Sarnia Native Michael Marinaro Heading to Bordeaux, France
wednesday november 19, 2014
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OTTAWA,
ON: Seven Canadians skaters are
heading to Bordeaux, France for
the 2014 Trophée Eric Bompard
competition this week from
November 21-23, 2014. Canada
will send one entry in ladies
and pair and two in ice dance.
Trophée Eric Bompard is the fifth of six competitions
on the International Skating
Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure
Skating circuit, which qualifies
skaters for the ISU Grand Prix
Final, taking place December
11-14 in Barcelona, Spain.
Included in the lineup representing Canada in Pairs is
Sarnia Native Michael Marinaro
22 and his partner Kirsten
Moore-Towers 22 from St.
Catharines, Ont. This will only
be their second competition
together after teaming up in the
spring. The representatives of
Kitchener-Waterloo SC and Point
Edward SC placed sixth at Skate
Canada International, their
international debut.
Moore-Towers and Marinaro are
coached by Kristy Wirtz and Kris
Wirtz at the Kitchener-Waterloo
Skating Club.
Michael Marinaro & Kirsten
Moore-Towers
photo courtesy of Skate Canada
Others competing are:
Alexandra Paul, 23, Midhurst, Ont., and Mitchell
Islam, 24, Barrie, Ont., are one
of two Canadian entries in the
ice dance category. This will be
their second stop on the grand
prix circuit; they placed fifth
at Cup of China at the start of
November. Representing the
Barrie SC, Paul and Islam train
at the Detroit Skating Club with
coaches Pasquale Camerlengo,
Angelika Krylova, and Natalia
Deller.
Piper Gilles, 22, Toronto, Ont., and Paul Poirier, 22,
Unionville, Ont., will compete
in ice dance. They have captured
two silver medals already this
season, at the Skate Canada
Autumn Classic International and
then at their first grand prix
stop in Kelowna, B.C., at Skate
Canada International.
Representing the Scarboro FSC
they are coached by Carol Lane
and Juris Razgulajevs at Ice
Dance Elite in Scarborough, Ont.
Véronik Mallet, 20, Sept-Îles, Que., is the only
Canadian in the ladies division.
The representative of CPA Sept-Îles
placed 10th at Skate Canada
International earlier this
season and seventh at the
Nebelhorn Trophy. She is coached
by Annie Barabé and Maximin Coïa
at CTC Contrecoeur.
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