VANCOUVER — Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway.
Sixty skaters from around the world, including reigning Skate Canada ladies single champion Rinka Watanabe, 2023 world champion Kaori Sakamoto and Canadian ice dancers and two time Olympic bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, will take part.
The routine the pair have worked on is inspired by the Emily Bronte classic"Wuthering Heights" and features the ups and downs of love, said Gilles. "I love Canada so I feel pretty happy to be back in Vancouver," she said."I try to do my best here and my goal is top three because if I want to go to the final, a top three is good. Top three is my goal but I'm trying not to think too much."
Pairs skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek pf Brossard, Que., and partner Maxime Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., will compete in their long program with a vampire inspired routine, based on the"Interview with a Vampire" series.
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