OTTAWA, ON (August 23, 2023) – Canada’s top figure skaters are set to take part in Skate Canada’s annual High Performance Camp at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont. from August 29 – September 1, 2023. During the week-long camp, athletes will have the opportunity to perform their competitive programs and receive feedback from international officials to prepare them for the season ahead.
Media are invited to attend on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 to capture videos and photos of the skaters on-ice, as well as scrum interviews at the times indicated below. Coaches and Skate Canada High Performance Director Mike Slipchuk will also be available on request for interviews during the media scrums.
PARTICIPANTS
Name | Age | Hometown
WOMEN
Sara-Maude Dupuis | 18 | Montreal, Que.
Kaiya Ruiter | 17 | Calgary, Alta.
Madeline Schizas | 20 | Oakville, Ont.
MEN
Wesley Chiu | 18 | Vancouver, B.C.
Stephen Gogolev | 18 | Toronto, Ont.
Conrad Orzel | 22 | Toronto, Ont.
Roman Sadovsky | 23 | Vaughan, Ont.
PAIR
Kelly Ann Laurin | 17 | St-Jérôme, Que. & Loucas Éthier | 23 | St-Alphonse, Que.
Brooke McIntosh | 18 | Toronto, Ont. & Benjamin Mimar | 22 | Terrebonne, Que.
Lia Pereira | 19 | Milton, Ont. & Trennt Michaud | 27 | Brantford, Ont.
Deanna Stellato Dudek | 40 | Chicago, USA & Maxime Deschamps | 31 | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.
ICE DANCE
Nadiia Bashynska | 19 | Ajax, Ont. & Peter Beaumont | 22 | Ajax, Ont.
Alicia Fabbri | 20 | Terrebonne, Que. & Paul Ayer | 25 | Brossard, Que.
Laurence Fournier Beaudry | 31 | Montreal, Que. & Nikolaj Soerensen | 34 | Montreal, Que.
Piper Gilles | 31 | Toronto, Ont. & Paul Poirier | 31 | Unionville, Ont.
Marjorie Lajoie | 22 | Boucherville, Que. & Zachary Lagha | 24 | Saint-Hubert, Que.
Molly Lanaghan | 24 | Doncaster, GB & Dmitre Razgulajevs | 26 | Ajax, Ont.
Marie-Jade Lauriault | 26 | Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que. & Romain Le Gac | 28 | Laval, Que.
ON-ICE PRACTICE SCHEDULE – RINKS 3 & 4
9:00 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. – Pair – Rink 3
9:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. – Ice Dance Group 1 – Rink 4
10:00 a.m. – 10:35a.m. – Men – Rink 3
10:05 a.m. – 10:40a.m. – Ice Dance Group 2 – Rink 4
10:35 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. – Women – Rink 3
MEDIA SCRUM SCHEDULE – LOBBY OF RINK 4
9:30 a.m. – Women
9:45 a.m. – Pair
10:15 a.m. – Ice Dance Group 1
10:40a.m. – Men
10:50 a.m. – Ice Dance Group 2
11:15 a.m. – Media availability concludes
LOCATION
Paramount Fine Foods Centre
5500 Rose Cherry Place
Mississauga, Ontario
To attend this media availability, please e-mail Karine Bédard to register in advance.