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Canadian adult skaters bring home 24 medals from 2018 ISU International Adult Figure Skating Competition

OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian skaters competing at the 2018 ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition returned from Oberstdorf, Germany, with a total of 24 medals. The annual event took place from May 14-18, 2018.

Gary Beacom, 1984 Olympian from British Columbia, set a new all-time record of 107.84 points in the Masters Elite III Free Skating category. Also of note, Ontario’s Team Force won silver in synchronized skating.

The following Canadian skaters and teams took home medals in their respective categories:

Gold medallists

Gary Beacom – Masters Elite Men III Artistic Free Skating & Masters Elite Men III Free Skating
Donna Bergvinson – Bronze Ladies IV Free Skating
Dawn Brokers and Ken Langlois – Masters Pairs Artistic Free Skating
Tracey Fowler – Silver Ladies III Free Skating
Erin Leach – Gold Ladies II Artistic Free Skating

Silver medallists

Donna Bergvinson – Bronze Ladies IV Artistic Free Skating
Isabella Ciocoiu – Silver Ladies III Artistic Free Skating
Linda Maundrell – Bronze Ladies V Artistic Free Skating & Bronze Ladies V Free Skating
Lorelei Murphy – Bronze Ladies III-B Free Skating
Ryoko Natori – Masters Elite Ladies III Artistic Free Skating
Teresa Rambold – Gold Ladies IV Artistic Free Skating & Gold Ladies IV Free Skating
Team Force – Synchronized Skating

Bronze medallists

Maureen Barnes – Silver Ladies V Artistic Free Skating & Silver Ladies V Free Skating
Deborah Bennett – Bronze Ladies IV Free Skating
Isabella Ciocoiu – Silver Ladies III Free Skating
Kelly Dunwoody – Gold Ladies I Artistic Free Skating
Wendy Ord – Bronze Ladies III-B Free Skating
Donna Reynolds and Ken Langlois – Masters Pattern Dance
Barbara Tkach – Silver Ladies IV Artistic Free Skating & Silver Ladies IV Free Skating

In all, there were over 900 performances from 771 skaters representing 34 ISU member nations, with nine synchronized skating teams among those. A record 68 Canadians participated in the event, including two synchronized skating teams: Team Force and the Scotian Waves.

The competition was live streamed, and archived performances can be accessed at www.dailymotion.com/skatingvideos. Competition results can be found at www.isu.org.

For the third consecutive year, Vancouver will play host to the North American edition of the ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition. This event will be held at the Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8-Rinks Arena from October 10-13, 2018. The official event announcement can be found here.

For further information please visit www.isu.org or the ISU Adult Working Group website www.adultskating.org.

Largest Canadian contingent in history to compete at the 2018 ISU Adult Competition in Germany

OTTAWA, ON: A record 68 Canadians, the largest group of Canadians in the event’s history, are headed to Oberstdorf, Germany, to compete at the International Adult Figure Skating Competition from May 14-19, 2018.

This is the 14th edition of the renowned adult figure skating competition, which attracts skaters from across the world, including a sizeable group of Canadians every year. This year, 515 competitors from 34 International Skating Union (ISU) member nations are registered to compete.

“It’s so great to see our adult skaters following their passion by embracing the joy of skating and staying active for life,” said Debra Armstrong, CEO, Skate Canada. “The impressive size of this group will undoubtedly be matched by their abilities on the ice and their character as representatives of the Canadian skating community.”

Over the six-day competition, skaters will compete in the following categories:

  • Free Skating
  • Artistic Free Skating
  • Pairs Free Skating
  • Pairs Artistic Free Skating
  • Ice Dance – Pattern Dance
  • Ice Dance – Short Dance
  • Ice Dance – Free Dance
  • Synchronized Skating

The Canadian delegation includes skaters from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. For a full list of entries, please refer to the start orders.

In five months’ time, the second ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition of the year takes place. The third annual ISU International Adult Figure Skating Competition in Vancouver will be held at the Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8-Rinks Arena from October 10-13, 2018.

For further information please visit www.isu.org or the ISU Adult Working Group website www.adultskating.org.

Media Inquiries:

Diana Barkley
ISU Adult Working Group
[email protected]