Canadian Skaters Striving for the Podium at ISU Junior Grand Prix #3 in Thailand

OTTAWA, ON (September 9, 2024) – Six promising young skaters will be representing Canada at the third competition in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, taking place from September 11-13, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.  

Newly crowned 2024 Cranberry Cup bronze medalist Grayson Long will be competing in the men’s event, while 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships senior bronze medalist Hetty Shi will be competing in the women’s event. Both Long and Shi are coached by eight-time Canadian national men’s champion, Brian Orser.  

In ice dance, Chloe Nguyen and Brendan Giang are the team to watch after recently claiming the top step of the podium at Skate Canada’s NextGen Competition. They are joined in the ice dance event by Rachel Martins and Juel Kowalcyzk, who were recently named to Skate Canada’s NextGen Team and will be making their Grand Prix debut in Bangkok.  

For the full competition schedule, entries and results, please visit www.isu.org.  

Team Canada  
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach | Training Location    

 Men  
Grayson Long | 16 | Oakville, Ont. | Brian Orser | Toronto, Ont.  

Women 
Hetty Shi | 16 | Northville, Michigan | Brian Orser | Toronto, Ont.  

Ice Dance  
Chloe Nguyen | 19 | Burnaby, B.C. & Brendan Giang | 21 | Burnaby, B.C. | Aaron Lowe | Burnaby, B.C. 

Rachel Martins | 15 | Barrie, Ont. & Juel Kowalczyk | 18 | Toronto, Ont. | Mitchell Islam | Barrie, Ont.  

 Team Leaders – Andre Bourgeois & Marie Bowness 
Officials – Susan Morriss & Hilary Quick  
Medical Team – Pat Stanziano