Port Hope Hosts CanSkate Event
Last Saturday morning, the Port Hope Figure Skating Club had it its third annual CanSkate Provincial Olympic celebration, which took place at the Jack Burger Sports Complex in the Municipality of Port Hope.
The young skaters were separated into teams named after the different provinces in Canada. Aside from being grouped, they were also tested and evaluated by Sylvia Cappler on specific components with regards to their level of skill.
All of the skaters received a medal on the 6th, Saturday.
Among those who scored the most points during the evaluation process for individual components include Devon Burli, wining Gold with 11 points; Doriann Blue, who won Silver after getting 10 points; and Nicole Burli, securing a Bronze medal for 9 points.
For team prizes, “Quebec” won the gold medal thanks to performances by its skaters Eva Ritchie, Rachel Madgett, Devon Burli and Caitlin Davies, Jacob Mahaffy and Grace Jenkins.
Team “Ontario” secured silver or second-place with its members Keegan Gunn- Lewis, Carlyle Ouellet, Nikki Bradshaw, Reghan Chadwick, Scout Young and Sein Kim.
Everyone went home a winner though, each taking home a special Bronze medal.
Indeed, these kids proved that they “CanSkate”. One can only imagine the future they will have. Who knows, they might go pro someday.