The second of the Grand Prix events is Skate Canada, which takes place in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from the 25th-27th October.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | Four Continents - 3rd (202.45) | Autumn Classic - 1st (202.49) | 2nd | RD: Mack and Mabel / FD: Both Sides Now | NYNN (+1.61) | 6th |
| Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada | Junior Worlds - 1st (176.10, J) | Finlandia Trophy - 4th (173.69) | 1st (J) | RD: West Side Story / FD: Bohemian Rhapsody | NYNT (+1.34) | 21st |
| Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker | Canada | Skate Canada - 9th (150.23) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 11th (157.59) | 4th | RD: Mamma Mia / FD: Samson and Delilah (soundtrack) | NNNY (-0.32) | 52nd |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | Europeans - 6th (182.05) | Shanghai Trophy - 2nd (193.80) | 1st | RD: Blues Brothers / FD: Madonna medley | YYNN (+1.07) | 20th |
| Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin | Russia | Winter Universiade - 2nd (181.33) | Nepela Memorial - 7th (164.62) | 3rd | RD: 42nd Street / FD: Schindler's List | NNNN (+0.36) | 29th |
| Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov | Russia | Winter Universiade - 1st (183.01) | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (175.24) | 4th | RD: Cabaret / FD: Bohemian Rhapsody | NYYY (+1.61) | 25th |
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Spain | Worlds - 12th (180.93) | Ice Star - 1st (193.47) | 1st | RD: Hello Dolly / FD: Orobroy/Puerta del Sol | YNYY (+0.80) | 11th |
| Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | USA | Skate America - 7th (173.03) | RD: Cry Baby / FD: Woodkid medley | NTYY (+1.45) | 59th | ||
| Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | USA | Four Continents - 5th (189.87) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd (192.47) | 3rd | RD: Saturday Night Fever / FD: Beethoven's 5th Symphony/Paganini's Caprice No. 24 | NNYY (+2.09) | 7th |
| Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | USA | Worlds - 3rd (210.40) | Skate America - 1st (209.55) | 1st | RD: My Heart Belongs To Daddy/Let's Be Bad / FD: A Star Is Born (soundtrack) | YYYY (+2.30) | 1st |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronik Mallet | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 6th (170.68) | Skate America - 10th (161.75) | 2nd | SP: True Colors / FP: Flashlight | 3T+2T+2Lo | 106th |
| Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | Worlds - 11th (192.67) | Finlandia Trophy - 13th (138.89) | 5th | SP: Jazz Man / FP: It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 3Lz+3T | 30th |
| Alicia Pineault | Canada | Autumn Classic - 6th (159.70) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 7th (138.29) | SP: Back to Black | 3T+3T | 84th | |
| Marin Honda | Japan | Internationaux de France - 6th (188.61) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 5th (174.01) | 15th | SP: Seven Nation Army / FP: La La Land (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T+2Lo | 28th |
| Rika Kihira | Japan | Grand Prix Final - 1st (233.12) | Autumn Classic - 1st (224.16) | 2nd | SP: Breakfast in Baghdad / FP: "International Angel of Peace" | 3A+3T (training 4S) | 5th |
| Yelim Kim | South Korea | JGP Czech Skate 2018 - 2nd (196.34, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd (186.27) | 5th | SP: Black Swan (soundtrack) / FP: Love Story (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 20th |
| Young You | South Korea | Bavarian Open - 1st (195.50) | Lombardia Trophy - 3rd (200.89) | 1st | SP: Romeo + Juliet / FP: Evita | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 3A | 27th |
| Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | Worlds - 3rd (223.80) | Autumn Classic - 2nd (217.43) | 7th | SP: Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 3 / FP: Memoirs of a Geisha | 3F+3T | 4th |
| Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia | Tallinn Trophy - 1st (202.62) | Denis Ten Memorial - 1st (184.45) | SP: Megapolis / FP: Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 3F+3T (training a 4S) | 40th | |
| Alexandra Trusova | Russia | Junior Worlds - 1st (222.89) | Nepela Memorial - 1st (238.69) | 2nd | SP: Peer Gynt / FP: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) | 4T+3T / 4Lz | 15th |
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Rostelecom - 4th (182.50) | Autumn Classic - 6th (158.33) | 1st | SP: 16 Tons/Bei Mir Bist De Schon / FP: Jealousy Tango | 3Lz+3T | 18th |
| Bradie Tennell | USA | World Team Trophy - 2nd (225.64) | Skate America - 2nd (216.14) | 2nd | SP: Mechanisms/Chronos / FP: Cinema Paradiso (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 6th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (193.58) | SP: My Funny Valentine / FP: Je voudrais voir la mer | 54th | ||
| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | Four Continents - 2nd (211.05) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st (210.35) | 1st | SP: Love on the Brain / FP: Carry You | 5th |
| Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud | Canada | Worlds - 12th (174.40) | Finlandia Trophy - 6th (151.72) | 2nd | SP: Bennie and The Jets / FP: One | 26th |
| Feiyao Tang / Yongchao Yang | China | Junior Worlds - 4th (168.77, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th (182.76) | 3rd | SP: Tango de los Exilados / FP: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 30th |
| Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | Worlds - 6th (210.30) | Shanghai Trophy - 2nd (203.16) | 3rd | SP: My Way / FP: James Bond | 11th |
| Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | Worlds - 2nd (228.47) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 2nd (194.69) | 1st | SP: Bolero / FP: Te Amo | 1st |
| Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | USA | Tallinn Trophy - 3rd (172.31) | Skate America - 4th (180.52) | 5th | SP: Light of the Seven / FP: You Are The Reason | 36th |
| Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | USA | NHK Trophy - 3rd (190.49) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd (202.41) | 7th | SP: At Last / FS: Drop of Fragrance/Experience | 13th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Kerry | Australia | Four Continents - 9th (224.44) | Shanghai Trophy - 5th (207.04) | 1st | 4T+3T | 33rd | |
| Nicolas Nadeau | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 4th (227.76) | 6th | 3A+3T | 63rd | ||
| Nam Nguyen | Canada | World Team Trophy - 7th (251.97) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th (209.84) | 1st | SP: Blues for Klook / FP: Beatles Medley | 4S+3T | 21st |
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | Autumn Classic - 3rd (233.86) | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (222.23) | 7th | SP: Fly Me to the Moon / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack)/Prelude in C-Sharp Minor | 4S+1Eu+3S | 65th |
| Paul Fentz | Germany | Rostelecom - 6th (220.57) | 1st | SP: Blue Skies / FP: I'm Still Standing | 3Lz+3T | 39th | |
| Matteo Rizzo | Italy | Winter Universiade - 1st (273.54) | Shanghai Trophy - 1st (248.53) | 2nd | SP: Start A Fire / FP: Galicia Flamenca | 4T+3T | 10th |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | Worlds - 2nd (300.97) | Autumn Classic - 1st (279.05) | SP: Otonal / FP: Origin | 4T+3T / 4T+3A+SEQ | 3rd | |
| Keiji Tanaka | Japan | World Team Trophy - 5th (258.84) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 1st (249.96) | 3rd | SP: Hip Hip Chin Chin / FP: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) | 3A+3T / 4S+2T | 17th |
| Deniss Vasiljevs | Latvia | Cup of Tyrol - 1st (238.08) | Nepela Memorial - 3rd (229.97) | SP: Bloodstream or Two Men In Love / FP: Lotus Feet | 3F+3T / 3A | 13th | |
| Julian Zhi Jie Yee | Malaysia | Skate America - 7th (207.51) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 6th (193.55) | SP: Everglow / FP: Seven Nation Army/Highway to Hell/Kings & Queens | 3F+3T | 47th | |
| Andrei Lazukin | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019 - 8th (249.33) | Finlandia Trophy - 7th (203.91) | 4th | SP: Mack the Knife / FP: Concierto de Aranjuez | 4Lz | 27th |
| Camden Pulkinen | USA | JGP Linz - 1st (223.95, J) | Autumn Classic - 5th (216.25) | 12th | SP: Caruso / FP: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence/Rain | 3Lz+3T (attempting a 4T) | 22nd |
