Entries by Skate Canada

Skating Community Celebrates Toller’s On-ice and Off-ice Artistry

Toller Cranston, skating champion, artist, bon vivant, and force of nature, would have been positively bursting at the sight of it: a posh party honouring him. Surrounded by old friends, chocolates, and best of all: at the Art Gallery of Ontario, a place he was never able to professionally penetrate in his life. But finally […]

New coaching award unveiled in honour of former Skate Canada COO Bethany Tory

Bethany Tory’s passion, drive and commitment to excellence will be honoured with the unveiling of a new coaching award in her memory. Skate Canada Chief Executive Officer Dan Thompson announced the creation of the Coach Education Scholarship, in honour of Bethany Tory, the organization’s Chief Operating Officer, who passed away suddenly in April. “We are […]

Social Media Skates into the Spotlight

When former figure skating competitor Lorne Edwards from Winnipeg started his own Facebook page during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, he had no idea he had a tiger by the tail. “It had a figure skating thread that was becoming too long” admits Lorne. But it prompted him to think about skating as a whole new […]

Skate Canada Announces 2015-2016 National Team

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 National Team. The team is comprised of 29 senior members, which includes five men, six women, five pair teams and four ice dance teams. To be named to the National Team a skater must finish in the top five in senior singles, pair and ice […]

Skate Canada and The Mark Lowry Memorial Sport Excellence Fund Committed to Leading Edge Sport Science Initiatives

OTTAWA, ON: As part of Skate Canada’s strategic plan, the high performance program has set sights on integrating leading edge sport science into the training and monitoring of Canada’s top figure skaters. The Mark Lowry Memorial Sport Excellence Fund has allowed Skate Canada to work on motion analysis, one of the sport sciences being integrated […]

Kraatz honoured for his impact in Canadian Sport

Victor Kraatz hadn’t expected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the British Columbia/Yukon skating section on May 2. The memories fluttered back from long, long ago. It was a great honour. In recent years, he’s been out of the loop. He’d moved on, left figure skating behind. He hasn’t set foot in […]

Jeremy Ten on his own terms

Click click. Click. Click…Send. And with that, listening to the sound of the ocean on vacation in Mexico with his skating friends, Jeremy Ten finally wrote the end to his competitive skating career, telling Skate Canada by email that he was ending his miraculous final season on a high note. Yes, Ten has retired, after […]

Canadian Silver Medallist Jeremy Ten Retires from Competitive Skating

OTTAWA, ON: Three-time Canadian medallist Jeremy Ten, 26, Vancouver, B.C., announced his retirement from competitive skating today. Ten has competed internationally for Canada for 11 years. He is a three-time national team member, two-time world team member in 2009 and 2015, and is also a two-time Canadian junior medallist, winning the junior Canadian title in […]

Chan Tapping His Way Back To The Top

The first sight of three-time world champion Patrick Chan in comeback mode after a year off was this: performing to “Mack the Knife” in a chilly Vaughan arena, his opening pass was a wonder, with his patented big strokes, a big hop, his body flying, his arms spread out and up. He filled the rink […]

Exceptional Skate Canada members honoured at 2015 Achievement Awards Gala in Winnipeg

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada recognized 22 award winners over the weekend at its Annual Convention and General Meeting (ACGM) and National Coaches’ Conference (NCC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The recipients received their awards on Friday night at the annual Skate Canada Achievement Awards Gala and Banquet. The winners were presented their awards by various Canadian champions, […]

Waterloo to host 2016 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships

OTTAWA, ON: Waterloo, Ontario will be the host of the 2016 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships. The event will take place from February 19-21, 2016 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. “Skate Canada is pleased to bring this event to Waterloo. After hosting the successful 2015 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships just down the road […]