Skate Canada, together with the Canadian athletes from the team figure skating event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the Canadian Olympic Committee, have made the decision to formally appeal the International Skating Union’s (ISU) decision in respect of the bronze figure skating team medal. Our appeal is rooted in a commitment to fairness, […]
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2024) – There is nothing quite like competing in front of a home crowd, and with the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships being hosted at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Que., from March 18-24, Skate Canada is delighted to name the athletes that will have the opportunity to enjoy this […]
OTTAWA, ON (February 13, 2024) – Skate Canada is pleased to name its teams for the upcoming ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, which is set to take place from March 15-16, 2024 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, as well as the teams who will compete at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships from April 5-6, 2024 […]
OTTAWA, ON (February 13, 2024) – Following the conclusion of the Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice earlier this month, the country’s best novice skaters are set to compete for national titles in men, women, pair, ice dance and synchronized skating from February 21-25, 2024, at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario. The competition […]
Helsinki, Finland (February 11, 2024) – The Les Suprêmes skating club had a fantastic weekend at the Challenger Series Marie Lundmark Trophy in Helsinki, Finland this weekend with their junior team winning gold, and their senior team capturing silver in their respective divisions. The junior team entered the weekend fresh off a bronze medal performance […]
At Skate Canada, we’re driven by a vision where everyone in Canada can experience the joy of skating. In 2022, we proudly launched Community Constellations, a program designed to make skating more accessible to marginalized communities in Canada. Community Constellations removes financial barriers to give equity-deserving groups the opportunity to attend live figure skating events […]
Oakville, ON (February 4, 2024) – Lia Cho of Calgary, Alta., set a new Canadian record at the 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice competition that took place this weekend at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ont., enroute to winning gold in the novice women’s category – just a year after winning the […]
Shanghai, China (February 4, 2024) – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier’s dream season continued on Sunday at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China as they won their first ISU Championships title in the ice dance competition. They were joined on the podium by Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen who captured […]
Gdansk, Poland/Rouen, France (February 3, 2024) – Canadian synchronized skating teams had a very successful weekend bringing home two bronze medals from the Challenger Series PGE Hevelius Cup in Gdansk, Poland and two silver medals from the French Cup in Rouen, France. The Nova senior team from St-Hubert, Que., climbed into the bronze-medal winning position […]
Shanghai, China (February 3, 2024) – Canadian pair skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek of Chicago, USA and Maxime Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., won their first major championships gold medal on Saturday in Shanghai, China at the ISU Four Continents Championships, setting themselves up nicely for the World Championships in Montreal this March. The two-time Canadian national champions […]
Shanghai, China (February 2, 2024) – Canadian figure skaters sit in medal contention in both the ice dance and pair competitions following the first two days of competition at the ISU Four Continents Championships taking place in Shanghai, China, while Madeline Schizas and Sara-Maude Dupuis both finished in the top-10 in the women’s competition. Schizas, […]
Gangwon, South Korea (February 1, 2024) – The figure skating team event made its debut at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea on Thursday after being a mixed-nations event at previous Games, and the Canadian team, composed of Audra Gans and Michael Boutsan, Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve, David Li, and […]