Nine Promising Skaters to Compete at Coupe du Printemps This Weekend

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OTTAWA, ON (March 15, 2023) – A team of nine Canadian skaters will be competing at the Coupe du Printemps competition set to take place in Luxembourg from March 17 – 19, 2023. The Coupe du Printemps is an international figure skating competition targeted towards single novice, junior and senior athletes and Canada will be represented in all three categories.  

2023 Junior/Senior Skate Canada Challenge winner Matthew Newnham will be the sole Canadian to compete in the senior category after 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships bronze medalist Fiona Bombardier had to withdraw due to an injury.  

In the junior events, David Howes, who won both the 2023 Novice Canadian Championships and the 2023 Novice Skate Canada Challenge, will be a strong contender, as well as Vladimir Furman, who finished second at the same two events. In the women’s field, 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships junior bronze medalist Aleksa Volkova will be leading the team. She will be joined by Reese Rose and Megan Woodley.  

Lucille Yang, winner of the 2023 Novice Canadian Championships, will be competing in the advanced novice girls category alongside bronze medalist Mely-Anne Gagner. 2023 Novice Skate Canada Challenge bronze medalist William Chan will be competing in the men’s events. 

The competition begins on Friday, March 17 with the short programs for senior men, junior women and junior men. The following day, advanced novice girls and boys will perform their short programs, while the junior categories will complete their free programs. The competition wraps up on Sunday, March 19 with the free programs for advanced novice boys and girls, as well as senior men. 

Team Canada 

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach | Training Location 

Advanced Novice Girls

Mély-Anne Gagner | 15 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Amelie Fortin | Sherbrooke, Que.
Lucille Yang | 13 | Ottawa, Ont. | Darlene Joseph | Ottawa, Ont. 

Advanced Novice Boys

William Chan | 14 | Vancouver, B.C. | Eileen Murphy | Richmond, B.C. 

Junior Women

Reese Rose | 14 | Gananoque, Ont. | Darlene Joseph | Ottawa, Ont.
Megan Woodley | 14 | Oro Station, Ont. | Paul Parkinson | Mississauga, Ont.
Aleksa Volkova | 14 | Lac Brome, Que. | Martine Dagenais | Boucherville, Que. 

Junior Men

Vladimir Furman | 15 | Saint-Hubert, Que. | Marc-André Craig | Saint-Hubert, Que.
David Howes | 16 | Winnipeg, Man. | Kevin Dawe | Winnipeg, Man. 

Senior men

Matthew Newnham | 20 | St Albert, Alta. | Jessica Gosse | Edmonton, Alta. 

Team Leaders – Andre Bourgeois & Marie Bowness
Medical Team – Shirley Kushner
Judge – Debbie Islam 

For more information about Coupe du Printemps, click here. 

Canadian Athletes Ready to Shine in Japan at 2023 ISU World Figure Skating Championships®

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OTTAWA, ON (February 13, 2023) – Thirteen Canadian athletes are gearing up for the biggest competition of the year after a standout season that saw senior skaters win 35 medals on the international stage. The ISU World Figure Skating Championships®, scheduled to take place from March 20-26, 2023, in Saitama, Japan, will feature one woman, two men, two ice dance teams and three pair teams. 

Two-time national champion and Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist Madeline Schizas will be competing in the event for the third time and will be the sole skater to represent Canada in the women’s category.  

The competition will mark the end of an era for two-time Olympian Keegan Messing who will be competing at his final World Championships after a long and illustrious career. The 2023 national champion recently scored a career-best at the 2023 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships®, earning his first silver medal at the event. He will be joined by National Team member and Canadian Tire National Skating Championships silver medalist Conrad Orzel. 

In the pair discipline, Grand Prix de France gold medalists Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will have their sights set on the podium following another breakthrough performance at the 2023 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships®. 2022 NHK Trophy bronze medalists Brooke McIntosh & Benjamin Mimar will be competing alongside them, as well as the newly formed team of Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud who placed third at nationals and fourth at the 2023 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships®. 

Canadian ice dance teams are returning in full force, with Grand Prix Final gold medalists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier leading the way. The duo will be competing for the first time since overcoming an injury earlier this year. They will be among the favourites after winning both of their Grand Prix assignments this season. 2023 national champions and Grand Prix finalists Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen will also be top contenders in this category. 

The competition kicks off on Wednesday, March 22, with the pair and women’s short programs, followed by the pair free program and men’s short program the following day. On Friday, ice dancers will tackle the rhythm dance, while the women’s medals will be awarded. The event concludes on Saturday, March 25 with the free dance and men’s free program. 

Team Canada 

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach | Training Location 

Women 

Madeline Schizas | 19 | Oakville, Ont. | Nancy Lemaire & Derek Schmidt | Milton, Ont.   

Men 

Keegan Messing | 31 | Girdwood, USA | Ralph Burghart | Anchorage, USA 

Conrad Orzel | 22 | Toronto, Ont. | Ravi Walia | Edmonton, Alta. 

Pair 

Brooke McIntosh | 18 | Toronto, Ont. & Benjamin Mimar | 22 | Terrebonne, Que. | Andrew Evans & Alexander Sheldrick | Toronto, Ont. 

Lia Pereira | 18 | Milton, Ont. & Trennt Michaud | 26 | Trenton, Ont. | Alison Purkiss & Nancy Lemaire| Milton, Ont.   

Deanna Stellato-Dudek | 39 | Chicago, USA & Maxime Deschamps | 31 | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. | Josée Picard | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.    

Ice Dance 

Laurence Fournier Beaudry | 30 | Montreal, Que. & Nikolaj Soerensen | 33 | Montreal, Que. | Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon | Montreal, Que.     

Piper Gilles | 30 | Toronto, Ont. & Paul Poirier | 30 | Unionville, Ont. | Carol Lane & Juris Razgulajevs | Scarborough, Ont. 

Team Leaders – Mike Slipchuk & Shae Zukiwsky 

Medical Team – Sylvia Ciurysek & Erika Persson 

Judges & Officials – Leanna Caron, Laurene Collin-Knoblauch & Beth Crane  

For more information, please click here.  

Canada returns to the podium with silver at the 2023 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

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ANGERS, France – Team NEXXICE, from Burlington, Ont.,  made an impressive rise in the standings with a strong free program on Saturday to win the silver medal at the 2023 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

It was Canada’s first medal at the world juniors since 2015.

Fintastic from Finland also made a comeback moving from third after Friday’s short program to win the gold medal with 191.72 points. NEXXICE was fourth after the short but produced the second best free skate to win the silver with 188.65. Skyliners from the U.S. was third at 186.63.

Les Suprêmes, from St-Léonard, Que., were fifth out of 23 entries.

The medal caps a great season for NEXXICE.  They were crowned national champions in January and won gold at the Hevelius Cup 2023 in Gdansk, Poland and a bronze at the 2023 Challenger Series Spring Cup in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy.

Les Suprêmes Junior, the previous Canadian medallists with bronze in 2015, also wrapped a successful season with silver medals at the 2023 Leon Lurje Trophy in Gothenburg, Sweden, the 2023 Challenger Series Spring Cup and at nationals.

For full results, click here.

Canadian Teams Aiming for Podium at the 2023 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON (March 6, 2023) – Two of Canada’s top synchronized skating teams will be competing at the 2023 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships from March 10 to March 11, 2023, in Angers, France. 

NEXXICE Junior is heading into the competition following a strong season, capturing first place at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships held in Oshawa, Ontario. The team also took home a gold medal at the Hevelius Cup 2023 in Gdansk, Poland and a bronze at the 2023 Challenger Series Spring Cup in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. 

Les Suprêmes Junior are also aiming for the podium after claiming silver at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They are wrapping up a successful season, including a silver at the 2023 Leon Lurje Trophy in Gothenburg, Sweden and a silver at the 2023 Challenger Series Spring Cup.  

The ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships competition kicks off with the short programs on Friday, March 10, and the free skate on Saturday, March 11.  

Team Canada  

Team | Coaches | Training Location 

Les Suprêmes | Pascal Denis & Marilyn Langlois | St. Leonard, Que.
NEXXICE | Trish Purdue Mills |Burlington, Ont. 

Team Leader – Shae Zukiwsky 

Team officials – Karen Butcher & Mary Ellen McDonald
Medical – Delphine Boury-Simoes & Shirley Kushner
Judge – Cheryl Goldie   

For more information, please click here. 

Bashynska and Beaumont Win the Bronze in Ice Dancing at World Juniors

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CALGARY, ALTA. (March 4, 2023) – Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, Ont., capped a successful season with the bronze medal in ice dancing on Saturday to conclude the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Bashynska and Beaumont moved from fourth after the rhythm dance to win the bronze with the third best free dance. They totaled 169.13 points and matched their result at last year’s world juniors.

The results also capped a great season for the pair, their last as juniors, as they won the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final with victories at their two Junior Grand Prix assignments.

‘’We performed with our whole hearts and left everything we had,’’ said Bashynska. ‘’We really supported each other after a subpar rhythm dance and that made all the difference today. We were very satisfied.’’

Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek of Czechia won the gold medal with 177.36 and Hannah Lim and Ye Quan of South Korea took the silver with 174.39. Sandrine Gauthier and Quentin Thieren of Montreal also moved up a spot to seventh with a season best 156.65 and Hailey Yu and Brendan Giang of Burnaby, B.C., remained 14th.

‘’We were very well prepared for this event,’’ said Thieren. ‘’We showed our abilities and displayed a progression in our skating.’’

Kao Miura of Japan took the men’s crown with 264.74, while Naoki Rossi of Switzerland was second at 220.68 and Nozomu Yoshioka of Japan third at 217.79. Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., was second after the short program, but ranked eighth for his free skate and dropped to fifth overall at 213.88.

‘’It was a tough day,’’ said Chiu, 17. ‘’It had been going really well in training and physically I know I can do it. Those two errors really stung a lot and I’ll learn from it.’’

Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, B.C., was 13th.

For full competition results, click here.

Bashynska and Beaumont Less Than One Point from Podium After Rhythm Dance

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CALGARY, ALTA. (March 3, 2023) – Canadian skaters will be in contention for two medals on Saturday after Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont posted the fourth best rhythm dance on Friday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

The women’s competition concluded later Friday as Mao Shimada of Japan won the gold medal with 224.54 points. Jia Shin of South Korea took the silver with 201.90 and Ami Nakai of Japan was third at 197.40. Kaiya Ruiter, 16, of Calgary gained a position with her free skate and placed 10th with 169.65.

‘’It was really special to perform here in front of friends and family,’’ said Ruiter. ‘’It was so much fun and a really cool experience.’’

In ice dancing, Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek of Czechia lead after the rhythm dance with 71.19. Hannah Lim and Ye Quan of South Korea are second at 71.08 and Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez of Great Britain are third at 68.89. Bashynska and Beaumont, the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champions this season, notched 68.00. The Ajax, Ont., couple look to improve on their bronze medal performance at last season’s world juniors.

‘’This isn’t a setback,’’ said Bashynska, born in Kyiv, Ukraine. ‘’Perhaps it might be a little benefit for us. It will put less pressure on us for the free dance which is our stronger performance. We plan to come back tomorrow (Saturday).’’

Sandrine Gauthier and Quentin Thieren of Montreal are eighth at 63.09 and Hailey Yu and Brendan Giang of Burnaby, B.C., 14th. The top-20 of the 30 entries advanced to the free dance.

‘’We are really proud of what we did today,’’ said Thieren. ‘’It’s our first year doing international competitions so it’s all about getting experience for us.’’

Competition ends Saturday with the men’s free skate and the free dance. In the men’s event, Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., is second after Thursday’s short program.

For full competition results, click here.

Chiu in Medal Hunt at ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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CALGARY, ALTA. (March 2, 2023) – Two Canadian teams cracked the top-10 in pairs, while Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., stands second in the men’s competition after the short program on Thursday at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Sophia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev of the U.S. won the gold medal in pairs with 184.47 points, followed by Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore of Australia in second at 170.36 and Violetta Sierova and Ivan Khobta of Ukraine in third at 159.39.

First-year partners Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov of Winnipeg placed sixth with 149.03, a personal best by almost 20 points. Chloe Panetta of Laval, Que., and Kieran Thrasher of Amherstburg, Ont., were eighth and Ashlyn Schmitz of Shellbrook, Sask., and Tristan Taylor of Regina, Sask., were 11th.

‘’It’s mixed emotions for us,’’ said Kemp. ‘’There were some things we were working on that could have done better. We were a bit surprised with the score but really happy about it.’’

Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., is in the medal hunt in the men’s competition with a score of 80.56. Kao Miura of Japan is first at 85.11 and Naoko Rossi of Switzerland third at 79.46.

‘’It definitely felt great out there,’’ said Chiu, fourth at last year’s event. ‘’This week I’ve been trying to just stay calm and not let my nerves or adrenaline get in the way and that really showed here. The fight on my triple Lutz, I just had to rely on my training.’’

Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, B.C., is 11th and Edward Vasii of Montreal 27th. The top-24 advance to Saturday’s free skate.

‘’It’s my first world juniors and they are in Canada so it was great to have such a supportive crowd,’’ said Rakic. ‘’I’m at the best place I’ve ever been in my career after an up and down season. I have the quad toe in my free program and I hope to land it again like I did at nationals.’’

Competition continues through to Saturday at the WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park. Friday, athletes will tackle the women’s free skate and the rhythm dance.

For full competition results, click here.

NEXXICE Wins Two of Three Finals at 2023 Skate Canada Cup

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CALGARY, ALTA. (February 22, 2023) – NEXXICE, from Burlington, Ont., won gold in the Open and Intermediate categories on Wednesday to conclude the 2023 Skate Canada Cup synchronized skating competition.

In the Open event, NEXXICE placed first in both free skates to win the gold medal with 168.52 points. Nova, from St-Hubert, Que., was second at 156.71 and Cassiopée from Sherbrooke, Que., was third at 139.35.

‘’We handled our second skate really well,’’ said NEXXICE captain Avery Clark. ‘’We’ve been in these situations before and we made sure we stayed calm, didn’t do anything crazy and stuck to what we know.’’

In the Intermediate division, NEXXICE was also first in both skates to win the gold with 138.33. Starlight from Ottawa, Ont., followed for the silver with 128.02 and EDGE from Oakville, Ont., was third at 124.59.

‘’To hear that score and hear that we won is hard to describe,’’ said NEXXICE co-captain Sascha Krueger. ’’We just focused on having fun and persevering through whatever came our way.’’

Les Suprêmes, from St-Léonard, Que., ranked third in the first free skate and second in the second free skate but emerged with the gold medal with 120.93 points to win the Canadian Novice title. NEXXICE won the free skate to soar from sixth place to the silver with 119.04. Gold Ice from Brampton, Ont., was third at 118.96.

‘’We worked all year for this and we are super excited,’’ said Suprêmes co-captain Sophie Béliveau. ‘’We knew after yesterday that it wasn’t over yet and we needed to stay focused.”

Click here for full results from the event.

Sixteen Canadian Skaters Set to Compete for Junior World Titles in Calgary Next Week

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OTTAWA, ON (February 21, 2023) – Sixteen of Canada’s most prominent junior athletes will be competing at Calgary’s WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park from February 27 – March 5, 2023 in the hopes of taking home junior world titles in their respective disciplines. Team Canada will count one woman, three men, three pair teams and three ice dance teams at the 2023 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships®. 

In women, local talent Kaiya Ruiter will be looking to shine in front of her home crowd after the 16-year-old captured a silver medal at the 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in senior women, as well as another silver at the 2022 IceChallenge. 

The men’s field will be led by National Team member and 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships senior bronze medalist Wesley Chiu, who will be joined by junior national champion Edward Nicholas Vasii and Aleksa Rakic, who finished fifth at the Egna Junior Grand Prix earlier this season.  

Grand Prix finalists and junior national champions Chloe Panetta & Kieran Thraser will be leading the charge in the pair discipline after a breakthrough season that includes a bronze medal at the Ostrava Junior Grand Prix. Grand Prix silver medalists Ava Kemp & Yohnatan Elizarov will be competing alongside them, as well as IceChallenge gold medalists Ashlyn Schmitz & Tristan Taylor.  

Completing the team will be three solid ice dance teams, including Grand Prix Final junior champions Nadiia Bashynska & Peter Beaumont, who have won every competition they’ve entered this season. Riga Junior Grand Prix silver medalists and Skate Canada Challenge champions Sandrine Gauthier & Quentin Thieren will also be aiming for a spot on the podium, as will 2023 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships bronze medalists Hailey Yu & Brendan Giang.  

Competition begins on Wednesday, March 1 with the pair and women’s short program, followed by the men’s short program and pair free program the following day. Friday will see the women’s titles awarded, while ice dancers will perform their rhythm dance. The event concludes on Saturday with the men’s free program and the free dance. Select athletes will also take part in the Exhibition Gala on Sunday, March 5. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, please click here. 

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships® is the pinnacle junior figure skating competition of the year. It is an annual event that moves around the globe and is hosted each year by a different skating federation.  

Team Canada 

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach | Training Location 

Women
Kaiya Ruiter | 16 | Calgary, Alta. | Scott Davis | Calgary, Alta. 

Men

Wesley Chiu | 17 | Vancouver, B.C. | Keegan Murphy & Eileen Murphy | Richmond, B.C.
Edward Nicholas Vasii | 16 | Montréal, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Violaine Émard | Rosemère, Que.
Aleksa Rakic | 18 | Burnaby, B.C. | Joanne McLeod | Burnaby, B.C. 

Pair

Ava Kemp | 14 | Winnipeg, Man. & Yohnatan Elizarov | 18 | Winnipeg, Man. | Kevin Dawe & Andrew Evans | Winnipeg, Man. 
Chloe Panetta | 19 | Laval, Que. & Kieran Thrasher | 18 | Amherstburg, Ont. | Bruno Marcotte & Brian Shales | Oakville, Ont.
Ashlyn Schmitz | 16 | Shellbrook, Sask. & Tristan Taylor | 20 | Regina, Sask. | David & Vicki Schultz | Regina, Sask. 

Ice Dance

Nadiia Bashynska | 18 | Ajax, Ont. & Peter Beaumont | 21 | Ajax, Ont. | Carol Lane & Juris Razgulajevs | Scarborough, Ont. 
Sandrine Gauthier | 18 | Saint-Constant, Que. & Quentin Thieren | 18 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. | Patrice Lauzon & Benjamin Brisebois | St-Bruno, Que.
Hailey Yu | 17 | Burnaby, B.C. & Brendan Giang | 19 | Burnaby, B.C. | Aaron Lowe & Megan Wing | Burnaby, B.C.  

Team Leaders – Andre Bourgeois & Manon Perron
Medical Team – Albert Schumacher & Pat Stanziano
Officials – Janice Hunter & Jeff Lukasik 

For more information, please click here. 

Four Titles Awarded at 2023 Novice Canadian Championships

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CALGARY, ALTA. (February 21, 2023) – Four titles were awarded over the weekend at the 2023 Novice Canadian Championships, taking place at WinSport Arena in Calgary, Alberta.

Charlotte Chung and Axel Mackenzie of Toronto continued an impressive first season together on Monday with the gold medal in ice dancing. Chung and Mackenzie took the title with 113.70 points followed by two Quebec couples. Victoria Carandiuc and Andrei Carandiuc were second at 104.55 and Auréa Cinçon-Debout and Earl Jesse Celestino third at 103.72.

‘’We managed the nerves really well this weekend,’’ said Mackenzie, who also won the Skate Canada Challenge last month with his partner. ‘’We had great support from coaches, family and friends going into today and we wanted to skate our best.’’

In women’s competition, Lucille Yang of Ottawa, Ont., jumped from third after the short program to win the free skate and the gold medal with 139.08. Ashley Dinh of Oakville, Ont., was second at 136.71 and Mély-Ann Gagner of Sherbrooke, Que., third at 128.42.

‘’I’m proud of my skate and feel like I performed really well,’’ said Yang. ‘’My goal here was to have clean skates and have fun.’’

Quebec teams were 1-2 in pairs with Alexane Jean and Charly Laliberté-Laurent first at 119.42 and Beau Callahan and Benjamin Leduc second at 114.58. Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve of Edmonton, Alta., were third at 110.00.

‘’We really gave it our max,’’ said Laliberté-Laurent. ‘’We had a lot of confidence after winning the Skate Canada Challenge.’’

David Howes of Winnipeg, Man., completed the day of finals with the victory in men’s competition. He was first in both the short and free skates for 148.42. Vladimir Furman of St-Hubert, Que., was the silver medalist with 133.35 and Liam Schmidt of Laval, Que., took bronze with 132.35.

‘’I was definitely nervous for the free skate with the expectation of being first,’’ said Howes. ‘’I’m really excited and happy with the way it worked out. It wasn’t my cleanest program, but I fought.’’

The 2023 Skate Canada Cup starts tomorrow and will feature the top synchronized skating teams competing for national titles in novice, open and intermediate. For full results, click here.

Teams Named for 2023 ISU Synchronized Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2023) – Following the completion of several international competitions, Skate Canada has named its teams for the 2023 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships and the 2023 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, both taking place in March.

Skate Canada has a robust selection criteria for each ISU Championships to undertake the selection of teams who will represent Canada at these events. Skate Canada’s selection criteria for ISU Championships can be found on skatecanada.ca.

2023 ISU WORLD JUNIOR SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ANGERS, FRANCE – MARCH 10-11, 2023

Nexxice Junior
Coach: Trish Perdue-Mills

Les Suprêmes Junior
Coaches: Pascal Denis & Marilyn Langlois

2023 ISU WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAKE PLACID, USA – MARCH 31 – APRIL 1, 2023

Nexxice Senior
Coaches: Jennifer Beauchamp-Crichton & Shelley Simonton-Barnett

Les Suprêmes Senior
Coaches: Pascal Denis & Marilyn Langlois

Canada Wins Four Medals at the Spring Cup Synchronized Skating Competition

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SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, Italy (February 19, 2023) – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., won the gold medal in the senior event Sunday to highlight a four-medal day for Canada at the Spring Cup synchronized skating competition.

Les Suprêmes, the reigning world champions, hung on to the top spot earning 231.81 points. Unique, from Finland, won the free skate but it wasn’t enough to catch the Canadians finishing with 230.84. Canadian champions NEXXICE, from Burlington, Ont., were third at 228.41.

In junior competition, Lexettes from the U.S. ranked second in both the short and long programs but emerged with the gold medal with 188.50 points. Les Suprêmes won the free skate and moved from third to second with 187.81 and national junior champions NEXXICE took the bronze with 185.66.

Last week, NEXXICE Junior won gold at the Hevelius Cup in Poland leading a Canadian medal sweep. For full results, click here.