Led by Olivia Gran, the has turned in its most successful showing yet at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships.
Last week at the 2018 nationals in Vancouver, four Kelowna skaters accounted for a gold medal, a silver medal and two other top-10 performances.
The highlight of the week was provided by Gran who captured gold in national junior women害羞草研究所檚 division. On the strength of six successful triple jumps, the 14-year-old Okanagan Mission student recorded a season-best score of 149.65 points.
After a second-place finish in the short program, she made up a 3.2-point deficit to win the free program. Following the championships, Olivia was named an alternate to Canada害羞草研究所檚 junior world team.
Gran害羞草研究所檚 victory represents the first time a Kelowna skater has won a national title at the junior level. Three Kelowna skaters had previously won silver medals.
Medallists 害羞草研究所� junior women / M茅daill茅es 害羞草研究所� femmes juniors
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馃 Olivia Gran (BC/YK / C.-B./Yn) 149.65
馃 Sarah-Maude Blanchard (QC / Qc) 148.52
馃 Victoria Bocknek (ON / Ont.) 138.89
Also in the junior women害羞草研究所檚 division, Emma Bulawka, 14, opened in eighth place after the short program and followed with a 5th place finish in the free program, placing 6th overall. The Aberdeen Hall student害羞草研究所檚 total score of 131.93 would leave her less than 7 points off the podium.
At the novice women害羞草研究所檚 level, Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Daria Carr captured the silver medal with a personal best score of 125.76 points. The Okanagan Mission student opened with a winning short program, but would finish just over two points shy of title winner Amelia Orzel of Ontario.
Congrats Daria !
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Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Vienna Harwood had a successful debut at the Canadians, finishing in 10th place in the field of Canada害羞草研究所檚 top 18 novice female skaters. The 12-year-old Okanagan Mission student opened with a 13th place short program but pulled up with a ninth place free program.
In the senior dance division, Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Haley Sales and her partner Nik Wamsteeker finished in sixth place with a total score of 154.74 points.
害羞草研究所淭his is the greatest showing by our club at the nationals,害羞草研究所� said KSC Director Jason Mongrain. 害羞草研究所淛ust having four singles skaters qualify from a city of our size is fantastic, much less having all four place in the top 10 with two medals. And Olivia害羞草研究所檚 title is a first for our club and an unbelievable achievement.害羞草研究所�
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