Skate Canada

2023 SKATE CANADA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The 2023/2024 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series moves north to Vancouver, British Columbia which hosts Skate Canada for the third time in the history of the event.

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Marin Honda: Road To Redemption

By Hiro Yoshida

After a glittering career as a junior skater, Japan’s Marin Honda move to seniors has been a rocky road. Now in her second year of training under Rafael Arutunian in California, she has set her sights on turning her fortunes around in the seasons ahead. (more…)

Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen: A New Chapter Begins

By Hiro Yoshida

Having missed out on the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen took the decision to switch from representing Denmark to Canada in pursuit of their ultimate dream. With a few months of competing for Canada already under their belts, the team talk about how this transition came about. (more…)

James And Cipres Clinch First Grand Prix Title

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Skate Canada was the second stop on this season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and it provided some surprise performances over the course of the weekend in Laval, Quebec. (more…)

Gilles and Poirier: “Anything Is Possible With The Right Material”

By Seán Gillis

After the heartbreak of narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics in 2014, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier laid those demons to rest when they competed in PyeongChang in February of this year. While for many skaters an Olympic appearance might be the ultimate goal, the Canadians are setting their sights even higher for the season ahead. (more…)

That Was The Week That Was In Figure Skating (15-21 September 2014)

Here’s a short recap of some of the things that happened during the past week in the world of figure skating.

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That Was The Week That Was In Figure Skating (8-14 September 2014)

Here’s a short recap of some of the things that happened during the past week in the world of figure skating.

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