All posts tagged "2011 Canadian Nationals"
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Figure Skating News
Moore-Towers and Moscovitch win Canadian pairs title
The pairs event this year was seen as a rebuilding year at the Canadian Championships. None of last year’s medalists are competing...
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Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier win gold
Even with the absence of 2010 Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the free dance still had a lot to offer....
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Patrick Chan wins fourth consecutive national title
After an incredible final flight of free dances, the senior men had a tough act to follow, but on a thrilling day...
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Patrick Chan leads after Short Program
Quite predictably, it is Patrick Chan (CO) who is at the top of the leader board after the short program and quite...
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Cynthia Phaneuf wins second national title
Cynthia Phaneuf (QC) was barely 15 year old when she stood atop the senior Canadian podium in 2004. She was pegged as...
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Moore-Towers and Moscovitch lead after Short Program
Without the top Canadian contenders, Jessica Dubé and Bryce Davison, the senior pairs field seemed a little diluted, at first glance. However,...
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Figure Skating News
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier lead after Short Dance
The dance competition promised to be a battle, and it has certainly been set up that way for Sunday’s free dance. Fighting...
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Figure Skating News
Cynthia Phaneuf leads after Short Program
Pre-event favorite Cynthia Phaneuf (QC) did not disappoint in her sassy, Spanish-flavored short program. Her score of 60.77 drew big cheers from...
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Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams win junior ice dance gold
With their strongest skate yet and a new personal best, Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams (BC/YT) were named junior dance champions of...
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Nam Nguyen captures junior men’s title
With an inspiring clean free skate, 12-year-old Nam Nguyen (BC/YT) obliterated the rest of the junior men’s field, scoring an impressive 169.89...
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Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams lead junior ice dance
The junior short dance was an extremely well-skated event, but it was the final team who came out on top. Unlike the...
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Natasha Purich and Raymond Schultz win junior gold
Despite being brand-new to pairs, Natasha Purich is now a Canadian champion. Together with partner Raymond Schultz, an experienced pairs skater, they...
Did you Know?
Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese single men’s figure skater to win an Olympic medal (the bronze) at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was also the first Asian man to win a World title at the 2010 World Championships. At the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final, Takahashi made history again as the first Japanese man to win a gold medal in the event, an addition to his previous accomplishment of being the first Japanese man to medal at the event in 2005. More on Daisuke Takahashi in the GS Forum!