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Les Suprêmes climb to sixth at ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

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NEUCHATEL, Switzerland – Les Suprêmes, from St-Léonard, Que., climbed to sixth place on Saturday to conclude the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

Russian teams were 1-2 with Junost winning the gold with 200.74 and Crystal Ice the silver at 199.99. Skyliners fom the U.S. won bronze at 193.42.

Les Suprêmes, ranked seventh in both in the short and long program but their consistency paid off as they ranked sixth overall at 172.91.  Nexxice, from Burlington, Ont., posted the sixth best free skate but remained eighth overall at 171.11.

The skaters for les Suprêmes were: Alessia Hart-Lewis, Amelia Asparian, Solène Aymard, Émilie Beaucage, Olivia Ronca, Frédérique Hébert-Mondragon, Thea Iulia Dimbu, Charlotte Grütter, Astrid Kumpulainen, Joséphine Kawa, Jade Deschênes,   Lynnson Ceneston, Alona Chabalin-Zea,  Natasha Gligorijevic, Julia Caponi, Anne-Laurence Trudeau, Alice Cormier, Victoria Gligorijevic, Lauren Santori, Loriana Cocca, Morgane Launay-Boireau.

‘’Our long skate went really well,’’ said Suprêmes co-captain Hart-Lewis. ‘’We felt like we attacked it as much as we could. There were little mistakes but we reached our objectives and we are proud of our team and what we accomplished.’’

The skaters for Nexxice were Christina Sze Wai Au, Ashley Sophie Bona, Savana Bosco, Avery Nasha Clark, Abbey Elaine Ana Glumpak, Lauren Elizabeth Hatfield, Amanda Talia Kauffman, Vasiliki Victoria Kiriakou, Natalie Leung, Nellie Charlotte Meijer, Victoria, Maria Morgado, Mya Isabelle Napier, Madeleine Margaret North, Desiree Melissa Perry, Lauren Samantha Pollack, Meghan Marguerite Tiplady, Sophia Tong, Emily Kristine Van Berkel and Milja Amilda Wilamo.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/wjcsys2019/

Canadian teams in top-10 at ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

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NEUCHATEL, Switzerland – Les Suprêmes, from St-Léonard, Que., and Nexxice, from Burlington, Ont., stand seventh and eighth after Friday’s short program at the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

Russian teams are 1-2 with Crystal Ice first with 79.44 points and Junost second at 76.46. Skyliners from the U.S. are third at 75.79.

Les Suprêmes totalled 63.50 while Nexxice earned 60.30. There are 23 entries.

The skaters for les Suprêmes are: Alessia Hart-Lewis, Amelia Asparian, Solène Aymard, Émilie Beaucage, Olivia Ronca, Frédérique Hébert-Mondragon, Thea Iulia Dimbu, Charlotte Grütter, Astrid Kumpulainen, Joséphine Kawa, Jade Deschênes,   Lynnson Ceneston, Alona Chabalin-Zea,  Natasha Gligorijevic, Julia Caponi, Anne-Laurence Trudeau, Alice Cormier, Victoria Gligorijevic, Lauren Santori, Loriana Cocca, Morgane Launay-Boireau

“We are very happy with our performance,” said Hart-Lewis. “Our goals for this competition were to perform and make the crowd feel our program more than just see it. I think we have accomplished that as a team.”

The skaters for Nexxice are Christina Sze Wai Au, Ashley Sophie Bona, Savana Bosco, Avery Nasha Clark, Abbey Elaine Ana Glumpak, Lauren Elizabeth Hatfield, Amanda Talia Kauffman, Vasiliki Victoria Kiriakou, Natalie Leung, Nellie Charlotte Meijer, Victoria, Maria Morgado, Mya Isabelle Napier, Madeleine Margaret North, Desiree Melissa Perry, Lauren Samantha Pollack, Meghan Marguerite Tiplady, Sophia Tong, Emily Kristine Van Berkel and Milja Amilda Wilamo.

“Although it wasn’t the performance we hoped for, we have a lot to be proud of,” said Kauffman. “We attacked our skate and we were aggressive. We put out everything out there and made some mistakes. But we prefer that strategy than to be passive and safe.”

Competition ends Saturday with the free skate.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/wjcsys2019/

Junior synchronized skating teams in Switzerland for 2019 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have two junior synchronized skating teams competing at the 2019 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, from March 15-16, 2019. Nexxice junior and Les Suprêmes junior will represent Canada at the event. Neuchâtel will host 23 of the top junior synchronized skating teams from 18 countries.

Canadian junior silver medalists, Nexxice, qualified for this event by winning gold at the 2019 Winterfest. Last season, Nexxice finished eighth at the 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. This season, the representatives of Burlington Skating Centre finished fourth at Mozart Cup. They are coached by Trish Perdue-Mills.

Canadian junior champions, Les Suprêmes, qualified for this event by finishing second at the 2019 Winterfest. Last year, the team finished fourth at this event. This season, the representatives of CPA Saint-Leonard won the gold medal at Lumiere Cup. Les Suprêmes junior are coached by Marilyn Langlois, Pascal Denis, Cathy Dalton and Amélie Brochu.

Joanne Shaw, of Guelph, Ont., will be the Canadian team leader at the event. Dr. Sari Kraft of Toronto, Ont., and physiotherapist Meghan Buttle of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Jennifer Betts of Bragg Creek, Alta., will be the Canadian official at the event. Mary Ellen McDonald, Skate Canada Senior Director, Operations, will also be travelling with the team.

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

Skate Canada names teams for 2019 ISU Synchronized Skating Championships

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WATERLOO, ON: Skate Canada has selected the teams that will represent Canada at the two ISU synchronized skating championships events this year. Canada will have two entries at both the  2019 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships and 2019 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. The senior teams were selected after the 2019 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships which took place in Waterloo, Ont., over the weekend.

2019 ISU WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
HELSINKI, FINLAND – APRIL 12-14, 2019

SENIOR TEAMS
Nova
Nexxice

The entries for the 2019 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships were determined at Skate Canada Ontario’s annual Winterfest competition, which took place earlier this year in January.

2019 ISU WORLD JUNIOR SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NEUCHÂTEL, SWITZERLAND – MARCH 15-16, 2019

JUNIOR TEAMS
Nexxice Junior
Les Suprêmes Junior