All posts tagged "2005 Canadian Nationals"
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Figure Skating News
2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Highlights
The 2005 BMO Financial Group Canadian Figure Skating Championships were held Jan 17-23 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. For...
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Figure Skating News
2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Highlights
Jeffrey Buttle (NO) won his first senior national title in the men’s event, upsetting reigning and three-time champ, Emanuel Sandhu (BC), who...
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Figure Skating News
2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance Highlights
In the ice dance event, the podium placements were a repeat of last year. Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon (QC) won the...
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Figure Skating News
2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships: Pairs Highlights
Valerie Marcoux and Craig Buntin (QC) captured their second consecutive national title. Utako Wakamatsu and J. Sebastien Fecteau (QC) won silver, their...
Did You Know?
Switzerland’s Denise Biellmann, the 1981 European and World Champion and three-time national champion, is known for popularizing the Biellmann spin—an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head. It should be noted that Tamara Moskvina may have been the first to perform it (1965 European Championships). Who does your favorite Biellmann spin? Discuss in the GS Forum!