Skate Canada International
The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season. The location changes yearly. Medal ...
was held in
Ottawa
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Ontario
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ice dancing
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Results
Men
Norbert Schramm won the compulsory figures, and took both second places in short program and free skating (receiving in free skating five 5.7 marks for technical merit and five 5.8 for artistic impression). Brian Orser was only 4th in the figures, but he was 1st in the short, and won the free, completed a triple
Axel jump
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* Axel (name), all persons with the name
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* Axel, Netherlands, a town
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, received seven 5.9 for technical merit. Vitaly Egorov also have trying a triple Axel.
Ladies
Tracey Wainman captured first place, being only third in each part of competition (figures, short, and free). Rosalynn Sumners won the free skating.