Elysia-Marie Campbell & Philippe Granger

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 17, 1995 / May 7, 1994 Hometowns: Montréal, QC / Mascouche, QC Home Clubs: CPA St-Léonard / CPA Mascouche Training Town: Pierrefonds, QC Coaches: Élise Hamel, Shawn Winter Choreographers: Mylène Lamoreux

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Until the Last Moment” [Yanni] + “Strange Love” [Koop] : “Torn” [N. Lanier] + “Hello” [Evanescence]

RESULTS: 10th – 2016 Challenge 4th – 2016 Québec Sectionals 8th – 2015 Souvenir Georges-Ethier 7th/7th – 2015 Québec Summer Championships (SD/FD) 7th – 2015 Lake Placid Championships (FD only) SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 39.22, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 60.22, Skate Canada Challenge Total Score: 99.44, Skate Canada Challenge

TEAM NOTES: • Campbell & Granger began their partnership in 2015. • This is Campbell’s first appearance at the Canadian Championships. • Granger previously skated with Jade Robitaille and Alexia Nadaî-Plante. Robitaille & Granger competed at the Canadian Championships last season.

Lauren Collins &

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: October 18, 1995 / February 24, 1994 Hometowns: Minesing, ON / Barrie, ON Home Clubs: Barrie SC Training Town: Barrie, ON Coaches: Kelly Johnson, James Callan Choreographers: Romain Haguenauer, Shae Zukiwsky PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Second Waltz” [D. Shostakovich] + “Radetzky March” [J. Strauss] Free Dance: “Beautiful Tango” [Hindi Zahra] + “Song of No Regrets” [Youn Sun Nah] + “Breakfast in Baghdad” [Youn Sun Nah]

RESULTS: 2nd – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2016 Central Ontario Sectionals 5th – 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd/3rd – 2015 Central Ontario Summer Skate (SD/FD) 1st/2nd – 2015 Minto Summer Skate (SD/FD) 2nd – 2015 Canadian Championships (Jr) 3rd – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 1st – 2015 Central Ontario Sectionals (Jr) 6th – 2014 JGP Nagoya TV Cup SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 55.32, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 89.17, CO Sectionals Total Score: 142.98, Skate Canada Challenge TEAM NOTES:

• Collins & Firus began their partnership in spring 2014. • This is their first year skating at the senior level. • Collins was the 2012 Canadian novice champion with Danny Seymour. They skated together until 2014. • Firus previously skated with Caelen Dalmer. Dalmer & Firus were the 2013 Canadian bronze medalists at the junior level. He did not compete in the 2013-14 season. • Firus is from Vancouver and moved to Barrie, Ont., to skate with Collins.

Catherine Daigle-Roy & Dominic Barthe

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: July 15, 1998 / January 5, 1993 Hometowns: St-Hubert, QC / Longueuil, QC Home Clubs: CPA St-Hubert / CPA Longueuil Training Town: St-Hubert, QC Coaches: Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, Lynn McKay Choreographers: Mylène Girard

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Come Waltz with Me” [D. Roussos] + “Tableau 3, No. 19: Marche de la Cloche” from “Coppelia” [L. Delibes] Free Dance: “La Chanson des Vieux Amants” [J. Brel]

RESULTS: 7th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 3rd – 2016 Québec Sectionals 2nd – 2015 Souvenir Georges-Ethier 5th/5th – 2015 Québec Summer Championships (SD/FD) 7th – 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 13th – 2015 Canadian Championships 6th – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge 5th – 2015 Québec Sectionals

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 47.48, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 84.68, QC Sectionals Total Score: 130.58, Skate Canada Challenge TEAM NOTES:

• Daigle-Roy & Barthe teamed up in September 2014. • Daigle-Roy previously skated with Alexis St-Louis. • Barthe previously skated with Audrey Croteau-Villeneuve and Jade Robitaille. • They competed internationally for the first time this year, at the inaugural Lake Placid Ice Dance International.

Brianna Delmaestro & Timothy Lum

PROFILE: D.O.B.: November 11, 1995 / February 23, 1995 Hometowns: Port Moody, BC / Burnaby, BC Home Clubs: Coquitlam SC / Champions Int’l Training Centre Training Town: Burnaby, BC Coaches: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe Choreographers: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “By Strauss” [Ella Fitzgerald] + “S’Wonderful” [from “An American in Paris”] Free Dance: Bollywood Medley: “Silsila Ye Chahaat Ka” [S. Ghoshal] + “Dev’s Last Journey” [R. Chatterjee] + “Balac Balac” [U. Narayan] + “Dole re Dola” [I. Darbar]

RESULTS: 4th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2016 BC/YK Sectionals 7th – 2015 Finlandia Trophy 6th – 2015 U.S. International FS Classic 1st/1st – 2015 BC/YK Summer Skate (SD/FD) 1st – 2015 Canadian Championships (Jr) 1st – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 3rd – 2014 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2nd – 2014 JGP Ljubljana Cup 3rd – 2014 Canadian Championships (Jr) 4th – 2014 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 5th – 2013 JGP Tallinn Cup 5th – 2013 JGP Baltic Cup

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 59.79, BC/YK Sectionals Free Dance: 89.60, BC/YK Sectionals Total Score: 149.39, BC/YK Sectionals

TEAM NOTES:

• Delmaestro & Lum began skating together in 2013. They are the reigning Canadian junior champions and they won the Canadian junior bronze medal in 2014. This is their first season skating on the senior level. • Delmaestro previously skated with Graeme Gordon. They won the Canadian novice silver medal in 2013, which was her first season as a competitive ice dancer. She also qualified for 2011 Skate Canada Junior Nationals in novice ladies, where she finished tenth. • Delmaestro’s father, Bruno, is a national-level skating coach from the Coquitlam FSC. • Lum previously skated with Noa Bruser. Bruser & Lum won the Canadian pre-novice silver medal in 2010, the novice silver medal in 2011, and the junior bronze medal in 2012. He missed qualifying for 2013 Canadians because his partner was injured.

Piper Gilles &

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: January 16, 1992 / November 6, 1991 Hometowns: Toronto, ON / Unionville, ON Home Clubs: Scarboro FSC Training Town: Scarborough, ON Coaches: Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs Choreographers: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, , Paul Poirier

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” [The Beatles] + “German Dance No. 6” [W.A. Mozart] + “Air Pour les Sauvages” [Rameau] Free Dance: “She Said” + “Neverland”

RESULTS: 2nd – 2015 Trophée Eric Bompard 3rd – 2015 Skate America 1st – 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 1st – 2015 Central Ontario Summer Skate [SD only] 1st – 2015 Minto Summer Skate [FD only] 6th – 2015 World Championships 4th – 2015 Four Continents Championships 2nd – 2015 Canadian Championships 5th – 2015 Grand Prix Final 2nd – 2014 Trophée Eric Bompard 2nd – 2014 Skate Canada 2nd – 2014 Autumn Classic 8th – 2014 World Championships 2nd – 2014 Four Continents Championships 4th – 2014 Canadian Championships 6th – 2013 Rostelecom Cup 5th – 2013 NHK Trophy 18th – 2013 World Championships 5th – 2013 Four Continents Championships 2nd – 2013 Canadian Championships 6th – 2012 Trophée Bompard 4th – 2012 Skate Canada 1st – 2012 U.S. International Classic 3rd – 2012 Canadian Championships 1st – 2012 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2012 Central Ontario Sectionals

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 65.16, Central Ontario Summer Skate Free Dance: 97.66, Minto Summer Skate Total Score: 159.14, Ondrej Nepela Trophy

TEAM NOTES:

• Gilles & Poirier teamed up in summer 2011. • Gilles grew up in the United States and competed internationally with Timothy McKernan and . At the junior level at the U.S. Championships, she has won a pewter medal (4th place) with McKernan, a bronze medal with Donohue, and two silver medals (one with each partner). • Poirier competed for ten years with Vanessa Crone, winning the Canadian title in 2011. Crone & Poirier finished as high as seventh at the World Championships (in 2010) and won the 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medal. They were also 2010 Olympic Team members. • Gilles did not compete during the 2010-11 season, taking time off from figure skating training to give acting a try. She considered several options when she decided to return to the sport, but did not find a perfect fit until her tryout with Poirier. • Poirier studies linguistics at the University of Toronto, while Gilles studies creative arts at Ryerson University. • Gilles became a Canadian citizen on December 17, 2013.

Roxette Howe & Jean-Luc Jackson

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: December 6, 1993 / September 25, 1993 Hometowns: Los Angeles, CA (USA) / Hamilton, ON Home Clubs: Champions ISC of BC Training Town: Burnaby, BC Coaches: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe Choreographers: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Douce France” [C. Trenet] + “Quand On Pense à l’Amour” [M. Mathieu] Free Dance: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” selections [H. Mancini]: “Hubcap and Taillights” + “Moon River” + “The Big Blowout”

RESULTS: 9th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 2nd – 2016 BC/YK Sectionals 7th – 2015 Souvenir Georges-Ethier 3rd – 2015 BC/YK Summer Skate 12th – 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 48.48, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 67.12, Skate Canada Challenge Total Score: 115.60, Skate Canada Challenge

TEAM NOTES:

• Howe & Jackson teamed up in 2015. They were both already training with coaches Wing & Lowe in BC. • Howe competed last season with Troy Shindle, but they did not advance from Skate Canada Challenge. It was her first year competing in Canada; she is from the United States and previously skated with Mark Jahnke. • Jackson previously skated with Alexa Linden, Jocelyn Leblanc, Ekaterina Fedyushchenko, and Katrina Jeromkin. Linden & Jackson competed at the Canadian Championships last year.

Jocelyn Leblanc & Danny Seymour

PROFILE: D.O.B.: September 5, 1996 / March 28, 1994 Hometowns: Tisdale, ON / Port Elgin, ON Home Clubs: Skate Tisdale / Kincardine SC Training Town: Barrie, ON Coaches: David Islam, Kelly Johnson, James Callan, Ryan Arnold Choreographers: Shae Zukiwsky, Kelly Johnson

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Cinderella Suite” [L. Stokowski] + “La Polka Militaire” [P. Doyle] Free Dance: “Poseidon’s Tale” [M. Mrvica] + “25-1-14-14” [P. Lapointe]

RESULTS: 8th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 2nd – 2016 Central Ontario Sectionals 1st/2nd – 2015 Octoberfest (SD/FD) 5th/4th – 2015 Central Ontario Summer Skate (SD/FD) 4th/5th – 2015 Minto Summer Skate (SD/FD)

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 46.23, CO Sectionals Free Dance: 76.14, Skate Canada Challenge Total Score: 120.14, Skate Canada Challenge

TEAM NOTES:

• Leblanc & Seymour teamed up in 2015. Leblanc had skated at Seymour’s rink in 2013-14 and returned to Barrie from her home in Saskatchewan in 2015. • Leblanc previously skated with Wyatt Cowell and Jean-Luc Jackson. She did not compete in the 2014-15 season. • Seymour previously skated with Lauren Collins for five seasons. They won the Canadian novice title in 2012. He skated with Yasmeen Jong last season, but the team fought injuries and was unable to compete in qualifying competitions.

Alexa Linden & Addison Voldeng

PROFILE: D.O.B.: February 28, 1995 / October 19, 1994 Hometowns: Calgary, AB / Saskatoon, SK Home Clubs: Champions ISC / Saskatoon FSC Training Town: Burnaby, BC Coaches: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe Choreographers: Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “The Riddler” + “Entr’acte” from “The Scarlet Pimpernel” Free Dance: “Alice’s Theme” [D. Elfman] + “Alice – Madness Returns Theme” [M. Crutcher] + “The Bathtub” [D. Romer & B. Zeitlin]

RESULTS: 6th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 6th – 2015 Souvenir Georges-Éthier 2nd – 2015 BC/YK Summer Skate 9th – 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 48.88, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 81.78, Skate Canada Challenge Total Score: 130.66, Skate Canada Challenge TEAM NOTES:

• Linden & Jackson began skating together in 2015. • Linden previously skated with Jean-Luc Jackson, Eric Streichsbier, Tyler Miller, and Shane Garland. She won the Canadian novice bronze medal in 2013 with Miller. • Voldeng previously skated with Courtney Royer and Nevada Smith. He did not compete in the 2014-15 season. • This is the first senior-level season for Voldeng. He moved from Saskatchewan to the Vancouver area for training in 2013.

Nicole Orford & Asher Hill

PROFILE: D.O.B.: October 10, 1992 / March 19, 1991 Hometowns: Burnaby, BC / Pickering, ON Home Clubs: Inlet SC / Scarboro FSC Training Town: Scarborough, ON Coaches: Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs Choreographers: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “My Heart Cris” [E. James] + “It’s Not for Me to Say” [J. Mathis] Free Dance: Music from “The Theory of Everything” [J. Jóhansson]

RESULTS: 5th – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2015 Autumn Classic 2nd/1st – 2015 Central Ontario Summer Skate (SD/FD)

SEASON’S BESTS:

Short Dance: 55.94, CO Summer Skate Free Dance: 92.07, Autumn Classic Total Score: 146.65, Autumn Classic

TEAM NOTES:

• Orford & Hill began skating together in May 2015. • Orford previously skated with Thomas Williams and Malcolm Rohon-O’Halloran. Orford & Williams were the 2013 Canadian bronze medalists and the 2011 Canadian junior champions. • Hill previously skated with Kharis Ralph for 12 years. Ralph & Hill won Canadian titles at the pre-novice (2006), novice (2007), and junior (2008) levels. • Hill did not compete during the 2014-15 season. • Both Orford and Hill were thinking of leaving competitive skating in spring 2015. They decided to try out together because Hill had already planned a trip to Vancouver to visit a friend, and Orford suggested that he bring his skates with him. • Orford moved from Vancouver to the Toronto area to train with Hill.

Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette

PROFILE: D.O.B.: July 15, 1992 / February 13, 1992 Hometowns: Verdun, QC / Mascouche, QC Home Clubs: CPA Lorretteville / CPA Les Lames d’Argent Training Town: Montréal, QC Coaches: , Marie-France Dubreuil, Pascal Denis, Romain Haguenauer Choreographers: Marie-France Dubreuil

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Lost” [A. Touwee & B. Van Veen] + “Kill” [M.E. Gjerstad] Free Dance: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” [Simon & Garfunkel] + a composition by Karl Hugo van der Kerkhove

RESULTS: 8th – 2015 Skate Canada 3rd – 2015 U.S. International FS Classic 3rd/1st – 2015 Québec Summer Championships (SD/FD) 5th – 2015 Canadian Championships 1st – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge 7th – 2014 Skate Canada 4th – 2014 Skate America 5th – 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 8th – 2014 Canadian Championships 4th – 2014 Skate Canada Challenge 5th – 2013 Cup of Nice 7th – 2013 Canadian Championships 1st – 2013 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2013 Québec Sectionals 6th – 2012 Canadian Championships (Jr) 1st – 2012 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 1st – 2012 Québec Sectionals (Jr) 5th – 2011 Skate Canada Junior Nationals (Jr) 6th – 2011 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 3rd – 2011 Québec Sectionals (Jr)

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 58.50, QC Summer Championships Free Dance: 91.34, QC Summer Championships Total Score: 149.84, QC Summer Championships

TEAM NOTES:

• Paradis & Ouellette began their partnership in May 2010. • Paradis previously skated with Tristan Laliberté, winning a silver medal on the novice level at 2009 Junior Nationals. • Ouellette previously skated with Marie-Philippe Vincent, Jessica Aquino, and Amanda Tvaronas. • After being JGP alternates in 2011, Paradis & Ouellette finally made their international début in fall 2013. • They are first-time national team members in 2015-16.

Alexandra Paul &

PROFILE: D.O.B.: September 16, 1991 / January 24, 1990 Hometowns: Midhurst, ON / Barrie, ON Home Clubs: Barrie SC Training Town: Montréal, QC Coaches: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer Choreographers: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “The Mouse Waltz” + “The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin” [J. Lanchbery] Free Dance: “Where is It Written” + “Happy” [M. Legrand]

RESULTS: 6th – 2015 Skate Canada 1st – 2015 Octoberfest [FD only] 2nd – 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st – 2015 Québec Summer Championships [SD only] 13th – 2015 World Championships 6th – 2015 Four Continents Championships 3rd – 2015 Canadian Championships 6th – 2014 Trophée Eric Bompard 5th – 2014 Cup of China 4th – 2014 Autumn Classic 10th – 2014 World Championships 18th – 2014 Olympic Games 3rd – 2014 Canadian Championships 5th – 2013 Skate Canada 3rd – 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 4th – 2013 Canadian Championships WD – 2013 Skate Canada Challenge 5th – 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd – 2012 U.S. International Classic 6th – 2012 Four Continents Championships 5th – 2012 Canadian Championships WD – 2011 NHK Trophy 8th – 2011 Skate America 3rd – 2011 Canadian Championships WD – 2010 Cup of Russia 4th – 2010 Skate Canada 2nd – 2010 World Junior Championships 1st – 2010 Skate Canada Junior Nationals (Jr) 1st – 2010 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 5th – 2009 Bosphorus Cup JGP 4th – 2009 Torun Cup JGP

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 64.68, QC Summer Championships Free Dance: 91.64, Octoberfest Total Score: 148.12, Nebelhorn Trophy

TEAM NOTES:

• Paul & Islam teamed up in January 2009. • Paul previously skated with Jason Cheperdak, winning the 2009 Canadian junior bronze medal. • Islam previously skated with Joanna Lenko, winning the 2007 Canadian junior silver medal. • Islam’s father, David, was part of their coaching team until 2012. His mother, Debbie, is an official. • Paul & Islam moved from the Detroit Skating Club to Montréal in summer 2015. All three members of their new coaching team, Dubreuil, Lauzon, and Haguenauer, had choreographed for them in past seasons.

Andréanne Poulin & Marc-André Servant

PROFILE:

D.O.B.: April 26, 1995 / July 1, 1991 Hometowns: Ile-Bizard, QC / Greenfield Park, QC Home Clubs: CPA Des Deux-Rives Training Town: Scarborough, ON Coaches: Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs Choreographers: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Shae Zukiwsky

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Bon Voyage dans La Lune” [M. Thibert] + “A New Deal” from the “Ratatouille” soundtrack [M. Giacchino] Free Dance: “Prologue” & “The Engagement” from “Birth” [A. Desplat] + “Final Soirs d’Alsace” [Ensemble Vivant]

RESULTS: 3rd – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2016 Québec Sectionals 2nd – 2015 Autumn Classic 4th/2nd – 2015 Central Ontario Summer Skate (SD/FD) 2nd/1st – 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships (SD/FD) 8th – 2015 Canadian Championships 7th – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge 1st – 2015 Québec Sectionals 8th – 2014 Autumn Classic 6th – 2013 Canadian Championships WD – 2013 Skate Canada Challenge 3rd – 2012 JGP Sencila Bled Cup 3rd – 2012 JGP Lake Placid 20th – 2012 World Junior Championships 1st – 2012 Canadian Championships (Jr) 6th – 2012 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 5th – 2012 Québec Sectionals (Jr) 6th – 2011 JGP Volvo Cup 4th – 2011 Skate Canada Junior Nationals (Jr) 3rd – 2011 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 4th – 2010 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 5th – 2010 Skate Canada Junior Nationals (Jr) 5th – 2010 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 1st – 2010 Québec Sectionals (Jr)

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 58.18, QC Sectionals Free Dance: 91.52, QC Sectionals Total Score: 149.70, QC Sectionals

TEAM NOTES:

• Poulin & Servant started skating together in April 2009. • They only missed the podium by .21 in their first JGP event in the fall of 2010. It took two years before they finally reached the podium on the JGP, winning two bronze medals in the 2012 series. • Poulin previously skated with Simon Mondor. • Servant previously skated with Joanna Salvagna; they trained in Scarborough, ON. • This season, Poulin & Servant moved to Servant’s former training base at the Scarboro FSC, so that they could train with other high-level senior teams. • Servant suffered a stress fracture in his foot shortly after the 2013 Canadian Championships. A long recovery and related injuries forced the team to miss the entire 2013-2014 season.

Carolane Soucisse & Simon Tanguay

PROFILE: D.O.B.: February 10, 1995 / April 2, 1993 Hometowns: Châteauguay, QC / Montréal, QC Home Clubs: CPA Terrebonne / CPA Ahuntsic Training Town: Montréal, QC Coaches: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis Choreographers: Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “Mon Amant de Saint-Jean” [P. Bruel] + “Petite Fleur” [S. Bechet] Free Dance: “Still Loving You” + “At First Sting” [The Scorpions]

RESULTS: 1st – 2016 Skate Canada Challenge 2nd – 2016 Québec Sectionals 3rd – 2015 Coupe de Nice 1st – 2015 Souvenir Georges-Éthier 4th/4th – 2015 Québec Summer Championships (SD/FD) 3rd – 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 9th – 2015 Canadian Championships 2nd – 2015 Skate Canada Challenge 2nd – 2015 Québec Sectionals 5th – 2014 Canadian Championships (Jr) 3rd – 2014 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 1st – 2014 Québec Sectionals (Jr) 6th – 2013 JGP Minsk 9th – 2013 Canadian Championships (Jr) 7th – 2013 Skate Canada Challenge (Jr) 2nd – 2013 Québec Sectionals (Jr)

SEASON’S BESTS: Short Dance: 57.74, Skate Canada Challenge Free Dance: 85.96, Skate Canada Challenge Total Score: 143.70, Skate Canada Challenge

TEAM NOTES:

• Soucisse & Tanguay began skating together in 2012. • They have won two senior international bronze medals this season, at Lake Placid International and Coupe de Nice. • Soucisse previously skated with Alexandre Laliberté, winning the 2010 Canadian pre-novice bronze medal. She then skated with Benjamin Smyth, finishing 9th on the junior level in 2011. • Tanguay previously skated with Abby Carswell and Shanna René de Cotret-Laporte. He qualified for the 2012 Canadian Championships at the junior level with Carswell, but they withdrew before the event.

Kaitlyn Weaver &

PROFILE: D.O.B.: April 12, 1989 / February 25, 1987 Hometowns: Toronto, ON / Waterloo, ON Home Clubs: Sault FSC / Kitchener-Waterloo FSC Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, MI (USA) Coaches: Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova Choreographers: Pasquale Camerlengo, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Peter Tchernyshev

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Short Dance: “The Blue Danube” & “Annenpolka” [J. Strauss] Free Dance: “Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight” [D. Washington/M. Richter] & “Run” [L. Einaudi]

RESULTS: 1st – 2016 Grand Prix Final 1st – 2015 Rostelecom Cup 1st – 2015 Skate Canada 1st – 2015 Finlandia Trophy 3rd – 2015 World Championships 1st – 2015 Four Continents Championships 1st – 2015 Canadian Championships 1st – 2015 Grand Prix Final 1st – 2014 NHK Trophy 1st – 2014 Skate Canada 1st – 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd – 2014 World Championships 7th – 2014 Olympic Games 2nd – 2014 Canadian Championships 5th – 2014 Grand Prix Final 2nd – 2013 Rostelecom Cup 2nd – 2013 Skate Canada 2nd – 2013 U.S. International Classic 5th – 2013 World Championships 3rd – 2012 Cup of China 3rd – 2012 Skate America 1st – 2012 Ondrej 4th – 2012 World Championships 3rd – 2012 Four Continents Championships 2nd – 2012 Canadian Championships 4th – 2012 Grand Prix Final 2nd – 2011 Rostelecom Cup 2nd – 2011 NHK Trophy 2nd – 2011 Skate Canada 5th – 2011 World Championships 4th – 2011 Four Continents Championships 2nd – 2011 Canadian Championships 5th – 2011 Grand Prix Final 4th – 2010 Skate America 2nd – 2010 NHK Trophy 1st – 2010 Four Continents Championships 3rd – 2010 Canadian Championships 3rd – 2009 Skate Canada 6th – 2009 Cup of China 5th – 2009 Four Continents Championships 3rd – 2009 Canadian Championships 7th – 2008 NHK Trophy 6th – 2008 Cup of China 17th – 2008 World Championships 5th – 2008 Four Continents Championships 2nd – 2008 Canadian Championships 7th – 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard 6th – 2007 Skate Canada 20th – 2007 World Championships 3rd – 2007 World Junior Championships 3rd – 2007 Canadian Championships 3rd – 2006 JGP Liberec 3rd – 2006 JGP Chinese Taipei Cup SEASON’S BESTS:

Short Dance: 72.75, Grand Prix Final Free Dance: 109.91, Grand Prix Final Total Score: 182.66, Grand Prix Final

TEAM NOTES:

• Weaver & Poje began their partnership in July 2006. • Weaver is from the U.S. and competed on the JGP circuit with Charles Clavey before moving to Canada to skate with Poje. • Poje previously skated with Alice Graham and Alexandra Nino. • Weaver & Poje won bronze medals at their first four major competitions together, including their first Canadian Championships. • Weaver became a Canadian citizen in 2009. • Weaver broke her ankle in December 2012, which forced the team to withdraw from the 2013 Canadian Championships. The injury was initially assumed to be season-ending, but Weaver’s tenacity saw the team back on the ice in time to train for the 2013 World Championships, where they finished fifth with two inspired performances. In April 2013, Weaver underwent more surgery to have the hardware removed from her ankle. • Weaver & Poje are 2014 Olympians, two-time Grand Prix Final champions (2015 & 2016) and two-time world medalists (silver in 2014, bronze in 2015).