2020 Canadian Figure Skating Championships


The 2020 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships were held on January 13–19, 2020, in Mississauga, Ontario. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were part of the Canadian selection criteria for the 2020 World Championships, the 2020 Four Continents Championships, and the 2020 World Junior Championships.
Mississauga was announced as the host in January 2019. The city previously hosted the event in 2013 and has also previously hosted Skate Canada International four times. Competitors qualified at the Skate Canada Challenge held in Edmonton, Alberta in December 2019 or earned a bye.

Schedule

All times are listed in local time.
DateTimeEvent
January 139:35 AMNovice Ice Dance Pattern Dance 1
January 1311:11 AMNovice Ice Dance Pattern Dance 2
January 1312:44 PMNovice Men Short
January 133:00 PMNovice Ladies Short
January 135:17 PMJunior Ice Dance Rhythm
January 137:36 PMJunior Men Short
January 148:00 AMNovice Ice Dance Free
January 1410:27 AMNovice Ladies Free
January 141:25 PMNovice Men Free
January 144:09 PMVictory Ceremonies
January 145:09 PMJunior Ladies Short
January 147:34 PMJunior Ice Dance Free
January 149:54 PMVictory Ceremony
January 1511:35 AMNovice Pair Short
January 151:06 PMJunior Pair Short
January 153:11 PMJunior Ladies Free
January 156:09 PMJunior Men Free
January 158:32 PMVictory Ceremonies
January 164:25 PMNovice Pair Free
January 166:05 PMJunior Pair Free
January 167:48 PMVictory Ceremonies
January 17--
January 1712:45 PMSenior Ladies Short
January 173:35 PMSenior Ice Dance Rhythm
January 175:00 PMOpening Ceremony
January 175:33 PMSenior Pair Short
January 177:25 PMSenior Men Short
January 1810:30 AMSenior Pair Free Groups 1
January 1811:20 AMSenior Ladies Free Groups 1-2
January 181:38 PMSenior Ice Dance Free
January 183:13 PMSenior Ladies Free Group 3
January 184:08 PMVictory Ceremonies
January 185:23 PMSenior Men Free Group 1
January 186:39 PMSenior Pair Free Groups 2-3
January 187:57 PMSenior Men Free Groups 2-3
January 189:48 PMVictory Ceremonies
January 192:00 PMExhibition Gala

Entries

A list of qualified skaters was published on December 20, 2019.

Senior

Junior

Novice

Changes to preliminary entries

Medal summary

Senior

Junior

Novice

Senior results

Men

Messing placed first in the short program while defending champion Nguyen was second. Sadovsky ranked first in the free skating and won the title with a 17-point margin.

Ladies

Pineault, who missed the previous edition due to injury, placed first in the short program. Bausback, fourth after the short, won the free skate and the title.

Pairs

Moore-Towers / Marinaro won the pairs' title after ranking first in both segments.

Ice dance

Gilles / Poirier won both segments of the event. They had a wardrobe malfunction in the rhythm dance when her hair became caught in his costume.

Junior results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Novice results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

International team selections

World Championships

The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from March 16–22, 2020. Skate Canada announced some assignments on January 19, 2020. The teams were updated on February 13, 2020 and finalized on February 24, 2020.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1Nam NguyenEmily BausbackKirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroPiper Gilles / Paul Poirier
2Alicia PineaultEvelyn Walsh / Trennt MichaudMarjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
3Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen '
1st alt.Roman SadovskyAlison SchumacherLiubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie BilodeauCarolane Soucisse / Shane Firus '
2nd alt.Keegan MessingMadeline Schizas

Four Continents Championships

The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Seoul, South Korea from February 4–9, 2020. Skate Canada announced the assignments on January 19, 2020.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1Roman SadovskyEmily BausbackKirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroPiper Gilles / Paul Poirier
2Nam NguyenAlison SchumacherEvelyn Walsh / Trennt MichaudMarjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
3Keegan MessingAlicia PineaultLiubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie BilodeauCarolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
1st alt.Nicolas NadeauVéronik MalletJustine Brasseur / Mark BardeiHaley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker
2nd alt.Conrad OrzelGabrielle DalemanLori-Ann Matte / Thierry FerlandMolly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs
3rd alt.Hannah DawsonNadine Wang / Francis Boudreau-AudetAlicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer

World Junior Championships

Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from March 2–8, 2020. Skate Canada announced some assignments on January 19, 2020. The teams were updated on February 13, 2020 and finalized on February 24, 2020.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1Stephen GogolevKaiya RuiterPatricia Andrew / Zachary DalemanNatalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell
2Joseph PhanAlison SchumacherKelly-Ann Laurin / Loucas ÉthierEmmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia
3Miku Makita / Tyler Gunara
1st alt.Aleksa RakicEmily BausbackGabrielle Levesque / Pier-Alexandre HudonNadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont
2nd alt.Corey CircelliMadeline SchizasSofia Kagolovskaya / Kieran MacDonald

Winter Youth Olympics

The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics were held in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 10–15, 2020. The Canadian Championships were held after the Winter Youth Olympics.
MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1Aleksa RakicCatherine CarleBrooke McIntosh / Brandon TosteNatalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell
2Miku Makita / Tyler Gunara