Kelowna Skating Club brings home 8 Medals

It was a successful weekend full of skating for the Kelowna Skating Club (KSC). The team attended the 2017 Super Series Autumn Leaves competition where they skated their way to victory with 8 medals in total!

The competition took place in Chilliwack, B.C., and served as a final tune-up event leading into Provincials next month. Local talent, Olivia Gran, captured a gold medal in her category - Junior Women’s group. Her final score total was 137.08 points, successfully completing 6 triple jumps in her free program. Olivia’s skate mate, Emma Bulawka, came out on top placing 3rd in the Junior Women’s group.

There were many other skaters who did exceptionally well in the competition. At the Novice level, 13 year-old Daria Carr won the gold with a personal best score of 115.49 points. Her training mates Ashley Sales and Mikayla Kramer finished 3rd and 4th, respectively.

Nine year-old, Ariana Rose, won group 1 of Star 5 Girls in her category, with a personal best score of 19.53, while Calissa Adlem finished 4th.

Ariana Rose

At the Pre-Juvenile level, Sarah Mullins won the silver medal within group 2 of Under 13 year-old skaters, while Gabrielle Jugnauth and Megan Yudin finished 3rd and 4th, in group 2 of Under 11’s. Eleven year-old, Emily Sales, won the bronze medal in group 2, while Malayna Lesko finished 4th in group 1.

The KSC team is skating on and upward to the British Columbia and Yukon Sectional Championships this November. The staff and coaches at KSC bring forth exceptional training at all levels, from helping beginners ‘break the ice’ to coaching the competitive skater to gold.