Canada’s Conrad Orzel takes fourth at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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LINZ, Austria – A quirky fall after landing a quad jump disoriented Canada’s Conrad Orzel as he tumbled from first to fourth in men’s competition Friday at the second stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

Camden Pulkinen of the U.S. won the gold with 223.95 points, Koshiro Shamada of Japan was second at 220.45 and Roman Savosin of Russia third at 211.10.

The 18-year-old Orzel from Woodbridge, Ont., was first after Thursday’s short program with a personal best. He produced the sixth best free skate to fall out of medal contention with 200.46.

Skating to the 1968 Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, he hung on to his opening quadruple Salchow then slipped and fell after landing the quad toe.

‘’My long program was quite disappointing,’’ admitted Orzel, 13th at the world juniors last season. ‘’I was really zoned in after the warm-up. But the slip up on the quad toe really threw me off. After that my skating just went down and I got more panicky.’’

Still with his success in the short program, Orzel knows he can’t dwell on Friday’s performance.

‘’In the short program I showed that I can pay more attention to detail and be calm,’’ he said. ‘’The skating skills were there and I could feel my edges a lot easier. There are tweaks needed to the long but mainly it needs more run-throughs every day.’’

Beresford Clements of Richmond, B.C., was 12th out of 21 entries in his junior Grand Prix debut.

‘’It was a great experience to compete on such a bigger stage,’’ said the 16-year-old. ‘’I know going forward I’ll have to be more aggressive and confident and put it all on the ice.’’

Canada is also in medal contention in ice dancing. Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Greenfield Park, Que., fourth at the world juniors last season, are second after the short dance with 63.95.

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko of Russia hold a slight lead at 64.26. Eva Kuts and Dmitrii Mikhailov of Russia are third at 58.63. Natalie D’Alessandro and Bruce Waddell of Toronto are fifth at 50.45.

In pairs after the short program, Gabrielle Levesque of Bridgewater, N.S. and Pier-Alexandre Hudon of St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que., stand ninth less than five points from fifth spot.

In women’s competition after the short Emma Bulawka of Kelowna, B.C. is 11th.

Competition ends Saturday with the free skates in pairs, women’s and ice dancing.

Full results: ISU JGP Cup of Austria 2018

Canadian junior skaters in Austria for second stop of 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have six entries, for a total of nine skaters at the second stop of the 2018-2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Linz, Austria. Canada’s entries include two men and two ice dance teams as well as one woman and one pair team. The competition takes place from August 29-September 1, 2018.

Conrad Orzel, 18, Woodbridge, Ont., leads the Canadian entries in men. Last season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Orzel placed seventh in Austria and won the bronze in Poland. He also placed 11th in senior at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and 13th at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Orzel is coached by Lee Barkell and trains in Toronto, Ont.

Beres Clements, 16, Richmond, B.C., is the second Canadian junior men entry. Last season, he won the silver medal at both the Autumn Classic International (junior level) and the 2018 Egna Spring Trophy (junior level). He is coached by Joanne McLeod in Burnaby, B.C.

Emma Bulawka, 15, Kelowna, B.C., is the Canadian entry in the women category. Last season she placed fifth at the 2017 Autumn Classic International (junior level) and sixth in junior at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Bulawka is coached by Karen and Jason Mongrain in Kelowna, B.C.

Canadian junior bronze medallists Gabrielle Levesque, 15, Bridgewater, N.S., and Pier-Alexandre Hudon, 19, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que., will be the Canadian pairs entry. Last year on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit they placed 17th in Poland. Levesque and Hudon are coached by Charleen Cameron and John Mattatall in St. Margaret’s Bay, N.S.

Canadian junior champions Marjorie Lajoie, 17, Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha, 19, Greenfield Park, Que., are the first of two Canadian ice dance entries. Last season on the ISU Grand Prix circuit, Lajoie and Lagha won the silver medal in Australia, gold in Croatia and placed sixth at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. They also placed fourth at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They train in Montreal, Que., with coaches Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and Pascal Denis.

Natalie D’Alessandro, 14, Toronto, Ont., and Bruce Waddell, 16, Toronto, Ont., are the second Canadian entry in ice dance. Last season, they placed sixth at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Australia and eighth at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are coached by Andrew Hallam and Siobhan Karam in Toronto, Ont.

André Bourgeois, Skate Canada NextGen Director, and Danielle Williams of Surrey, B.C., will be the Canadian team leaders at the event. Dr. Erika Persson of Edmonton, Alta., and physiotherapist Shirley Kushner of Westmount, Que., will be the Canadian team medical staff on site. Lorna Schroder of Georgetown, Ont., and Leslie Keen of Vancouver, B.C., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org. All events on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit will be livestreamed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix YouTube channel

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT ISU JGP #2 – LINZ, AUSTRIA

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Men Conrad Orzel 18 Woodbridge, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Lee Barkell
Men Beresford Clements 16 Richmond, B.C. Champs International SC Joanne McLeod
Women Emma Bulawka 15 Kelowna, B.C. Kelowna FSC Karen Mongrain / Jason Mongrain
Pairs Gabrielle Levesque / Pier-Alexandre Hudon 15/19 Bridgewater, N.S. / Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Que. St. Margaret’s Bay SC / CPA La Pocatière Inc. Charleen Cameron / John Mattatall
Ice Dance Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha 17/19 Boucherville, Que. / Greenfield Park, Que. CPA De Boucherville / CPA St. Lambert Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon / Romain Haguenauer / Pascal Denis
Ice Dance Natalie D’Alessandro / Bruce Waddell 14/16 Toronto, Ont. / Toronto, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club / Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Andrew Hallam / Siobhan Karam

Canadian ice dancers fourth at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Brossard, Que., took fourth place in their international debut as a team on Saturday in ice dancing to conclude the first stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

It was a 1-2 Russian finish with Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Nikita Nazarov first with 160.24 points and Elizaveta Shanaeva and Devid Naryzhnyy second at 152.42. Eliana Gropman and Ian Sommerville of the U.S. were third at 148.96.

Fabbri and Ayer, who both skated with different partners last year, produced the sixth best free dance but remained in fourth place in 136.04 less than three points ahead of a French couple.

‘’We showed a bit of stress skating our first free dance together internationally,’’ said Fabbri, 15, whose skates were lost in travel but eventually arrived in time. ‘’We were pleased with the free dance minus one error.’’

The couple says they are pleased with the progress of the partnership.

‘’We connected pretty quickly,’’ said Ayer, 20. ‘’There were so many changes I wasn’t sure initially how we were going to click right off the start but I don’t remember being a time we didn’t click even in the try-out.’’

Nadiia Bashynska of Markham, Ont., and Peter Beaumont of Unionville, Ont., scored the fifth best free dance but remained in ninth at 124.64. The couple remained unfazed after someone threw a toy stuffed animal on the ice in the middle of their performance.

‘’We noticed it right away, said Bashynska. ‘’We talked to each other and guided each other where we were going. It actually happened to us once before so we knew what to do in the situation. Just no matter what, keep calm and do your thing.’’

In women’s competition, Russians were 1-2 again with Anna Shcherbakova first and Anna Tarusina second. Young You of South Korea was third.

Alison Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., was ninth.

‘’I feel like it was a good start to my international season,’’ said Schumacher. ‘’I fought through my program today. But I feel I’m ready for the rest of the season.’’

Canada ends the competition with one gold medal earned by 13-year-old Stephen Gogolev in the men’s event on Friday.

The second stop on the circuit runs this Thursday to Saturday in Linz, Austria.

Full results: ISU JGP Bratislava 2018

Canada’s Stephen Gogolev wins gold in junior Grand Prix debut

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia –Thirteen-year-old Stephen Gogolev of Toronto burst onto the international stage in spectacular style Friday as he landed three quadruple jumps en route to a golden performance in men’s competition at the season opening stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

In his skate to excerpts from the Sherlock Holmes soundtrack Gogolev also became the first Canadian, of any age group, to land a quad Lutz in competition.

Gogolev totalled 226.13 points for the victory with Mitsuki Sumoto of Japan second at 210.31 and Daniel Grassl of Italy third at 199.26.

‘’To land those three quads really brings up my confidence,’’ said Gogolev, who is coached by Brian Orser and Lee Barkell. “I still need to get some runs though done so I can improve the second half of my skate.’’

Aleksa Rakic, also 13, from Burnaby, B.C. was eighth in 180.13.  ‘’I feel really good about how I skated and how I was able to connect with the audience,’’ said Rakic. ‘’I reached my goal to get into the top-10.’’

Russian couples swept the medals in pairs competition. Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov were first, Apollinarria Panfilova and Dmitry Rylov second and Ksenila Akhanteva and Valerii Kolesov third.

Patricia Andrew of London, Ont., and Paxton Fletcher of Rodney, Ont., were fourth with a clean free skate and Brooke McIntosh of Toronto and Brandon Taste of Mississauga, Ont., were fifth.

‘’The Russian pairs were really impressive,’’ said Fletcher. ‘’They were fast with big and strong elements and their style and look was superb. For a young team like ours it’s fun to see what’s possible and it just motivates us to go back and work harder.’’

In ice dancing after the short dance, Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Brossard, Que., are fourth at 58.91 less than two points behind third spot. Nadiia Bashynska of Markham, Ont., and Peter Beaumont of Unionville, Ont., are ninth.

In Thursday’s women’s short program, Alison Shumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., was eighth.

The women’s free skate and the free dance are on Saturday.

Full results: ISU JGP Bratislava 2018

Canadian novice skaters win four medals at final event of 2018 North American Series

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada skaters earned three silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 Skate Ontario Summer Skate last weekend. The North American series events, which took place at the Scotiabank Pond arena in North York, Ont., saw 22 athletes from the USA and 25 athletes from Canada competing.

Mackenzie Ripley of St. Thomas, Ont., and Owen Brawley of Waterloo, Ont., followed up their gold medal at Skate Milwaukee with their second medal on the 2018 North American Series, a silver medal. The pair claimed second with a score of 106.91. They were edged out by Isabelle Goldstein and Keyton Bearinger of the USA, who scored 112.11. The 2018 Skate Milwaukee silver medallists, Jamie Fournier of Brossard, Que., and Gabriel Farand of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Que., finished in fourth placed with a score of 93.86. Canadians Caidence Derenisky of Regina, Sask., and Raine Eberl of Moose Jaw, Sask., scored a total of 71.95 points to place sixth.

In ice dance, Canadian pre-novice silver medallists Sophia Kagolovskaya and Kieran MacDonald, both of Wellesley, Ont., took home the silver medal with a score of 94.46. The American team of Elizabeth Tkachenko and Alexei Kiliakov won the gold with 99.62 points. Cordelia Pride and Benjamin Lawless, also of the USA, won the bronze medal with a score of 85.55, beating out Canadians Jordyn Lewis of Komoka, Ont., and Noah McMillan of Ilderton, Ont., who finished in fourth place with 81.40 points. Canadian ice dancers Angela Ling of Waterloo, Ont., and Quinn Bisson of Warwick, Ont., finished less than two point back of Lewis and McMillan in fifth with 79.61 points. Alyssa Robinson of Ridgetown, Ont., and Josh Andari of Chatham, Ont., finished in seventh with 77.48 points, followed by Canadian pre-novice champions Sydney Embro of Waterloo, Ont., and Eric Millar of Kitchener, Ont., with 74.67.

Canada’s third silver medal of the event was won by Doriela Lugo-Mayrand of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Lugo-Mayrand earned 125.88 points, behind the USA’s Kate Wang who took home the gold medal. Samantha Liker of the USA followed in third place with a final score of 115.53. The other five Canadian women followed consecutively from sixth to tenth place: Alyson Thibault of Ste-Marie Beauce, Que., in sixth with 104.86 points, Jaime Gabbard of Mississauga, Ont., in seventh with a score of 101.92, Maja Jacobsen of Waterdown, Ont., in eighth with 95.37, Kyrstin Lavelle of Toronto, Ont., in ninth with 89.36, and Hannah Gray of Thorndale, Ont., in tenth with 84.98 points.

In the men’s category of the North American Series, Canadian pre-novice champion, Matthew Newnham of St. Albert, Alta., won the bronze medal with 123.65 points. Two skaters from the USA placed ahead of him: Matthew Nielsen, who scored 137. 96 points and Eric Prober, who scored 123.65 points. Canadian pre-novice bronze medallist, Jake Ellis of Essex, Ont., finished in sixth place with 102.28, and Rio Morita of Thornhill, Ont., finished in eighth place with a total score of 99.78.

For full results, please click here. For more information on the event, please click here.

The event was the third and final stop in a series of three competitions on the 2018 North American Series. The novice-level series was developed by U.S. Figure Skating and Skate Canada’s Athlete Development and High-Performance Development Departments to provide international development competition opportunities for athletes that competed at the sectional or national level, to simulate an international competition, and compete against top athletes from both the U.S. and Canada.

Canadian skaters in Slovakia to kick off 2018-2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix season

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have seven entries, for a total of 11 skaters, competing at the first stop on the 2018-2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Bratislava, Slovakia. Canada will have two entries per discipline in men, pairs and ice dance, and one entry in ladies at the competition which takes place from August 22-25, 2018.

Stephen Gogolev, 13, Toronto, Ont., is one of two Canadian entries in the men’s discipline. Gogolev placed 10th in senior at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. This will be his first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment. He is coached by Brian Orser and Lee Barkell in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian novice silver medallist Aleksa Rakic, 13, Burnaby, B.C., will also represent Canada in the men’s category and will also be competing at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix event. He is coached by Joanne McLeod in Burnaby, B.C.

Alison Schumacher, 15, Tecumseh, Ont., will be the only Canadian representative in the women’s category. Last season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix she placed eighth in Latvia and ninth in Italy. Schumacher also placed fifth in junior at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She is coached by Lee Barkell in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian junior silver medallists Patricia Andrew, 13, London, Ont., and Paxton Fletcher, 19, Rodney, Ont., are the first of two Canadian pairs entries at the event. This will be their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment. Andrew and Fletcher are coached by Alison Purkiss in Brantford, Ont.

Canadian novice champions Brooke McIntosh, 13, Toronto, Ont., and Brandon Toste, 15, Mississauga, Ont., will also represent Canada in pairs at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment. They are coached by Andrew Evans in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian novice champions Nadiia Bashynska, 14, Markham, Ont., and Peter Beaumont, 17, Unionville, Ont., are one of two Canadian ice dance teams at the event. This will be their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment. Bashynska and Beaumont are coached by Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs and Marc-André Servant in Scarborough, Ont.

Alicia Fabbri, 15, Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer, 20, Brossard, Que., will also represent Canada in ice dance at the event. This will be their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment since teaming up in the offseason. They are coached by Julien Lalonde in St. Hubert, Que.

André Bourgeois, Skate Canada NextGen Director, and Nathalie Martin of Montreal, Que., will be the Canadian team leaders at the event. Dr. Lee Schofield of Toronto, Ont., and physiotherapist Mireille Landry of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian team medical staff on site. Susan Blatz of Burlington, Ont., and Jérôme Poulin of Montreal, Que., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org. All events on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit will be live streamed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix YouTube channel

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT ISU JGP #1 – BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Men Stephen Gogolev 13 Toronto, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Brian Orser / Lee Barkell
Men Aleksa Rakic 13 Burnaby, B.C. Champs International Skating Centre of B.C. Joanne McLeod
Women Alison Schumacher 15 Tecumseh, Ont. Riverside SC Lee Barkell
Pairs Patricia Andrew / Paxton Fletcher 13/19 London, Ont. / Rodney, Ont. Brant FSC / London SC Alison Purkiss
Pairs Brooke McIntosh / Brandon Toste 13/15 Toronto, Ont. / Mississauga, Ont. Canadian Ice Academy / Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Andrew Evans
Ice Dance Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont 14/17 Markham, Ont. / Unionville, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Scarboro FSC Carol Lane / Jon Lane / Juris Razgulajevs / Marc-André Servant
Ice Dance Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer 15/20 Terrebonne, Que. / Brossard, Que. CPA Terrebone Inc. / Calalta FSC Julien Lalonde

Kaetlyn Osmond to take off 2018-2019 Competitive Season

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OTTAWA, ON: World champion Kaetlyn Osmond, 22, Marystown, Nfld./Edmonton, Alta., will not compete during the 2018-2019 skating season. In June, Osmond announced that she would sit out the ISU Grand Prix Circuit but ultimately decided to take the entire season off.

“I have had some time to reflect this summer on my future and believe taking this year off to evaluate my next steps is important in making the best personal decision,” said Osmond. “I am excited to be travelling across the country performing for my fans on the Thank You Canada Tour this autumn and look forward to pursing other opportunities during my time away from competition.”
In 2018, Osmond became the first Canadian woman to win the world championship title in 45 years. Osmond also won gold in the team event and bronze in women’s singles at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. She is a three-time Canadian champion and is coached by Ravi Walia in Edmonton, Alta.

Canadian novice skaters at Skate Ontario Summer Skate for final event of 2018 North American Series

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have seventeen entries, for a total of 25 skaters competing at the 2018 Skate Ontario Summer Skate. The event, which takes place at the Scotiabank Pond arena in North York, Ont., runs from August 16-19, 2018. Among the Skate Canada entries are three men, six women, three pair teams and five ice dance teams, all competing at the novice level.

The event is the third and final stop in a series of three competitions on the 2018 North American Series. The novice-level series was developed by U.S. Figure Skating and Skate Canada’s Athlete Development and High-Performance Development Departments to provide international development competition opportunities for athletes that competed at the sectional or national level, to simulate an international competition, and compete against top athletes from both the U.S. and Canada.

One of three Skate Canada entries in novice men is Rio Morita, 13, Thornhill, Ont. Morita placed 13th at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in novice and placed ninth at the first stop on the 2018 North American Series, Skate Milwaukee. He is coached by Karen Preston in Toronto, Ont.

Canadian pre-novice champion, Matthew Newnham, 15, St. Albert, Alta., is the second Skate Canada entry at the event. He trains in Edmonton, Alta., with coach Sylvie Wandzura.

Canadian pre-novice bronze medallist, Jake Ellis, 12, Essex, Ont., rounds out the Canadian novice men entries. He earned a fifth place finish at the first stop on the 2018 North American Series, Skate Milwaukee. Ellis trains in Windsor, Ont., with coach Lori Lafferty-Vilnef.

Alyson Thibault, 15, Ste-Marie Beauce, Que., is the first of six Skate Canada women’s entries. She placed ninth in novice at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Thibault is coached by Stéphane Yvars in Boucherville, Que.

Hannah Gray, 14, Thorndale, Ont., will also represent Canada in the North American Series event. She finished 12th in novice at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, and is coached by Leanne McQueen in Ilderton, Ont.

Also representing Canada on the North American Series is Jaime Gabbard, 15, Mississauga, Ont. Gabbard placed 13th in novice at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. She trains in Oakville, Ont., with coach Michelle Leigh.

Doriela Lugo-Mayrand, 13, Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is another Canadian women’s entry in the North American Series event. Lugo-Mayrand placed 16th in pre-novice in Canada last season. She trains in Rosemère, Que., with coach Yvan Desjardins.

Maja Jacobsen, 13, Waterdown, Ont., is the fifth Skate Canada women’s entry. She placed 17th in pre-novice in Canada last season. Jacobsen trains in Burlington, Ont., under coach Clare McIsaac.

Kyrstin Lavelle, 14, Toronto, Ont., rounds out the Canadian women entries in the North American Series. She is coached by Jonathan Mills in Toronto, Ont.

Mackenzie Ripley, 16, St. Thomas, Ont., and Owen Brawley, 18, Waterloo, Ont., are the first of three Canadian novice pair entries at the event. Last season, they placed sixth in novice at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The pair won the first event on the North American Series, Skate Milwaukee. Ripley and Brawley are coached by Kris Wirtz in Waterloo, Ont.

Canadian pre-novice silver medallists Jamie Fournier, 13, Brossard, Que., and Gabriel Farand, 17, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Que., will be the second Canadian novice pair entry at the event. Fournier and Farand won the silver medal at the 2018 Skate Milwaukee. They are coached by Bruno Marcotte in Saint-Leonard, Que.

Caidence Derenisky, 12, Regina, Sask., and Raine Eberl, 19, Moose Jaw, Sask., are the third Skate Canada entry at the event. They train in Regina, Sask., with coach David Schultz.

Canadian pre-novice champions Sydney Embro, 15, Waterloo, Ont., and Eric Millar, 16, Kitchener, Ont., are one of five Canadian ice dance entries in the North American Series. Embro and Millar train in Waterloo, Ont., under coach Paul McIntosh.

Canadian pre-novice silver medallists Sophia Kagolovskaya, 13, Wellesley, Ont., and Kieran MacDonald, 15, Wellesley, Ont., are the second Skate Canada entry in novice ice dance. They are coached by Carleigh McDonald in Ayr, Ont.

Jordyn Lewis, 14, Komoka, Ont., and Noah McMillan, 14, Ilderton, Ont., are the third Skate Canada ice dance entry at the event. They placed 13th in Canada in pre-novice last season, and are coached by Alma Moir in Ilderton, Ont.

Alyssa Robinson, 15, Ridgetown, Ont., and Josh Andari, 15, Chatham, Ont., will also represent Canada in the North American Series event. Last year, they placed 16th in Canada in pre-novice. They are coached by David Islam in Barrie, Ont.

Angela Ling, 14, Waterloo, Ont., and Quinn Bisson, 16, Warwick, Ont., are the final Canadian ice dance entry in the North American Series event. They are coached by Carol Moir in Ilderton, Ont.

Cynthia Ullmark of Canmore, Alta., will be the onsite Canadian team representative at the event.

For entry lists and start orders, please click here.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2018 SKATE ONTARIO SUMMER SKATE

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Novice Men Rio Morita 13 Thornhill, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Karen Preston
Novice Men Matthew Newnham 15 St. Albert, Alta. Ice Palace FSC Sylvie Wandzura
Novice Men Jake Ellis 12 Essex, Ont. South Windsor FSC Lori Lafferty-Vilnef
Novice Women Alyson Thibault 15 Ste-Marie Beauce, Que. CPA Sainte Marie Beauce Stéphane Yvars
Novice Women Hannah Gray 14 Thorndale, Ont. Ilderton SC Leanne McQueen
Novice Women Jaime Gabbard 15 Mississauga, Ont. Skate Oakville Michelle Leigh
Novice Women Doriela Lugo-Mayrand 13 Rouyn-Noranda, Que. CPA du Cuivre de Rouyn-Noranda Inc. Yvan Desjardins
Novice Women Maja Jacobsen 13 Waterdown, Ont. Burlington Skating Centre Clare McIsaac
Novice Women Kyrstin Lavelle 14 Toronto, Ont. Forest Hill FSC Jonathan Mills
Novice Pairs Mackenzie Ripley / Owen Brawley 16/18 St. Thomas, Ont. / Waterloo, Ont. St. Thomas FSC / Kitchener-Waterloo SC Kris Wirtz
Novice Pairs Jamie Fournier / Gabriel Farand 13/17 Brossard, Que. / Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Que. CPA Brossard / CPA Beloeil Bruno Marcotte
Novice Pairs Caidence Derenisky / Raine Eberl 12/19 Regina, Sask. / Moose Jaw, Sask. Skate Regina / Skate Regina David Schultz
Novice Ice Dance Sydney Embro / Eric Millar 15/16 Waterloo, Ont. / Kitchener, Ont. Kitchener-Waterloo SC / Kitchener-Waterloo SC Paul McIntosh
Novice Ice Dance Sophia Kagolovskaya / Kieran MacDonald 13/15 Wellesley, Ont. / Wellesley, Ont. Ayr SC / Ayr SC Carleigh McDonald
Novice Ice Dance Jordyn Lewis / Noah McMillan 14/14 Komoka, Ont. / Ilderton, Ont. Ilderton SC / Ilderton SC Alma Moir
Novice Ice Dance Alyssa Robinson / Josh Andari 15/15 Ridgetown, Ont. / Chatham, Ont. Chatham FSC / Chatham FSC David Islam
Novice Ice Dance Angela Ling / Quinn Bisson 14/16 Waterloo, Ont. / Warwick, Ont. Kitchener-Waterloo SC / Ilderton SC Carol Moir

Skate Canada Announces 2018-2019 NextGen Team

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is proud to announce the 2018-2019 NextGen Team. The team is made up of 36 entries, totalling 48 athletes. By category, the team includes 10 men, 14 women, six pair teams and six ice dance teams.

The Skate Canada NextGen program was established in 2016 to support the operations of Skate Canada’s high-performance development system. The purpose of the program is to ensure athletes and coaches advance at their maximum potential through development and training opportunities, in order to become the best in the world. The program is delivered in partnership with the skater’s respective Skate Canada Sections (PSO), Own The Podium, and the Canadian Sport Institutes. These skaters may be considered to represent Canada on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships and other international competitions.

MEN
Brian Chiem, 16, Edmonton, Alta.
Corey Circelli, 15, Toronto, Ont.
Beres Clements, 16, Gibson, B.C.
Stephen Gogolev, 13, Toronto, Ont.
Alec Guinzbourg, 13, Aurora, Ont.
Iliya Kovler, 15, Richmond Hill, Ont.
Eric Liu, 16, Burnaby, B.C.
Conrad Orzel, 18, Woodbridge, Ont.
Joseph Phan, 17, Laval, Que.
Aleksa Rakic, 13, Burnaby, B.C.

WOMEN
Emily Bausback, 16, Vancouver, B.C.
Sarah-Maude Blanchard, 17, Sherbrooke, Que.
Victoria Bocknek, 16, Richmond Hill, Ont.
Sandrine Bouchard, 16, Lévis, Que.
Emma Bulawka, 15, Kelowna, B.C.
Catherine Carle, 14, Georgetown, Ont.
Daria Carr, 14, Kelowna, B.C.
Aurora Cotop, 16, Thornhill, Ont.
Hannah Dawson, 17, Vankleek Hill, Ont.
Olivia Gran, 15, Kelowna, B.C.
Leah Lee, 14, Vancouver, B.C.
Lissa Anne McGaghey, 17, Campbellton, N.B.
Amelia Orzel, 15, Woodbridge, Ont.
Alison Schumacher, 15, Tecumseh, Ont.

PAIRS
Patricia Andrew, 13, London, Ont., and Paxton Fletcher, 19, Rodney, Ont.
Olivia Boys-Eddy, 15, Brampton, Ont., and Mackenzie Boys-Eddy, 20, Brampton, Ont.
Gabrielle Levesque, 15, Bridgewater, N.S., and Pier-Alexandre Hudon, 19, Saint-Roc-Des-Aulnaies
Brooke McIntosh, 13, Etobicoke, Ont., and Brandon Toste, 15, Mississauga, Ont.
Camille Perreault, 14, Orford, Que., and Bryan Pierro, 17, Saint-Hubert, Que.
Marine Pouliot, 13, Lorraine, Que., and Alexandre Simard, 17, Rivière-Ouelle, Que.

ICE DANCE
Nadiia Bashynska, 14, Unionville, Ont., and Peter Beaumont, 17, Markham, Ont.
Amelia Boone, 14, Calgary, Alta., and Malcolm Kowan, 18, Calgary, Alta.
Natalie D’Alessandro, 14, Toronto, Ont., and Bruce Waddell, 16, Toronto, Ont.
Ellie Fisher, 16, Lasalle, Que., and Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette, 20, Montreal, Que.
Marjorie Lajoie, 17, Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha, 19, Saint-Hubert, Que.
Miku Makita, 15, Anmore, B.C., and Tyler Gunara, 15, Burnaby, B.C.