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By: Dylan Nazareth Competition wrapped up for junior skaters this afternoon at the 2025 Canadian National Skating Championships, where Skate Ontario athletes put up a strong showing, bringing home a total of five medals, including two gold. There were impressive...

By: Dylan Nazareth Nothing’s changing in the plan for Katherine Medland-Spence going into Canadian nationals. That’s what the 24-year-old skater reiterated talking to media after practice Friday morning. “I’m feeling good,” she said. “I’m keeping things the same as I...

By: Dylan Nazareth The 2025 Skate Canada Nationals are underway, with the senior pairs skaters set to lace up for their short programs later today. For three Ontario duos, it’s clear that the key to succeeding at this competition is...

By: Dylan Nazareth This is not Roman Sadovsky’s first rodeo. This weekend, the 25-year-old skater will make his 11th appearance at nationals. With a wealth of experience under his belt, the 2020 Canadian champion is feeling good ahead of Friday’s...

By: Pj Kwong There is a lot to celebrate as 47 Team Ontario athletes and 4 Synchronized skating teams head to the 2025 Canadian National Skating Championships this week in Laval, PQ. This is the crown jewel in the Canadian...

We are pleased to introduce our next Member Spotlight, the Georgina Skating Club! The Georgina Skating Club (formerly known as the Keswick Figure Skating Club and the North Gwillimbury Figure Skating Club) was founded in 1966, and celebrated their 50th...

Skate Ontario is so proud to share this SkateOntaReporter story. SkateOntaReporters are a team of writers who serve as the on-the-ground eyes and ears of local figure skating in every corner of Ontario, working to uncover stories and to provide insights and...

By: Debbi Wilkes World Champion Elvis Stojko fell in love with skating long before his feet were big enough to fit into a pair of skates. Born in Newmarket and living with his family on a farm in Queensville just...

Welcome to the Langton Skating Club, where small-town heart meets skating excellence! Since 1971, The Langton SC has provided top-notch CanSkate, STARSkate and Synchronized Skating programs to Langton, Ontario and the surrounding areas. This club combines the drive and precision...

Skate Ontario is so proud to share the fourth article in our SkateOntaReporter series. SkateOntaReporters are a team of writers who serve as the on-the-ground eyes and ears of local figure skating in every corner of Ontario, working to uncover stories and...

One of the fun things about this event is seeing old friends from around the country and yesterday it was my turn to chat with coach of Olympic Champions and two-time Olympic Silver medallist and World Champion Brian Orser. What...

By: Pj Kwong Who isn’t frustrated by misplacing something you need – like my keys for example. Can’t go anywhere without them! For figure skaters, there is a checklist they have for competitions: Skates Costumes Music Stretching Visualizing Warm-up SKATE!...

Skate Ontario is so proud to share the third article in our SkateOntaReporter series. SkateOntaReporters are a team of writers who serve as the on-the-ground eyes and ears of local figure skating in every corner of Ontario, working to uncover stories and...

By: Pj Kwong For skating fans, the launch of the six-event ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series is cause for celebration because we all get a sneak peek of our favourite skaters and what they will be performing this...

Skate Ontario is so proud to share the second article in our SkateOntaReporter series. SkateOntaReporters are a team of writers who serve as the on-the-ground eyes and ears of local figure skating in every corner of Ontario, working to uncover stories and...

By: Debbi Wilkes For former national and international men’s competitor and retired World and Olympic Coach Louis Stong, skating was not top-of-mind for him as a young hyper active boy cavorting around his grand parents’ farmhouse in Elgin Mills near...

By: Pj Kwong Skate Ontario is filled with enormously talented skaters and at the very top level, those skaters will be making appearances on the upcoming ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating six-event series. What started out as the ISU...

Skate Ontario is so proud to share the very first article in our SkateOntaReporter series. SkateOntaReporters are a team of writers who serve as the on-the-ground eyes and ears of local figure skating in every corner of Ontario, working to...

We are pleased to introduce this month's Skate Ontario Member Spotlight: Sapling Skating School. A newer club, Sapling was founded in 2020 shortly after skating programs were discontinued at a nearby club. Reluctant to part ways with the wonderful community...

By: Pj Kwong This weekend's Skate Canada International Grand Prix event has wrapped up in Halifax, with athletes from Ontario competing in all disciplines except Pairs. [caption id="attachment_135345" align="alignleft" width="350"] Stephen Gogolev[/caption] Lessons were learned for Canada’s Stephen Gogolev, who...

By: Pj Kwong I have been lurking for the last 2 days in the basement hallway of the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax where Skate Canada International’s 50th anniversary is well under way. One thing is for sure and that is...

By: Pj Kwong Halifax is home to Skate Canada International, the second of six ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events. This six-event series is a bit of a preview for us as the audience in understanding who might emerge...

By: Pj Kwong Sitting in one of the nicest facilities ever for a Junior Grand Prix in Wuxi, China, I am struck by the fact that regardless of the age of the competitors, the goals are exactly the same. “Skate...

“The very first time I went skating as a child, it was outdoors on a pond … and I fell and broke my elbow,” not a promising beginning for future Canadian champion Lynn Nightingale. Lynn was born in Edmonton but...

Skate Ontario is pleased to introduce our September Member Spotlight, Skate Brockville. Skate Brockville has been teaching and promoting skating in their community since 1966 - almost 60 years! SkateBSC's mission is to "foster a love for skating but also...

By: Debbi Wilkes The official village of Swansea has now been gobbled up by Toronto but when Ann Martin, now Ann Shaw, was growing up, she’d walk on her skates (no guards!) to the outdoor rink in the valley. The...

Skate Ontario is pleased to introduce our August Member Spotlight, winner of the 2024 Skate Canada National Club Award, The Char-Lan Skating Club! The CLSC was founded in 1974 in South Glengarry, Ontario, and has operated out of the Char-Lan...

By: Debbi Wilkes World and Olympic Ice Dance Coach Marijane Stong (nee Lennie) started skating because her mother had always wanted to skate. [caption id="attachment_115342" align="alignleft" width="318"] Photo Credit: Skate Canada[/caption] When her Mom was a young girl, the family...

Mississauga SC, winners of the 2024 Skate Ontario Club of the Year Award have earned the very first Skate Ontario Member Spotlight. MSC focuses on building community within their club by offering quality programs, engaging the wider community through events...

Over the course of the next season I hope you’ll join me once a month to welcome home some of Skate Ontario’s most accomplished individuals to discover their early stories and learn how their skating journeys began. Whether a retired...

Waterloo, Ontario played host over the weekend to the Skate Canada Novice Nationals and Skate Canada Cup where skaters from across the country in all five disciplines competed for top honours. The skaters from Team Ontario did not disappoint. “Watching...

Ontario figure skaters have been leaving their mark for as long as there have been competitions to record them. We are #SkateOntarioProud of all of them. Going back in time to 50 years ago or so, a young Toller Cranston...

“The high note is not the only thing,” said Placido Domingo who ought to know. I only mention this because the final performance of the final event at the ISU Four Continents Championships was a thrill. I am talking about...

By: Pj Kwong Watching the pairs was a treat. Skate Ontario’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud were solid and continue on their upward and very successful progression. At the end of the day, their 5th place finish in the free...

By: Pj Kwong We all know that childhood game where you move a piece around the board when it’s your turn, and sometimes you go up towards the finish line and sometimes you slide back down and lose ground. I...

By: Pj Kwong What I liked about watching the events unfold yesterday in the short programs for the men’s, women’s and pairs’ disciplines was the degree to which skaters had prepared to compete. Starting off with the women’s event. On...

By: Pj Kwong It sure is fun to watch skating and I honestly don’t care at what level as each has its own charm from little Tiffany totally enamored with her first sparkly dress (yup – I was that kid)...

By Pj Kwong Shanghai, China will be my home for the next week or so as the ISU Four Continents Championships unfold. There are a few reasons why this event is important, not the least of which is that it...

What a great second day of competition at the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships in Calgary, AB! There were four Junior National titles up for grabs, and Skate Ontario athletes won gold in all of the events - men, women,...

By: Pj Kwong It’s that time of year again when the world comes knocking at Skate Canada International and Skate Ontario athletes will be there front and centre. The stage has already been set at the first ISU Grand Prix...

Not long ago, Skate Ontario wrapped up its 34th annual Skaters’ Promotional Contest and the Grand Prize was a 2022 Nissan Kicks provided by Skate Ontario Champion partner Scarborough Nissan. Not bad for a two-dollar donation. That unbelievable ‘toonie’ trade...

Congrats to all on a great season. Now that season 2022/23 is complete we have all started getting ready for the new season, most of us have taken some time off, gone on vacation or simply stayed home and relaxed...