Event Coverage – 2019 Canadian National Championships

Coach(es): Lynn Koper
Choreographer(s): Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Club(s): Ice Palace FSC
Section: AB/NT/NU
Birth Dates: Aug 2003 & Apr 2001

FD: “Eternal Flower” [Pavlo] + “Hanuman” [Rodrigo y Gabriela]

Season Best FD: 65.01 at AB/NT/NU Sectionals
Season Best Total: 95.66 at AB/NT/NU Sectionals

Career Highlights:
11th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
3rd – 2019 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Nov)
17th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)

Team Notes: Collier & Mah began skating together in 2017. Collier previously skated with Matthew Newnham, while Mah skated with Jasmine Lam. Collier’s older sister, Natascha, has also ice danced on the national level.

Coach(es): Paul MacIntosh
Choreographer(s): Rebecca Babb
Club(s): Kitchener-Waterloo SC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: May 2003 & May 2002

FD: “I’ve Got the World on a String” [Michael Bublé] + “Puttin’ on the Ritz” [Fred Astaire]

Season Best FD: 69.19 at Autumn Skate
Season Best Total: 103.08 at Autumn Skate

Career Highlights:
3rd – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
2nd – 2019 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
8th – 2018 Toronto NAS (Nov)
1st – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
2nd – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
12th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2016 Western Ontario Sectionals (Juv)
1st – 2015 Skate Ontario Championships (Juv)
8th – 2015 Western Ontario Sectionals (Juv)
5th – 2014 Western Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Juv)

Team Notes: Embro & Millar have been skating together since 2013. They were the 2018 Canadian pre-novice champions.

Coach(es): Matthew Doleman, Pamela Krolick
Choreographer(s): Asher Hill
Club(s): Skate Canada Brampton-Chinguacousy
Section: ON
Birth Dates: Aug 2005 & June 2003

FD: “Booty Swing” [Parov Stelar] + “Problem” [Postmodern Jukebox] + “Straight Up” [Postmodern Jukebox]

Season Best FD: 56.93 at GTSA Summer Skate
Season Best Total: 85.73 at ON Sectionals

Career Highlights:
12th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
4th – 2019 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
13th – 2018 Canadian Championships (Nov)
11th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
8th – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
5th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
15th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
3rd – 2016 Central Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
4th – 2015 Central Ontario Sectionals (Juv)

Team Notes: Estepa & Hickey have been skating together since 2014. Hickey previously skated with Yasmine Clemente.

Coach(es): Shawn Winter, Élise Hamel
Choreographer(s): François-Xavier Ouellette
Club(s): CPA Valleyfield / CPA Ahuntsic
Section: QC
Birth Dates: Oct 2004 & Oct 2001

FD: “Hey Jude” + “Get Back” [The Beatles]

Season Best FD: 62.45 at QC Sectionals
Season Best Total: 89.76 at Challenge

Career Highlights:
8th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
2nd – 2019 Québec Sectionals (Nov)
14th – 2018 Canadian Championships (Nov)
13th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
3rd – 2018 Québec Sectionals (Nov)

Team Notes: Groulx & Quan teamed up in 2017. Quan previously skated with Maïka Abgrall-Chouinard. Groulx previously skated with Zachary Whittaker.

Coach(es): Carol Lane
Choreographer(s): Carol Lane
Club(s): Scarboro FSC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: June 2004 & April 2004

FD: “On a Little Street in Singapore” + “Trickle Trickle” [The Manhattan Transfer]

Season Best FD: 66.98 at Octoberfest
Season Best Total: 99.86 at Lake Placid NAS

Career Highlights:
10th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
3rd – 2019 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
3rd – 2018 Lake Placid NAS (Nov)
7th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
3rd – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2017 Central Ontario Sectionals (Juv)
2nd – 2016 Skate Ontario Championships (Pre-Juv)

Team Notes: Hammond & Barsoum began competing together as a pre-juvenile team in 2015.

Coach(es): Carleigh MacDonald
Choreographer(s): Carleigh MacDonald
Club(s): Ayr SC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: July 2005 & Feb 2003

FD: “You Matter to Me” [from Waitress] + “Perfect” [The Piano Guys]

Season Best FD: 67.83 at ON Sectionals
Season Best Total: 102.08 at ON Sectionals

Career Highlights:
2nd – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
1st – 2019 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
1st – 2018 Toronto NAS (Nov)
2nd – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
8th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
2nd – 2016 Skate Ontario Championships (Juv)
3rd – 2016 Western Ontario Sectionals (Juv)
1st – 2015 Skate Ontario Championships (Pre-Juv)
1st – 2015 Western Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Juv)

Team Notes: Kagolovskaya & MacDonald have been skating together since 2014. They have won sectional titles at the pre-juvenile, pre-novice, and novice levels. They are the 2018 Canadian pre-novice silver medalists.

Coach(es): Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Choreographer(s):
Club(s): Inlet SC / Champions Int’l SC
Section: BC/YK
Birth Dates: May 2004 & Feb 2002

FD: “I’d Rather Be Lonely Than Happy with Somebody Else” + “That Man”

Season Best FD: 70.68 at BC Summer Skate
Season Best Total: 97.64 at BC Summer Skate

Career Highlights:
4th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
7th – 2018 Lake Placid NAS (Nov)
4th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2018 BC/YK Sectionals (Pre-Nov)

Team Notes: Kam & Carter started skating together in June 2015 as a pre-juvenile team.

Coach(es): Mylène Girard, Julien Lalonde
Choreographer(s): Sheri Moir
Club(s): CPA Boucherville / CPA St-Hubert
Section: QC
Birth Dates: Jan 2001 & June 2003

FD: “Asi se Baila el Tango” + “La Cumparsita”

Season Best FD: 56.42 at Challenge
Season Best Total: 79.38 at Challenge

Career Highlights:
14th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
6th – 2019 Québec Sectionals (Nov)
6th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
2nd – 2017 Québec Sectionals (Pre-Nov)

Team Notes: Lavoie & Jalbert teamed up in 2016. They did not compete last season. Jalbert previously skated with Abigaël Roberge.

Coach(es): Alma Moir
Choreographer(s): Sheri Moir
Club(s): Ilderton SC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: June 2004 & Oct 2003 

FD: Selections from The Mask of Zorro

Season Best FD: 61.60 at Autumn Skate
Season Best Total: 87.33 at Octoberfest

Career Highlights:
15th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
5th – 2019 Ontario Sectionals (Nov)
4th – 2018 Toronto NAS (Nov)
13th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
6th – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
3rd – 2017 Skate Ontario Championships (Juv)
6th – 2016 Skate Ontario Championships (Pre-Juv)

Team Notes: Lewis & McMillan began competing together as a pre-juvenile team in 2015.

Coach(es): Carol Moir
Choreographer(s): Sheri Moir, Rebecca Babb
Club(s): Ilderton SC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: April 2004 & June 2002

FD: “Requiem for a Dream” + “Beethoven’s 5 Secrets” [The Piano Guys]

Season Best FD: 66.37 at Challenge
Season Best Total: 93.53 at Challenge

Career Highlights:
5th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
5th – 2018 Toronto NAS (Nov)

Team Notes: Ling & Bisson are a new team this year. Ling previously skated with Aidan Wright and Everest Zhu. Bisson previously skated with Hannah Gray; they were 11th at Canadians on the novice level in 2018.

Coach(es): Kim Slopak-Weeks, Chantelle Portz 
Choreographer(s): Kelly Johnson, Mitch Islam
Club(s): Calalta FSC
Section: AB/NT/NU
Birth Dates: Feb 2003 & June 2001

FD: “I Put a Spell on You” + “Hit the Road Jack”

Season Best FD: 74.44 at AB Sectionals
Season Best Total: 113.44 at Lake Placid NAS

Career Highlights:
1st – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
1st – 2019 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Nov)
2nd – 2018 Lake Placid NAS (Nov)
5th – 2018 Canadian Championships (Nov)
5th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
2nd – 2018 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Nov)
4th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
2nd – 2017 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
10th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
3rd – 2016 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
21st – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
2nd – 2014 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Juv)

Team Notes: McQuilkin & Portz have been skating together since 2013. Portz’s older brother, Davin, was a Canadian novice pairs champion.

Coach(es): David Islam, Kelly Johnson
Choreographer(s): David Islam, Kelly Johnson
Club(s): Chatham (ON) FSC
Section: ON
Birth Dates: Oct 2003 & Oct 2002

FD: “Spain” [Rodrigo] + “Leyenda” [Vanessa Mae]

Season Best FD: 54.97 at Challenge
Season Best Total: 80.48 at Challenge

Career Highlights:
13th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
7th – 2018 Toronto NAS (Nov)
16th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
5th – 2018 Ontario Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2017 Skate Ontario Championships (Juv)
1st – 2016 Skate Ontario Championships (Pre-Juv)

Team Notes: Robinson & Andari have been competing together since the pre-juvenile level in 2015.

Coach(es): Kim Slopak-Weeks
Choreographer(s): Tyler Myles
Club(s): Calalta FSC / Huntington Hills SC
Section: AB/NT/NU
Birth Dates: Oct 2003 & Aug 2002

FD: Selections from Once

Season Best FD: 71.94 at AB Sectionals
Season Best Total: 106.77 at AB Sectionals

Career Highlights:
6th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
2nd – 2019 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Nov)
4th – 2018 Lake Placid NAS (Nov)
3rd – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2018 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
9th – 2017 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
1st – 2017 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
14th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
5th – 2016 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)

Team Notes: Saunders & Oddson teamed up in 2015 as a pre-novice team. Prior to that, Saunders skated with Joel Portz, and Oddson skated with Sarah Coles and Kendra Hawkins. Saunders & Oddson are the 2018 Canadian pre-novice bronze medalists.

Coach(es): Tyler Myles, Kim Slopak-Weeks
Choreographer(s): Tyler Myles
Club(s): Calalta FSC
Section: AB
Birth Dates: 2004 & 2002

FD: Selections from The Greatest Showman

Season Best FD: 60.29 at Challenge
Season Best Total: 92.35 at Lake Placid NAS

Career Highlights:
9th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
5th – 2019 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Nov)
6th – 2018 Lake Placid NAS (Nov)
6th – 2018 Skate Canada Challenge (Pre-Nov)
3rd – 2018 AB/NT/NU Sectionals (Pre-Nov)
9th – 2016 U.S. Championships (Int)
1st – 2016 U.S. Pacific Coast Sectionals (Int)
3rd – 2015 U.S. Championships (Juv)
1st – 2015 U.S. Pacific Coast Sectionals (Juv)

Team Notes: The Shadids are siblings and began competing together in 2014. They are from California and used to compete in the U.S., where they won the 2015 juvenile bronze medal.

Coach(es): Patrice Lauzon
Choreographer(s): Marie-France Dubreuil, Pascal Denis
Club(s): CPA Gadbois / CPA Boucherville
Section: QC
Birth Dates: Apr 2002 & Apr 2001

FD: Selections from La La Land

Season Best FD: 69.81 at QC Sectionals
Season Best Total: 97.29 at QC Sectionals

Career Highlights:
7th – 2019 Skate Canada Challenge (Nov)
1st – 2019 Québec Sectionals (Nov)

Team Notes: Verrelli & Couture are a new team this year. Verrelli previously trained in Vancouver and skated with Tyler Gunara; they won the 2016 Canadian pre-novice bronze medal. Couture previously skated with Alice Patenaude; they were 24th in Canada last year at the pre-novice level.