OTTAWA, ON (July 16, 2026) – Some of the biggest names in figure skating are set to take the ice in Kelowna, B.C. this fall, as Skate Canada International returns with a star-studded lineup from around the globe.

Taking place Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2026, at Prospera Place, the event will welcome more than 50 top athletes, including Olympians and World medallists, for three days of thrilling competition as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.

There will be a full slate of homegrown talent to cheer for, led by Canadian pairs champions and World bronze medallists Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud. They will be joined in the pairs event by their Canadian counterparts Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov, the reigning Junior World Champions who will make their senior Grand Prix debut in Kelowna.

The women’s field will feature an exciting mix of established stars and rising talent, including Estonian Niina Petrõkina, the reigning European champion, and American Isabeau Levito, who captured silver at 2025 Skate Canada International. They will face off against Japan’s Mao Shimada, the four-time Junior World Champion who will skate onto the senior Grand Prix circuit for the first time.

The men’s competition will be headlined by Canada’s Stephen Gogolev, who cemented himself among the world’s best last season with a fifth-place finish at the Olympics. Fans can also look forward to performances by France’s Kevin Aymoz and Italy’s Matteo Rizzo, the European silver medallist who earned a bronze medal in the Team Event at the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, the reigning Grand Prix Final and European bronze medallists, will highlight the ice dance event. They will be competing alongside France’s Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud and Canada’s Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac, who will also bring their distinctive style and dynamic performances to Kelowna.

As the second stop on the 2026-2027 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, Skate Canada International offers athletes a crucial opportunity to earn points toward qualification for the ISU Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China, scheduled for Dec. 10-13, 2026.

All-event tickets for Skate Canada International are on sale now for a limited time.

2026 SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES 

Women’s
Fée Ann Landry (CAN)
Madeline Schizas (CAN)
One additional entry to be confirmed (CAN)
Niina Petrõkina (EST)
Iida Karahunen (FIN)
Anna Pezzetta (ITA)
Saki Miyake (JPN)
Mao Shimada (JPN)
Sofia Samodelkina (KAZ)
Yujae Kim (KOR)
Jia Shin (KOR)
Isabeau Levito (USA)

Men’s
Stephen Gogolev (CAN)
Wesley Chiu (CAN)
One additional entry to be confirmed (CAN)
Mihhail Selevko (EST)
Kevin Aymoz (FRA)
Matteo Rizzo (ITA)
Kazuki Tomono (JPN)
Rio Nakata (JPN)
Hyungyeom Kim (KOR)
Kyrylo Marsak (UKR)
Andrew Torgashev (USA)
Liam Kapeikis (USA)

Pairs
Ava Kemp & Yohnatan Elizarov (CAN)
Lia Pereira & Trennt Michaud (CAN)
One additional team to be confirmed (CAN)
Anna Valesi & Martin Bidar (CZE)
Irma Caldara & Riccardo Maglio (ITA)
Oxana Vouillamoz & Tom Bouvart (SUI)
Sofiia Holichenko & Artem Darenskyi (UKR)
Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov (USA)

Ice Dance
Layla Veillon & Alexander Brandys (CAN)
Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain Le Gac (CAN)
One additional team to be confirmed (CAN)
Katerina Mrazkova & Daniel Mrazek (CZE)
Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA)
Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson (GBR)
Iryna Pidgaina & Artem Koval (UKR)
Caroline Green & Michael Parsons (USA)
Oona Brown & Gage Brown (USA)
Katarina Wolfkostin & Dimitry Tsarevski (USA)