DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (Feb. 8, 2026) — There were not one, not two, but three national records set at the 2026 Skate Canada Trophy, held at the RBC Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this weekend. This national competition features Canada’s up-and-coming skaters in the pre-novice and novice categories.

In novice ice dance, Quebec’s Florence Beausoleil and Rémi Thibault won gold, scoring 18.33 and 19.80 in the Quickstep and Argentine Tango and 79.27 in the free dance—for an overall score of 117.40.

Ontario’s Kayleigh Chao and Ji Xiang Ma (106.28) finished second. Leina Liu and Carter Cross (105.68), also of Ontario, placed third.

Novice pairs saw Quebec’s Marykim Ranzi and Enryck Legault rise to the top, scoring 40.66 in the short program and 78.99 in the free for 119.65 points overall—and setting a Canadian record in the process.

“We’re very happy about the record,” said Ranzi.

“It was, of course, one of our goals,” added Legault. “From the beginning of the year we thought that we could beat the Canadian record, and there we go.”

Lexi Bastien and Cyril Hebia (117.50) and Alie Vigneault and Emerick Rasoanaivo (111.66), finished second and third respectively.

British Columbia’s Alexander Ge was on top in the novice men’s category. He scored 49.41 in the short program and 99.10 in the free program, for 148.51 points overall.

“My short was the best I’ve probably ever done,” he said when asked about his performance at the competition.

Rounding out the podium in novice men’s category were Ontario’s Art Tyomkin (145.18) in second place, and Quebec’s Mathéo Harvey (137.04) in third.

In novice women’s singles, Quebec’s Téa Hébert won gold with an overall score of 135.24. She scored 38.86 in the short program and 96.38 in the free program.

“My goal in coming here was to win the gold medal,” she said after her skate. “In the short program, things didn’t go as I wanted, but in my long program, I pulled myself together and it made for a great program.”

Sofia Nazarova of Ontario finished second with 132.05 points. Quebec’s Claire Yuzgulec coming third, with 128.06 points.

First to medal at this competition was Ontario’s Jackey Huang, who took gold in the pre-novice men’s category with an overall score of 120.65. He scored 45.19 in the short program and 75.46 in the free.

British Columbia’s Julien Mok (112.28) finished second, followed by Merkus Lam (111.32), also of British Columbia, not far behind in third.

In pre-novice women’s, it was Alberta’s Kate Morden who emerged victorious. She scored 44.77 in the short program and 79.22 in the free program for a total of 123.99 points.

Tabatha Tripp (Ontario) finished second overall with 110.79 points. Quebec’s Emie Deschamps followed in third with 106.11 points.

Ontario’s Leah Northway and Aidan Armstrong took the pre-novice pairs category despite Northway battling an injury. They scored 35.30 in the short and 67.38 in the free, earning an overall score of 102.68 and setting a personal best.

“It’s definitely been a rollercoaster of emotions,” Northway said. “But knowing we could be able to trust ourselves and just do the best that we could and come out with a personal best is amazing.”

Alia Tang and Ryan Cliff, also of Ontario, finished second with a score of 100.10. Nova Scotia’s Addison Riley and Connell Meagher finished third with 97.76 points.

Finally, in pre-novice ice dance, Ella Girard and Alexander Lu of British Columbia have also set a new Canadian record in their category with an overall score of 109.96. They scored 18.20 in the Tango and 18.54 in the Blues, completing their sweep with a score of 73.22 in the free dance with a mad-scientist inspired routine.

With this being their first Skate Canada Trophy appearance, they certainly have much to be proud of.

“In BC we don’t really have a lot of competitors,” said Lu. “This was our first time competing against more than 10 teams, so it was a new experience.”

Ontario’s Yuguo and Yufeng Ying finished second with 90.53 points, followed by Elsa Chang and Tristan Wong (87.27) in third.

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