Entries by Skate Canada

Nam Nguyen takes on the ISU Senior Grand Prix circuit for the first time

Not only has Nguyen benefited from training alongside an Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and a European champion Javier Fernandez, with high style and quad jumps peppering the practice sessions in Toronto, but the 16-year-old found himself invited to a skating show in Japan in early summer with some of the best skaters in the world. […]

Edwards and Pang earn silver at ISU Junior Grand Prix

COURCHEVEL, France – Madeline Edwards of Port Moody, B.C., and ZhaoKai Pang of Burnaby, B.C., won the silver medal in a close ice dance battle on Saturday to conclude the first stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Alla Loboda and Pavel Drozd of Russia took gold with 132.44 points. Edwards and […]

Canadians lead after short dance at ISU Junior Grand Prix

COURCHEVEL, France – World junior championships bronze medallist Madeline Edwards of Port Moody, B.C., and ZhaoKai Pang of Burnaby, B.C., are in first place after Friday’s short dance at the opening stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in figure skating. Edwards and Pang, ranked seventh in Canada at the senior level, tabulated a […]

2014-2015 Skating Season Kicks Off with ISU Junior Grand Prix Courchevel

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send eight skaters, for a total of six entries to Courchevel, France, for the first stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Canada will have two entries in men’s, ladies, and ice dance (there is no pair event), at the competition which will run from August 20-24, […]

Calgary named as host of the 2015 Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Calgary, Alberta will host the 2015 Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships. The competition will take place at the WinSport Canada Athletic and Ice Complex, located at Canada Olympic Park, from April 3-5, 2015. The event will see hundreds of adult skaters from across the country competing in […]

Craig Buntin turns to technology to advance sport

What’s a pair skater to do when he hangs up his skates at age 29, and contemplates the future? If he’s Craig Buntin, he takes care of business. In five years, Buntin, now 34, has taken a fascinating journey – in the world of business – from tea connoisseur to skating software company executive. And […]

Canadians merging figure skating with the digital app world

Who knew that an elevator ride could have such far-reaching consequences for a figure skating coach? Brian Orser walked into an elevator in his condo building one day about three years ago, and emerged as a future developer of a skating “app.” Never mind that he’s not on Facebook and has never tweeted in his […]

Sarah K. Clarke joins Skate Canada as Partnership Director

OTTAWA, ON: Sarah K. Clarke has been named as Partnership Director for Skate Canada. The native of Toronto, Ont. is excited to bring her passion for the sports business to developing and managing the relationships with Skate Canada’s broad spectrum of partners. The graduate of the Radio and Television Broadcasting degree program at Ryerson University […]