Brian Shales (born June 3, 1985) is a Canadian former

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 represented Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships.

Career

In the 2004–05 season, Shales and

Michelle Cronin Michelle Cronin (born February 12, 1987) is a former Canadian pair skater. With Brian Shales, she was the 2005 Canadian junior national champion and placed 7th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. During their career, they tra ...

won the

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junior title and were selected to compete at the 2005 World Junior Championships, where they placed seventh. During their career, they trained at the

Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club The Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club is a private sport and social club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The club offers a variety of sporting and social programs including aquatics, cricket, croquet, curling, figure skating, fitne ...

.Figure Skating Pairs Team Michelle Cronin and Brian Shales Look to 2010 – Figure Skating News
Their partnership ended in December 2006. Shales teamed up with

Becky Cosford Becky Cosford (born August 25, 1986) is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Brian Shales, she is the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Nepela Memorial ( sk, Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu), formerly known as the Ondrej Nepela Trophy in 2013–15 & 2 ...

in 2007. They won the 2007

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silver medal and ended their partnership in 2008. He then teamed up with Brooke Paulin and competed with her in the 2008–09 season, placing 6th at the

2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships The 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships took place between January 14 and 18, 2009 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The event determines the national champions of Canada and was organized by Skate Canada, the nation's ...

. He is currently a pairs skating coach at the Skate Oakville Skating Club in

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alongside

Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte (born September 10, 1974) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Valérie Marcoux. Pers ...

References

External links

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Cosford & Shales profile

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