Skate Canada International’s Figure Skating Competition Comes to UBC

Photo: Danielle Earl/Skate Canada

Vancouver hosts some of the best figure skaters from around the world for the 49th annual Skate Canada International (SCI) competition when it comes to the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on UBC’s campus from October 27 to 29.

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Skate Canada International’s Figure Skating Competition Comes to UBC

2018 National Skating Championships, held in Vancouver, just around the corner!

Kaetlyn Osmond competes at the 2018 National Skating Championships. Osmond is the 2017 World silver medalist, a two time Skate Canada International champion, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and a three-time Canadian national champion.

Mike Slipchuk has been High Performance Director at Skate Canada since 2006. As director, he oversees the country’s finest skaters as they prepare for world and Olympic competitions. In January, he’ll accompany the athletes to Vancouver, as they compete in the 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships.

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2018 National Skating Championships, held in Vancouver, just around the corner!

Vancouver to host 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

The 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championship will head to the west coast as Vancouver, B.C., will host the momentous championships at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre from January 8-14, 2018. The 2018 event will serve as a qualification event for the team that will compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea later that same year.

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Vancouver to host 2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships