Over 55 Athletes Named to Skate Canada’s 2024-2025 NextGen Team

OTTAWA, ON (August 14, 2024) – Skate Canada is excited to announce the 59 talented athletes that will make up its NextGen Team for the 2024-2025 competition season. The team will be comprised of eleven men, fourteen women, six pair teams and eleven ice dance teams.

Skate Canada’s NextGen program is designed to support the operations of Skate Canada’s high performance development system with the purpose of ensuring athletes and coaches reach their maximum potential through various development and training opportunities.

The program is delivered in partnership with the Skate Canada Sections (PSO), Own The Podium, and Canadian Sport Institutes across the country. Selected skaters and their respective coaches are provided essential support to further their athletic goals, while identifying and supporting the development of the skills necessary to be competitive at a national and international level.

2024-2025 NextGen Team

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach

MEN 
David Bondar | 17 | Richmond Hill, Ont. | Lee Barkell & Jeffrey Buttle
William Chan | 15 | Vancouver, B.C. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
Jake Ellis | 18 | Essex, Ont. | Lori Lafferty-Vilneff & Melinda Keller
Parker Heiderich | 17 | Calgary, Alb. | Scott Davis
David Howes | 17 | Winnipeg, Man. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
John Kim | 18 | Mississauga, Ont. | Myke Gillman
David Li | 17 | Richmond, B.C. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
Grayson Long | 16 | Oakville, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
Edward Nicholas Vasii | 18 | Rosemère, Que. | Yvan Desjardins
Anthony Paradis | 17 | Boisbriand, Que. | Yvan Desjardins
David Shteyngart | 18 | Ottawa, Ont. | Darlene Joseph

WOMEN 
Stavrina Aranitis | 16 | Montreal, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Violaine Émard
Sandrine Blais | 14 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Marc-André Craig & Amélie Fortin
Lia Cho | 11 | Calgary, Alb. | Scott Davis
Mély-Ann Gagner | 16 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Marc-André Craig
Natasha Hewitt | 16 | Toronto, Ont. | Karen Preston & Tracy Wilson
Ksenia Krouzkevitch | 13 | Oakville, Ont. | Andrew Evans & Laurisa Wyant
Michelle Lee | 17 | Hamilton, Ont. | Bryce Davidson & Jen Jackson
Lulu Lin | 14 | Mississauga, Ont. | Andrew Evans & Paul Parkinson
Reese Rose | 15 | Gananoque, Ont. | Darlene Joseph & Adrian Matei
Hetty Shi | 16 | Northville, Michigan | Rafael Arutyunyan & Brian Orser
Aleksa Volkova | 15 | Lac-Brôme, Que. | Martine Dagenais & Stephane Yvars
Megan Woodley | 15 | Oro-Medonte, Ont. | Andrew Evans & Paul Parkinson
Lucille Yang | 15 | Dunrobin, Ont. | Lee Barkell
Kara Yun | 15 | Burnaby, B.C. | Lee Barkell

PAIR
Martina Ariano Kent | 17 | Mount Royal, Que. & Charly Laliberté Laurent | 19 | Boucherville, Que. | Marc-André Craig & David-Alexandre Paradis
Siyul (Bella) Back | 14 | Innisfil, Ont. & Gavin Mahoney | 18 | Innisfil, Ont. | Ryan Arnold & Janice Morgan
Jazmine Desrochers | 18 | Mississauga, Ont. & Kieran Thrasher | 20 | Amherstburg, Ont. | Bruno Marcotte
Ava Kemp | 16 | Winnipeg, Man. & Yohnatan Elizarov | 20 | Winnipeg, Man. | Lee Barkell & Kevin Dawe
Julia Quattrocchi | 18 | Laval, Que. & Simon Desmarais | 20 | Carignan, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stéphanie Valois
Noémie Rolland | 16 | Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que. & Étienne Lacasse | 19 | Quebec City, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stephanie Valois

ICE DANCE 
Laurence Brière | 16 | Carignan, Que. & Julien Lévesque | 18 | Boucherville, Que. | Mylène Girard
Victoria Carandiuc | 16 | Saint-Constant, Que. & Andrei Carandiuc | 17 | Saint-Constant, Que. | Mylène Girard
Auréa Cinçon-Debout | 17 | Montreal, Que. & Earl Jesse Celestino | 18 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que. | Benjamin Brisebois & Ariane Émard-Lauzon
Audra Gans | 16 | Prévost, Que. & Gabriel Liu | 17 | Montreal, Que. | Benjamin Brisebois & Ariane Émard-Lauzon
Sandrine Gauthier | 20 | Saint-Constant, Que. & Quentin Thieren | 20 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. | Benjamin Brisebois & Patrice Lauzon
Sophia Gover | 19 | Minesing, Ont. & Billy Wilson-French | 21 | Scarborough, Ont. | Carol Lane & Juris Razgulajevs
Summer Homick | 17 | Tillsonburg, Ont. & Nicholas Buelow | 17 | Barrie, Ont. | David Islam & Mitchell Islam
Alyson Lacombe | 15 | Saint-Césaire, Que. & Morgan Laliberté Laurent | 17 | Boucherville, Que. | Mylène Girard & Amélie Fortin
Rachel Martins | 15 | Barrie, Ont. & Juel Kowalczyk | 18 | Toronto, Ont. | David Islam & Mitchell Islam
Chloe Nguyen | 19 | Burnaby, B.C. & Brendan Giang | 21 | Burnaby, B.C. | Aaron Lowe & Megan Wing
Layla Veillon | 18 | London, Ont. & Alexander Brandys | 19 | London, Ont. | Cara Moir & Scott Moir