Skater Interview: Jayne Seguin, Steel City Synchro Adult III

In the lead-up to the 2026 Skate Ontario Adult Championships, we’re excited to introduce a brand-new interview series celebrating Ontario’s adult skating community, an incredibly exciting and fast-growing part of our sport.

Across the province, adult skaters are showing that it’s never too late to lace up, set new goals, and be part of something special. This series will shine a spotlight on the people who make up this vibrant community—hearing their stories, their journeys, and what skating means to them both on and off the ice.

We’re thrilled to kick things off with sychronized skater Jayne Seguin of Steel City Synchro Adult III, whose passion and dedication reflect the spirit of adult skating in Ontario. Stay tuned as we celebrate the skaters who prove that the love of skating only grows stronger with time.

Steel City Synchro Adult 3. Photo credit: Steel City Synchro on Instagram.

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Adult Skater Interview: Jayne Seguin, Steel City Synchro Adult III

Jayne Seguin

Skate Ontario: Hi, Jayne! Thank you for speaking with us about your journey back into the skating world. To start, could you please tell us a bit about your skating background?

Jayne: I learned to skate from about the ages of 7 to 13. I skated with Brantford Figure Skating Club. I got the badges, and that was about as far as I went. I also skated in the skating carnivals.

Skate Ontario: And how did you become involved in synchronized skating, specifically?

Jayne: I became involved in synchro skating just about 5 years ago. I went to the gym and my trainer actually mentioned that she was going skating and she was going to go do synchro skating. I thought, wow well that would be nice. I would love to be able to do that again. So I asked her where she skated, and she told me – and she was the one to actually help me get involved again. I owe a lot to her because she also helped me learn to skate again because I was pretty rusty after about 50 years.

Skate Ontario: And how did you become involved in synchronized skating, specifically?

Jayne: I became involved in synchro skating just about 5 years ago. I went to the gym and my trainer actually mentioned that she was going skating and she was going to go do synchro skating. I thought, wow that would be nice. I would love to be able to do that again. So I asked her where she skated, and she told me – and she was the one to actually help me get involved again. I owe a lot to her because she also helped me learn to skate again because I was pretty rusty after about 50 years.

Skate Ontario: Can you tell us a little bit about your experience becoming involved in Ontario’s adult skating community?

Jayne: Well it was quite a learning experience. I had no idea how large of a community it was. They skate from very small ages in synchro right up to us seniors…over 60… I’ll just say that. There are so many teams, it is good competition, people are very friendly, it is a great experience.

Skate Ontario: Did you have any goals, heading into the Synchro Series #2 competition in Kingston?

Jayne: Sure we did. As a team, we had a goal of getting better and getting a better score than we did before. We bettered our score by about 2 points today! We were all very happy with that. We had lots of fun on the ice, there were lots of smiles, so that is also a goal. It is all about, at this age, having fun on the ice and enjoying what your are doing. Personally, I just want to continue to get better. I will continue to listen to my coach and try to do all the things that she says we should do – which is about 10 things at once. And also just to support your team and be a good team member.

Skate Ontario: Finally, do you have any advice or words of wisdom for adult skaters who are looking to return to the sport, or even just to skate for the first time.

Jayne: My words of wisdom would be that this is a very open community. They are very welcoming. They were very patient. I had a lot to learn, I had never synchro skated so learning all the routines and things like that was a lot. But don’t give up. You have to put the work in, I probably skated 3 or 4 times a week until I could actually really skate again. And it is a lot of off ice practicing, I practice the routine every day just to make sure that it is ingrained in my brain. So, it is a lot of work, and it is a lot of fun!

Thank you, Jayne! Stay tuned for more adult skater interviews from Skate Ontario!