More than 200 top skaters from Atlantic Canada will compete at the Atlantic Canada Skating Championships, scheduled for March 27-29, 2026, at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, Paradise, NL. The event will feature representation from New Brunswick (44 participants), Nova Scotia (65), Prince Edward Island (14), and Newfoundland and Labrador (84). Athletes will participate in…
Read articleSkate Newfoundland and Labrador congratulates the Open Starlites of the Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating Club (MPPSC) on winning the Silver medal at the 2026 Skate Canada Cup in the Open Category, achieving a team-best performance score of 211.06. They placed second in Free Skate #1 and first in Free Skate Program #2 to finish in…
Read articleFive synchronized skating teams are proudly representing Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2026 Skate Canada Cup, held from March 6–8 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario. This national event features teams in the Novice, Gold, and Open categories. In the Novice category, TP Inferno from the Trinity-Placentia Skating Club will be competing…
Read articleMore than 225 figure skaters from across Newfoundland and Labrador will compete at the Skate NL 2026 Skating Championships (Weekend 2) being held from February 19-21 at the Joe Byrne Memorial Arena in Grand Falls-Windsor. The Provincial Championships are a season highlight for athletes in STAR 5 and higher Singles, Special Olympics Singles, Pre-Novice Pairs,…
Read articleDuring the recent 2026 Atlantic Regional Championships at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, six synchronized skating teams from Newfoundland and Labrador qualified for the Skate Canada Cup, set for March 6–8, 2026, in Waterloo, Ontario. The event will showcase Novice, Gold, and Open teams vying for national titles. In the Novice category, Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating…
Read articleOver 300 figure skaters representing skating clubs and schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador will participate in the Skate NL 2026 Provincial Championships (Weekend 1), to be held February 13-15, at the Clarenville Events Centre in Clarenville. For many STAR 1-4 competitors—across Singles, Ice Dance, and Synchronized Skating disciplines—this event represents their most significant competitive experience…
Read articleSkate NL is pleased to announce the appointment of its 2027 Jeux Du Canada Winter Games Team Staff. Coaches Neal Thorne, Brittany Morgan, Kathryn Petten, and Team Manager Susan Dean will provide coaching and leadership to Team NL’s figure skaters. Neal Thorne, a National Certified Coach, will participate in his fifth Jeux Du Canada…
Read articleThis week, over 200 of Canada’s top pre-novice and novice skaters, including a team of 12 from Newfoundland and Labrador, will take to the ice at the Skate Canada Trophy RBC Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Scheduled from February 5 to 8, 2026, this national event merges the former Novice Canadian Championships with the Skate…
Read article37 Teams in 9 categories competed on Saturday, January 31, at the 2026 Atlantic Regionals/Elizabeth Swan Memorial Competition, hosted by the Mount Pearl Paradise Skating Club at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, During the Atlantic Regional Championships, 6 teams qualified to represent Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada at the Skate Canada Cup, scheduled for…
Read articleJoey Russell from the Polaris Skating Club in Labrador City was recently inducted into the Skate NL Hall of Fame. Joey, one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most accomplished skaters, is the Skate Canada 2011 National Senior Men’s Bronze Medallist and the Skate Canada 2006 National Junior Men’s Champion. As a member of Skate Canada’s Senior…
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