Ottawa, ON (Oct. 6, 2025) – Four skaters are making their way to Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the seventh and last stop of the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, taking place from Oct. 8-11, 2025. Athletes will represent Canada in the women’s, men’s, and ice dance categories.  

Canada’s lone entry in the men’s event, Grayson Long will look to claim his second medal of the series in Abu Dhabi. The 2025 NextGen champion took home silver from the first JGP event in Latvia this August. He will be joined by Junior Grand Prix newcomer Reese Rose, who finished fifth in the women’s event at the 2025 Cranberry Cup International.  

Rounding out the Canadian delegation will be ice dance team Olympia Kalaganis and Émile Deveau. The event will mark the duo’s debut in both the Junior Grand Prix series and in international competition.  

For the full competition schedule, entries and results, please visit the ISU website.   

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

Women
Reese Rose | 16 | Gananogue, Ont. | Darlene Joseph | Ottawa, Ont.  

Men
Grayson Long | 17 | North York, Ont. | Brian Orser | Toronto, Ont. 

Ice Dance
Olympia Kalaganis | 18 | Blainville, Qué. & Émile Deveau | 21 | Montréal, Qué. | Elise Hamel | Montréal, Qué. 

Team Leader – Andre Bourgeois
Officials – Lynne Dey & Erica Topolski
Medical Team – Shirley Kushner