Gangwon, South Korea (January 30, 2024) – Canadian skaters wrapped up the individual competition portion of the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea on Tuesday with two top-10 finishes in ice dance, and an 11th place for Kaiya Ruiter in women’s singles. Audra Gans and Michael Boutsan from Prévost, Que., had the top […]
Skate Canada is extremely disappointed with the International Skating Union’s (ISU) position on the long-awaited awarding of medals for the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games Figure Skating Team Competition. The Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that in addition to a four-year ban from competition, the ban includes “the disqualification [of] all competitive results” achieved […]
OTTAWA, ON (January 29, 2024) – The international synchronized skating season continues in February with Canadian junior, senior, and elite 12 teams competing in three events. Both the French Cup (Rouen, France) and the Challenger Series PGE Hevelius Cup (Gdansk, Poland) will take place from February 1-3, 2024, while the Challenger Series Marie Lundmark Trophy […]
Gangwon, South Korea (January 29, 2024) – Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve made Canadian figure skating history on Monday at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea as they won Canada’s first-ever gold medal, and first-ever individual event medal at a Youth Olympic Games. Behnke from Peace River, Alta., and Sauve of Grand […]
Skate Canada applauds the decision made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping violation during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. This ruling underscores the significance of stringent anti-doping measures and the need for continuous vigilance in protecting the integrity of figure skating and all sports. Skate Canada […]
Day tickets for the 2024 Novice Canadian Championships/Skate Canada Cup are now on sale! Day tickets will be priced at $40 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under, plus applicable taxes and fees. Please note that seating will be general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at KW Tickets. The 2024 Novice Canadian […]
On January 1, 2022, eight-year-old Cain Burgess of Minnedosa, Manitoba, and his family received news that no one ever wants to receive. A lump that his family had noticed on his shin was revealed to be osteosarcoma, and thus began Cain’s journey with cancer. Cain spent eight months away from home undergoing chemotherapy and multiple […]
OTTAWA, ON (January 24, 2024) – Nearly 200 skaters from across Canada are set to compete in the 2023-2024 Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice, taking place at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ont. from February 1 – 4, 2024. The annual event shines the spotlight on the sport’s rising stars as they fight […]
Budapest, Hungary (January 22, 2024) – The international synchronized skating season got started this weekend in Budapest, Hungary with the Budapest Cup, and the reigning world championship team, Les Suprêmes, from Saint-Léonard, Que., showed that they are still the team to beat by winning gold in the senior event. The team had a good fight […]
OTTAWA, ON (January 22, 2024) – Canada will be represented by 18 talented skaters at the 2024 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships taking place in Shanghai, China from February 1-4, 2024. The Championships, which are one of the International Skating Union’s (ISU) most significant events, will feature athletes from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania […]
OTTAWA, ON (January 16, 2024) – Canadian junior and senior synchronized skating teams will begin their international competitive season this month with two events – the 2024 Budapest Cup which will take place in Budapest, Hungary from January 19-21, 2024 and the Trophy d’Écosse which will be held in Dumfries, Great Britain from January 26-27, […]
CALGARY, AB (January 14, 2024) – Following the completion of the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships, Skate Canada has named its teams for two upcoming ISU Championships. The week-long championships were held at Calgary’s WinSport Arena from January 8-14, 2024 and featured junior and senior skaters across the men’s, women’s, pair, ice dance, and synchronized […]