Entries by Skate Canada

Sky is the limit for newly-crowned world junior champion Nam Nguyen

As far as fleeting moments go, Nam Nguyen’s first – and to date, only – encounter with three-time world champion Patrick Chan was about as brief as they come. Two years have passed since Nguyen, then a pint-sized 13-year-old competing as a senior for the first time at the national championships in Moncton, N.B., had […]

Canadian Lori Nichol elected to World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is pleased to congratulate world-renowned choreographer Lori Nichol on her induction into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (WFSHF) for  2014. The announcement was made by the hall on Friday, March 14.  She joins Switzerland’s Denise Biellmann as this year’s inductees to the Hall, based in Colorado Springs, CO. In […]

Alaine Chartrand climbs to fifth at ISU World Junior Figure skating Championships

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in women’s competition Sunday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Elena Radionova led a Russian medal sweep with Serafima Sakhanovich second and Evgenia Medvedeva third. Chartrand, seventh after Friday’s short program, took charge in the free skate to finish […]

Canada’s Nam Nguyen wins world junior figure skating title

SOFIA, Bulgaria -Nam Nguyen of Toronto landed two triple Axels and won the gold medal Saturday in men’s competition at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Nguyen posted the top score in both the short and free programs to finish with 217.06 points. “That was the best free skate I have ever had,” said […]

Comeback bronze for Edwards and Pang at world junior championships

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Madeline Edwards of Port Moody, B.C., and ZhaoKai Pang of Burnaby, B.C., won the bronze medal in ice dancing Friday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean- Luc Baker of the U.S., took the gold with 157.12 points.  They edged Russians Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov in […]

Canadian coach Brian Orser creating champions in Toronto

There was a time, years ago, when Brian Orser carried a flag into an Olympic Games opening ceremonies, all red and white and befringed. Proud moment of his life, that day at the Calgary Olympics. The days that followed were more difficult. He had expected to win gold. He won silver. He’s carrying flags still, […]

Canada’s Nam Nguyen first after short program at world juniors

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Nam Nguyen of Toronto is in first place in men’s competition after Thursday’s short program at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Nguyen, 15, earned 72.87 points with Jin Boyang of China second at 71.51 and Uno Shoma of Japan third at 70.67. “The short program felt awesome,” said Nguyen, who […]

Canada wins silver at 2014 Junior World Challenge Cup

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., gained one spot in the overall standings with a strong free program Saturday to win the silver medal at the 2014 Junior World Challenge Cup synchronized skating competition. Finland took the gold medal with 173.77 points, Les Suprêmes, third after Friday’s short program, followed at 170.89 and […]