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1975 Skate Canada International
The 1975 Skate Canada International was held in Edmonton, Alberta on October 23–25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac .... Results Men Ladies Ice dancing References {{Skate Canada International Figure skating Skate Canada International, 1975 Skate Canada International 1975 in Canadian sports 1975 in Alberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Watanabe
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is the 1979 World bronze medalist and an eight-time Japanese national champion. She was the first skater to medal for Japan in ladies' singles at the World Championships. Personal life Watanabe's mother is Filipino and father is Japanese. She graduated from Golden Valley High School in Minnesota. Skating career In the 1972–73 season, Watanabe won Japanese national titles on both the junior and senior levels. She then made her World Championship debut, finishing 17th. In the 1975–76 season, Watanabe took bronze at the 1975 Skate Canada International and then won her fourth national title. She was assigned to the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 13th. She was 17th in her final event of the season, the 1976 World Championships. Watanabe broke into the World top ten at the 1978 World Championships, placing 8th. The next season, she won the bronze medal at 1979 Worlds, becoming the first Japanese lady to medal at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Figure Skating
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skate Canada
Skate Canada ( Canadian French: ''Patinage Canada'', lit. "Skating Canada") is the national governing body for figure skating in Canada, recognized by the International Skating Union and the Canadian Olympic Committee. It organizes the annual Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the fall Skate Canada International competition, other national and international skating competitions in Canada, and the Skate Canada Hall of Fame. The organization was founded in 1887 as the Amateur Skating Association of Canada for speed and figure skating by Louis Rubenstein of Montreal's Victoria Skating Club. Later, in 1914, it was renamed name as The Figure Skating Department of Canada, remaining a section of the Amateur Skating Association of Canada. In 1939, it changed its name to the Canadian Figure Skating Association (CFSA), and dissociated from the Amateur Skating Association in 1947. The organization's current name, Skate Canada, was adopted in 2000 for consistency with the names of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dowding (figure Skater)
John Dowding (born April 27, 1957 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With partner Lorna Wighton, he won three gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Currently, Mr. Dowding resides in Fresno, California and is the owner of Champion Window Coverings. Results (with Lorna Wighton Lorna Wighton (born June 2, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure ...) Navigation References 1957 births Canadian male ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Canada Living people 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Wighton
Lorna Wighton (born June 2, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With partner John Dowding, she won three gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... Results (with John Dowding) References 1958 births Canadian female ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic figure skaters of Canada Figure skaters from Toronto {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Gillies
Eric Gillies (born August 19, 1952) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Susan Carscallen, he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Gillies was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He has 3 children, Jean-Simon Désy-Gillies, Ferris Désy-Gillies and Lurick-Alexandre Désy-Gillies. As well as has 2 step-daughters, Coralee Allaert and Rochelle Allaert. Results With Susan Carscallen Susan Carscallen (born March 5, 1955) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With partner Eric Gillies, she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships."Cranston ices sixth title despi ...: References 1952 births Canadian male ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic figure skaters for Canada Sportspeople from Moncton 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Carscallen
Susan Carscallen (born March 5, 1955) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With partner Eric Gillies, she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships."Cranston ices sixth title despite challenge", Montreal Gazette, 19 January 197/ref> Carscallen was born in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario. Results (with Eric Gillies Eric Gillies (born August 19, 1952) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Susan Carscallen, he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Gillies was born in Moncton, New ...) Notes Navigation 1955 births Canadian female ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Canada Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Living people {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto Ceserani
Lamberto Ceserani (born 29 June 1953) is an Italian former ice dancer. Competing with Matilde Ciccia, he won the gold medal at the Italian Figure Skating Championships several times. They finished fifth at the 1975 World Championships and sixth at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... Results References 1953 births Italian male ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Italy Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Italy-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilde Ciccia
Matilde Ciccia (born 6 October 1952 in Monasterace) is an Italian former ice dancer. Competing with Lamberto Ceserani, she won the gold medal at the Italian Figure Skating Championships several times. They finished fifth at the 1975 World Championships and sixth at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Ciccia had a role in the 1980 movie ''Zappatore ''Zappatore'' is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy on 5 December 1980. It is the "cine-scripted" which received the highest grossing theaters, ranking the 60th place of t ...''. Results (with Ceserani) References 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria Italian female ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Italy {{Italy-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Porter (figure Skater)
David Porter (born July 6, 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics. On October 23, 2008, Porter was inducted into the Scuggog Sports Wall of Fame in Port Perry, Ontario. Currently, Porter is the president of Port Fire Pyrotechnics and Special Effects and its consumer fireworks subsidiary, Wizard Pyrotechnics. Competitive highlights (with Berezowski) 1971 *Junior Canadian Champions - 1st -Winnipeg, Manitoba 1972 *Lake Placid Invitational Championships - 1st -New York, USA 1973 *Canadian Championships - 2nd - Vancouver, British Columbia 1974 *Moscow Invitational Championships - 5th - Moscow, USSR 1975 *Moscow Invitational Championships - 5th - Moscow, USSR 1976 *Prestige Cutlery Awards - 3rd - London, England *Berezowski / Porter became the first ice dancers in the world to become Olympians. Professional appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Berezowski
Barbara Berezowski (born September 5, 1954) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With partner David Porter, she won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics. From 1994 through 2008, she served as Founding Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. She was inducted into their athlete category in 1999. Berezowski / Porter retired from amateur competition in 1976 and then performed in ice shows, including Toller Cranston's The Ice Show and later Ice Follies. Competitive highlights (with Porter) Berezowski was named "Miss Charm on Ice" at the 1974 and 1975 Prize of Moscow News. In 1976, Berezowski/Porter became the first ice dancers in the world to become Olympians. Berezowski was selected as "Miss Olympics" at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, Austria by world journalists. She also won the title of "Miss Toronto" 1975-1976 and was a finalist in the 1976 Miss Canada Beauty Pageant. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
