Canadian team wins gold at synchronized skating competition
DUMFRIES, Scotland – Eight-time consecutive Canadian champions Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., overwhelmed the competition this weekend to win the gold medal at the Trophy d’Ecosse synchronized skating competition.
The Canadians totalled 202.69 points for the victory with Team Spirit from Wales second and Zariba from Scotland third.
The Nexxice team members were Shannon Aikman-Jones, Maria Albanese, Ellicia Beaudoin, Emma Bonafiglia, Kelly Britten, Courtney Broadhurst, Lee Chandler, Alessia Chiovitti, Carla Coveart, Samantha Defino, Courtney Gray, Yu Hanamoto, Renata-Delete Khuzina, Victoria Kwan, Kristen Loritz, Nichole Manahan, Kerrin Caitlin McKinnon, Victoria Smith, Kiersten Tietz, Gillian Tyler and Elizabeth Mayers.
Last season, the representatives of the Burlington Skating Club won silver at the 2014 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships and bronze at the 2014 Mozart Cup. The three-time consecutive world silver medallists are coached by Shelley Simonton Barnett and Anne Schelter.
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