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Three top-10’s for Canada at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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KAUNAS, Lithuania – Canadian ice dance teams placed sixth and seventh on Saturday to conclude the third stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

Arina Ushakova and Maxim Nekrasov of Russia won the gold with 168.17 points, Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik of the U.S. took the silver with 161.84 and Darya Popova and Volodymyr Byelikov of Ukraine were third at 142.29.

Ashlynne Stairs of Barrie, Ont., and Elliott Graham of Angus, Ont., remained sixth at 136.75 and Irina Galiyanova of Toronto and Grayson Lochhead of Sweaburg, Ont., climbed from eighth after the short dance to seventh at 132.58.

‘’Our free dance was a pretty strong program today,’’ said Graham. ‘’It was probably the best we could have skated it this early in the season. The key was keeping a positive attitude after what we felt was a disappointing short dance.’’

Galiyanova and Lochhead also felt they improved in their free skate.

‘’We were much more into our feet’’ said Galiyanova. ‘’We were working well together. We pushed through and I feel that’s what works well for us.’’

In men’s competition, Andrew Torgashev of the U.S. won the gold, Kirill Iakovlev of Russia was second and Yuto Kishina of Japan third.

Joseph Phan of Toronto, fifth after the short program on Thursday, wound up ninth with the 10th best free skate.

‘’Today was really hard for me,’’ said Phan, 17. ‘’When I fell on my second quad toe I lost my confidence. It was a tough lesson. Now I need to bounce back at the next event.’’

Eric Liu of Edmonton, 17th after the short program, withdrew from the free skate due a sprained ankle suffered in Thursday’s performance.

The fourth stop on the circuit is this Thursday to Saturday in Richmond, B.C. at the Minoru Arenas.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1819/jgpltu2018/index.htm

Emily Bausback surges to 12th at ISU Junior Grand Prix

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KAUNAS, Lithuania – Emily Bausback of Vancouver gained five spots in the overall standings on Friday to place 12th in women’s competition at the third stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

Alexandra Trusova of Russia won the gold medal, Yelim Kim of South Korea was second and Kseniia Sinitsyna of Russia third.

Bausback was 17th after Thursday’s short program and produced the 10th best free skate on Friday to surge in the standings.

‘’The free program was a reflection of how I’ve been training the past two weeks,’’ said Bausback, 16. ‘’The short was pretty disappointing but today I felt I put it together and was much more focused.’’

In ice dancing after the short dance, Ashlynne Stairs of Barrie Ont., and Elliott Graham of Angus, Ont., are sixth and Irina Galiyanova of Toronto and Grayson Lochhead of Sweaburg, Ont., are eighth.

In Thursday’s short program, Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., is in fifth spot and Eric Liu of Edmonton 17th.

Competition ends Saturday with the free dance and men’s free skate.

Full results: ISU JGP Amber Cup 2018

Canadian skaters continue on 2018-2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Lithuania

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OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have five entries, for a total of seven skaters, competing at the third stop of the 2018-2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The event is taking place in Kaunas, Lithuania, at the Zalgirio Arena from September 5-8, 2018. Canada will have two entries per discipline in men and ice dance, and one entry in women.

Joseph Phan, 17, Toronto, Ont., is the first of two Canadian men entries. Last year on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit Phan placed fourth in Australia and won silver in Croatia. He also placed sixth in senior at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and fourth at the 2018 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Phan is coached by Brian Orser in Toronto, Ont.

Eric Liu, 17, Edmonton, Alta., will be the second Canadian entry in the men’s category. Last season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Liu placed 12th in Italy. He also placed 14th in senior at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. He is coached by Ravi Walia in Edmonton, Alta.

Emily Bausback, 16, Vancouver, B.C., will be the Canadian entry in women. Last season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, she placed 11th in Croatia. Bausback is coached by Joanne McLeod in Burnaby, B.C.

Ashlynne Stairs, 18, Barrie, Ont., and Elliott Graham, 20, Angus, Ont., are one of two Canadian entries in ice dance. This will be their first international assignment since teaming up this year. They are coached by David Islam, Kelly Johnson and James Callan in Barrie, Ont.

Irina Galiyanova, 16, Toronto, Ont., and Grayson Lochhead, 18, Sweaburg, Ont., will also represent Canada in ice dance, and this will also be their first international assignment since teaming up in the offseason. They are coached by Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs and Marc-André Servant in Scarborough, Ont.

Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director, and Manon Perron of Boucherville, Que., will be the Canadian team leaders at the event. Physiotherapist Shirley Kushner of Westmount, Que., will be the Canadian team medical staff on site. Susan Morriss of Victoria, B.C., and Erica Topolski of Fredericton, N.B., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org. All events on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit will be livestreamed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix YouTube channel.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT ISU JGP #3 – KAUNAS, LITHUANIA

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Men Joseph Phan 17 Toronto, Ont. CPA Laval Brian Orser
Men Eric Liu 17 Edmonton, Alta. Ice Palace FSC Ravi Walia
Women Emily Bausback 16 Vancouver, B.C. Champs International Skating Centre Joanne McLeod
Ice Dance Ashlynne Stairs / Elliott Graham 18/20 Barrie, Ont. / Angus, Ont. Champs International Skating Centre / Barrie SC David Islam / Kelly Johnson / James Callan
Ice Dance Irina Galiyanova / Grayson Lochhead 16/18 Toronto, Ont. / Sweaburg, Ont. Scarboro FSC / Woodstock SC Carol Lane / Jon Lane / Juris Razgulajevs / Marc-André Servant