Figure Skating

Team Information

Head Coach:
Rhonda McKnight

Assistant Coaches:
Julie Hughes (Free Skate only)
Johnny Yap

Student Trainer:
tba

Contact Information:
Rhonda McKnight
Head Coach, Figure Skating
c/o Department of Athletics and Recreation
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada, K7L 3N6
mcknighr@queensu.ca

OUA/CIS: OUA

Schedule/Results: Click here

Eligibility Certificate: PDF file

Figure Skating News

FIGURE SKATING (M/W) GAELS SKATE TO A BRONZE MEDAL AT OUA CHAMPIONSHIP
Guelph, Ont. (February 21, 2008)  - Kimberley Hord of Stouffville, Ont. and Katie Phillips of Toronto struck gold in the Dance Variation event as the OUA Figure Skating Championship closed in Guelph on Thursday.  Overall Queen’s finished the championship in third claiming seven medals in 13 different categories.

The University of Western Ontario successfully defended their title winning back-to-back championships while the Guelph Gryphons earned their highest finished since winning in 1993-94.  The Gaels third place finish was their second bronze medal in as many year since winning three consecutive titles from 2003-2006.
Hord and Phillips were the only Gaels to strike gold in the two-day completion, but Queen’s was able to take home a variety of medals.  Katie Farrow of Brampton, Ont. and Kelsey Newhook of Toronto won silver in the Intermediate Similar Pairs, while Jessica Bouchard of Thunder Bay, Ont. and Cathryn Schroder of Kitchener, Ont. combined for a bronze medal in the Senior Similar Pairs event.   In the Pairs Fours event, Bouchard and Schroeder teamed up with Farrow’s sister Sarah and Tailia Feder of Ottawa to earn a bronze.  

As a team, Queen’s was able to claim another bronze medal finishing behind Laurier and Western in the Synchronized Skating team event.   

In the opening day of competition, Sarah Farrow had two bronze medal performances skating to a third place finish in the Short Program and then followed with another third place finish in the Open Solo Dance category.  Justin O’Shaughnessy of Belleville, Ont. also posted a top result in the opening day of the championship claiming a silver medal in the Men’s Open Skate behind the University of Waterloo’s Kevin Dawe.

Final Team Standings:
1. Western 89 pts
2. Guelph 75 pts
3. Queens 56 pts
4. Laurier 55 pts
5. Waterloo 45 pts
6. McGill 43 pts
7. Toronto 42 pts
8. Ryerson 11 pts

Day 2 Results:

Sr. Silver Solo Dance

1. Tosha Medeiros (Waterloo)
2. Sandra McCubbin (Guelph)
3. Signe Ronka (Toronto)

Intermediate Similar Pairs

1. Lindsay Webb & Lindsay Dow (Guelph)
2. Katie Farrow & Kelsey Newhook (Queens)
3. Adrienne Corbett & Tosha Medeiros (Waterloo)

Pairs Fours

1. Emma Marinova, Sarah Burke, Caroline McKeen & Danielle Brick (Western)
2. Lauren Black, Sarina Tsai, Laura Stratton (Guelph)
3. Jessica Bouchard, Sarah Farrow, Cathryn Schroeder & Talia Feder (Queens)

Dance Variation

1. Kimberley Hord & Katie Phillips (Queens)
2. Courtney Andison & Katie Dortono (Western)
3. Amy-Sauke Lacelle & Chanel Kwok (McGill)

Sr. Similar Pairs

1. Caroline McKeen & Danielle Brick (Western)
2. Veronica Hall & Signe Ronka (Toronto)
3. Jessica Bouchard & Cathryn Schroeder (Queens)

Synchronized Skating

1. Laurier
2. Western
3. Queens
4. Guelph

4.   Toronto
6.   Ryerson
7.   Waterloo
8.   McGill

Day 1 Results:

Jr. Silver Similar Dance

1. Michelle Lamarche & Brittany Sonnenburg (Laurier)
2. Caroline McKeen & Brittany Bartlett (Western)
3. Caitlyn McCann & Meaghan MacLauchlan (Guelph)

Gold Freeskate

1. Emmy Marinova (Western)
2. Camille Rayes (McGill)
3. Amy Morin (Laurier)

Sr. Silver Similar Dance

1. Carolyn Armstrong & Melissa Hill (Western)
2. Haley Tyers & Kristin Brewer (Laurier)
3. Sandra McCubbin & Laura Barbison (Guelph)

Short Program

1. Signe Ronka (Toronto)
2. Sarina Tsai (Guelph)
3. Sarah Farrow (Queens)

Men Open Freeskate

1. Kevin Dawe (Waterloo)
2. Justin O’Shaughnessy (Queens)
3. Josh Belletti (Guelph)

Bronze Rhythm Dance 4’s

1. Lindsay Basinger, Carolyn Armstrong, Riley Nimens & Melissa Hill (Western)
2. Haley Tyers, Kristin Brewer, Amanda Kelly & Jackie Langdon (Laurier)
3. Amy-Sauke Lacelle, Ciara Ball, Kelly Graham & Marita Winslade (McGill)

Open Solo Dance

1. Sarina Tsai (Guelph)
2. Amy-Sauke Lacelle (McGill)
3. Sarah Farrow (Queens)

Sr. Silver Free Skate

1. Adrienne Corbett (Waterloo)
2. Aivory Gaw (Western)
3. Lindsay Webb (Guelph)

Figure Skating (M/W): Farrow claims two medals at OUA Figure Skating Championship
Guelph, Ont. (February 20, 2008) - Sarah Farrow of Brampton, Ont. opened the OUA Figure Skating Championships with two bronze medal performances as the first day of competition concluded in Guelph, Ont. Queen's sits in seventh place of the overall team competition with 21 points, while Western leads the championship with 50 points.

Farrow, a first-year student, skated to a bronze in the Short Program and then followed with a bronze medal in the Open Solo Dance category later in the day. Justin OÕShaughnessy of Belleville, Ont. also posted a top result in the opening day of the championship, claiming a silver medal in the Men's Open Skate behind the University of Waterloo's Kevin Dawe.

Day two of the OUA Figure Skating Championship commences on Thursday, February 21, at 9:00 a.m. and the Championship awards and team title will be awarded to the winning schools in the afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Team Standings (Day 1):
1. Western - 50pts
2. Guelph - 44pts
3. Laurier - 31pts
4. McGill - 28pts
5. Waterloo - 27pts
6. Toronto - 23pts
7. Queen's - 21pts
8. Ryerson - 5pts

Day 1 Results:

Jr. Silver Similar Dance
1. Michelle Lamarche & Brittany Sonnenburg (Laurier)
2. Caroline McKeen & Brittany Bartlett (Western)
3. Caitlyn McCann & Meaghan MacLauchlan (Guelph)

Gold Freeskate
1. Emmy Marinova (Western)
2. Camille Rayes (McGill)
3. Amy Morin (Laurier)

Sr. Silver Similar Dance
1. Carolyn Armstrong & Melissa Hill (Western)
2. Haley Tyers & Kristin Brewer (Laurier)
3. Sandra McCubbin & Laura Barbison (Guelph)

Short Program
1. Signe Ronka (Toronto)
2. Sarina Tsai (Guelph)
3. Sarah Farrow (Queen's)

Men Open Freeskate
1. Kevin Dawe (Waterloo)
2. Justin OÕShaughnessy (Queen's)
3. Josh Belletti (Guelph)

Bronze Rhythm Dance 4s
1. Lindsay Basinger, Carolyn Armstrong, Riley Nimens & Melissa Hill (Western)
2. Haley Tyers, Kristin Brewer, Amanda Kelly & Jackie Langdon (Laurier)
3. Amy-Sauke Lacelle, Ciara Ball, Kelly Graham & Marita Winslade (McGill)

Open Solo Dance
1. Sarina Tsai (Guelph)
2. Amy-Sauke Lacelle (McGill)
3. Sarah Farrow (Queen's)

Sr. Silver Free Skate
1. Adrienne Corbett (Waterloo)
2. Aivory Gaw (Western)
3. Lindsay Webb (Guelph)

SCHEDULE: Thursday, February 21
9:00 AM - Sr. Silver Solo Dance
9:50 AM - Int. Similar Pairs
10:50 AM - Pairs Fours
12:05 PM - Dance Variation
1:00 PM - Sr. Similar Pairs
2:00 PM - Synchro teams 1 - 4
2:50 PM - Synchro teams 5 - 8
3:25 PM - Awards

Full results from the Championships will be posted daily on the Guelph Gryphon website at www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Varsity_Sport/_Teams/Figure_Skating_-_Women

Figure Skating Finishes Fourth At McGill Invitational
Montreal (November 30, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels finished in a tie for fourth place at the McGill Fall Invitational with the host Martlets. Both schools finished with 33 points, 28 back of meet winning Brock University. The Gaels received strong results from Jenna Hall and Melanie Graveline (2nd in the Junior Silver Similar Dance), Justin O'Shaughnessy (2nd in Men's Single Freeskate) and Jessica Bouchard and Cathryn Schroeder (3rd in the Senior Similar Pairs). The Gaels will return to action in January when they compete in the Western Invitational on the 24th and 25th.

Figure Skating Looks To Defend Title In Toronto
Kingston, ON (February 14, 2007) - The Queen’s Golden Gaels will be looking for their fourth consecutive OUA Championship Friday, as they take to the ice in the two day event. The powerful Golden Gaels will begin their quest to retain the championship banner starting tomorrow Thursday February 15th, at Ryerson University in Toronto. The event will feature skaters from eight schools across the province, and all will be looking to upset the defending champions who have held the reigns in OUA figure skating for the past twelve years, winning 10 of 12 championships in that time. The Golden Gaels won three gold, four silver and two bronze at the recent Waterloo Invitational to finish just 10 points back of the Brock Badgers who won the event. Queen’s will look to Nadia Charania in the Junior Silver Free Skate, Rachel Coens and Katie Hunt in the Senior Similar Pairs and Laura Keating and Jamie Stuckless in the Senior Similar Dance. On the men’s side Justin O’Shaughnessy will be looked upon to provide leadership to his team and will compete in the men’s singles event.

Perhaps the greatest threat to the three-time defending champions is the Brock Badgers team who took home the gold medal at the Waterloo Invitational. Brock was in close competition with the favourites, heading into the final event. After an outstanding synchro program, the Badgers saw themselves walking home with the competition title. The Badgers enter the OUA Championships looking for strong performances from Sam Beaugrand and Kady McKague in the Intermediate Similar Pairs and Beth Carruth, Shannon Dickson, Kaylyn Pecaric and Amanada Sinclair in the Four’s Freeskate event.

The Waterloo Warriors have also posted some solid results this year placing third in the Waterloo Invitational late in the season. Daniela Cotesta (Sudbury, Ontario) skated a flawless program in the Gold Free Skate event at the Invitational and will look to do the same at the OUA Championship. Rookie Adrienne Corbett will try to repeat her previous performances of the year in her first championship event of her career. On the men’s side Kevin Dawe has had a couple of strong skates this year in the Open Men’s event and both will be assets to the Warriors medal hopes this week.

Figure Skating Finishes Second At Waterloo Invitational
Waterloo, ON (January 15, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels won three gold, four silver and two bronze this past weekend at the Waterloo Invitational to finish just ten points back of the Brock Badgers. Winning events for Queen's were Nadia Charania in the Junior Silver Free Skate, Rachel Coens and Katie Hunt in the Senior Similar Pairs and Laura Keating and Jamie Stuckless in the Senior Similar Dance. Queen's next competition will not be till next month when they will defend their OUA title at the University of Toronto February 15th and 16th for the OUA Championship.

Figure Skating Finishes 4th at Queen's Invitational
Kingston, Ont (November 17, 2006) - The Queen's Golden Gaels received two gold and four bronze at their own Invitational Friday at the Jock Harty Arena. The Gaels finished fourth in the team standings twenty seven points behind first place McGill, with Western Ontario and Brock rounding out the top three. Queen's Justin O'Shaughnessy won the men's singles along with Laura Keating and Jamie Stuckless who eamed up to win the Senior Silver Similar Dance for the Gaels. Bronze medals were won for the Gaels by Kimberley Hord and Katie Phillips in the Dance Variation, Cathryn Schroeder in the Short Program, Nadia Charania in Junior Silver Singles and by team captains Rachel Coens and Katie Hunt in the Senior Similar Pairs.

Photos by Changuk Sohn...
Photos by Michael Parkinson...

Figure Skating Captures OUA Gold
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (25 Feb. 2006) - The Queen's Golden Gaels captured their third straight OUA Figure Skating crown, finishing the two-day event with a second place finish in the Team Synchro event to finish ahead of the McGill Redmen who captured team silver and the Western Mustangs who captured the bronze.

Full Individual event Results to be posted at www.skating-wos.on.ca.

FINAL OUA TEAM STANDINGS
1. Queen's - 85
2. McGill - 80
3. Western - 73
4. Waterloo - 53
5. Laurier - 38
6. Brock - 36
7. Guelph - 24
8. Toronto - 22
9. Ryerson - 18
10. Trent - 1

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Gold Medal
Senior Similar Pairs - Katie Hunt, Rachel Coens
Bronze Rhythm - Janel Young, Jamie Stuckless, Laura Keating, Casey Baldovin
Junior Silver Similar Dance - Allison Rodriques, Nita Guron
Senior Silver Similar Dance - Jamie Stuckless, Laura Keating

Silver Medal
Short Program - Cathryn Schroeder
Senior Silver Solo Dance - Nita Guron
Junior Silver Singles - Nadia Charania
Synchro

Bronze Medal
Long Program - Andrea Buzinski

Rachel Coens, Katie Hunt, Laura Keating [x2], Jamie Stuckless [x2], Janel Young and Casey Baldovin were recognized as an OUA All-Star for their fine performances over the weekend.

GAELS LOOK FOR THREE-PEAT AT OUA FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ST. CATHARINES – The hunt for a third consecutive Ontario University Athletics figure skating championship is on for the Queen’s Golden Gaels. The dominant Gaels begin the quest to retain the OQWCIA Trophy today as the OUA Championship begins at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON today, running until Saturday afternoon when the event caps off with the final five Synchro Team competitors taking the ice. Queen’s has been the main power in the sport over the past decade, winning the past two championships and nine of the last 11 overall. Despite their firm grip on the banners, the Gaels will be in tough as 10 other teams, including the Western Mustangs – the only school to snap the string of Queen’s victories with back-to-back titles in 2001/02 and 2002/03 – vie for the OUA crown.

Arguably the biggest threat to the two-time defending champs is the host Brock Badgers team, winners of the Ryerson Invitational held earlier this month in Toronto. Brock, which tied for third with the Mustangs at the Queen’s Invitational in November, scored a total off 77 points to take first, followed by the Gaels at 72 points and Western at 62. The Badgers showed incredible consistency throughout the two-day event and were particularly strong in the Senior Silver Similar Dance and the Senior Similar Pairs, winning both events. Beth Carruth (Fenelon Falls, ON) and Jennifer Court (Oakville, ON) finished first in the Senior Silver Similar Dance, followed by Gaels skaters Laura Keating (Calgary, AB) and Jamie Stuckless (Kanata, ON), while the Badgers duo of second-year competitors Shannon Dickson (Lindsay, ON) and Kaylyn Pecaric (Ancaster, ON) took top spot in the Senior Similar Pairs. Brock’s other first-place finish in that event came from third-year Jennifer McAllister (Orangeville, ON), who won the Junior Silver ladies, placing ahead of McGill Martlet Kate McCall (Palos Verdes, CA) and Lindsay Webb (Thamesford, ON) of the Guelph Gryphons.

Second-year Arts and Science student Nita Guron (Stephenville, NL) is one of the focal points of the experienced Gaels team. Guron skated to first-place finishes in the Senior Silver Solo Dance at both Invitationals this year and also had two back-to-back wins in the Junior Silver Similar Dance with partner Allison Rodrigues (Markham, ON).

The Waterloo Warriors posted some solid results in Toronto earlier this month, including a first-place finish in the Gold Ladies event from strong rookie Daniel Cotesta (Sudbury, ON). Cotesta finished ahead of Dickson and second-year Mustang Heather Toews (Waterloo, ON). Leo Kwong (Waterloo, ON) is one of the Warriors best medal hopes on the men’s side. The third-year Math major placed second in the Men’s Singles at both the Queen’s and Ryerson Invitationals. Kwong finished at Ryerson, while also placing second behind the Gaels’ Justin O'Shaughnessy (Belleville, ON) in Kingston last fall.

McGill has shown strength in a variety of events this season en route a fourth-place team finish at Ryerson and a solid second-place showing in the November Invitational. McCall has been a consistent threat in competitions this season as she placed second in both the Junior Silver and the Senior Silver Solo Dance events in Toronto. McCall won both the Junior Silver Singles and the Intermediate Similar Pairs, with teammate Mallory Toner (Grand Falls, MB) in Kingston. As a rookie, Toner has shown she can perform under pressure, taking top spot in the Senior Silver ladies last month. Fellow Martlet Hannah McDonald (Quesnel, BC) will also enter this weekend with high expectations after placing first in the Short Program at both Invitationals.

OUA FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

Friday, February 24th
09:15 am - Intermediate Similar Pairs
10:00 am - Senior Similar Pairs
10:45 am - Senior Silver Solo Dance
11:45 am - Gold Solo Dance
12:45 pm - Flood
01:00 pm - Bronze Rhythm Dance
02:00 pm - Men’s Open
02:45 pm - Flood
03:00 pm - Pairs Fours
04:00 pm - Flood
04:15 pm - Junior Silver Similar Dance
05:15 pm - Senior Silver Freeskate
07:00 pm - Banquet

Saturday, February 25th
8:00 am - 9:50 am Synchro Practices (to be announced at the banquet the time slots of each schools practice due to the days final results)

09:50 am - Flood
10:10 am - Senior Silver Similar Dance
11:10 am - Junior Silver Freeskate
12:10 pm - Flood
12:25 pm - Dance Variation
01:10 pm - Short Program
02:10 pm - Long Program
03:10 pm - Flood
03:25 pm - Teams 1–5
03:55 pm - Flood
04:10 pm - Synchro Team 6–10

Visit Brock’s OUA Figure Skating Championship site for more information. www.brocku.ca/athletics/article.php?id=1817

Comprised of 19 institutions, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is the governing body of university sport in Ontario. Each year 9,000 student-athletes compete for 40 provincial championships in 24 sports. For more information on Ontario University Athletics, please visit our web site at www.oua.ca.

Gaels Dominate Queen's Figure Skating Invitational
KINGSTON, Ont. (25 Nov. 2005) – The host Golden Gaels dominated the 11-school Queen's Figure Skating Invitational, placing first in five of 12 events and earning top spot in the team rankings. All Queen's entries finished fifth place or higher in each category. The Gaels have won nine of the last 11 OUA figure skating titles, including the past two Ontario banners.

The Gaels opened the tournament by taking first place in the Junior Silver Similar Dance with a performance by Nita Guron and Allison Rodrigues. Guron also topped the Senior Silver Solo Dance category. Justin O'Shaughnessy captured the Men's Singles field, and the combination of Rachel Coens and Katie Hunt led the Senior Similar Pairs. Laura Keating and Jamie Stuckless rounded out Queen's individual titles in the Senior Silver Similar Dance.

McGill, ranking second overall with 57 points, placed first in three categories. Katherine McCall took first in the Junior Silver Singles and combined with Mallory Toner to win the Intermediate Similar Pairs. Hannah McDonald also topped the Short Programme for the Martlets.

Western, tied for third in the team rankings, captured two individual events. Aivory Ann Gaw won the Senior Silver Singles, while Melissa Hill and Michelle Robertson topped Dance Variation. Toronto won a single event with Laura Stoveld capturing the Gold Solo Dance.

The Queen's Invitational marks the start of the 2005-06 Ontario university figure skating season. The Ryerson Invitational follows on the weekend of 4-5 February 2006, with Brock hosting the OUA championship meet on 24-25 February 2006.

Team Rankings
1. Queen's (70 pts)
2. McGill (57 pts)
3 (tie). Brock, Western (50 pts)
5. Waterloo (32 pts)
6. Toronto (23 pts)
7. Guelph (22 pts)
8. Laurier (16 pts)
9. Ryerson (5 pts)
10. Carleton (1 pt)
11. Trent (0 pts)

Top Three Skaters (by event)
Junior Silver Similar Dance:
1. Nita Guron, Allison Rodrigues (Queen's)
2. Kim Civiero, Andrea Stefanovic (Western)
3. Missy Lloyd, Jessica Speck (Laurier)

Gold Solo Dance:
1. Laura Stoveld (Toronto)
2. Airina Rodrigues (McGill)
3. Laura Keating (Queen's)

Junior Silver Singles:
1. Katherine McCall (McGill)
2. Jennifer McAllister (Brock)
3. Kylie Draper (Western)
5. Caitlin McNevin (Queen's)

Senior Silver Solo Dance:
1. Nita Guron (Queen's)
2. Jennifer Zenger (Waterloo)
3. Michelle Zenger (Ryerson)

Senior Similar Pairs:
1. Rachel Coens, Katie Hunt (Queen's)
2. Kaylyn Pecaric, Shannon Dickson (Brock)
3. Ciara Ball, Chanel Kwok (McGill)

Men’s Singles:
1. Justin O'Shaughnessy (Queen's)
2. Leo Kwong (Waterloo)
3. Scott Allison (Western)

Senior Silver Similar Dance:
1. Laura Keating, Jamie Stuckless (Queen's)
2. Jennifer Court, Erin Gillespie (Brock)
3. Erin Memering, Elise Cunningham (Waterloo)

Dance Variation:
1. Melissa Hill, Michelle Robertson (Western)
2. Laura Stoveld, Michelle Woll (Toronto)
3. Kimberley Hord, Katie Phillips (Queen's)

Intermediate Similar Pairs:
1. Katherine McCall, Mallory Toner (McGill)
2. Leanne Doering, Kylie Draper (Western)
3. Lindsay Webb, Nicole Paquette (Guelph)
5. Nadia Charania, Caitlin McNevin (Queen's)

Short Programme:
1. Hannah McDonald (McGill)
2. Kaylyn Pecaric (Brock)
3. Allison Millen (Queen's)

Senior Silver Singles:
1. Aivory Ann Gaw (Western)
2. Mallory Toner (McGill)
3. Katie Selman (Waterloo)
4. Nadia Charania (Queen's)

Gold Singles:
1. Shannon Dickson (Brock)
2. Megan Douglas (Guelph)
3. Airina Rodrigues (McGill)
4. Andrea Buzinski (Queen's)

Coaching Report - Queen’s University Figure Skating Invitational
KINGSTON, Ont. (25 Nov. 2005) - If the first competition of the 2005-2006 OUA figure skating season is any indication of the calibre of athletes across the eleven universities represented in the league, the rest of the season should prove to be a very exciting one. The Queen’s Golden Gaels showed good form and breadth of talent in placing first in five of the 12 events, third in three events, fourth in two events, and fifth in two events. These placings were sufficient to garner 70 points in total to capture gold in the overall standings. A strong contending team that has been building strength over the years was McGill who came in second with 57 points. Western and Brock challenged closely by tying for third place with 50 points.

Outstanding performances were turned in by Nita Guron who won the Senior Silver Solo Dance with a highly expressive Paso Doble. Together with her dance partner, Allison Rodrigues, they brought home gold in the Junior Silver Similar Dance with a flawless Keats Foxtrot. Co-captain, Rachel Coens, and Katie Hunt skated with precision, unison, and technical brilliance to outskate their rivals to win the Senior Similar Pairs. They are the two-time defending OUA champions in this event. The only male skater on the team, Justin O’Shaughnessy, placed first in Men’s Singles with an inspiring performance, given that he had just finished putting the program together a few days before the competition as he had been nursing an ankle injury. The final first place finish came in the Senior Silver Similar Dance with Laura Keating and Jamie Stuckless skating to what seemed to be an effortless, yet powerful Killian, with the last pattern being just as strong as the first.

Laura also competed in the Gold Solo Dance and came in third with a beautifully skated Viennese. Rookies, Kimberley Hord and Katie Phillips, trained very hard to turn in a very well executed Dance Variation to the rhythm of the Harris Tango and contributed to the points tally with a third place finish. They had exquisite makeup and hair to reflect the flavour of the dance. The other co-captain, Allison Millen, also came in third with a very artistic Short Program. She completed all the rotations of the required jumps but, unfortunately, fell out of two of them.

Fourth place finishes came from the performances of Andrea Buzinski in Gold Singles and Nadia Charania in Senior Silver Singles. In spite of a few mistakes, they bounced back to finish their programs strongly. Nadia skated with rookie, Caitlin McNevin, in the Intermediate Similar Pairs to come in fifth. Cailtin was also fifth amongst a very strong field of Junior Silver Singles skaters.

The tremendous hard work and dedication that went into preparing for this competition were duly rewarded with the overall victory at Queen’s. This accomplishment did not come without discipline and sacrifice. For example, due to the unavailability of sufficient dressing rooms, the team graciously and selflessly gave up their warm dressing room for two visiting teams and occupied a cold, makeshift space on the second level of the arena. They rose above this challenge and focused on the task-at-hand. The enthusiastic support and cheering of fellow teammates in the stands also buttressed those on the ice.

The team will now endeavour to build on these successes and further strengthen each program as they prepare for the Ryerson Invitational on February 4 and 5, 2006 and then, onwards to the OUA Championship, hosted by Brock University in St. Catharines, on February 24 and 25, 2006.

Submitted by:
Johnny Yap, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Team Psychologist/Assistant Coach

Queen's Figure Skating Invitational
25 November 2005
Jock Harty Arena

Competition Schedule
7:30 a.m. - REGISTRATION
8:00 a.m. - Junior Silver Similar Dance
8:30 a.m. - Gold Solo Dance
9:00 a.m. - Junior Silver Singles
9:50 a.m. - FLOOD
10:05 a.m. - Senior Silver Solo Dance
10:35 a.m. - Senior Similar Pairs
11:25 a.m. - Men’s Singles
12:00 noon - LUNCH & COACHES’ MEETING
1:00 p.m. - Senior Silver Similar Dance
1:30 p.m. - Dance Variation
2:05 p.m. - Intermediate Similar Pairs
2:50 p.m. - FLOOD
3:05 p.m. - Short Program
3:50 p.m. - Senior Silver Singles
4:40 p.m. - Gold Singles
5:50 p.m. - AWARDS PRESENTATION