Skate Canada – Ottawa, ON: Team Canada will be competing at the first event in the 2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series in Everett, Washington, U.S., from October 19-21.

In the men’s field, Nam Nguyen and Kevin Reynolds will be representing Canada. Nguyen will be looking for another medal after opening the season with a first place finish at the 2018 U.S. Classic International.

Reynolds will be looking to improve after finishing eighth at the Autumn Classic International, which took place earlier this season in Oakville, Ont.

In the women’s field, Alaine Chartrand will be the lone Canadian female skater for Canada. Earlier this season, she placed eighth at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany.

In the pairs, Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud will be competing for Canada. This will be their first ISU Grand Prix event and they are coming off a seventh place finish at the Nebelhorn Trophy.

Canadian Entries at 2018 Skate America

Discipline	Name	Age	Hometown	Club	Coach
Men	Nam Nguyen	20	Ajax, Ont.	Richmond Hill Training Center	Robert Burk
Men	Kevin Reynolds	28	Vancouver, B.C.	Champs International Skating Center	Joanne McLeod
Women	Alaine Chartrand	22	Prescott, Ont.	YRSA Winter Club	Tracey Wainman, Gregor Filipowski
Pairs	Evelyn Walsh/ Trennt Michaud	17/22	London, Ont./Trenton, Ont.	London Competitive Skating Club/ Trenton FSC	Alisson Purkiss

Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director, will be Canada’s team leader at the event.  Patty Klein of Montreal, Que. will be the lone Canadian official attending the event.

For more information, please visit www.isu.org.