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Skate Canada is pleased to announce that Brampton, Ontario will host the 2010 BMO Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships. The event will be held at the Powerade Centre from March 4-6, 2010.
“We are very excited to be in back in Brampton for another great event,” said Skate Canada CEO William Thompson. “This competition brings a team atmosphere that is unlike any other sport. The enthusiastic fans generate cheers that can be heard outside the arena. With support like that, it’s no surprise that we have some of the best synchronized skating teams in the world.”
“BMO Financial Group is proud of its partnership with Skate Canada and is pleased to be the title sponsor of the BMO Skate Canada Synchronized Championships for a fourteenth consecutive year,” said Sandy Bourne, Vice-President, Advertising, Sponsorships, Corporate Events and Merchandising, BMO Financial Group. “As Canada’s skating bank, our support of this sport fosters a spirit of involvement and a ...
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Approximately 90 skaters in women’s, men’s, pair and ice dance disciplines compete at the senior level at Canadians. The athletes will vie for spots on the Skate Canada National Team and the Canadian teams that will compete at the 2011 ISU World Figure Skating Championships and 2011 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This event runs January 21-23, 2011.
If you have any questions which are not answered here, please forward them to 2011canadians@skatecanada.ca.
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Les
Internationaux Patinage Canada sont l’une des six compétitions de la série annuelle
Grand Prix of Figure Skating de l’UIP. Les autres événements ont lieu aux États‑Unis,
en Chine, en France, en Russie et au Japon. Les patineurs accumulent des points
en fonction de leur classement dans les compétitions de la série. Les six
meilleurs hommes et femmes et les six meilleures équipes de patinage en couple
et de danse sur glace se qualifient pour la finale du Grand Prix of Figure
Skating de l’UIP.
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Figure skating was an Olympic sport before there was an Olympic Winter Games. Figure skating first appeared at the London 1908 Olympic Summer Games with events for pairs and singles (indoor ice rinks could be kept cold even in hot weather). Ice dancing joined the Olympic Winter Games in 1976, when the Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria. The compulsory figures competition was dropped from the figure skating program prior to the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games.
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The ISU Four Continents of Figure Skating Championships, or the 4CC is an annual international figure skating competition created to provide skaters of non-European countries to have a platform of competition similar to the ISU European Championships. The Four Continents include the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The 2010 competition will be held from January 25, 2010 to January 31, 2010 in Jeonju City, South Korea.
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Environ 180 patineurs chez les hommes, les femmes, en patinage en couple et en danse sur glace participent aux niveaux junior et novice aux Championnats nationaux juniors. Les athlètes cherchent à se tailler une place dans l’équipe canadienne qui concourra aux Championnats du monde juniors de patinage artistique 2011 de l’UIP. Cet événement se déroule du 17 au 20 janvier 2011.
Si vous avez des questions dont vous ne trouvez pas la réponse ici, veuillez les faire parvenir à 2011canadians@patinagecanada.ca pour les Championnats canadiens de patinage artistique BMO 2011 ou 2011jrnats@patinagecanada.ca pour les Championnats nationaux juniors BMO – Patinage Canada 2011.
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Approximately 180 skaters in women’s, men’s, pair and ice dance disciplines compete at the novice and junior levels at the Junior Nationals. The athletes will vie for spots on the Canadian team that will compete at the 2011 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. This event runs January 17-20, 2011.
If you have any questions which are not answered here, please forward them to 2011canadians@skatecanada.ca for the 2011 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships or 2011jrnats@skatecanada.ca for the 2011 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals.
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The fourth event of the 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, the 2009 NHK Trophy is a senior-level international invitational competition that features top-notch figure skaters from around the world.
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Battle of the Blades is a Canadian figure skating reality show and competition that airs on CBC Television. It is broadcast from in front of a live studio audience at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.
Premiering 4 October 2009, the series resembles the international reality show Dancing with Stars. A number of former NHL players are paired with prominent female figure skaters and perform routines.
The show is hosted by Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean and four-time World Figure Skating Champion, Kurt Browning. The competition is judged by two regular judges, Sandra Bezic and Dick Button plus a guest celebrity judge for the week.
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Skate Canada kicks off the 2009-2010 season in Thornhill, Ontario.
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The Culmination of the 2009 ISU Grand Prix Series ends in Tokyo, Japan as the top 6 skaters from each discipline skate against each other for gold. The season's top skaters from the six qualifying events in Paris, Moscow, Beijing, Nagano, Lake Placid, and Kitchener will skate their Olympic performances in December against the best of the best.
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The 97th Annual General Meeting of Skate Canada will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 09:30-17:00 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Final delegate registration closes on-site at 08:30 on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.
The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for Delegates to share in the decision making of the Association while continuing to embrace change and lead our sport forward.
The agenda for the meeting is set out in By-law 1302 (3) of the Official Rule Book. Elections and amendment voting will take place on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
On behalf of Skate Canada President, Benoît Lavoie and our host, Central Ontario, we look forward to seeing you in Toronto at the 2010 Annual Convention & General Meeting and National Coaches’ Conference.
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Skate Canada International is one of six competitions in the annual ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The other events take place in the United States, China, France, Russia and Japan. Skaters are awarded points based on their placements in the series' events. The top six men and ladies and the top six pair and ice dance teams qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
All competition events and practices for the 2010 Skate Canada International will be held at The K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario.
Single-event session tickets for the 2010 Skate Canada International go on sale Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM (EST). Prices range from $10 - $50, plus applicable surcharges.
All-event ticket packages for the 2010 Skate Canada International at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario will go on sale May 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM (EST), for $155, plus applicable surcharges. Tickets will be available online at
The 97th Annual General Meeting of Skate Canada will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 09:30-17:00 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Final delegate registration closes on-site at 08:30 on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.
The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for Delegates to share in the decision making of the Association while continuing to embrace change and lead our sport forward.
The agenda for the meeting is set out in By-law 1302 (3) of the Official Rule Book. Elections and amendment voting will take place on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
On behalf of Skate Canada President, Benoît Lavoie and our host, Central Ontario, we look forward to seeing you in Toronto at the 2010 Annual Convention & General Meeting and National Coaches’ Conference.
William Thompson
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The 2010 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships are held in The Hague, The Netherlands, for the second time in history. The Hague hosted the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2004.
211 skaters from 53 ISU member countries have been entered for the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2010.
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Environ 90 patineurs chez les hommes, les femmes, en patinage en couple et en danse sur glace participent au niveau senior aux Championnats canadiens. Les athlètes cherchent à se tailler une place dans l’équipe nationale de Patinage Canada et les équipes canadiennes qui concourront aux Championnats du monde de patinage artistique 2011 de l’UIP et aux Four Continents Championships 2011 de l’UIP. Cet événement se déroule du 21 au 23 janvier 2011.
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The 2010 ISU European Figure Skating Championships, held in Tallinn, Estonia will be held at the Saku Suurhall arena on January 19th-24th, 2010. This would be a chance for Europe's best skaters to compete for the European title prior to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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U.S. Figure Skating introduced championship-caliber synchronized skating to the world when it hosted the inaugural World Synchronized Skating Championships in 2000. Ten years later, and stronger than ever, the World Synchronized Skating Championships return to the United States. Watch the best teams in the world battle it out for the most coveted title in the sport.
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COS is pleased to announce that we are hosting a Margaret Garrison Memorial Ice Show and Awards Ceremony presented by Figure Skating Boutique on Saturday May 15th, 2010 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The ice show will begin at 7 pm with our special guest Kevin Frankish as Master of Ceremonies. During the ice show we will be highlighting our National Champions, medalists and Awards nominees to mention a few.
This year we will be celebrating our success on the ice instead of in a Banquet room. Consequently, the traditional Awards Banquet is being replaced by the ice show.
Invitations will be sent shortly.
Rehearsal will take place during the day and the show will begin at 7 pm. There will be private reception following the ice show. All award winners and participants of the show will ...
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Since 1979, Skate America has served as U.S. Figure Skating's premier annual international event. The event is one of six global events within the ISU Grand Prix Series and features the top U.S. and world senior level athletes. The three-day competition will be televised nationally by NBC Sports and has a deep history including World and Olympic medalists Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton and Todd Eldredge among its distinguished alumni. Skate America includes a total of 60 athletes (12 ladies, 12 men, eight pairs team and 10 dance teams) from approximately 15 nations.
Click here to visit the official Skate America 2009 web site.
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Torino is again the protagonist on the world sports stage: the city will host from March 22 to March 28 2010 the 100th ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The organising committee is composed by FISG (Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio) and Torino Olympic Park. The venue of Palavela will host the most important competitions of figure skating, after the Olympic Games, with over 200 athletes!
Over 30,000 spectators and 350 international journalists are expected to attend. The event, covered by RAI, will be broacasted in 5 continents by the major international tv networks, such as EBU, CBC, CCTV, FUJI TV, SBS.