Ken Rose (born May 16, 1986) is a

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former competitive

figure skater 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 me ...

. He is the 2006

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champion and 2003 Canadian junior national champion. He won a pair of bronze medals on the

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circuit and placed 13th at the 2004 World Junior Championships. Rose began skating at age seven and was coached by Linda Bridge for many years. He later trained at the

Mariposa School of Skating The Mariposa School of Skating, located in Barrie, Ontario, is a major figure skating training center in Canada. History The school was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison. The school moved to Barrie in 1988 after th ...

under

Doug Leigh Douglas Leigh is a Canadians, Canadian figure skating coach. He is the head coach and founder of the Mariposa School of Skating. Among his former students are Brian Orser, Elvis Stojko, Takeshi Honda, Jennifer Robinson (figure skater), Jennifer R ...

. After retiring from competition, Rose became a skating coach at the Richmond Training Centre in

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. His wife, Danielle, is also a coach at the club.

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