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Thank you to Skate Canada International Volunteers
The City of Lethbridge was proud to be the host of the recent Skate Canada International event. The Section would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Local Organizing Committee, the Lethbridge Sports Council, supporting sponsors, and the large team of volunteers that made the event a huge success.
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Thank You to the LOC, Officials, Volunteers and Sponsors
The Section would like to extend a huge thank you to the Local Organizing Committee, the Calgary Winter Club, Goldstar Skating Academy, Officials, and volunteers who made the 2016 Sectional Championships a great success.
Thank you to the Alberta Figure Skating Foundation for being the presenting sponsor of the 2016 Sectional Championships.After 40 years the Foundation continues to support Section athlete's. To learn more about the Foundation and how they support figure skating visit:
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Congratulations to All Section Athlete's Advancing to the 2016 Skate Canada Challenge!
The Section would like to congratulate all athlete's who qualified for the 2016 Skate Canada Challenge to be held in Edmonton, AB from December 2 - 6, 2015 at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre. We wish all athletes competing at Challenge Good Luck!
| Pre-Novice Women | Isabelle Law | Derrick SC |
| Michelle Wong | Calalta FSC |
| Haley Gillett | Royal Glenora Club |
| Willow Fedina | Royal Glenora Club | | Pre-Novice Men | Dawson Nodwell | Springbank FSC |
| Brian Chiem | Fliteway FSC |
| Matthew Newnham | Ice Palace FSC |
| Jackson Behiel | Calalta FSC |
| Mackenzie Mah | Ice Palace FSC |
| Tobiah Wong | Fliteway FSC | | Pre-Novice Pair | Shaylyn Jackson/Josh Venema | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC |
| Linda Tran/Andrew Sernecky | Derrick SC/Derrick SC | | Pre-Novice Dance | Pearl Kang/Cael Elford | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC |
| Jasmine Lam/
Mackenzie Mah | Ice Palace FSC/Ice Palace FSC |
| Isabel McQuilkin/
Jacob Portz | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC |
| Michelle Hong/
Nathan Chung | Gateway SC/Gateway SC |
| Mia Saunders/
William Oddson | Calalta FSC/Huntington Hills SC | | Novice Women | Emma Bulawka | Royal Glenora Club |
| Theresa Ngo | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Geerthana Somas | Canmore SC |
| Tress Sabo | Ice Palace FSC | | Novice Men | Yu Jin Armstrong | Calalta FSC |
| Graham Schaufele | Cypress School of Skating |
| Joel Braganza | Canmore SC | | Novice Pair | Katrina Lopez/
Kurtis Schreiber | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC | | Novice Dance | Natascha Collier/
Malcolm Kowan | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC
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| Janine Rho/
Vali Baimoukhametov | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC |
| Jolie Che/Kyle Pearson | Huntington Hills SC/
Calalta FSC |
| Jessica-Lee Behiel/
Jackson Behiel | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC
| | Junior Women | Bryn Hoffman | Calalta FSC |
| Aislinn Ganci | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Nicole Joe | Calalta FSC |
| Jordan Topolnyski | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Triena Robinson | Royal Glenora Club | | Junior Men | Grayson Rosen | Fliteway FSC |
| Eric Liu | Ice Palace FSC |
| Kurtis Schreiber | Calalta FSC |
| Josh Venema | Calalta FSC | | Junior Pair | Bryn Hoffman/
Bryce Chudak | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC |
| Keelee Gingrich/
Davin Portz | Calalta FSC/Calalta FSC | | Senior Women | Kaetlyn Osmond* | Ice Palace FSC |
| Taylor LeClaire | Ice Palace FSC |
| Jane Gray | Canmore SC |
| KIra Gallant | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Lauren Christensen | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Patricia Antifaoff | Royal Glenora Club |
| Natasha Purich | Royal Glenora Club | | Senior Men | Keegan Messing | Sherwood Park FSC |
| Dustin Sheriff-Clayton | Calalta FSC |
| David Shoults | Derrick SC |
| Stuart Ure | Derrick SC |
*Receives a Bye to 2016 Canadian Championships
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2015-2016 Inclusive Skating Project
Deadline to submit requests: January 1, 2016 (requests for January - end of season) $5000.00 available
Guidelines
Skate Canada: Alberta-NWT/Nunavut supports Inclusive Skating through the following grant application process for the 2015-2016 season:
- Section clubs (and partners such as Alberta Sport & Recreation Association for the Blind) may be eligible to apply for a grant. Funds must be used for planned Inclusive Skating (IS) programming within the 2015-2016 season.
- Funds must be used for one or more of the following areas:
- Coaching support (e.g. IS coach training opportunities, IS coaching fees, Program Assistant training, Program Assistant Recognition, etc.)
- Club support (e.g. IS program ice fees, IS Skate Canada membership fees, club IS program fees, etc.)
- Event support (e.g. CanSkate Element Events costs for IS athletes, competition-related expenses for IS athletes competing or participating in an event)
- Adaptive equipment support (e.g. any individual specialized equipment including skates, helmets, frames, braces, or specialized equipment for club IS programming use)
- Clubs that receive funding must provide year-end reporting in the form of photos, storytelling and receipts
- $10,000 available funds to be divided amongst approved requests throughout the season.
For complete details and the application form click here.
For more information contact Lisa Bonderove.
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Judges Worksheets
Judge worksheets for the Supplementary STAR events have been posted to the Info Centre. To access the worksheets click here.
2015-2016 Singles Program Requirements
Please note that slight updates have been made to the Short Program section of the 2015-2016 Singles Program Requirements document. To view the updated documents click here.
Revised Application of Interruption Deductions
A revised document regarding the application of interruption deductions has been posted on the Info Centre. Skate Canada officials, coaches and skaters are asked to consult this document in preparation for all qualifying events.
Program Components Webinar
Click here to view a video archive presentation led by ISU level official, Beth Crane. Beth delivered an interactive session to a small group of judges to review some of the key concepts covered this summer during the ISU PC seminar in Frankfurt.
The video is meant to be used as a source of continuing education for all Skate Canada judges (applicable to all levels of promotion and all disciplines).
Introductory Interpretive and STAR Team 2 & 3 - Changes
It has come to our attention that Skate Canada has made a couple of changes that will affect our upcoming STARSKate competitions. You will find under 2015-2016 STARSkate Supplementary Events Technical Package that Introductory Interpretive is now to be assessed to standard (not a ranking). This means that a skater may achieve a gold, silver, bronze or merit ribbon. If 5 skaters skate to the gold standard, then 5 gold ribbons would be awarded.The same change has occurred for Team STAR 2 & 3 events. The events committee has decided that medals will be awarded for the top 3 in introductory interpretive at any 2015 events.
Assessment to standard will be implemented as of January 1, 2016.
Information will be posted on the Section website.
Promotions
On behalf of the Section Officials Coordinating Committee, we wish to recognize and congratulate the following official on a recent promotion:
Bev Salomons
Senior Singles Judge
Our Officials play an important role in our sport and their time, dedication and countless hours contribute to supporting the athletes.
Congratulations Bev!
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Club Information
Bring a Friend Day, Family Skates and Christmas Carnivals & Ice Shows
When a club is hosting an event that is outside of their regular programming, such as Bring a Friend Day, Family Skate or a Christmas Ice Show or Carnival, please ensure that the club follows the appropriate processes. For carnivals and ice shows, the Carnival Sanction Form is to be completed and submitted to the Section Office. To view information on how to host a Family Skate or Bring a Friend Day, visit the Skate Canada Info Cente.
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CanSkate CONNECTION
CanSkate Update #2
[Update from Skate Canada]
To help prepare for another exciting year of skating we have compiled some important reminders, tips and key messages regarding the delivery of CanSkate. These are based on comments, questions and feedback received from clubs and coaches through our Club Support initiative, our CanSkate Resource Team observing sessions, CanSkate Coach University graduates, CanSkate Learning Facilitators and other coaches in the field.
For more information on On-Ice/Technical and Off-Ice/Administrative Reminders click here.
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Duso's October Female/Male
Skater of the Month
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Congratulations to the October Female and Male Skater's of the Month, Junior Pair's Team Bryn Hoffman and Bryce Chudak from the Calalta FSC. Bryn and Bryce have represented Canada at two International events in 2015-2016. Their hard work and dedication to the sport have allowed them to achieve a high level of excellence in their discipline.
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Duso's October
Helping Hand of the Month
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Congratulations to Susan Bennett of the Calgary Winter Club!
Susan was a member of the 2016 Skate Canada: Alberta-NWT/Nunavut Sectional Championships Local Organizing Committee. Her time and dedication helped make the event a huge success.
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Submit your nomination for upcoming Duso's Helping Hand of the Month awards by the 15th of every month! Nomination forms can be found here.
Show Duso's how much we appreciate their support by liking their Facebook page!
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Skate Canada Challenge Volunteer Opportunities
The 2016 Skate Canada Challenge is coming to Terwillegar Recreation Centre in Edmonton, December 2-6, 2015. Skate Canada is looking for volunteers to assist in various different areas. Click here to fill out the volunteer application form.
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ISU Grand Prix Final to include Synchronized Skating for the first time!
Please tune in on Saturday December 12, 2015, when the world's top 5 senior synchronized skating teams will compete their free programs at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. This is the first time that synchronized skating will skate alongside the singles, pairs, and dance disciplines at this level of event! The synchronized skating community is thrilled with this exciting news.
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Adult Skating
Save-the-Date
2016 AdultSkate Worhsop
March 19, 2016
Edmonton, AB
More details to come in the new year!
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