For full article and pictures see:
http://www.skatetoday.com/2011/10/08/wing-lowe-welcome-twins/
Posted By Skate Today On October 8, 2011 @ 3:19 pm
by Brett Barden
Former Canadian ice-dancers, Megan Wing & Aaron Lowe, welcome twins!!!
On Thursday, October 6, 2011 around 4:00pm, Megan gave birth to two healthy twins, one boy and one girl. Keauna Auburn Wing Lowe weighs in at 4 lbs 9 oz and Tayson Pierce Wing Lowe weighs in at 5 lbs 14 oz.
“The babies are healthy, so far so good,” stated Lowe.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Grand Prix Season Preview: Canadian women rebuilding
Full article at: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/pjkwong/2011/09/figure-skating-preview-canadian-women-rebuilding.html
September 30, 2011 1:55 PM
By PJ Kwong
For figure skating fans, the time between the end of worlds and the start of the next season's ISU Grand Prix series can seem like a long time with no action. (In case you forgot, Miki Ando won the 2011 women's world championship after the event was moved from her native Japan to Moscow in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami.)
But the truth is, the work never stops for the skaters.
Canada's top women are in what some would call a "rebuilding" phase. Selections for the upcoming Grand Prix series are based in part on individual skaters' results and rankings, which means that Canada will only be allowed to field entries in three of the six events. Compare that to Japan, the United States and Russia, which are allowed entries in all six events. There's no doubt that heading into this season the Canadian women are at the base of a steep hill to climb, but that doesn't mean they won't be able to do it.
September 30, 2011 1:55 PM
By PJ Kwong
For figure skating fans, the time between the end of worlds and the start of the next season's ISU Grand Prix series can seem like a long time with no action. (In case you forgot, Miki Ando won the 2011 women's world championship after the event was moved from her native Japan to Moscow in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami.)
But the truth is, the work never stops for the skaters.
Canada's top women are in what some would call a "rebuilding" phase. Selections for the upcoming Grand Prix series are based in part on individual skaters' results and rankings, which means that Canada will only be allowed to field entries in three of the six events. Compare that to Japan, the United States and Russia, which are allowed entries in all six events. There's no doubt that heading into this season the Canadian women are at the base of a steep hill to climb, but that doesn't mean they won't be able to do it.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
About Greg Ladret, Dawn Ladret, Doug Ladret & Scott Rachuk
Full article available at http://www.canada.com/Valley+connection+Battle+Blades+Disney/5428616/story.html
Valley connection to Battle of the Blades and Disney
COMOX VALLEY ECHO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Comox Valley Skating Club coach Greg Ladret has just returned from Orlando, Florida where he was a featured speaker at the 30-year reunion of Disney On Ice, a show for which he was a principal skater for 10 years. On the way home Greg stopped over in Scottsdale, Arizona to visit his brother Doug who was just about to head for Toronto for his third season as coach/choreographer/coordinator with the number one CBC TV show Battle of the Blades.
Most coaches with careers in excess of 20 years will have built up a network of coaching colleagues in many areas of sport. For the Comox Valley Skating Club husband and wife coaching team of Greg Ladret and Dawn Ladret, it is a real family thing.
Dawn began skating in Elliot Lake, Ontario. She continued skating as her family moved first to Port Hardy, and then to the Comox Valley where she got her first taste of coaching. Dawn spent her early years in coaching honing her skills in Whitehorse, Yorkton, and Gold River before returning to the Comox Valley. In her first 20 years coaching here Dawn took many Comox Valley skaters to Provincial and National Championships. Three years ago, after a threeyear break to spend more time with her children and pursue other interests, Dawn returned to coaching.
Greg was born in Comox, and at the age of three weeks, began a road trip that would take him several times around the world, and after many years, eventually bring him back here. Greg and brother Doug both began their skating in Powell River, and continued on to be national competitors, medallists and for Doug Champion and Olympian.
Dawn's brother Scott Rachuk, a former national medalist and well respected coach, owns the Competitive Skating School of Strathroy in Ontario, and acts as a consultant for other clubs in Ontario, as well as serving on committees for Skate Canada.
Greg's brother Doug, former Canadian pairs champion with Christine Hough (better known as Doug & Tuffy) coaches in Arizona when not traveling with his competitive skaters to events around the world, or working on Battle or the Blades in Toronto. Doug serves on committees for the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA), including the selection committee for US international competitors.
Valley connection to Battle of the Blades and Disney
COMOX VALLEY ECHO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Comox Valley Skating Club coach Greg Ladret has just returned from Orlando, Florida where he was a featured speaker at the 30-year reunion of Disney On Ice, a show for which he was a principal skater for 10 years. On the way home Greg stopped over in Scottsdale, Arizona to visit his brother Doug who was just about to head for Toronto for his third season as coach/choreographer/coordinator with the number one CBC TV show Battle of the Blades.
Most coaches with careers in excess of 20 years will have built up a network of coaching colleagues in many areas of sport. For the Comox Valley Skating Club husband and wife coaching team of Greg Ladret and Dawn Ladret, it is a real family thing.
Dawn began skating in Elliot Lake, Ontario. She continued skating as her family moved first to Port Hardy, and then to the Comox Valley where she got her first taste of coaching. Dawn spent her early years in coaching honing her skills in Whitehorse, Yorkton, and Gold River before returning to the Comox Valley. In her first 20 years coaching here Dawn took many Comox Valley skaters to Provincial and National Championships. Three years ago, after a threeyear break to spend more time with her children and pursue other interests, Dawn returned to coaching.
Greg was born in Comox, and at the age of three weeks, began a road trip that would take him several times around the world, and after many years, eventually bring him back here. Greg and brother Doug both began their skating in Powell River, and continued on to be national competitors, medallists and for Doug Champion and Olympian.
Dawn's brother Scott Rachuk, a former national medalist and well respected coach, owns the Competitive Skating School of Strathroy in Ontario, and acts as a consultant for other clubs in Ontario, as well as serving on committees for Skate Canada.
Greg's brother Doug, former Canadian pairs champion with Christine Hough (better known as Doug & Tuffy) coaches in Arizona when not traveling with his competitive skaters to events around the world, or working on Battle or the Blades in Toronto. Doug serves on committees for the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA), including the selection committee for US international competitors.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Canadian pair wins silver at figure skating junior grand prix
Entire article at http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/other/canadian-pair-wins-silver-at-figure-skating-junior-grand-prix-130003538.html
By: The Canadian Press
Posted: 09/16/2011 10:52 PM || Last Modified: 09/16/2011 11:08 PM
GDANSK, Poland - Katherine Bobak and Ian Beharry of Guelph, Ont., earned silver Friday in their international debut in pairs at the third stop in the ISU junior grand prix figure skating circuit.
Americans Britney Simpson and Matthew Blackmer took gold with 141.42 points. The Canadians jumped from fifth after the short program to second with 132.54, while Tatiana Tudvaseva and Sergei Lisiev of Russia were third at 129.35.
Bobak and Beharry, coached by former national team members Kristy and Kris Wirtz, joined forces in February.
By: The Canadian Press
Posted: 09/16/2011 10:52 PM || Last Modified: 09/16/2011 11:08 PM
GDANSK, Poland - Katherine Bobak and Ian Beharry of Guelph, Ont., earned silver Friday in their international debut in pairs at the third stop in the ISU junior grand prix figure skating circuit.
Americans Britney Simpson and Matthew Blackmer took gold with 141.42 points. The Canadians jumped from fifth after the short program to second with 132.54, while Tatiana Tudvaseva and Sergei Lisiev of Russia were third at 129.35.
Bobak and Beharry, coached by former national team members Kristy and Kris Wirtz, joined forces in February.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Kim still unsure whether to skate at ISU worlds
Full article at http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
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Figure skating star Kim Yu-na has yet to make a decision on whether to appear at this season’s ISU Figure Skating World Championships. “I haven’t made a decision,” Kim said Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Korean figure skating queen made the statement as she visited the Staples Center, as it was announced that the “City of Angels” will be the host city for the 2015 Special Olympics. Kim is a global ambassador for the Special Olympics. When asked about her current condition Kim said, “I am in good form. I don’t feel any pain right now. I have skated two or three hours every day.” But she also mentioned she is not sure of participating in the worlds in France in March. “If my mind is ready for the worlds, and my body is in good shape, I will decide then.” | ||||
| yc@koreatimes.c |
Friday, September 09, 2011
On the cutting edge of national stardom
Full article at Full article at http://www.guelphmercury.com/
Rob Massey, Mercury staff
On the cutting edge of national stardom
Pairs skaters. Brittany Jones of Toronto and Kurtis Gaskell of Guelph and practise their short routine on Thursday at Skate Canada's High Performance Camp at the Hershey Centre. Rob Massey/Mercury staff Source: Mercury staff
September 8, 2011
MISSISSAUGA — Kurtis Gaskell of Guelph and partner Brittany Jones of Toronto are aiming to qualify for the Canadian figure skating team.
“Definitely to make national team,” Jones said was the pair’s goal for the season. “That was our goal last year and, unfortunately, we didn’t make it. For sure the national team this year and we’ll just go from there and see what happens.”
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