Name Liam Firus Choreographer Mark Pillay Role Figure skater | Height 1.72 m Began skating 2000 Weight 68 kg | |
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Former coach Lorna Bauer, Rod Mackie, Scott Davis Profiles | ||
Skating club Vancouver Skating Club Training locations Colorado Springs Former training locations North Vancouver | ||
Liam firus freeskate at the 2010 canadian figure skating championships
Liam Firus (born July 2, 1992) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2016 Triglav Trophy champion and a three-time Canadian national medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2014–15). He also won two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.
Contents
- Liam firus freeskate at the 2010 canadian figure skating championships
- Liam firus 2017 canadian national figure skating championships sp
- Personal life
- Early years
- 201011 season
- 201112 season
- 201213 season
- 201314 season
- 201415 season
- 201516 season
- 201617 season
- Competitive highlights
- References
Liam firus 2017 canadian national figure skating championships sp
Personal life
Liam Firus was born July 2, 1992 in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the son of Lois Sullivan, a real estate agent, and Trevor Firus, an accountant. He has a younger brother, Shane, who competes in ice dancing.
Firus attended Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver. After part-time business administration studies at Capilano University, Firus became a student at Athabasca University, pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in finance. In 2013, he passed the Canadian Securities Course.
Early years
Firus started skating as a hockey player in 1999 and eventually switched to figure skating. Lorna Bauer began teaching him when he was eight years old. A member of the North Shore's Vancouver Skating Club, he trained in the fall and winter at the Pacific National Exhibition Agrodome and the rest of the year at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena.
During the 2009–10 season, Firus won the Canadian junior title but was not assigned to the World Junior Championships.
2010–11 season
In the 2010–11 season, Firus finished 6th in his senior national debut at the 2011 Canadian Championships and was assigned to the World Junior Championships where he finished 20th.
2011–12 season
Firus began the 2011–12 season by winning the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix event in Brisbane, Australia.
2012–13 season
Firus experienced severe pelvic pain while training for the Canadian Championships. He placed fifth at the event in January 2013. His condition developed into osteitis pubis and he decided to undergo prolotherapy. He resumed training after five months.
2013–14 season
In autumn 2013, Firus began training under Christy Krall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He won bronze at the 2014 Canadian Championships and was named in the Canadian team to the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 28th in Sochi.
2014–15 season
Firus placed 11th at the 2014 Skate Canada International in Kelowna, British Columbia and won the bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships in Kingston, Ontario. He finished 15th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships.
2015–16 season
Firus won silver at the 2016 Canadian Nationals and finished 13th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. He withdrew from the 2016 World Championships in Boston, stating "Making this decision was extremely difficult. However, I feel that withdrawing from the World Championships is vital for our team."
2016–17 season
Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Firus changed coaches, joining Bruno Marcotte in Montreal.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix