News: 2008-2009 2009 Annual Convention and General Meeting a huge success (June 12, 2009) – The 2009 Skate Canada Annual Convention and General Meeting (ACGM) wrapped up Saturday night after three days of celebrations, workshops and business meetings. The theme of this year’s ACGM was Defining Moments, which set the tone for the weekend. The National Coaches’ Conference was held in conjunction wi

News: 2008-2009 Coaching takes centre stage at ACGM (June 12, 2009) – Taking place over the same weekend as the ACGM was the Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches’ Program (BOB). Ten coaches from across the country were present to participate in a two-day training in fundamental areas of CanSkate with Monica Lockie, Skate Canada Advisory Coaching Committee Chair. The BOB’s created a 45 minute CanSkat

Skating fan meets her hero! (November 11, 2008) – On October 3, 2008 Skate Canada posted a web story about Mairi Liska a seventh grader from Ottawa, Ontario who wrote a paper about someone she admires. Mairi wrote her paper on Jeff Buttle the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Champion. The 2008 HomeSense Skate Canada International happened to be in Ottawa and Mairi had a chance to meet her hero. Skat

Coaching Excellence Recognized in Skating (October 29, 2008) – Coaches of Canada, the national body representing the profession of coaching, released this year’s list of finalists for the prestigious Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award and the Sheila Robertson Award for the organization that best supports and promotes its coaches.  We are delighted to learn Skate Canada Coach Lee Barkell was sele

Press Room: News Releases 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001  Kitchener to host 2009 HomeSense Skate Canada International (October 24, 2008 - KITCHENER, ON) – Skate Canada announced today that Kitchener, Ontario will be the host city for the 2009 HomeSense Skate Canada International. The event will be held from November19-22, 2009 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

(October 3, 2008 - OTTAWA, ON) – For a recent school assignment, Mairi Liska was asked to write a paper on someone she admired. Mairi wrote her paper on the reining World Champion, Jeff Buttle. Mairi lives in Ottawa, Ontario and is currently in the seventh grade. Both she and her twin sister (Tayah) participated in the CanSkate program provided by Skate Canada. Congratulations to Mairi for a job

News: 2007-2008 Celebrate Excellence with the 2008 World Medalists and BMO (April 4, 2008) Figure skating fans will have the opportunity to celebrate figure skating excellence the week of April 7-11, 2008. The Canadian figure skaters who recently won medals at the 2008 ISU World Figure Skating Championships will be attending a congratulatory party at a BMO branch in their home community. The

News: 2007-2008 Own The Podium to celebrate Canadian Winter Sport Medalists (April 4, 2008) Own the Podium will host a Canadian Winter Medalist Reception on April 23, 2008 in Montreal to celebrate the achievements of the Canadian winter athletes who have won a World Cup or World Championship medal this winter season. The event, which will take place at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, wil

Press Room: News Releases 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001  Former Canadian champions head to Mississauga for the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Western and Eastern Challenge events (November 28, 2007 - OTTAWA, ON) - 2004 Canadian Champion Cynthia Phaneuf, and three-time Canadian Pair Champion Craig Buntin, with new partner Meagan Duhamel, are headed to Mississauga to compete in