazdirek / Liz Putnam
Pair Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro 26/27 St. Catherines, Ont. / Sarnia, Ont. St. Catharines SC / Point Edward SC  Bruno Marcotte / Richard Gauthier / Sylvie Fullum
Pair Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud 17/22 London, Ont. / Trenton, Ont. London SC / Trenton SC Alison Purkiss
Pair Camille Ruest / Drew Wolfe 25/23 Rimouski, Que. / Calgary, Alta. CPA Rimouski / Glencoe Club Calgary Richard Gauthier / Bruno Marcotte
Ice Dance Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 29/31 Toronto, Ont. / Waterloo, Ont. Granite SC / Kitchener-Waterloo SC Nikolai Morozov / Igor Shpilband / Pasquale Camerlengo
Ice Dance Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 27/27 Toronto, Ont. / Unionville, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Scarboro FSC Carol Lane / Juris Razgulajevs / Jon Lane
Ice Dance Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen 26/29 Montreal, Que. / Montreal, Que. Rodovre SC / Rodovre SC Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon / Romain Haguenauer

Two Canadian Synchronized Skating teams head to 2019 French Cup

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OTTAWA, ON: Canada will be sending two synchronized skating teams to the 25th annual 2019 French Cup in Rouen, France from February 1-3. This event is an ISU (International Skating Union) sanctioned synchronized skating event and will see teams competing in three categories novice, junior and senior.

Les Suprêmes Seniors, of Saint Leonard, Que., will be the senior team representing Canada. Last weekend they placed fourth at the Leon Lurje Trophy. The team is coached by Marilyn Langlois, Pascal Denis and Amelie Brochu.

Gold Ice, of the Brampton-Chingacousy skating club, will be the junior team representing Canada in France. The team finished third at 2018 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships and they are coached by Jessica Brown, Ashley Greenhalgh and Andrea Nesbitt.

Mary Ellen McDonald, Skate Canada Senior Director, Operations, Carmen Perron of Trois-Rivières, Que., Verjai Gagnon of Brampton, Ont., and Kim Nadeau of Brampton, Ont., will be the team leaders at the event. Andrew Bosco of Thorold, Ont., will be the Canadian official at the event.

For more information, please visit isu.org.