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The 2021 Skate Ontario Sectional Championships that recently took place over 7 days in 6 locations will be streaming this weekend on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and on the CBC Sports App for iOS and Android this Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22.

Short/rhythm programs will take place on Saturday and free programs on Sunday. Both days the stream will begin at 6:00pm ET.

Although the format of this event may have looked different than in year’s past, it was the first step in order to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships scheduled for February.

Join us this weekend as we watch Ontario’s Junior and Senior skaters competing from Milton, Toronto, York, Aylmer, Ottawa and Peel as they vie for a spot to compete at the Skate Canada Challenge and ultimately the National Championships.

The remote 2021 Skate Canada Challenge competition will take place from January 11 – 17, 2021 and will allow Canadian skaters to participate from their home regions virtually with live officiating providing each with an opportunity to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The date for submitting video submissions for the junior and senior disciplines will be announced shortly.

The 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships are still scheduled to take place in person in Vancouver, B.C., at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. However, the event will now take place on February 8 – 14, 2021. The number of competitors has been reduced to accommodate safety protocols. Only junior and senior categories will compete, and each discipline will only have two flights of skaters. More details surrounding that event will be available later this year.