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Alison Schumacher, two Canadian ice dance teams crack top-10 at world juniors

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TALLIN, Estonia – Two Canadian ice dance teams and Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., all cracked the top-10 on Saturday to conclude the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

In ice dancing, Avonlea Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik of the U.S. won the gold with Maria Kazakova and Goergy Reviy of Georgia second and Elizaveta Shanaeva and Devid Naryzhnyy of Russia third.

Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara of Vancouver climbed from eighth after Thursday’s rhythm dance to eighth and Emmy Bronsard and Aissa Bouaraguia of Montreal were ninth. Natalie D’Alessandro and Bruce Waddell of Toronto took 11th spot.

In women’s competition, Schumacher climbed to ninth spot to improve on last year’s result.

Kamila Valieva led Russia to a 1-2 finish with Daria Usacheva second at 207.74 and Alysa Liu of the U.S. third at 204.83

Schumacher, the 17-year-old silver medallist at the senior nationals in January, was 11th after Friday’s short program and produced the ninth best free skate to crack the top-10 for a second straight year. She was 10th in her world junior debut last year.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/wjc2020/

Joseph Phan 12th at world juniors

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TALLINN, Estonia – Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., placed 12th in men’s competition on Friday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Andrei Mozalev of Russia won the gold medal, Yuma Kagiyama of Japan took the silver and Petr Gummenik of Russia earned the bronze.

Phan dropped from eighth after Wednesday’s short program while Stephen Gogolev of Toronto climbed to 17th.

“I’m very disappointed,” said Phan. “My timing for my jumps was completely off.”

In the women’s competition after the short program, Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., is 11th while Kayla Ruiter of Calgary ranked 31st.

Competition ends Saturday.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/wjc2020/

Canadian pair jump three spots at ISU World Junior

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TALLINN, Estonia – Patricia Andrew of London, Ont., and Zachary Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., climbed to an 11th place finish in pairs on Thursday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

The Russians swept the medals with the gold going to Apollinariia Panfilova and Dmitry Rylov.

Andrew and Daleman were 14th after Wednesday’s short program and delivered the 11th best free skate for the best improvement of the day over yesterday’s result.

Kelly Ann Laurin of St-Jerome, Que., and Loucas Ethier of St-Eustache, Que., were 14th.

In ice dancing after the rhythm dance, Emmy Bronsard and Aissa Bouaraguia of Montreal are eighth, Natalie D’Alessandro and Bruce Waddell of Toronto ninth and Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara of Vancouver 10th.

“We improved a lot from our last competition,” said Waddell. “We showed more attack and speed into our elements and didn’t hold back at all. We were really focused on the technical side. Our levels were higher and it was one of our better skates this season.”

Competition continues Friday with the men’s free skate and women’s short program.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1920/wjc2020/

Canadian junior skaters headed to Estonia for the 2020 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada has nine entries, for a total of 14 skaters competing at the 2020 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships, taking place in Tallinn, Estonia, from March 2-8, 2020. Canada will have two entries in men, women and pairs, and three entries in ice dance. Competition starts Wednesday, March 4 with the men’s and pair’s short programs.

Stephen Gogolev, 15, Toronto, Ont., will be one of two Canadian entries in the men’s discipline. Last season, Gogolev finished fifth at the 2019 ISU World Junior Championships. This season, he won a silver medal at ISU JGP Lake Placid and was 5th at ISU JGP Croatia.Gogolev is coached by Rafael Aruntyunyan and Lee Barkell in Irvine, California.

Joseph Phan, 18, Laval, Que., will be the second Canadian entry in the men’s discipline. This season, Phan finished fourth in senior at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. He most recently won the silver medal in the junior category at the Bavarian Open. Phan is coached by Brian Orser in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian junior champion, Kaiya Ruiter, 13, Calgary, Alta., will be the first of two Canadian entries in the women’s discipline. This season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Ruiter finished sixth at Egna/Neumarkt 2019 and 11th at Riga Cup. She most recently captured the gold medal at the Bavarian Open in the junior ladies I category. Ruiter is coached by Scott Davis and Jeff Langdon Calgary, Alta.

Alison Schumacher, 17, Tecumseh, Ont., will be the second Canadian entry in the women’s discipline. This season, Schumacher won the silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in the senior category. At last year’s junior world championships, she placed 10th. Schumacher is coached by Joey Russell in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian junior pairs champions, Patricia Andrew, 14, London, Ont., and Zachary Daleman, 20, Newmarket, Ont., will be the first of two Canadian entries in pairs. In their first season as a team, the two finished 10 at the Junior Grand Prix Croatia Cup and eighth at the Junior Grand Prix Chelyabinsk. They are coached by Alison Purkiss and Bryce Davison in Brantford, Ont.

Kelly Ann Laurin, 14, Saint-Jerome, Que., and Loucas Ethier, 19, Saint-Eustache, Que., will be the second Canadian entry in pairs. The 2020 Canadian junior bronze medallists finished sixth at the Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup and won gold at the Bavarian Open. They are coached by Yvan Desjardins at Ecole Excellence Rosemère.

Natalie D’Alessandro, 15, Toronto, Ont., and Bruce Waddell, 18, Toronto, Ont., will be the first of three Canadian entries in ice dance. This season, the team represented Canada at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, where they finished fourth. On the Junior Grand Prix circuit, the duo won silver at Egna/Neumarkt and finished fourth at Riga Cup. They are coached by Andrew Hallam in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian junior ice dance champions, Emmy Bronsard, 15, Montreal, Que., and Aissa Bouaraguia, 18, Montreal, Que., will be the second Canadian entry in ice dance. On the Junior Grand Prix circuit, the team finished third at Croatia Cup and fourth at Courchevel. They are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon and Pascal Denis in Montreal, Que.

Miku Makita, 16, Anmore, B.C., and Tyler Gunara, 17, Burnaby, B.C., will be the final Canadian entry in ice dance. The team also represented Canada at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games and finished fifth. On the Junior Grand Prix circuit, they finished fourth at Baltic Cup and at Lake Placid. Makita and Gunara are coached by Aaron Lowe and Megan Wing in Burnaby, B.C.

André Bourgeois, Skate Canada NextGen Director, and Manon Perron of Boucherville, Que., will be the team leaders at the event. Dr. Erika Persson of Edmonton, Alta., and physiotherapist Mireille Landry of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff. Cynthia Benson of Quispamsis, N.B., Karen Howard of Regina, Sask., Jerome Poulin of Montreal, Que., and Ron Conacher of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian officials attending the event. Debra Armstrong, CEO, Skate Canada, will be attending as a team official.

For results and full entries, please click here. The event will be live streamed on the ISU Youtube Channel. Location restrictions may apply.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT THE 2020 ISU WORLD JUNIOR FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DISCIPLINE NAME AGE HOMETOWN CLUB COACH
Men Stephen Gogolev 15 Toronto, Ont. Granite Club Rafael Aruntyunyan / Lee Barkell
Men Joseph Phan 18 Laval, Que. CPA Laval Brian Orser
Women Kaiya Ruiter 13 Calgary, Alta. Glencoe Club Scott Davis / Jeff Langdon
Women Alison Schumacher 17 Tecumseh, Ont. Granite Club and Toronto CS & CC Joey Russell
Pairs Patricia Andrew / Zachary Daleman 14 / 20 London, Ont. / Newmarket, Ont. Brantford Competitive Skating Centre Alison Purkiss
Pairs Kelly Ann Laurin / Loucas Ethier 14 / 19 Saint-Jerome, Que. / Saint-Eustache, Que. Ecole Excellence Rosemere Yvan Desjardins/ Violaine Émard
Ice Dance Natalie D’Alessandro / Bruce Waddell 15 / 18 Toronto, Ont. / Toronto, Ont. Toronto CS & CC Andrew Hallam
Ice Dance Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia 15 / 18 Montréal, Que. / Montreal, Que.  Ice Academy of Montreal  Marie-France Dubreui / Patrice Lauzon / Pascal Denis
Ice Dance Miku Makita / Tyler Gunara 16 / 17 Anmore, B.C. / Burnaby, B.C. Vancouver Ice Dance Academy Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe