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Canadian teams fifth and eighth at ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., and Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., placed fifth and eighth at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships which concluded on Saturday.

Marigold Ice Unity from Finland climbed from third after Friday’s short program to win the gold medal with 209.02 points. Surprise from Sweden took the silver at 207.99 and Paradise from Russia was third at 200.97.

Les Suprêmes climbed from sixth to fifth with a 192.88 score.

The skaters for Les Suprêmes were Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Julia Bernardo, Audrey-Anne Blouin, Joannie Brazeau, Kayla Grace Charky, Marie-Ève Comtois, Laurie Desilets, Molly Farber, Raphaelle Gauthier, Sora Hatano, Dana Malowany, Agathe Merlier, Christina Morin, Andreanne Paradis, Martha Maria Pietrasik, Alessia Polletta, Florence Poulin, Claudia Sforzin and Sofya Squalli.

“We are pleased and happy with our performances,” said Agathe Merlier, the team captain. “We executed two strong programs.”

“Our goal was to skate in unity, enjoy the moment and skate like we have in practice,” added Laurie Desilets.

Nexxice was seventh after the short but dropped a spot with 190.45.

The skaters for Nexxice were Nadine Banholzer, Payton Beckett, Marlyne Bernier, Kelly Britten, Abigail Chase, Emma Daigle, Laura Emery, Ariana Gould-Tasoojy, Celina Hevesi, Taylor Johnston, Emma Kim, Kaitlin Lees, Megan MacLellan, Caroline Marr, Emiko Marr, Courtney McNaughton, Morgan Stang, Alessandra Toso, Brooklyn Williamson and Emily Wright.

“We’re really feeling proud of ourselves,” said Kelly Britten. “We were very inspired by the arena as it was an excellent venue to skate. We really thought we brought our programs up and out. We skated for ourselves, had fun and really wanted to give a good show.”

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/wcsys2018/.

Canadians need to play catch-up at ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Canadians teams are in sixth and seventh place after the short programs Friday at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships but stand less than three points from the podium.

Paradise from Russia is in first place with 76.05 points, Surprise from Sweden is second at 72.83 and Marigold Ice Unity from Finland third at 72.61.

Les Suprêmes from St-Léonard, Que., are in sixth place with 70.64 and Nexxice from Burlington, Ont., the defending bronze medallists, follow in seventh at 69.91 out of 25 entries.

The skaters for Les Suprêmes are Jessica Allaire, Rebecca Allaire, Julia Bernardo, Audrey-Anne Blouin, Joannie Brazeau, Kayla Grace Charky, Marie-Ève Comtois, Laurie Desilets, Molly Farber, Raphaelle Gauthier, Sora Hatano, Dana Malowany, Agathe Merlier, Christina Morin, Andreanne Paradis, Martha Maria Pietrasik, Alessia Polletta, Florence Poulin, Claudia Sforzin and Sofya Squalli.

The skaters for Nexxice are: Nadine Banholzer, Payton Beckett, Marlyne Bernier, Kelly Britten, Abigail Chase, Emma Daigle, Laura Emery, Ariana Gould-Tasoojy, Celina Hevesi, Taylor Johnston, Emma Kim, Kaitlin Lees, Megan MacLellan, Caroline Marr, Emiko Marr, Courtney McNaughton, Morgan Stang, Alessandra Toso, Brooklyn Williamson and Emily Wright.

The free skate is on Saturday.

Full results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/wcsys2018/.

Canadian synchronized skating teams headed to Sweden for 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

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OTTAWA, ON: Canada will have two teams competing at the 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships this week from April 6-7 in Stockholm, Sweden. Twenty-five teams from 20 countries across the globe will be competing for the world title.

Nexxice, from the Burlington Skating Centre, and Les Suprêmes, from CPA Saint-Léonard, earned their entries to the world championships winning gold and silver respectively at the 2018 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships earlier this year in Oshawa, Ont.

Nexxice, the 2017 world bronze medallists, will be the first Canadian entry at the event. This season, they placed fifth at the 2018 French Cup and won gold at the 2018 Trophy D’Ecosse. The two-time consecutive Canadian champions are coached by Shelley Simonton Barnett and Anne Schelter.

Les Suprêmes will be the second Canadian entry. Last year, they placed eighth at this event. This season, they placed fourth at the 2017 Shanghai Trophy and won gold at the 2018 Mozart Cup. The Canadian silver medallists are coached by Marilyn Langlois, Pascal Denis and Amélie Brochu.

Karen Robertson of Chelsea, Que., will be the Canadian team leader at the event. Dr. Albert Schumacher of Tecumseh, Ont., and physiotherapist Karen Seymour, of Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite.

Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director, will also be traveling with the team.

For results and full entries, please visit the official event website or isu.org.

Skate Canada names teams for 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

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OSHAWA, ON: Skate Canada has selected the teams that will represent Canada at the 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships and 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

Over the weekend, Nexxice, from the Burlington Skating Centre, and Les Suprêmes, from CPA Saint-Léonard, earned their entries to the senior world championships, winning gold and silver respectively at 2018 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships in Oshawa, Ont.

The two senior teams will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to compete at the 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, from April 6-7, 2018. This will be the 19th edition of the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships with Canada having won medals at 12 of those previous events.

The entries for the 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships were determined at Skate Canada Ontario’s annual Winterfest competition. Les Suprêmes (junior) from CPA Saint-Léonard and Nexxice (junior) of the Burlington Skating Centre earned the two entries for Canada.

Les Suprêmes (junior) and Nexxice (junior) will travel to Zagreb, Croatia, to compete at the championships which takes place from March 16-17, 2018. In 2015 when the event was last hosted in Zagreb, Croatia, Team Canada (Les Suprêmes) won the nation’s first medal at the championships, a bronze.