Six Canadian Skaters Head to Slovenia for ISU Junior Grand Prix

OTTAWA, ON (September 30, 2024) – The sixth ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event of the season is set to take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from October 2-5, 2024, and will see six young Canadian skaters looking to make their mark on the international stage.

Layla Veillon and Alexander Brandys will headline the ice dance competition for Canada as they look to climb onto the podium again after claiming a bronze medal at the JGP in Czechia in early September. They will be joined by Aurea Cinçon-Debout and Earl Jesse Celestino who finished sixth at the first JGP event in Latvia at the end of August.

In the women’s competition, senior national team member Hetty Shi will look to improve upon her performance after earning a tenth-place finish at the Bangkok JGP. Grayson Long will look to do the same after finishing seventh at the same event in the men’s competition.

For the full competition schedule, entries and results, please click here.

Team Canada
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach

Men
Grayson Long | 16 | Toronto, ON | Karen Preston

Women
Hetty Shi | 16 | Mississauga, ON | Brian Orser

Ice Dance
Layla Veillon | 18 | London, ON & Alexander Brandys | 18 | London, ON | Cara Moir
Aurea Cinçon-Debout | 17 | Montreal, QC & Earl Jesse Celestino | 18 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC | Benjamin Brisebois

Team Leaders – Josée Bourdon & Christopher Mabee
Officials – Cynthia Benson & Ethan Swinburnson
Medical Team – Meaghan Shewchuk