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2015 Skate Canada International

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Type:
  
Grand Prix

Location:
  
Lethbridge, Alberta

Venue:
  
ENMAX Centre

Season:
  
2015–16

Host:
  
Skate Canada

Date:
  
October 30 – November 1

The 2015 Skate Canada International was an international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season. Organized by Skate Canada, it was the second of six events in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a series of senior-level invitational competitions.

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The event was held October 30 to November 1, 2015 at ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters also earned points toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.

Entries

The entries were as follows:

Changes to preliminary assignments

  • On July 24, 2015, Ronald Lam announced his retirement. He was officially removed from the roster on August 21st. On September 4th, he was officially replaced with Kim Jin-seo.
  • On August 21st, Veronik Mallet was announced as a host pick.
  • On September 2nd, Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps and Elisabeth Paradis / Francois Xavier Ouelette were announced as a host pick.
  • On September 24th, Joshua Farris was removed from the roster. U.S. Figure Skating announced he had to withdraw due to a concussion. On September 25th, it was announced that he was replaced by Timothy Dolensky. Dolensky was officially added to the roster on September 28th.
  • On October 16, Elene Gedevanishvili was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 19, her replacement was announced as Isabelle Olsson.
  • On October 22, Peter Liebers was replaced by Sei Kawahara.

    • References

    2015 Skate Canada International Wikipedia
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