By: Pj Kwong

Team Ontario talent was on full display last weekend in Edmonton at the Skate Canada Trophy, an event for the Pre-Novice and Novice levels.

Ethan Luo

There were medals up for grabs to be sure, however, at a competition like this there is always more at play.

Whether it’s landing a difficult combination, achieving a personal best score, or standing atop the podium, success is not just about medals—it’s about growth, resilience, and the ability to perform when it matters most.

Catching up with coach David Long after the event, he declared the event “Awesome!” His student Jenson Raybould was in fine form. “Going to a new province for the first time and representing Skate Ontario and his club with two solid skates and a personal best long program and overall score,” said David.

For David, there was also a lot to celebrate as a coach: “It was fantastic to see Jenson’s maturity develop as the week went on. After an unfortunate and unpreventable mishap occurred in the short program, he took it in stride and delivered a clean long program, which helped him climb 11 spots in the final rankings.” Talk about being #SkateOntarioProud!

Hannah Quinn

Let’s look at the results. On the men’s side, the Ontarians dominated the podium, with Ethan Luo leading the pack in the Novice men’s category. Ethan finished the competition with a total score of 155.54—and a new Canadian record. The other steps on the podium also belonged to Team Ontario with Rui Qin and Petro Chebatarov taking silver and bronze, respectively. This event was so strong that Ontario skaters took 8 of the top 10 spots.

In the Novice Women’s event, Hannah Quinn earned the silver and 6 of the top 10 results belonged to Ontario skaters

In Novice pair, it was Brianna Dion and Jacob Cote for the bronze.

In Pre-Novice men William Josling silver with Jackie Huang a mere .32 away from the podium in an impressive fourth place.

Brianna Dion and Jacob Cote

Amberly Wang won the women’s pre-novice event with a total score of 108.51. It was consistency that made the difference for the Ontarian, who finished third in the short program and second in the free program. Ontario teammate Emma Xu earned the bronze In the pre-novice ice dance event, Kayla and Logan Bowman of Ontario clinched the top spot in each of their programs to secure the gold medal. They finished the competition with 81.92 points. Skate Ontario teams took the top five placings. Emily Chin and Nathan Chin earned the silver and Anna Afanaseva and Victor Freis the bronze.

“It was a thrill to see these results come in!,” said Lisa Alexander, Skate Ontario Executive Director. “It is a testament to the hard work that goes on behind the scenes by the skaters and the coaches as the results bear out.”

Kayla Bowman and Logan Bowman

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