Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships Press Conference
OTTAWA, ON: A press conference in advance of the senior competitions at the 2013 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont., in the media center at the facility.
| Date: |
Thursday, January 17, 2012 |
| Time: |
12:00 noon |
| Location: |
Media Centre, Hershey Centre |
| Participants: |
Benoît Lavoie, President, Skate Canada
Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport)
Michael Coteau, Parliamentary Assistant, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga
2012 Canadian Champions
Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir – Ice Dance
Patrick Chan – Men’s
Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford – Pair
Amélie Lacoste – Women’s
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Additional Athlete Availability
Other senior athletes will be available to media following their on-ice practices on Thursday, January 17. The full competition and practice schedule is available online.
Athletes compete by start order. The final group in each discipline will contain the top-seeded athletes.
Men – 10:50 – 11:30 - top-seeded competitors practice (Hershey Centre Main Rink)
Women – 13:30 – 14:10 - top-seeded competitors practice (Hershey Centre Main Rink)
Pair – 15:20 – 16:00 - top-seeded competitors practice (Hershey Centre Main Rink)
Ice Dance – 14:55 – 15:35 – top seeded competitors practice (Hershey Centre Community Rink 2)
Tickets are still available for both the senior division of the Championships as well as the novice and junior divisions of the championships. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone at 1.855.985.5000 or in person at the Hershey Centre box office. All prices listed are subject to applicable surcharges.
Event Competition Schedule
http://www.skatecanada.ca/Portals/2/CompSchedules/2013/2013-Cdns-Schedule-EN.pdf
Competitors and Start Orders and Results
http://www.skatecanada.ca/en-us/eventsresults/results.aspx