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2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships – Novice Division, to take place in Calgary
January 27, 2022/by Skate Canada

OTTAWA, ON: The 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships – Novice Division, will take place in Calgary, Alta., at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex from February 26 to 27, 2022. This event was previously postponed from the most recent Canadian Tire National Skating Championships due to Covid-19 restrictions.

“It is unfortunate that the Novice skaters could not participate in Ottawa,” said Skate Canada Chief Executive Officer, Debra Armstrong, “but we are grateful to the Skate Canada Alberta/NWT/Nunavut Section and Tourism Calgary for reacting quickly to make this competition a reality.”

The 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships – Novice Division, will feature the best Canadian figure skaters in the men, women, pairs, and ice dance disciplines, competing at the novice level. This event will also determine the 2022 National Champions of Canada for Novice level athletes.

For more information including schedule, entries, and start orders, please click here. The entire novice competition will be live streamed and can be accessed through the event page. Please note, the City of Calgary requires proof of double vaccination against COVID-19 at least two weeks in advance to enter public venues, including Seven Chiefs Sportsplex.

More information about this Canadian Championship:

• Schedule: https://skatecanada.ca/2022-canadian-ti ... /#tab-id-2
• Start Orders/Results: https://skatecanada.ca/2022-canadian-ti ... /#tab-id-3

Live streaming will be available, likely on the Skate Canada DailyMotion channel.

The downloadable program: https://skatecanada.ca/wp-content/uploa ... am_web.pdf

The medal podiums for all disciplines - photos by Danielle Earl on a short turnaround following her return from Beijing:

Novice Men:

David Shteyngart, 131.84
Edward Nicholas Vasii, 122.66
Jacob Cote, 119.31

Novice Women:

Hetty Shi, 131.71
Kara Yun, 123.88
Abbie Baltzer, 122.74

Novice Pairs:

Ava Kemp / Yohnatan Elizarov, 95.46
Lilly Napier / Joshua Dore, 94.14
Jessie Sun / Victor Lum, 71.05

Novice Ice Dance:

Layla Veillon / Alexander Brandys, 104.86
Dana Sabatini-Speciale / Nicholas Buelow, 102.68
Kaitlyn Ho / Daniel Yu, 90.53

A Skate Canada article: https://skatecanada.ca/2022/02/novice-c ... pionships/

Novice Champions Crowned at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships
February 27, 2022/by Skate Canada

CALGARY – Ice dancers Layla Veillon and Alexander Brandys of Ilderton, Ont., opened Sunday’s free skates at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in the novice division with a golden performance.

Veillon and Brandys took the title with 104.86 points. Dana Sabatini-Speciale and Nicholas Buelow of Barrie, Ont., were second at 102.68 and Kaitlyn Ho and Daniel Yu of Calgary were third at 90.53.

Hetty Shi of Mississauga, Ont., took the women’s title with 131.71. Kara Yun of Burnaby, B.C., hung on to second spot with 123.88 and Abbie Baltzer of Hamilton climbed to third at 122.74.

It was a close battle for gold in pairs but Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov of Winnipeg stayed in first with 95.46. Lilly Napier and Joshua Dore of Ottawa won the free skate but remained second at 94.14 and Jessie Sun and Victor Lum of Richmond, B.C., were third at 71.05.

The men’s free skate closed the session with David Shteyngart of Ottawa posting a decisive victory with 131.84 points. Edward Nicholas Vasii of Rivière-des-Prairies, Que., jumped from fourth to second with 122.66 and Jacob Cote of Dartmouth, N.S., moved from sixth to third with 199.31.

Some may notice the name Joshua Dore - he is the grandson of the late David Dore, a former head of Skate Canada's predecessor and a former vice-president of the ISU.

Yes the name did sound familiar but I couldn't place it. Trust Elizabeth to come to the rescue.