2011 Skate Canada International Live
The 2011 Skate Canada International is an upcoming ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. Organized by Skate Canada, it will be the first of six events in the 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix, a series of senior-level international invitational competitions.
The event will be held in the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario from October 27–30, 2011.[1] Medals are to be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters will also earn points toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.
Skate Canada International InFoRmTioN
| Type: | Grand Prix |
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| Date: | 27 October – 30 October, 2011 |
| Season: | 2011–2012 |
| Location: | Mississauga |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | Hershey Centre |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles: Patrick Chan |
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Ladies singles: Alissa Czisny |
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Pair skating: Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze |
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Grand Prix continues Oct. 28-30 in Canada live
The 2011 International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continues Oct. 28-30 with skaters heading to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, for Skate Canada, the second event on the circuit. The ladies, pairs and men’s short programs and short dance are Oct. 28, the ladies, pairs and men’s free skates are Oct. 29 and the free dance and exhibition gala (top four finishers in each discipline perform) are Oct. 30.
Of the 52 competitors expected to vie for the ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dance titles, seven represent the United States: Rachael Flatt (Del Mar, Calif.), Mirai Nagasu (Arcadia, Calif.) and Ashley Wagner (Mission Viejo, Calif.) in ladies; Ross Miner (Watertown, Mass.) and Adam Rippon (Clarks Summit, Pa.) in men’s; and Madison Chock (Novi, Mich.) and Evan Bates (Ann Arbor, Mich.) in ice dance. No U.S. pairs are making the trek to Mississauga.
