TALLINN, ESTONIA (March 7, 2026) — London, Ontario’s Layla Veillon and Alexander Brandys pulled off a fourth-place finish at this year’s ISU Junior World Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday.

Veillon and Brandys came into the free skate in fourth place after a strong showing in the rhythm dance on Friday. They managed to maintain their standing, scoring 96.77 in the free dance and earning 160.58 total points.

“It felt great,” said Brandys after their performance. “It felt like we went for it and I felt like there was a lot of effort and growth in it. It felt pretty strong today.”

With this result, the duo is headed home with a great sense of pride for the work that they put in leading up to and throughout this competition.

“It felt like exactly what we’ve been training for, which we’re really proud of,” added Veillon. “We really wanted to push ourselves and I think we accomplished just that and really stayed present in the moment and together, and knew whatever happened we were just going to be proud of what we put out.”

Summer Homick (Tillsonburg, Ont.) and Nicholas Buelow (Barrie, Ont.) improved their overall standing, placing 14th in the free dance with 76.84 points. They closed out their first Junior World Championships in 15th place overall, and a total score of 126.22.

“I’m happy with our skates,” said Buelow. “The tech side wasn’t there, but I thought that we performed to the best of our abilities and the way that we’ve been training those programs.”

“It’s a surreal experience,” added Homick. “We definitely learned a lot this week and we’re hoping to take all those experiences with us next season, and the next two seasons.”

Team USA’s Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin (166.71) are the new junior world ice dance champions. France’s Ambre Perrier Gianesini and Samuel Blanc Klaperman (164.88) notched the silver medal, with Ukraine’s Iryna Pidgaina and Artem Koval (164.32) taking bronze.

For the complete results, please click here.