Skate Canada  – OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have 12 entries, for a total of 18 skaters, competing at the 2018 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei City, Taiwan. Competition begins January 24 and runs through to January 27, 2018. The Canadian team will have three entries per discipline in men, ladies, pairs and ice dance.

Canadian bronze medallist Nam Nguyen, 19, Toronto, Ont., will be the first of three Canadian men’s entries. Last year, he placed eighth at this event. The three-time Canadian medallist is coached by Robert Burk in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Elladj Baldé, 27, Montreal, Que., is the second Canadian men entry. Baldé has previously placed 11^th at this event in 2014 and 18^th in 2013. This season, he placed fourth at the 2018 Canadian championships. Baldé trains in Montreal, Que., with Bruno Marcotte.

Olympic silver medallist (team) Kevin Reynolds, 27, Coquitlam, B.C., is the third Canadian men’s entry. This will be his seventh time competing at this event, having won in 2013. Reynolds placed fifth at the 2018 Canadian championships. The four-time Canadian silver medallist is coached by Joanne McLeod in Burnaby, B.C.

Alaine Chartrand, 21, Prescott, Ont., is the first of three Canadian entries in ladies. This will be her fifth time competing at this event; she placed 11^th last year. Chartrand placed fourth at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. The four-time Canadian medallist is coached by Joanne McLeod.

Michelle Long, 25, Newmarket, Ont., is the second Canadian entry in the ladies discipline. She will be competing at this event for the first time. Long placed fifth at the 2018 Canadian Championships. She is coached by Robert Burk and Danielle Rose in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Alicia Pineault, 18, Varennes, Que., is the final Canadian entry in the ladies category. This will also be her first time competing at this event. Most recently, she placed eighth at the 2018 Canadian championships. Pineault is coached by Stéphane Yvars in Boucherville, Que.

Lubov Ilyushechkina, 26, Toronto, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch, 33, Toronto, Ont., will be the first of three Canadian pairs entries. This will be their fourth time competing at this event; last year they won the bronze medal. Ilyushechkina and Moscovitch placed fourth at the 2018 Canadian championships. The three-time Canadian medallists are coached by Lee Barkell, Bryce Davison and Tracy Wilson in Toronto, Ont.

Camille Ruest, 24, Rimouski, Que., and Drew Wolfe, 22, Calgary, Alta., will be the second Canadian entry in pairs. This will be their first time competing at this event. This season, they placed sixth at the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. Ruest and Wolfe are coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Que.

Sydney Kolodziej, 24, Montreal, Que., and Maxime Deschamps, 26, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., will also represent Canada in pairs. This will also be their first time competing at this event. This season, they placed seventh at the 2018 Canadian Championships. Kolodziej and Deschamps are coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Que.

Carolane Soucisse, 22, Châteauguay, Que., and Shane Firus, 23, North Vancouver, B.C., will represent Canada in ice dance. This will be their first time competing at this event. This season, they placed fourth at the 2018 Canadian championships. Soucisse and Firus are coached by Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal, Que.

Sarah Arnold, 27, Vancouver, B.C., and Thomas Williams, 26, Vancouver, B.C., will also represent Canada in ice dance. This will be their first time competing at this event. This season, they placed fifth at the 2018 Canadian championships. Arnold and Williams are coached by Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe in Burnaby, B.C.

Haley Sales, 21, Burnaby, B.C., and Nikolas Wamsteeker, 21, Langley, B.C., will be the final Canadian ice dance entry at the event, and will also be competing at this event for the first time. This season, they placed sixth at the 2018 Canadian championships. Sales and Wamsteeker are coached by Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe in Burnaby, B.C.

Bev Viger of Abbotsford, B.C., and Cynthia Ullmark of Canmore, Alta., will be the Canadian team leaders at this event. Dr. John Philpott of Toronto, Ont., and physiotherapist Paige Larson of North Vancouver, B.C., will be the team medical staff onsite.

Leslie Keen of Vancouver, B.C., Reaghan Fawcett-Fortin of Aurora, Ont., Andrea Derby of Windsor, Ont., and Sylvain Guibord of Brossard, Que., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org or the event website. For streaming and broadcast schedule, visit CBC Sports.

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2018 ISU FOUR CONTINENTS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DISCIPLINE	NAME	AGE	HOMETOWN		CLUB	COACH
Men	Nam Nguyen	19	Toronto, Ont.	Richmond Training Centre		Robert Burk
Men	Elladj Baldé	27	Montreal, Que.	CPA Anjou Kinsmen		Bruno Marcotte
Men	Kevin Reynolds	27	Coquitlam, B.C.	Vancouver SC		Joanne McLeod
Ladies	Alaine Chartrand	21	Prescott, Ont.	Prescott FSC		Joanne McLeod
Ladies	Michelle Long	25	Newmarket, Ont.		Richmond Training Centre	Robert Burk/ Danielle Rose
Ladies	Alicia Pineault	18	Varennes, Que.		CPA Varennes	Stéphane Yvars
Pairs	Lubov Ilyushechkina/ Dylan Moscovitch	26/33	Toronto, Ont./ Toronto, Ont.		Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club/ Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	Lee Barkell/ Bryce Davison/ Tracy Wilson
Pairs	Camille Ruest/ Drew Wolfe	24/22	Rimouski, Que./ Balmertown, Ont.		CPA De Rimouski/ Glencoe Club	Richard Gauthier/ Bruno Marcotte
Pairs	Sydney Kolodziej/ Maxime Deschamps	24/26	Montreal, Que./ Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.		CPA St. Léonard/ CPAR Vaudreuil	Richard Gauthier/ Bruno Marcotte
Ice Dance	Carolane Soucisse/ Shane Firus	22/23	Châteauguay, Que./ North Vancouver, B.C.		CPA Repentigny/ CPA Ahuntsic	Marie-France Dubreuil/ Patrice Lauzon
Ice Dance	Sarah Arnold/ Thomas Williams	27/26	Vancouver, B.C./ Vancouver, B.C.		Champs International Skating Centre/ Calalta FSC	Megan Wing/ Aaron Lowe
Ice Dance	Haley Sales/ Nikolas Wamsteeker	20/20	Burnaby, B.C./ Langley, B.C.		Kelowna SC/ Champs International Skating Centre	Megan Wing/ Aaron Lowe

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