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Finalists Announced for the Skate With Us National Contest
January 14, 2023/by Skate Canada
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is thrilled to announce the nine finalists for the Skate With Us National contest. Skate Canada was overwhelmed with the thoughtfulness and storytelling of all 106 entries. It is a privilege to showcase the amazing talent of the skating community in Canada
To enter the contest, participants were asked to submit videos in one of three categories. Videos were judged based on creativity, an understanding of theme, overall presentation, and technical quality. The contest was created to showcase why you skate with us – no matter how you skate.
All the finalists’ entries have been posted to skatewithus.ca and individuals can now vote once per day for their favourite submissions. Voting will close on February 15, 2023 and the winning entries will be announced on February 18, 2023.
There is more information about each of the 9 entries at the end of the announcement.
Winners Announced for the Skate With Us National Contest
February 18, 2023/by Skate Canada
OTTAWA, ON (February 18, 2023) – Skate Canada is excited to announce the winners of the Skate With Us National Contest. It has been a privilege to showcase the amazing talent of the Canadian skating community, with over one hundred individuals, clubs and schools submitting videos. Skate Canada was overwhelmed with the thoughtfulness and storytelling of all the entries and saw over 16,900 votes placed for the finalists.
Without further ado here are your winners!
Skate Canada’s Got Talent
1st Place – Christopher Hammer
Club: Fliteway Skating Club
Section: AB/NT/NU
Prize: Two all-event tickets to the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships plus a $2000 CAD travel voucher
2nd Place – Matthew Yu
Club: Champs International Skating Centre of BC
Section: BC/YT
Prize: $1000 CAD
3rd Place – Safiya Shujah
Club: South Windsor Skating Club
Section: ON
Prize: $500 CAD
Skate With Us
1st Place – Elizabeth Kenyon
Club: Skate Winnipeg
Section: MB
Prize: $5000 CAD
2nd Place – Rena Wang
Club: Ice Palace Figure Skating Club
Section: AB/NT/NU
Prize: $1000 CAD
3rd Place – Jennifer Hortizano Bohn
Club: Creston Valley Figure Skating Club
Section: BC/YT
Prize: $500 CAD
Club & Skating Schools
1st Place – Minnedosa Skating Club
Submitted by: Jacquie Gerrard
Section: MB
Prize: $5000 CAD
2nd Place – Prince George Figure Skating Club
Submitted by: Julia Shaddick
Section: BC/YT
Prize: $1000 CAD
Skate Canada would like to sincerely thank all the participants. The skating community continues to inspire the work we do, with each entry bringing uniqueness and creativity in their own authentic way. To further showcase the talent of our community, we have also given several of the entries an honourable mention and have featured those on skatewithus.ca for fans to view.
