OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2025) – Skate Canada is excited to announce the 44 talented athletes that will make up its NextGen Team for the 2025-2026 competition season. The team will be comprised of twelve women, ten men, four pair teams and seven ice dance teams.
Skate Canada’s NextGen program is designed to guide young figure skaters in their pursuit of excellence. The goal of the program is to build a sustainable pathway to the podium in figure skating by developing world-class athletes who can help elevate Canada’s presence at major international events.
Delivered in partnership with Skate Canada Sections (PSOs), Own the Podium, and Canadian Sport Institutes across the country, the program provides selected skaters and their respective coaches essential support to further their athletic goals, while identifying and supporting the development of the skills necessary to be competitive at a national and international level.
To learn more about the NextGen team, click here.
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach
Women
Victoria Barakhtina | 15 | Toronto, Ont. | Joey Russell & Brian Orser
Sandrine Blais | 15 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Marc-André Craig & Amélie Fortin
Lia Cho | 12 | Calgary, Alta. | Scott Davis
Uxia Gonzalez-Abraldes | 14 | Edmonton, Alta | Katherine Co-Grant
Ksenia Krouzkevitch | 13 | Oakville, Ont. | Andrew Evans
Lulu Lin | 15 | Mississauga, Ont | Paul Parkinson
Hannah Quinn | 15 | Toronto, Ont. | Paul Parkinson
Reese Rose | 16 | Gananoque, Ont. | Darlene Joseph
Hetty Shi | 16 | Northville, MI. | Brian Orser & Rafael Arytyunyan
Aleksa Volkova | 16 | Lac-Brome, Que. | Martine Dagenais & Stéphane Yvars
Camila Volkova | 13 | Lac-Brome, Que. | Martine Dagenais & Stéphane Yvars
Megan Woodley | 16 | Oro-Medonte, Ont. | Lee Barkell
Men
David Bondar | 18 | Richmond Hill, Ont. | Lee Barkell & Jeffrey Buttle
William Chan | 16 | Vancouver, B.C. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
Parker Heiderich | 18 | Calgary, Alta. | Scott Davis
David Howes | 18 | Winnipeg, MB. | Keegan Murphy & Eileen Murphy
David Li | 18 | Richmond, B.C. | Rafael Arutyunyan & Bianca Butler
Grayson Long | 17 | Oakville, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
Ethan Luo | 16 | Richmond Hill, Ont. | Eva Najarro & Alexandra Najarro
Anthony Paradis | 18 | Boisbriand, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Violaine Émard
Rui Qin | 15 | North York, Ont. | Lee Barkell
Edward Nicholas Vasii | 19 | Montréal, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Violaine Émard
Pair
Jazmine Desrochers | 18 | Mississauga, Ont. & Kieran Thrasher | 21 | Oakville, Ont. | Bruno Marcotte & Jeff Langdon
Brianna Dion | 15 | Ottawa, Ont. & Jacob Côté | 19 | Halifax N.S. | Marie Palladini-Hamelin
Ava Kemp | 17 | North York, Ont. & Yohnatan Elizarov | 21 | Winnipeg, Man. | Kevin Dawe & Lee Barkell
Julia Quattrocchi | 19 | Laval, Que. & Étienne Lacasse | 19 | Sainte-Thérèse, Que. | Stéphanie Valois & Yvan Desjardins
Ice Dance
Charlie Anderson | 19 | London, Ont. & Cayden Dawson | 19 | Oakville, Ont. | Scott Moir & Cara Moir
Laurence Brière | 16 | Carignan, Que. & Julien Lévesque | 19 | Boucherville, Que. | Mylène Girard & François-Xavier Ouellette
Victoria Carandiuc | 17 | Saint-Constant, Que. & Andrei Carandiuc | 18 | Saint-Constant, Qué. | Benjamin Brisebois & Julien Lalonde
Auréa Cinçon-Debout | 18 | Montréal, Que. & Earl Jesse Celestino | 19 | Dollard-Desormeaux, Que. | Benjamin Brisebois & Élise Hamel
Summer Homick | 17 | Tillsonburg, Ont. & Nicholas Buelow | 18 | Barrie, Ont. | Mitchell Islam & David Islam
Olympia Kalaganis | 18 | Montréal, Que & Émile Deveau | 20 | Montréal, Que | Benjamin Brisebois & Élise Hamel
Layla Veillon | 19 | London, Ont. & Alexander Brandys | 20 | London, Ont. | Scott Moir & Cara Moir