Canadian ice dancers fourth in international debut

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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Emmy Bronsard and Aissa Bouaraguia of Montreal made an impressive international debut on Friday with a fourth place finish in ice dancing at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit.

Bronsard and Bouaraguia were within eight points of the podium with 140.67. Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Nikita Nazarov of Russia won the gold medal with 161.00, Maria Kazakova and Georgy Reviya of Georgia were second at 154.17 and Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin of Russia third at 148.62.

The Canadians followed at 140.67.

“We were stressed a bit because we wanted a good result,” said Bouaraguia. “It all went very well. We were well synchronized and we had a lot of energy. Still our most important goal was to gain experience.”

Olivia McIsaac of Burlington, Ont., and Corey Circelli of Toronto were seventh. Circelli, also a singles skater, has battled early season injuries which prevented himself and the couple from competing at an earlier Grand Prix.

“We only had two weeks of run throughs going into this,” said Circelli. “We gave it everything we had especially in the free today. After the short we felt we had a little more to give and so today we just went out and forgot about the scores.”

The pairs competition also concluded Friday with Brooke McIntosh of Toronto and Brandon Toste of Mississauga, Ont., in 10th while Gabrielle Levesque of Bridgetown, N.S., and Pier-Alexandre Hudon of Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que., were 11th.

“I’m quite satisfied with our performance,” said Toste, “Our goal was to skate faster and deliver a better performance. I feel like we achieved that even with the small technical mistakes we made.”

Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., is third after the men’s short program at 73.74 while 13-year-old Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, Ont., is sixth at 66.01.

Camden Pulkinen of the U.S. leads at 81.01 and Andrei Mozalev of Russia is second at 78.83.

Competition ends Saturday with the men’s free skate.

Full results: ISU JGP Czech Skate 2018

 

Gilles and Poirier win gold at Nebelhorn Trophy

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OBERTSDORF, Germany – Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto won the gold medal Friday at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition.

The Canadian Olympians earned 194.12 for the victory with the best scores in both the short dance and free dance. Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the U.S. were second at 180.95 and their compatriots Christine Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko were third at 177.49.

In women’s competition, Alina Zagitova won the gold medal, Mai Mihara of Japan was second and Loena Hendrickx Belgium third.

Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., was eighth.

“Disappointing result,” said Chartrand. “I wasn’t happy with the points or the placement. There were still a lot of positives from this week though. I had a lot of great practices and I’m confident all the changes in the off season are going to pay off. I can do so much better.”

Keegan Messing of Brantford, Ont., is first in the men’s standings after Friday’s short pogram with 90.63. Artur Dmitriev of Russia is second at 81.06 and Alexander Majorov of Sweden third at 78.86.

In Thursday’s pairs short program, Evelyn Walsh of London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Trenton, Ont., are fifth but less than seven points from third place.

Competition ends Saturday with the men’s and pairs free skates.

Full results: Nebelhorn Trophy 2018

Sixteen Canadian Skaters in Europe for two international events

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OTTAWA, ON: Team Canada will be competing at two skating events this week in Europe. Senior skaters will be at the 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany and junior skaters will be at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

The 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy is the sixth stop on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) 2018 Challenger Series. Canada will have one entry per discipline in men, women, pair and ice dance, at the event which runs from September 26-29, 2018 in Oberdorf, Germany.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2018 NEBELHORN TROPHY

DISCIPLINE NAME AGE HOMETOWN CLUB COACH
Men Keegan Messing 26 Sherwood Park, Alta. & Brantford, Ont. Sherwood Park FSC Ralph Burghart
Women Alaine Chartrand 22 Prescott, Ont. York Region Skating Academy Tracey Wainman, Grzegorz Filipowski
Pair Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud 17/22 London, Ont. / Trenton, Ont. London SC / Trenton Skating Club Alison Purkiss
Ice Dance Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 26/26 Toronto, Ont. / Unionville, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Scarboro FSC Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs

Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director, will be the Canadian team leader at the event. Physiotherapist Karen Seymour, of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Andrea Derby of Windsor, Ont., and Nicole LeBlanc-Richard of Dieppe, N.B., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For more information and full entries please visit www.isu.org.

Canada will have six entries at the fifth stop on the ISU Junior Grand of Figure Skating series in Ostrava, Czech Republic, which runs from September 26-29, 2018. Canada will have two entries in men, pair and ice dance.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT ISU JGP #5 – OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC

DISCIPLINE NAME AGE HOMETOWN CLUB COACH
Men Joseph Phan 17 Toronto, Ont. CPA Laval Brian Orser
Men Aleksa Rakic 13 Burnaby, B.C. Champs International Skating Centre of B.C. Joanne McLeod
Pair Gabrielle Levesque / Pier-Alexandre Hudon 15/19 Bridgewater, N.S. / Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que. St. Margaret’s Bay SC / CPA La Pocatière Inc. Charleen Cameron, John Mattatall
Pair Brooke McIntosh / Brandon Toste 13/15 Toronto, Ont. / Mississauga, Ont. Canadian Ice Academy / Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Andrew Evans
Ice Dance Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia 14/17 Montreal, Que. / Montreal, Que. CPA Gadbois / CPA Gadbois Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Ice Dance Olivia McIsaac / Corey Circelli 16/16 Burlington, Ont. / Toronto, Ont. Burlington SC / Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club Andrew Hallam, Tracey Wilson

André Bourgeois, Skate Canada NextGen Director, and Manon Perron of Boucherville, Que., will be the Canadian team leaders at the event. Dr. Sari Kraft of Toronto, Ont., and physiotherapist Meaghan Shewchuk of Lloydminster, Alta., will be the Canadian team medical staff on site. Laura Carr of Kelowna, B.C., and Sabrina Wong of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org. All events on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit will be livestreamed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix YouTube channel.

Moore-Towers and Marinaro win silver at 2018 Autumn Classic International

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Photo : Susan D. Russell

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., won the silver medal in pairs Friday at the 2018 Autumn Classic International figure skating competition.

World championship bronze medallists Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France dominated with 210.21 points, followed by the Canadians at 176.32 and Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. at 164.43.

Both Moore-Towers and Marinaro fell once during the program performed to a Pink Floyd medley

‘’We lack mileage and that’s why some of the things went a little funny today,’’ said Moore-Towers. ‘’These things tend to sort out once we have a better handle on our program.’’

Lori-Ann Matte and Thierry Ferland of Levis, Que., were fifth.

‘’We were hoping to fare better today after some strong practices leading in,’’ said Matte. ‘’We need to learn from this.’’

In women’s competition, Bradie Tennell of the U.S. caused a big upset to win the gold with 206.41. Ninth at the at the Olympics last season, Tennell finished ahead of two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia second at 204.89. Mae Berenice Meite of France was third.

Alicia Pineault of Varennes, Que., moved from ninth to sixth overall with the sixth best free skate.

‘’It came from heart,’’ said Pineault. ‘’I feel like when you can only focus on what you love to do and perform only for yourself then it shows in competition.’’

In ice dancing, world championship bronze medallists Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., are first after the short dance with 76.53. Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz of Spain are second at 67.35 and Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver are third at 65.38.

‘’This program came very natural to us,’’ said Weaver. ‘’The music was an easy choice, the choreography just started to flow together and tango is probably our favorite rhythm. It’s something we felt very passionate about doing.’’

Soucisse and Firus met their expectations.

‘’It was good,’’ said Soucisse. ‘’For the first event of the year we wanted to brings something solid that we can build on.’’

Molly Lanaghan and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Ajax, Ont., are sixth.

In the men’s short program, two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan earned 97.74 with Junhwan Cha of South Korea second at 90.56 and Jason Brown of the U.S. third at 88.90.

Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., is fourth at 78.14 Kevin Reynolds of Coquitlam B.C. sixth at 68.37 and Bennet Toman of Brampton, Ont., seventh at 67.58.

‘’This was my first competition since nationals last January so I was nervous,’’ said Sadovsky, who fell on his triple Axel but landed his two quads. ‘’But I think I handled it really well.’’

Reynolds two-footed his triple Axel in an otherwise clean routine.

‘’I’m very happy with it,’’ he said. ‘’The score didn’t reflect what I felt about the performance but other than the jumps being a bit tighter in terms of quality, I thought I was able to connect with the audience and do the steps and spins the way I wanted.’’

Competition ends Saturday at the Sixteen Mile Sport Complex with the free dance and men’s free skate.

Full information and results: Skate Canada – 2018 Autumn Classic International

Weaver and Poje unveil new program and win gold at 2018 Autumn Classic International

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OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje were at their artistic and athletic best on Saturday as they won the gold medal in ice dancing to conclude the 2018 Autumn Classic International.

The Canadian world championship bronze medallists from Waterloo, Ont., unveiled an emotional new free dance to a piece from the Quebec rock opera Starmania. It was also a tribute to figure skate Denis Ten of Kazakhstan, who skated to the same music last season. Ten was killed this past summer in an incident that shook the figure skating world.

‘’It felt good to get out there and really perform this program,’’ said Poje. ‘’It’s been special for us since the beginning. We just wanted to go out, take it easy and feel the environment.’’

Weaver and Poje earned 197.27 points, Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz of Spain were second at 171.41 and Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver were third at 166.24

‘’Everything right now is a work in progress,’’ added Weaver. ‘’We’ve taken our time with it and with more mileage it’s going to get stronger and stronger. This week we’ve felt comfortable on the ice with our programs and that’s a testament to our level of preparation.’’

Soucisse and Firus feel they are on track for a successful season.

‘’We left a couple of points on the table but it was pretty good,’’ said Firus. ‘’The elements were solid so we know we got to work on our technical which will get better as the season progresses.’’

Molly Lanaghan and Dmitre Razgulajevs of Ajax, Ont., were sixth.

‘’We weren’t worried much about the result,’’ said Razgulajevs. ‘’We were out there to do it for ourselves and the crowd. It was incredible to hear the reaction of the audience at the end of the program.’’

In men’s competition, Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., was fourth in the short and long programs and his consistency paid off for the bronze medal with a personal best 233.86. It was his first PB in two years.

World and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan won the gold with 263.65 and Junhwa Cha of South Korea was second at 259.78.

‘’The quad Salchow is my best jump so I was a bit disappointed to miss that,’’ said Sadovsky. ‘’That’s silly points just gone. However I landed my first quad toe, so there was some good, some bad. Although 233 is my highest, there is still so much to go.’’

Bennet Toman of Brampton, Ont., was sixth and Kevin Reynolds of Coquitlam, B.C., eighth.

‘’I want to make the national team this year, that’s my goal,’’ said Toman. ‘’I’ve been working on my performance aspects and I feel my new programs are a big step for me.’’

On Friday, Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., won the silver in pairs.

Full information and results: Skate Canada – 2018 Autumn Classic International

Great start for Moore-Towers and Marinaro at 2018 Autumn Classic International

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OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., delivered a flawless performance in their short program Thursday to stand second in pairs at the 2018 Autumn Classic International figure skating competition.

World championship bronze medallists Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France hold the lead with 73.81 points. Moore-Towers and Marinaro, the first skaters to perform, are second at 64.73 and Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. third at 61.91.

‘’We’re still at a point to find out where we can get our marks and build on that,’’ said Moore-Towers, sixth with her partner at last season’s worlds. ‘’We’re comfortable with the style but our transitions are difficult.’’

Lori-Ann Matte and Thierry Ferland of Lévis, Que., are fifth with a program that featured a perfect throw triple loop.

‘’Some things were great and others so-so,’’ said Matte. ‘’We still have a lot of work to do based on the levels we got. It’s a new program so we wanted to enjoy and learn from it.’’

In women’s competition, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia is first, Bradie Tennell of the U.S. second and Mae Berenice Meite of France third.

Alicia Pineault of Varennes, Que., is ninth.

‘’I was really surprised with how comfortable I was on the ice,’’ said Pineault. ‘’There were a few unexpected mistakes but I was happy with the performance.’’

Competition continues Friday at the Sixteen Mile Sport Complex with the pairs and women’s free skates, the short dance and men’s short program.

Full information and results: Skate Canada – 2018 Autumn Classic International

Elite skaters ready to compete at the 2018 Autumn Classic International

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OTTAWA, ON: Top Canadian and international skaters are headed to Oakville, Ont., for the 2018 Autumn Classic International (#ACI18). The fifth edition of the event will take place from September 20-22, 2018, at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The event is the fifth event on the International Skating Union’s (ISU) 2018 Challenger Series.

The 2018 Autumn Classic International will feature senior events in men, women, pair and ice dance. Canada will have two entries in women and pair, and three entries in men and ice dance. The event will be live streamed on Skate Canada’s Dailymotion page to viewers worldwide.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2018 AUTUMN CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Men Kevin Reynolds 28 Coquitliam, BC Champs International Skating Centre of BC Joanne McLeod
Men Roman Sadovsky 19 Vaughan, ON York Region Skating Academy Tracey Wainman, Grzegorz Filipowski
Men Bennet Toman 21 Brampton, Ont. Skate Oakville Michelle Leigh
Women Larkyn Austman 20 Coquitlam, B.C. Coquitlam SC Zdenek Pazdirek/ Liz Putnam
Women Alicia Pineault 19 Varennes, Que. CPA Varennes Stéphane Yvars
Pair Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro 26/26 St. Catharines, Ont. / Sarnia, Ont. St. Catharines SC / Point Edward SC Inc. Bruno Marcotte / Richard Gauthier / Sylvie Fullum
Pairs Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland 19/21 Lévis, Que. / Lévis, Que., CPA St. Romuald – St. Jean / CPA St. Romuald – St. Jean Richard Gauthier / Bruno Marcotte
Ice Dance Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 29/31 Toronto, Ont. / Waterloo, Ont. Granite Skating Club / Kitchener-Waterloo SC Nikolai Morozov / Igor Shpilband / Pasquale Camerlengo
Ice Dance Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus 23/24 Châteauguay, Que. / North Vancouver, B.C. CPA Repentigny / CPA Repentigny Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon
Ice Dance Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs 19/21 Doncaster, England / Ajax, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Scarboro FSC Carol Lane / Jon Lane / Juris Razgulajevs

Carolyn Allwright of Kitchener, Ont., and Alexandra Paul of Midhurst, Ont., will be the Canadian team leaders at the event. Dr. Erika Persson of Edmonton, Alta., and physiotherapist Meghan Buttle of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff at the event. Officials from Canada at the event include Lorna Schroder of Georgetown, Ont., Janice Hunter of West Vancouver, B.C., Jérôme Poulin of Montreal, Que., and Jacqueline Wickett Warren of Manotick, Ont.

For more information and full entries please visit the www.sc3staging.skatecanada.ca.

Gogolev fifth at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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RICHMOND, B.C. – Stephen Gogolev of Toronto climbed to fifth place in men’s competition on Saturday to conclude the fourth stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

Petr Gumennik of Russia won the gold, Tomoki Hiwatashi of Japan was second and Adam Siao Him Fa of France third.

The 13-year-old Gogolev, who won gold at the season opening event last month, was seventh after the short program but climbed the standings with the fifth best free skate.

Iliya Kovler of Richmond Hill, Ont., third after the short, dropped to seventh and Beres Clements of Richmond B.C. was eighth.

“I’m not going to sugar coat it. I did very bad,” said Kovler. “I felt good after warm-up but it was the first time I was skating in the last flight so I might have overdone it. It’s a good learning experience.”

For Clements, his performance was a success.

“It was a big improvement over my last competition,” he said, “I learned to cope with my nerves and show what I normally do in training. I overcame some challenges this week.”

Russia swept the medals in the pairs competition with Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov earning the gold.

Patricia Andrew of London, Ont. and Paxton Fletcher of Rodney, Ont., were seventh, Chloe Panetta of Laval, Que., and Benjamin Mimar of Terrebonne, Que., ninth and Camille Perreault of Orford, Que., and Bryan Pierro of St-Hubert, Que., 10th.

“We did the best that we could have today,” said Andrew. “Pulling it together in competition was a good thing for us.”

Overall, the competition was a major success.

“Congratulations to all the talented young skaters who competed in the ISU Junior Grand Prix competition this week,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. “Qualifying for this event is a tremendous accomplishment. Our government is proud to support this event, which enables young skaters to build skills and confidence through top international competition.”

The fifth stop on the circuit is in two weeks in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpcan2018/.

Sales and Wamsteeker edged for medal at U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

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SALT LAKE CITY – Haley Sales of Burnaby, B.C., and Nikolas Wamsteeker of Langley, B.C., missed a medal by half a point and placed fourth in ice dancing on Saturday to conclude the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.

World championship silver medallists Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S. won the gold with 197.42. Their compatriots Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko were second at 174.04 and Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto of Japan were third at 142.93.

Sales and Wamsteeker, third after the short dance, followed at 142.48.

Two-time Olympian Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., was also in the medal hunt in women’s competition but struggled in her free skate and was sixth with 169.15. She was third after the short program.

‘’Today was rough,’’ said Daleman. ‘’It was a long day, there was a delay but I learned from it. I’d been training really well leading into this competition and I showed it in the short. But in the long there was stuff that was decent but a lot needs to be improved.’’

Satoko Miyahara of Japan won the gold with 201.23, Eunsoo Lim of South Korea was second at 187.30 and her compatriot Yelim Kim was third at 176.65.

On Friday, Nam Nguyen of Toronto won the gold in the men’s event.

Full results: 2018 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

Nguyen triumphs at U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

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SALT LAKE CITY – Nam Nguyen of Ajax, Ont., overcame a self-described ‘’disastrous’’ warm-up to win the gold medal in men’s competition Friday at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.

Nguyen earned 213.52 points with Michael Brezina of the Czech Republic second at 208.27 and Jimmy Ma of the U.S. third at 206.10.

‘’My warm-up was disastrous,’’ said Nguyen, who couldn’t have asked for a better start after finishing last season with a 25th place at the world championships. ‘’But I was able to regroup afterwards and get the job done.’’

‘’The first two-thirds of the program was solid with my two quads and triple Axel. Then the legs got really heavy. I almost cried going into the last jump because I was hurting so much.’’

In pairs, Camille Ruest of Rimouski, Que., and Drew Wolfe of Calgary placed fifth. Americans were 1-2 led by Ashley Can and Timothy Leduc.

Canada is also in medal contention in ice dancing and women’s competition.

Two-time Olympian Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., produced a clean program and is third after the women’s short program with 63.28. Satoko Miyahara of Japan leads at 67.53 and Eunsoo Lim of South Korea is second at 64.85

Haley Sales of Burnaby, B.C., and Nikolas Wamsteeker of Langley, B.C. are third after the short dance with 54.11. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S., are first at 79.11 and their compatriots Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko are second at 68.61.

Full results: 2018 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

Lajoie and Lagha win gold at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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RICHMOND, B.C. – Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Greenfield Park, Que., won the gold medal Friday in ice dancing at the fourth top on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

The couple posted a personal best 166.52 points for the victory. Russian couples followed with Polina Ivanenko and Daniil Karpov second at 149.39 and Ksenia Konkina and Alexander Vakhnov third at 147.92.

Lajoie and Lagha earned silver two weeks ago at the second stop in Linz, Austria.

‘’We made a few changes since the last junior Grand Prix and it has already paid off,’’ said Lagha. ‘’The beginning could have been a little bit better. But after the spin we just calmed down.’’

Natalie D’Alessandro and Bruce Waddell of Toronto were sixth and Miku Makita of Anmore, B.C., and Tyler Gunara of Burnaby, B.C. were eighth.

‘’We are continuing to build with these junior Grand Prix experiences,’’ said D’Alessandro. ‘’We were quite nervous but we were able to turn those nerves into really good energy.’’

‘’We were very excited with how we skated today although we were nervous,’’ said Makita. ”It was a whole new experience for us.’’

Russia was 1-2 in women’s competition. Anna Shcherbakova took the gold and Anastasia Tarakanova the silver. Rion Sumiyoshi of Japan was third.

Sarah Maude-Blanchard of Sherbrooke, Que., was ninth, Hannah Dawson of Vankleek Hill, Ont., 10th and Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., 12th.

‘’It was definitely a learning experience after coming back from a disappointing short program,’’ said Schumacher. ‘’I really had to dig deep today for the free and trust my training. I was really glad I persevered and fought through it.’’

Russian couples are 1-2-3 after the pairs short program. Patricia Andrew of London,Ont. and Paxton Fletcher of Rodney, Ont., are seventh, Chloe Panetta of Laval, Que., and Benjamin Mimar of Terrebonne, Que., eighth and Camille Perreault of Orford, Que., and Bryan Pierro of St-Hubert, Que., are 10th.

In Thursday’s men’s short program, Ilya Kovler of Richmond Hill, Ont., stands third with 72.16. Tomoki Hiwatashi of the U.S. leads at 76.81 and Yuma Kagiyama of Japan second at 75.60.

Thirteen-year-old Stephen Gogolev of Toronto is seventh and Beres Clements of Richmond, B.C. ninth.

The men’s and pairs free skates are on Saturday.

Full results: ISU JGP Canada 2018

Skate Canada Announces 2018-2019 National Team

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 National Team. The team is comprised of 23 senior members, which includes five men, four women, three pair teams and four ice dance teams.

To be named to the National Team a skater must finish in the top five in senior men, women, pair and ice dance disciplines at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and/or be assigned a 2018 ISU Grand Prix event and must be competing in the 2018-19 season. Athletes can be added at the discretion of Skate Canada based on new partnerships of current and former national team members.

Their appointment to the national team is effective from September 1, 2018 through to June 30, 2019.

Skate Canada also announced the three teams that will make up the Skate Canada Synchronized Skating National Team. The Synchronized National Team comprises those teams finishing in the top three in senior discipline at the 2018 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships.

MEN
Keegan Messing, 26, Sherwood Park, Alta./Brantford, Ont.
Nam Nguyen, 20, Ajax, Ont.
Kevin Reynolds, 27, Coquitlam, B.C.
Roman Sadovsky, 19, Vaughan, Ont.
Nicolas Nadeau, 20, Boisbriand, Que.

WOMEN
Gabrielle Daleman, 20, Newmarket, Ont.
Larkyn Austman, 20, Coquitlam, B.C.
Alaine Chartrand, 22, Prescott, Ont.
Aurora Cotop, 16, Thornhill, Ont.

PAIR
Kirsten Moore-Towers, 25, St. Catharines, Ont. & Michael Marinaro, 26, Sarnia, Ont.
Camille Ruest, 24, Rimouski, Que., & Andrew Wolfe, 23, Calgary, Alta.
Evelyn Walsh, 17, London, Ont., and Trennt Michaud, 22, Trenton, Ont.

ICE DANCE
Piper Gilles, 26, Toronto, Ont. & Paul Poirier, 26, Unionville, Ont.
Kaitlyn Weaver, 29, Toronto, Ont. & Andrew Poje, 31, Waterloo, Ont.
Carolane Soucisse, 23, Châteauguay, Que., & Shane Firus, 24, North Vancouver, B.C.
Haley Sales, 21, Kelowna, B.C., and Nikolas Wamsteeker, 21, Langley, B.C.

SYNCHRONIZED SKATING
NEXXICE, of the Burlington Skating Centre
Les Suprêmes, of CPA Saint-Léonard
Nova, of CPS NOVA