MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the skaters that have been nominated to its National and NextGen short track teams for the upcoming 2024-25 season. 

A total of 28 skaters representing three provinces earned a spot on their respective teams based on their national and international results from last season. The team selections were made in accordance with eligibility and selection criteria outlined in the relevant High-Performance Bulletins. An additional 10 skaters have been invited to be part of the National B Team, based on previous results and potential for progress. 

As members of the National Program, these athletes will train full-time at the Maurice Richard Areana in Montreal under the guidance of a world-class coaching and support staff. Athletes will have access to an Integrated Support Team based out of the Institut national du sport du Québec, experts in sport science, exercise and medicine who will ensure that they are healthy, fit and psychologically ready for optimal performance both on and off the ice. 

Join us in congratulating the following skaters, who will have the honour of wearing the maple leaf during national and international competitions next season. 

National Team 

• Kim Boutin (QC) 
• Courtney Sarault (NB) 
• Rikki Doak (NB) 
• Danaé Blais (QC) 
• Renée Steenge (ON) 
• Claudia Gagnon (QC) 
• Miao Qi (QC) 
• Florence Brunelle (QC) 

• William Dandjinou (QC) 
• Jordan Pierre-Gilles (QC) 
• Steven Dubois (QC) 
• Pascal Dion (QC) 
• Maxime Laoun (QC) 
• William Sohier (QC) 
• Philippe Daudelin (QC) 
• Félix Roussel (QC) 

NextGen Team 

• Victoria Jean-Baptiste (QC) 
• Kiera Pagé (QC) 
• Emanuelle Leclerc (QC) 
• Courtney Charlong (NB) 
• Océane Guérard (QC) 
• Aaralyn McGill (ON) 

• Gabriel Jones (QC) 
• Mathieu Pelletier (QC) 
• Adam Law (ON) 
• Nathan Vallières (QC) 
• Victor Chartrand (QC) 
• Alexis Bilodeau-Dubuc (QC) 

National B Team (Non-Carded) 

• Ann-Sophie Bachand (QC) 
• Jérôme Courtemanche (QC) 
• Alexis Bélanger (QC) 
• Karina Montminy (QC) 
• Kélian Quevillon (QC) 
• Antoine Gagnon-Lamarche (QC) 
• Mathieu Charest (QC) 
• Samuel Bureau (QC) 
• Victor Roy-Lafrance (QC) 
• Alexandre Migner (QC) 

The national short track season gets underway this fall with the 2024 Canadian Short Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance, which are scheduled for September 13-15 at the Maurice-Richard Arena in Montreal. The full 2024-25 national competition calendar is available here. 

Canada is also slated to host three international short track competitions during the 2024-25 season, including the first stage of the ISU World Cup Short Track in Montreal from October 25-27, as well as the ISU World Junior Short Track Championships in Calgary from February 27 to March 2.

CONTACT

Alain Brouillette
Speed Skating Canada
abrouillette@speedskating.ca
613-601-2630