All posts tagged "2011 Skate Canada"
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Virtue and Moir win third Skate Canada gold
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada danced effortlessly to their third Skate Canada title as the...
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Chan skates to victory; Fernandez writes history
To the delight of the home crowd, World Champion Patrick Chan of Canada skated to the gold...
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Volosozhar and Trankov take gold in Grand Prix debut
Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov didn’t have much trouble winning their first Grand Prix event as...
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Prodigy Tuktamysheva strikes gold in Grand Prix debut
Russian prodigy Elizaveta (Lisa) Tuktamysheva claimed the gold in her senior Grand Prix figure skating debut at Skate...
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Virtue and Moir take easy lead at Skate Canada
Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada looked relaxed and happy and had no...
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Spain’s Fernández surprises at Skate Canada
Javier Fernández of Spain was the big winner Friday at Skate Canada International, beating two World Champions...
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Volosozhar and Trankov lead pairs at Skate Canada
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia clearly won the Pairs short program ahead of Canada’s Meagan...
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Tuktamysheva upsets favorites at Skate Canada
Russia’s Elizaveta (Lisa) Tuktamysheva won the Ladies short program at Skate Canada International Friday in Mississauga as the favorites...
Did You Know?
In 1909, Ulrich Salchow (7 August 1877 – 19 April 1949) of Sweden first landed a jump in competition in which he took off on the back inside edge, and landed on the back outside edge of his other foot. This jump is now known as the “Salchow” jump in his honor. He still holds the record of winning 10 World titles, along with Sonja Henie (NOR) and Irina Rodnina (USSR). After his competitive days, Salchow remained active in the sport and was president of the International Skating Union (ISU) from 1925 to 1937.
