Issue - Photograph by Skate Canada in this issue >>> 54.1 2016 Canadian Championships Region Team Trophy Kelowna Camp Seminar Gold Feet Thin Ice current topics >>> Burnaby teen marks birthday with gold skate Burnaby's Sarah Tamura wowed the judges and the crowd en route to the gold medal at last week's Canadian Tire National figure skating junior ladies championships in Kelowna Camp Halifax. Tamura registered personal best skates and earned the right to represent Canada at the Junior World championship in Hungary. Seminar By: Burnaby Now s birthdays go, the icing on the cake was -al best set last August in Riga. Capital News Centre A golden. “I obviously haven‟t had this much confi- Kelowna, BC Burnaby‟s Sarah Tamura celebrated her 15th dence going into this season but my practices birthday last week by going out and capturing of late were going very well so I knew it was See more on Page 08 the Canadian figure skating championships in possible. I was very comfortable,” she said, Halifax. noting that posting a plus-50 total in the short The BC/YK Development Camp took The teen accomplished it in style, too, with skate was extremely satisfying. place March 25-27th at the Capital new personal bests in both the short and free “I kind of thought the (free skate) points News Centre in Kelowna, BC. More programs and a total score that made it a runa- were possible, so I expected that,” Tamura than 200 skaters, ranging in age from 8 way success. noted. “The short program result was more -18, laced up their skates to partake in “I definitely felt real confident going to Hali- surprising, as I had a very clean skate but I the annual event run by the BC/YK fax and it seemed like I was missed the last spin. But when I in the zone,” Tamura told the heard my score I was over- Section. NOW. “I did the (free) skate ““I did the (free) skate on my whelmed.” on my birthday, and how it birthday, and how it all She landed all three jumps in Pictured below: A group of skaters on the all turned out was a really her short skate but felt the turned out was a really nice ice working on spins during the seminar. nice birthday present.” missed spin would be costly – The Burnaby Central student birthday present.” but in that thought she was off scored 52.48 in the short the mark. program, then aced the free “It was very disappointing be- skate with a powerful 102.72 – both top results cause up until then my skate was super- in junior ladies. That gave her a total of 155.20 solid.” points, bettering Quebec‟s Alicia Pineault‟s Champs Skating International coach Joanne 137.83. In third place was Tamura's Champs McLeod noted that it was in the work Tamu- Skating International Centre of B.C. teammate ra put in that carried her forward. Megan Yim, who posted a 134.48 total. “Her training. (Tamura) is very consistent Tamura tore up her previous bests by a good and mature with how she approaches train- margin, too. Her new mark in the short shat- ing, and there‟s a level of confidence you get tered a 16-month-old record of 41.53 set at a from that,” said McLeod. Junior Grand Prix event in Nagoya. Her new free skate eclipsed a Junior Grand Prix person- - Continued on Page 06 INSIDE THIS ISSUE News Cont. BC/YK Development Camp Kelowna, BC Special Olympics Updates Results 11 2016 National Championships 11 Novice to Senior BC Games Juvenile to Pre-Novice Club News 20 Gold Feet 49 05 Welcome Coaches Corner 55 Message From Our Chairman NCCP Course Dates Lorraine Mapoles Upcoming course registration News 06 Events Calendar 56 Athlete Trust 2015/2016 Calendar Donate Now Upcoming Competitions and events Front Page Story Continued Lesley Morrison Wins Sport BC Award A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN March 2016 hank you everyone for a great which is a wonderful validation for all of skating season!! The Section the skating programs that have been de- had wonderful success stories veloped throughout our Section. at local, National and Interna- Ttional events. We had a wonderful Su- I am looking forward to this years Annu- per Series of events coordinated by Bev al General Meeting at the Burnaby Delta Thank you Club Board of Directors, Viger that showcased all of the great on Saturday April 30th. We will have and Coaches for all that you do for your talent in our Section. special guest Andre Bourgeois the Nex skaters and Club. I hope that your Gen Director for Skate Canada. We have AGM‟s all go well, and your newly Congratulations to all of the skaters who some interesting workshops lined up and elected Boards carry on in the same competed at Challenge this year and then of course the unsurpassable Awards Ban- excellent manner. moved on to Canadians. Congratula- quet that evening. I hope that as many of tions to all of the skaters that were at you as possible can come and join us for Thank you to our Officials who worked Kelowna for the Super Series Final. this wonderful day. And of course the very hard this past season attending all Special congratulations to the Region night before is the dinner boat cruise and of our skating competitions and test Team Skaters who all tried so very hard auction for the Athletes Trust!! Please days. The skaters appreciate your ex- to get their Region that big shiny Chal- sign up for all of the events through pertise and the Section appreciates your lenge Trophy. It went right down to the www.skatinginbc.com. commitment to the sport. wire and the Gold Ladies event to deter- mine the winning team – Congratula- Lesley Morrison won the Sport BC Presi- I hope to see you all at our AGM!! tions to the Okanagan for winning the dents Award for Figure Skating this year, Challenge Trophy for the second year in and we are very proud of all of the work a row!! Congratulations also go to all of that she has done for Synchronized Skat- Lorraine Mapoles the Super Series winners. This year eve- ing in BC. Chairman BC/YK Section Skate ry Region had a Super Series Champion, 2016 BC/YK Section April 29-30th, 2016 AGM Weekend & Awards Banquet Tickets are On Sale Now Click Here Page 5 >>> SUPPORT OUR ATHLETE TRUST he BC/YK Section of Skate Canada is hosting its annual "ATHLETE'S AUCTION" in conjunction with our "Annual General Meeting and Work Shop Week-End", on Friday, April 29, 2016. This year the auction will be part of our Friday evening Hollywood Themed Dinner Boat Cruise. There will also be a silent auction for items during the Awards Banquet on Saturday April 30th at the Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre. T The purpose of the Auction is to raise funds for the British Columbia/Yukon Section, Athlete Trust. Figure skating is a costly sport and with government funding being cut dramatically, we need to find alternate ways of assisting our athletes with the cost of their training. With the generous support of skating friends, such as you, we have been able to help each skater on the BC Provincial team with a cheque the past eleven years. Your donation of an auction item would be greatly appreciated. Donations may be sent to: Diane Nielson Chairman Athlete Trust 2-6501 Sprott Street Burnaby, BC V5B3B8 Burnaby teen marks birthday with gold skate.. continued By: Burnaby Now - See more: HERE This is Tamura‟s second straight member of the 2014 Canadian “The timing (of his recovery) was with a 39.39 in short and 68.86 in year competing as a junior, after Olympic silver medal-winning more suitable to focus on next free. A year ago, she ended up fifth injuries last year limited her train- team, Reynolds achieved last year, getting back into skating at the BC/YT sectionals, with the ing prior to the 2015 nationals, week‟s result despite having hip midway through the season,” she top-four qualifying for nationals. where she finished sixth overall. surgery last year. noted. “But he wanted it… Com- “(Pawer) dreamed of making it to Two years ago Tamura captured The Coquitlam native had the ing third was like gold for him. It‟s nationals and she tried for four the Canadian novice ladies crown, procedure last April and only really unheard of to come back so years,” said McLeod. “It was spe- with Yim picking up her first laced up the skates again in Octo- quickly, and a credit to how deter- cial for her to reach this, to achieve bronze at the national level. ber – a very quick turn-around, his mined a young man he is.” this.” Both skaters train at McLeod‟s coach said. Even more risky was One-time Burnaby skater and de- Emily Bausback finished seventh centre at 8-Rinks. his decision to push to compete at fending men‟s champion Nam in novice ladies, thanks to a sixth- To see Yim achieve her podium full-force at the nationals, when Nguyen finished fifth. Nguyen, best mark in the free program. place was gratifying. he was half a year of training who trains in Ontario now under McLeod noted that the 13-year-old “Megan had a truly special skate, behind his competitors. former national champion Brian Bausback‟s effort in Halifax drew very much from her heart,” re- “It was unpredictable,” she said of Orser, won the 2015 men‟s title a lot of attention from members of called McLeod.