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The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition 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 ...

. It is the second competition of the

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, in ...

season. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles,

pair skating 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 ...

, 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 ...

. The first Skate Canada International was held in 1973. The 1987 competition in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...

was the test event for the

1988 Winter Olympic Games ) , nations = 57 , athletes = 1,423 (1,122 men, 301 women) , events = 46 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) , opening = February 13, 1988 , closing = February 28, 1988 , opened_by = Governor General Jeanne Sauvé , cauldron ...

. It was added to the Grand Prix series in 1995, the year the series began. It has had different title sponsors over the years. On August 30, 2006,

announced it would be officially titled ''HomeSense Skate Canada International'' until 2010.

Medalists

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Fours

References

External links

2006 Official site

2007 Official site

2008 Official site

2006 HomeSense Skate Canada International
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2008 HomeSense Skate Canada International
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2009 HomeSense Skate Canada International
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Comprehensive pairs result
{{Grand Prix Figure skating ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating International figure skating competitions hosted by Canada Recurring sporting events established in 1973 1973 establishments in Canada