Tallinn, EST (November 17, 2024) – The ISU Challenger Series Tallinn Trophy wrapped up in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday and saw Roman Sadovsky and Sara-Maude Dupuis both secure bronze medals for Canada in the men’s and women’s competitions respectively.

The podium didn’t look within reach for Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., following the short program on Thursday which saw him sitting in 9th with a score 68.70, but after the dust settled following the free skate, Sadovsky’s total score of 212.15 vaulted him onto the podium to take bronze behind Jacob Sanchez and Daniel Martynov, both of the USA, who took gold and silver respectively.

“Overall, I was much happier with the long program than the short. I had some small mistakes in the long which I can iron out heading into the next competition, but overall, I’m pleased with my performance here,” said Sadovsky who had been battling a back injury over the last few competitions. “From the Nebelhorn Trophy, to Skate Canada, to here, was a bit of a battle to recover health-wise, but I’m feeling really good now, and I’m really happy that I was able to show some strong skating this weekend.”

In the senior women’s competition, Dupuis of Montreal, Que., was in strong form across both the short and free programs, and secured bronze, her first international medal, with her total overall score of 163.58. Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium won gold (192.48), while Sofia Samodelkina of Kazakhstan took silver (173.25).

“A senior international medal is something I’ve really wanted for a long time and didn’t think it was possible at times, but I knew this week I could do it and I’m happy I did. It’s something I cherish, and I’m super happy with the result,” said Dupuis who will next compete at the Canadian Championships in front of her friends and family in Laval, Que.

Canada had two skaters in the junior women’s competition as well, and saw Aleksa Volkova of Lac Brome, Que., finish fifth, and Reese Rose of Gananoque, Ont., finish 9th.

The senior ice dance competition featured two Canadian teams. Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Brossard, Que., just missed the podium, finishing fourth overall with new personal best scores across the board – 75.05 for their rhythm dance, 110.00 for their free dance, and a total score of 185.05.

“We came out here after a series of competitions just wanting to improve on our last scores and we managed to do that which is great for us going forward,” said Ayer following their free dance. “I think something that makes us special, and able to push each other in competition – because we do feel like we skate better in competition than practice, is that we both love to perform, and not just in front of the judges, but also in front of the fans.”

Lily Hensen of London, Ont., and Nathan Lickers of Six Nations Territories of the Grand River, Ont., finished 9th overall after also posting all new personal best scores of 65.85 for their rhythm dance, 99.55 for their free dance, and a total score of 165.40.

Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud of France won gold (198.91), while Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville of the USA took silver (190.86), and Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek of Czechia took bronze (188.84).

The next stop on the Challenger Series Circuit is the Warsaw Cup taking place from November 20-24, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland where Canada will be represented in the women’s, pairs, and ice dance competitions.

For full results please click here.