Holiday Showcase
December 18, 2022
Our annual Holiday Performance Showcase took place at Jack Charron Arena. Performances featured figure skating by GCSC Academy and STARSkaters of all levels. Family and friends who came out to see the show and support the club enjoyed hot chocolate and popcorn, a chance to earn raffle prizes and a 50/50 draw. After the show, all were welcome to stay and enjoy a family skate. A huge thank you is due to our volunteer photographer, Jane MacAulay, for taking the photos and to Clark Merchant for being our announcer and photo editor!
Congratulations to our raffle ticket winners!
Pre-Novice & Novice Sectional Championships
December 8-10, 2022
This year's Sectional Championships for Pre-Novice and Novice levels took at the Ed Sackfield Arena & Fitness Centre in Richmond Hill. GCSC is proud to have sent three skaters to the championships: Brianna Dion (Pre-Novice), Victoria Power (Pre-Novice), and Makya Bertrand (Novice). We are proud to announce that our Pre-Novice Pairs Team (Brianna and Makya) placed second at this event. Way to go!!
On Thursday, December 1 the STAR 5+ Academy skaters celebrated with a send-off.
Nepean Provincial Series #3 Competition
December 2-4, 2022
The Nepean Provincial Series #3 Competition was at the Nepean Sportsplex. Congratulations to all our participating skaters, with a special mention to our podium finishers:
Juvenile Men U14
Evan Merchant = 1st place
Gold Women
Adelle MacLeod = 1st place
STAR 10 Women
Ella Mossman = 3rd place
STAR 9 Women O14
Adelle MacLeod = 1st place
Ella Mossman = 3rd place
STAR 7 Men O12
Evan Merchant = 2nd place
Jack McHugh = 3rd place
STAR 7 Women (Artistic)
Adia Smith = 3rd place
STAR 6 Team Elements
Jack/Ali/Yara/Isabella = 2nd place
STAR 5 Individual Elements
Emma Stone = 3rd place
STAR 5 Team Elements
Emma/Hana/Shankari/Hannah = 3rd place
STAR 3 Individual Elements
Sarah Chen = GOLD
Jade Smith = GOLD
STAR 3 Team Elements
Sarah/Jade/Kaylee/Savannah = GOLD
STAR 2 Individual Elements
Savannah Bernier = GOLD
Teagan Smith = BRONZE
Tina Wang = SILVER
We are also proud of our STAR 1-4 skaters' results:
STAR 3
Sarah Chen = GOLD
Jade Smith = SILVER
Kaylee Wang = BRONZE
STAR 2
Savannah Bernier = SILVER
Zoe Gu = BRONZE
Teagan Smith = BRONZE
Claire Stone = BRONZE
Ethan Stone = BRONZE
Tina Wang = BRONZE
Nicole Wylie = BRONZE
STAR 1
Gordon Bennett = BRONZE
Jeannine Chahabi = BRONZE
Tenley Doyle = BRONZE
Hanbei Li = BRONZE
CPA Asticou 2022 Invitational
November 11-13, 2022
STAR 5 Women
Emma Stone = 1st place
Kathleen Mott = 2nd place
Shankari Ramashan = 2nd place
STAR 6 Women
Adia Smith = 3rd place
STAR 6 Men
Evan Merchant = 1st place
STAR 7 Women
Samantha Aboud = 1st place
Adia Smith = 3rd place
STAR 7 Men
Evan Merchant = 1st place
Jack McHugh = 2nd place
STAR 9 Women
Rafaella Salim = 2nd place
STAR 10 Women
Rafaella Salim = 1st place
Angela Hu = 2nd place
Ella Mossman = 3rd place
GOLD Women
Laura Jin = 3rd place
Pre-Novice Women
Brianna Dion = 1st place
Novice Men
Makya Bertrand
Short Program = 1st place
Long Program = 2nd place
Combined = 2nd place
STAR 5 Women
Emma Stone = 1st place
Hanna Rock = 3rd place
STAR 9-10 Women
Brianna Dion - 1st place
STAR 1-4 results:
STAR 1
Teagan Smith = BRONZE
Zoe Gu = SILVER
Claire Stone = GOLD
Tina Wang = GOLD
STAR 2
Savannah Bernier = SILVER (Solo) & GOLD (Elements)
STAR 3
Sarah Chen = SILVER (Solo) & SILVER (Elements)
Jade Smith = SILVER (Solo) & GOLD (Elements)
Sectional Series November Event
November 3-6, 2022
The final competition in this year's Sectional Series was held at Ed Sackfield Arena in Richmond Hill. Three GCSC Academy skaters participated in the competition: Makya Bertrand (Novice Men & Pre-Novice Pairs), Victoria Power (Pre-Novice Women), and Brianna Dion (Pre-Novice Women and Pairs). Congratulations to everyone on participating, with a special mention to our Pairs Team, who earned third place and will be moving on the Sectional Championships in December.
STAR 1-4 Academy
October 23, 2022
Glen Cairn Skating Club is proud to have sixteen skaters enrolled in this Academy program for the 2022-2023 season.
Here they are in costume for Performance Ice. Looking good, everyone!
Sectionals Series
October 13-16, 2022
Congratulations to the eleven participating Glen Cairn Skating Club Academy skaters who competed at the Allandale Recreation Centre in Barrie. A special mention is due to our podium finishers:
Juvenile Men U13
Evan Merchant = 2nd place
GOLD Women
Adelle MacLeod = 1st place
STAR 10 Women
Rafaella Salim = 1st place
Ella Mossman = 2nd place
STAR 9 Women O14
Adelle MacLeod = 3rd place
STAR 7 Men
Evan Merchant = 3rd place
2022 Mini-Seminar
September 10, 2022
From 9 am-12 pm the Glen Cairn Skating Club hosted a "Mini-Seminar" to start off our 2022/2023 season with World Level coaches Paige Aistrop and Ernest Pryhitka from the Toronto Cricket Skating Club. On-ice sessions were held at Jack Charron Arena while off-ice classes were led by Dylan Harries at the Glen Cairn Community Centre.
Our Pairs Team
August & September 2022
Pre-Novice Pairs Team, Brianna Dion and Makya Bertrand, have been training hard for competition.
2022 Summer Skate
Off-Ice Stretching - team edition!
Skater Development Seminar
April 25-26, 2022
GCSC would like to thank Ravi Walia, Olympic and World Coach from Edmonton, Alberta, and Paige Aistrop, Olympic and World Spin Coach from Toronto Cricket and Skating Club, for an amazing two-day seminar, held at Bell Sensplex.
Skate Ontario Provincial Championships
March 24-27, 2022
Congratulations to all our participating Skaters for achieving personal bests at the 2022 Skate Ontario Provincial Championships in Mississauga! A special congratulations is due to Evan Merchant for his Silver Medal in the Pre-Juvenile Men category! Way to go, Evan!
This year's qualifying Glen Cairn Skating Club skaters:
Angela Hu – STAR 8 Women
Evan Merchant – Pre-Juvenile Men & STAR 7 Men
Laura Jin - GOLD Women
Adelle Maclead - GOLD Women
Rafaela Salim - STAR 10 Women
Jack McHugh – Pre-Juvenile Men
Brianna Dion – Pre-Juvenile Women & STAR 7 Women
Alexandra Figueredo – STAR 7 Women (not shown)
Love to Skate
March 18, 2022
Thank you to all our volunteers for making this event a huge success!
STAR 1-4 Performance Ice
February 27, 2022
Congratulations on a GREAT JOB by all our skaters!
Elizabeth Manley Winter Classic
February 18-20, 2022
Glen Cairn Skating Club congratulates all our skaters who participated at this event, with a special mention to our podium finishers:
Pre-Juvenile Women
Brianna Dion = 1st place
Pre-Juvenile Men
Evan Merchant = 1st place
Jack McHugh = 2nd place
GOLD Women
Adelle MacLeod = 2nd place
STAR 10 Women
Rafaella Salim = 1st place
Ella Mossman = 2nd place
STAR 8 Women
Angela Hu = 1st place
STAR 7 Women
Brianna Dion = 1st place
Alexandra Figueredo = 1st place
Victoria Power = 2nd place
STAR 7 Men
Evan Merchant = 2nd place