The 2013
Canadian Figure Skating Championships were held from January 13 to 20, 2013 at the
Hershey Centre in
Mississauga,
Ontario
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.
[ The event determined the national champions of Canada and was organized by ]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 ...
, the nation's figure skating governing body. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, 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. A ...
on the senior, junior, and novice levels. Although the official International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, N ...
terminology for female skaters in the singles category is ''ladies'', Skate Canada uses ''women'' officially. The results of this competition are among the selection criteria for the 2013 World Championships, 2013 Four Continents Championships, and the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Overview
Patrick Chan
Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three–time World ch ...
won his sixth national title. Kevin Reynolds won the silver medal with a free skating that included a 4T, 4S, 4T+3T, and 3A+3T.[
]Kaetlyn Osmond
Kaetlyn Osmond (born December 5, 1995) is a retired competitive Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. A three-time Canadian national champion (2013, 2014, 2017), Osmond competed internationally at the senior level from 2012 t ...
won her first national title. Gabrielle Daleman and Alaine Chartrand joined her on the podium while the defending champion, Amelie Lacoste, finished just off the podium.
Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel (born December 8, 1985) is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Eric Radford, she is a two-time world champion (2015, 2016), a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 2 ...
/ Eric Radford
Eric Radford (born January 27, 1985) is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion ( 2015, 2016), a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team even ...
defended their title in a close race with Kirsten Moore-Towers
Kirsten Moore-Towers (born July 1, 1992) is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater who competed internationally at the senior level for thirteen seasons from 2009 to 2022. She first achieved distinction partnered with Dylan Moscovitch, winni ...
/ Dylan Moscovitch
Dylan David Moscovitch (born 23 September 1984) is a retired Canadian pair skater. He competed with Liubov Ilyushechkina from 2014 to 2018. They were the 2017 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time bronze medalists on the Grand Prix series ...
.
Tessa Virtue
Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue (born May 17, 1989) is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017) ...
/ Scott Moir won their fifth national title.
Police were called to break up a scuffle among a group of skaters after the event. A Skate Canada representative said no top skaters were involved.[
]
Senior results
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing
Junior results
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing
Novice results
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing
International team selections
Four Continents Championships
Skate Canada announced the Canadian team to the 2013 Four Continents Championships on January 20, 2013:[
]
World Junior Championships
Skate Canada announced the Canadian team to the 2013 World Junior Championships on January 20, 2013:[
]
World Championships
Skate Canada announced part of the Canadian team to the 2013 World Championships on January 21, 2013, leaving the third men's and ice dancing spots to be determined following Four Continents Championships.[ In February, 2013, Skate Canada announced that Andrei Rogozine took the third men's spot ][ and ]Kaitlyn Weaver
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver (born April 12, 1989) is an American-Canadian ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she is a three-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 and 2018 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Gra ...
and Andrew Poje
Andrew Poje (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kaitlyn Weaver, he is a three-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 and 2018 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final cha ...
took the third ice dancing spot of the Canadian world team roster.[
]
World Team Trophy
Skate Canada announced part of the Canadian team to the 2013 World Team Trophy on March 26, 2013.[
]
References
External links
2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships results
Skate Canada
{{2012–13 in figure skating
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...
Figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Sport in Mississauga
Canadian Figure Skating Championships