Regina awarded 2012 Skate Canada Challenge

Skate Canada announced today that Regina has been chosen as the host city for the 2012 Skate Canada Challenge Competitions. The event is scheduled to take place from November 30 – December 4, 2011 at Evraz Place.

Through partnerships with Evraz Place, the Regina Hotel Association and assistance from the Destination Marketing Fund, along with strong support from Skate Saskatchewan and Skate Regina, RROC lead the bid process to encourage Skate Canada to choose Regina as the host. The first-rate facilities of the Co-Operators Centre, our strong volunteer support through the Sectional office, our hotels, and the proximity of hotels to the main venue were all influential factors in making this decision.

The Skate Canada Challenges are elimination rounds for either the Skate Canada Junior Nationals (novice and junior level competitors) or the Canadian Championships (senior level competitors). To promote the development of consistent standards of performance across the country, the Skate Canada Challenge combines the Western and Eastern skaters into one category at each level to execute a true qualifying round for the national championships. These events are planned, managed and executed by Skate Canada with the assistance of a local volunteer organizing team. The purpose of this level of competition is to provide a developmental and cost-effective means for a sufficiently large number of skaters from Sections to compete against each other for the privilege of advancing to the national championships.

Over 500 skaters will participate in the event. This is the only opportunity for novice, junior and senior skaters to qualify for the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and 2012 Skate Canada Junior Nationals. The Challenge event will also see the crowning of the 2012 Canadian Pre-Novice Champions in men’s, women’s, pair and ice dance.

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