Brandon Toste

Brandon Toste (born October 5, 2002) is a retired Canadian figure skater, competing in singles and pairs. With his former skating partner, Brooke McIntosh, he competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships, finishing in the top ten.

Brandon Toste
McIntosh/Toste at the 2019 JGP United States
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (2002-10-05) October 5, 2002
Mississauga, Ontario
Home townMississauga, Ontario
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former partnerBrooke McIntosh
Former coachAndrew Evans
Former choreographerMary Angela Larmer
Began skating2013
RetiredJanuary 21, 2020
ISU personal best scores
Combined total146.15
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Short program50.46
2019 JGP United States
Free skate96.77
2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Earlier in the 2018/2019 season, they placed fifth at the JGP Slovakia, tenth at the JGP Czech Republic[1] and won silver in the junior division at the Canadian Championships.

Career

2017–2018 season

In January 2018, McIntosh / Toste won gold in the novice division at the Canadian Championships, setting a new Canadian record (120.24).[2]

2018–2019 season

In the 2018–2019 season McIntosh / Toste debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They opened the season in August at the JGP Slovakia, where they finished fifth. In September, they competed at the JGP Czech Republic, finishing tenth.

In January 2019, they won silver in the junior division at the Canadian Championships. Both also competed in the singles events (in the novice division) – McIntosh finished eighth and Toste ninth.

In March 2019, they represented Canada at the World Junior Championships, finishing tenth.

2019–2020 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix for their second season, McIntosh/Toste placed fifth at the 2019 JGP United States in Lake Placid and sixth at the 2019 JGP Russia in Chelyabinsk.

These results qualified a place for a Canadian junior pair team at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, and they were subsequently selected to take that spot; as a result of which, they did not attend the 2020 Canadian Junior Championships, which overlapped with the Youth Olympics. They placed fourth at the Youth Olympics in the pairs event, and also placed fourth in the team competition.[3]

Following the Youth Olympics, coach Andrew Evans announced that Toste would be retiring to focus on attending university, while McIntosh would search for a new partner.[4]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[5][6]
2018–2019
[7]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pair skating with McIntosh
International[1]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
Junior Worlds10th
Youth Olympics4th
JGP Czech Republic10th
JGP Russia6th
JGP Slovakia5th
JGP United States5th
National
Canadian Champ.1st N2nd J
Team events
Youth Olympics4th T
4th P
T = Team result; P = Personal result.

Single skating
Event 18–19
National
Canadian Champ.9th N

References
  1. "Brooke MCINTOSH / Brandon TOSTE - Biography". International Skating Union.
  2. "Skate Canada - Skating Records (Historical Tab)". Skate Canada.
  3. Heroux, Devin (January 12, 2020). "Canadian pair skate to season-best performance at Youth Olympics". CBC Sports.
  4. Evans, Andrew (January 21, 2020). "And just like that the end of a chapter. My very first pair's story is coming to an end" (Instagram).
  5. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (first)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (second)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
  7. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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