Canadian Athletes Skate into a New Year of International Competition

OTTAWA, ON (January 14, 2025) – The new year brings new opportunities for Canadian skaters of all levels to showcase their talents in international competition. This month will mark the start of the international synchronized skating season and will see Canadian athletes compete at three International Skating Union (ISU) Challenger Series events.  

Kicking off the month of global competition will be the 2025 Bavarian Open, taking place from January 20-26 in Oberstdorf, Germany. After being sidelined due to injury at the start of the season, junior pairs team Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov will make their triumphant return to international competition. The 2023 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists enter the event fresh off a gold medal performance at the 2024-2025 Skate Canada Challenge in December. They will compete alongside Martina Ariano Kent and Charly Laliberté Laurent in the junior pairs event. 

On the synchronized skating circuit, the international season will open with the 2025 Dresden Cup, taking place from January 24-25 in Dresden, Germany. As the reigning World Champions at both the junior and senior level, Canada’s Les Suprêmes Senior and Les Suprêmes Junior will be the teams to beat. The NEXXICE junior team will round out the Canadian delegation in Germany.    

The month of international competition will wrap up in Rouen, France at the 2025 French Cup, taking place from January 31 – February 1. The senior event will feature 2024 Canadian National bronze medalists NEXXICE, who finished fourth at the 2023 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships. The junior event will see two Canadian teams, Nova and ICE Ignite, looking to set the tone for the new year of competition. 

For full competition schedules, entries and results, please click here. 

Team Canada 
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach 

2025 BAVARIAN OPEN 

Junior Pairs 
Ava Kemp | 16 | Winnipeg, MB & Yohnatan Elizarov | 21 | Winnipeg, MB | Kevin Dawe 
Martina Ariano Kent | 17 | Montreal, QC | Charly Laliberté Laurent | 19 | Boucherville, QC | Marc André Craig 

Team Leader – Andre Bourgeois 
Medical Team – Kirsten Lemmon 
Official – Karen Butcher 

Name | Coach | Training Location 

 2025 DRESDEN CUP   

Senior   
Les Suprêmes | Marilyn Langlois & Pascal Denis | Saint-Léonard, QC 

Junior 
Les Suprêmes | Marilyn Langlois & Laurie Desilets | Saint-Léonard, QC 
NEXXICE | Trish Perdue-Mills | Burlington, ON 

Team Leader – Shae Zukiwsky 
Official – Jennifer Betts 

 2025 FRENCH CUP 

Senior 
NEXXICE | Shelly Simonton & Jennifer Beauchamp-Crichton | Burlington, ON 

 Junior 
ICE Ignite | Sheri Moir & Cara Moir | Ilderton, ON 
Nova | Nadine Tougas & Joanie Brazeau | Saint-Hubert, QC   

Team Leader – Laura Baker  
Official – Sabrina Wong