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Winnipeg, MB (December 1, 2024) – Lia Cho continued her impressive march up the age ranks of Canadian figure skating by setting yet another Canadian record enroute to winning gold in the junior women’s competition at the 2024-2025 Skate Canada Challenge competition that wrapped up on Sunday at the Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg, Man.
Cho, of Calgary, Alta., set a novice Canadian record last season at the Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice competition and then broke it again at Novice Canadian Championships with a total score of 166.56. On Saturday, she obliterated the previous junior record set by Kaiya Ruiter in 2021 (179.92) with her total score of 186.50, as she dominated both the short and free skate programs in her first year as a junior.
“The competition went really well. I’m really happy with my skate, but some things I think I could work on are my spin levels, and I really want to get a level four in my step sequence,” said Cho who trains out of the Glencoe Club in Calgary. “I really loved performing in front of everyone and showing everyone how I practice every day - and jumping in front of everyone.”
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Cho, of Calgary, Alta., set a novice Canadian record last season at the Skate Canada Challenge – Pre-Novice/Novice competition and then broke it again at Novice Canadian Championships with a total score of 166.56. On Saturday, she obliterated the previous junior record set by Kaiya Ruiter in 2021 (179.92) with her total score of 186.50, as she dominated both the short and free skate programs in her first year as a junior.
“The competition went really well. I’m really happy with my skate, but some things I think I could work on are my spin levels, and I really want to get a level four in my step sequence,” said Cho who trains out of the Glencoe Club in Calgary. “I really loved performing in front of everyone and showing everyone how I practice every day - and jumping in front of everyone.”
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