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Canadian champions headline Skate Canada International selection announcement

OTTAWA – As of October 1, 2020, Skate Canada International is scheduled to be held from October 30 –31, 2020 in Ottawa, Ont., at TD Arena.

The safety of all skaters, coaches, officials, volunteers and staff is a top priority and all federal, provincial and municipal COVID-19 protocols will be strictly followed and monitored. Tickets will not be sold for this event and more information on how fans can follow the event virtually will be released shortly. The event will primarily be a virtual media event, and broadcast and schedule information will be released as it is confirmed.

Canadian champions will headline the Skate Canada International field including Roman Sadovsky (men), Emily Bausback (women), Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro (pairs), and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (ice dance). The International Skating Union announced today the complete lists of athlete selections for the 2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, available here. The complete list of selections for Skate Canada International and Canadian assignments are below.

SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL – OCTOBER 30-31, OTTAWA, ON
ENTRIES:

MEN
Nicolas Nadeau (CAN)
Nam Nguyen (CAN)
Conrad Orzel (CAN)
Joseph Phan (CAN)
Roman Sadovsky (CAN)
Mark Gorodnitsky (ISR)
Junhwan Cha (KOR)
Jason Brown (USA)

WOMEN
Emily Bausback (CAN)
Alicia Pineault (CAN)
Madeline Schizas (CAN)
Alison Schumacher (CAN)
Beverly Zhu (CHN)
Satoko Miyahara (JPN)
Ekaterina Kurakova (POL)

ICE DANCE
Holly Harris / Jason Chan (AUS)
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN)
Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer (CAN)
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (CAN)
Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (CAN)
Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs (CAN)
Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker (CAN)
Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus (CAN)
Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson (GBR)
Olivia Smart / Adrian Diaz (ESP)

PAIRS
Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland (CAN)
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN)
Natasha Purich / Bryce Chuda (Can)
Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe (CAN)
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud (CAN)
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara (JPN)

SKATE AMERICA – OCTOBER 23-24, LAS VEGAS, NV
CANADIAN ATHLETES COMPETING
Stephen Gogolev (CAN)
Keegan Messing (CAN)