Skate Canada Announces Impressive Hall of Fame Class of 2025

OTTAWA, ON (February 18, 2025) – Skate Canada is thrilled to announce its Hall of Fame class for 2025, featuring seven decorated Olympic athletes, two coaches and one builder who have all made significant contributions to the sport of figure skating.  

Patrick Chan, of Ottawa, Ontario, is a three-time World Champion and three-time Olympic medalist, making him one of the most decorated male figure skaters in Canadian history. Throughout his career, he earned 10 Canadian Championship titles and numerous international medals, breaking both national and world records in men’s figure skating.

Meagan Duhamel, of Sudbury, Ontario and Eric Radford, of Red Lake, Ontario, are celebrated for their achievements in national and international pairs skating including seven national championship titles, two world titles and three Olympic medals spanning two Games.  

Lyndon Johnston, of Hamiota, Manitoba, achieved great success over the span of his pairs figure skating career, earning numerous medals and accolades alongside his three partners: Melinda Knunhegy, Denise Benning and Cindy Landry. The 1990 national champion’s achievements also include world silver and bronze medals, five national silver medals and six international gold medals.

Kaetlyn Osmond, who started her skating career in Marystown, Newfoundland, is a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world championship medalist. During the 2018 season, Osmond landed on the podium at every event she competed at, capturing gold and bronze at the Olympics and winning the world title. Her 2018 World Championships gold medal was Canadian’s most recent since Karen Magnussen in 1973.

Tessa Virtue, of London, Ontario and Scott Moir, of Ilderton, Ontario, are recognized as the world’s most decorated ice dancers with a total of five Olympic medals, including three gold. They were the first North American team to win Olympic gold in the ice dance event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Their legacy also includes three world titles and eight Canadian Championship titles.

Cynthia Ullmark and Jan Ullmark have become unequivocal role models and mentors in the figure skating world thanks to their over fifty years of coaching and teaching experience. Both have devoted their time to the figure skating community through coaching at the national and Olympic level, including Jan coaching pairs skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier to their 2002 Olympic gold medal. In addition, Cynthia has attended numerous events as a team leader for the Canadian delegation.

Dr. Jane Moran, chair of the ISU Medical Committee, is known worldwide for developing medical research in skating injuries and for her work establishing event medical protocols, anti-doping procedures and advocating for Clean Sport. She has acted as the Canadian team doctor and Chief Medical Officer at national and international events, as well as several Olympics Games.  

Details on the class of 2025’s induction ceremonies, including dates and locations, will be communicated at a later date. To view our current inductees, please click here.

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