Alistair Sylvester (born October 29, 1994) is a Canadian

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He competed at two World Junior Championships with

Hayleigh Bell Hayleigh Bell (born July 19, 1996) is a Canadian former pair skater who competed with Rudi Swiegers. She competed at two World Junior Championships with former partner Alistair Sylvester. Personal life Hayleigh Bell was born July 19, 1996 in Bu ...

Career

Sylvester and

teamed up around 2009 and were coached by

Lee Barkell Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy ...

at the Allandale Recreation Centre in

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...

, Ontario. After winning the novice title at the 2012 Canadian Championships, the pair was named in Canada's team to the 2012 World Junior Championships in

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, Belarus. They placed 12th in the short program, 9th in the free skate, and 12th overall. The following season, Bell/Sylvester received their first

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

assignments; they placed 7th in Austria and 6th in Croatia. Having won the junior title at the 2013 Canadian Championships, they were sent to

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, Italy to compete at the 2013 World Junior Championships. They finished 11th after placing 14th in the short and 10th in the free.

Programs

(with Bell)

Competitive highlights

(with Bell)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sylvester, Alistair Canadian male pair skaters 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Modesto, California