2021 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships were scheduled be held on February 8–14, 2021 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Medals were to be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance on the senior and junior levels. Although the official International Skating Union terminology for female skaters in the singles category is ladies, Skate Canada uses women officially. The results were supposed to be part of the Canadian selection criteria for the 2021 World Championships. (The other three ISU Championship events (the 2021 Four Continents Championships, and the 2021 World Junior Championships) were cancelled.)
| 2021 Canadian National Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National championship |
| Date: | February 8 – 14 |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre |
| Defending champions | |
| Men's singles: Roman Sadovsky (S) Corey Circelli (J) | |
| Ladies' singles: Emily Bausback (S) Kaiya Ruiter (J) | |
| Pair skating: Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (S) Patricia Andrew / Zachary Daleman (J) | |
| Ice dance: Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (S) Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia (J) | |
| Previous: 2020 Canadian Championships | |
| Next: 2022 Canadian Championships | |
Vancouver was announced as the host in January 2020.[1] The city has hosted the event six times previously. Competitors qualified at the Skate Canada Challenge in January.[2]
The competition was officially cancelled on January 11th.[3]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The competition was originally scheduled for January 11–17, 2021, but was postponed to October 2020.[4] No novice events were held. The Skate Canada Challenge, normally held in December and the main qualifier for Nationals, was postponed and held virtually. The number of competitors in each discipline was also reduced.[4] The competition was officially cancelled on January 11, due to unpredictable travel restrictions and rink closures.[3]
Entries
The top two flights (12 in singles, 8 in pairs, and 10 in ice dance) in each discipline at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge qualified to Nationals.[5]
Senior
Junior
| Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maksim Chelmaev | Fiona Bombadier | Émy Carignan / Bryan Pierro | Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont |
| Brian Chiem | Michelle Deng | Audrey Carle / Gabriel Farand | Chaima Ben Khelifa / Everest Zhu |
| Wesley Chiu | Sara-Maude Dupuis | Esther Feinberg / Alexandre Simard | Natalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell |
| Jackson Ellis | Jaime Gabbard | Meghan Fredette / William St-Louis | Sydney Embro / Eric Millar |
| Alec Guinzbourg | Michelle Lee | Kelly Ann Laurin / Loucas Éthier | Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers |
| Shohei Law | Laura Paquette | Chloe Panetta / Kieran Thrasher | Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond |
| Rio Morita | Lia Pereira | Elizabeth Thibodeau Mailhot / Nicolas Frantz | Hannah Lim / Ye Quan |
| Daniel Nazdrynau | Camille Perrault | Lily Wilberforce / Aidan Wright | Miku Makita / Tyler Gunara |
| Matthew Newnham | Natalie Roccatani | Alyssa Robinson / Jacob Portz | |
| Tim Pomares | Emma Szeto | Mia Saunders / William Oddson | |
| William St-Louis | Rose Théroux | ||
| Brendan Wong | Melody Zhu |
International team selections
World Championships
The World Championships are scheduled to be held from March 22–28 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Four Continents Championships
The 2021 Four Continents Championships, to be held from February 9–14 in Sydney, Australia, were cancelled.[6]
World Junior Championships
The 2021 World Junior Championships were scheduled from March 1–7 in Harbin, China, but were cancelled on November 24.[7]
References
- "Vancouver to host 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships" (Press release). Skate Canada. January 16, 2020.
- "2021 Skate Canada Challenge". Skate Canada. September 4, 2019.
- "CANCELLED: 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships & 2021 Skate Canada Cup". Skate Canada. January 11, 2021.
- "Skate Canada 2020-21 Skate Season Update". Skate Canada. October 21, 2020.
- "2021 Skate Canada Challenge: Frequently Asked Questions". Skate Canada. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- "Cancellation of ISU Four Continents Championships 2021 and Provisional allotments of ISU Championships 2022 and 2023" (Press release). International Skating Union. October 16, 2020.
- "Update on ISU Event Calendar season 2020/21". International Skating Union. November 24, 2020.