Champs Coaches and Athletes Celebrated at 2019 BC/YK Section AGM!

Congratulations to Director Joanne McLeod for winning the Skate Canada BC/YK Competitive Coach/Choreographer Award! (pictured here with Champs Coaching Staff: Megumu Seki, Diane Knutson, Neil Wilson, Kevin Reynolds, Jill Marie Harvey, Miki Mori - missing Kathryn Kang & Josh McRae)

Congratulations to Aleksa Rakic for winning the Skate Canada BC/YK Competitive Athlete Award.

Congratulations to the following Champs athletes recognized for their National achievements: Aleksa Rakic, Beres Clements, Emily Millard, Shuma Mugii, Kiera Kam & Matthew Carter, and Brendan Wong.

Photo: Brett Barden

Champs Skaters Win BC Coast Region Awards!

Congratulations to our Champs skaters that won BC Coast Region Awards this year. Champs is so proud of your achievements!

Alex Wang

Winner of the 2019 Carole Blackburn Memorial Award (Juvenile Men)

Elia De Phanger

2019 StarSkate BC Coast Region Team Trophy Winner (Star 5 Men)

Devesh Sharma

2019 Scott Roberts Memorial Award (presented for musicality and performance in Star 3 category)

Not pictured:

Alisa Goncharov (2019 StarSkate BC Coast Region Team Trophy Winner - Star 5 Girls U13)
Ashley Pang (2019 StarSkate BC Coast Region Team Trophy Winner - Pre Juvenile Ladies U11)
Sofia Folino (2019 Carole Blackburn Award - Juvenile Women U14)

Three Champs Athletes Compete at the 2019 Chinese Taipei Team Selection Championships

Congratulations to three of our Champs athletes on their podium finishes at the 2019 Chinese Taipei Team Selection Championships held in Taipei City in April.

Congrats to Marissa Wu (2nd) and Penny Chen (3rd) on their skates in Junior Ladies.

Congratulations to Brian Chen on his first place finish in Novice Men!

Champs is very proud of you!

Champs announces 2019 Champs International Skating Gala!

The 2019 Champs International Skating Gala will be on Friday, May 3rd at 7:30PM.

The show will be produced by Director Joanne McLeod, with choreography from Champs coaches Jill Marie Harvey, Josh McRae, Megan Wing & Aaron Lowe, Neil Wilson, Megumu Seki, Miki Mori and Joanne McLeod. The show will feature solo performances by Champs Elite Skaters and Ice Dancers, as well as ensemble performances by Elite, Sr A & Advanced, Sr B, and Intermediate & Jr Academy skaters.

Tickets are $40 and are available for purchase beginning Monday, April 15 at the Champs International Admin Office (778-331-3932 or champsinternational@icesports.com). Proceeds go towards the Champs Athlete Centre Fund.

For more information on the Champs International Ice Galas, please visit our page here:
https://www.champsinternationalskating.com/champs-international-ice-gala

Wonderful results for Champs skaters at 2019 Super Series Vancouver Island Competition

Congratulations to our Champs skaters for their excellent results and performances this past weekend in Parksville at the 2019 Vancouver Island Competition. Champs is so proud of you!

Big thanks to Champs coaches Jill Marie Harvey and Miki Mori for coaching at this event.

Novice Women Freeskate

1. Faith Benko
2. Phoebe Yan

Pre Novice Ladies Freeskate

1. Yena Oh
2. Luka Miyake (not pictured)

Juvenile Ladies U12

1. Sanuli Loku
2. Angelina Guan
3. Nayali Liu

Juvenile Ladies U14

3. Sofia Folino

Pre Juvenile Ladies U11 G1

1. Ashley Pan
2. Chelsea Fong

Pre Juvenile Ladies U11 G2

1. Alyssa Yip
3. Jasmine Coetzee

Juvenile Men

1. Alex Wang

Star 5 Girls U10 G2

1. Sabina Lim

Star 5 Girls U13

1. Alisa Goncharov

Star 5 Girls U13

2. Kaili Dailley

Star 5 Boys

1. Nathan Feng
2. Elia De Pangher

Star 4 Girls U10 G1

2. Lily Rayner

Star 4 Girls U10 G2

1. Michaela Salvestro

Champs International Skater of the Month!

Champs International SC of BC -  Skater of the Month Recognition Award

“Presented in recognition of a skater’s dedication, focus, and work habits for skating success and achievement in training and competition”

March 2019

This month’s awards goes to Nayali Liu!

Nayali Liu

Champs International Skater of the Month!

Nayali works very hard and has very strong combination jumps; her solo is filled with transitions and style!

Nayali is turning 12 years old this spring and is from Richmond.  She enjoys Latin and Ballroom dancing, Taekwondo, playing the flute, and modelling.

Nayali skates at Champs International Skating Centre under Megumu Seki.  

She had great performances both at the 2019 BC Coast Winterskate competition where she won the gold medal in Juvenile Ladies and at the 2019 Star Skate Final where she earned a bronze medal in Juvenile Ladies.

Champs is very proud of you and your improvement!  

 Congratulations Nayali on your recognition as Champs International Skater of the Month!

Registration now open for 2019 Super Series Victoria Day

Registration is now open for the 2019 Super Series Victoria Day competition from May 17-19. The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 10 and is available at the link below. Please consult your coach prior to registration.

https://www.skatinginbc.com/events/2019-super-series-victoria-day

Success for Champs skaters at 2019 Canada Winter Games

Champs International Skating Centre was well represented this past week at the 2019 Canada Winter Games!

Brendan Wong

In the Pre-Novice Men’s category, Brendan Wong had two strong skates to finish in second place overall!

Hailey Yu & Brendan Giang

In Pre-Novice Dance Hailey & Brendan had two beautiful performances to skate to GOLD!

Emily Millard

Competing in the Novice Ladies category, Emily was 2nd in the short program and placed 4th overall.

Kiera Kam & Matthew Carter

Kiera and Matthew were amazing in the Novice Dance category with their performances earning them GOLD!

Shuma Mugii

Shuma placed 5th overall in the Novice Mens category.

Congratulations to all skaters! Champs is so proud of you.

Photos: Skate Canada BC/YK

Champs skaters shine at StarSkate Final

Congratulations to our Champs skaters that competed at the StarSkate Final Competition in Kelowna this past weekend. Champs is so proud of all of the skaters and results!

Juvenile Women U12 Podium

1. Kara Yun
2. Angelina Guan
3. Nayali Liu

Juvenile Men Podium

1. Alex Wang

Juvenile Women U14 Podium

2. Sofia Folino

Star 5 Girls U13 Podium

2. Alisa Goncharova

Star 5 Boys Podium

1. Nathan Feng
2. Elia De Pangher

Star 4 Girls U10 Podium

2. Tamara Vainer
3. Abigail Fu

Champs Skaters Selected to Represent BC at 2019 Canada Winter Games

Three single skaters and two dance teams from Champs International Skating Centre have been named to Team BC and will be heading to Red Deer, Alberta for the 2019 Canada Winter Games from February 15-March 3.

Congratulations to Brendan Wong (Pre-Novice Men), Hailey You & Brendan Giang (Pre-Novice Dance), Shuma Mugii (Novice Men), Kiera Kam & Matthew Carter (Novice Dance) and Emily Millard (Novice Women) on their selection!

The figure skating events will be held in Week 2 of the Games.

Champs will be cheering you on!

Photos: Danielle Earl