Competitive
What is Competitive?
Competitive is a figure skating program in Delta for skaters in singles, pairs, and ice dance who wish to challenge their figure skating skills and participate in competitive skating events within Skate Canada.
It’s More Than Just Skating!
Skaters enrolled in the Competitive program, learn a variety of life skills as they progress up the competitive ladder. These include goal setting, focus, ability to deal with success/failure, time management, and principles of fair play and sportsmanship. In addition to the life skill benefits, skaters in this figure skating program receive:
Access to provincial and national funding programs (as applicable)
Opportunity to be selected to Skate Canada’s National Team
Opportunity and potential to be selected to represent Canada internationally
Opportunity to compete at Skate Canada Sectionals, Skate Canada Challenge, and/or the Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Access to sport science services
Skaters in this program will skate 5 – 6 days per week and complete anywhere from 10 – 15 hours of training per week including on-ice training sessions, off-ice strength and conditioning, Flexibility, Dryland Technical Jump Classes, and Theory classes.
If I participate in the Competitive Program, is that all I can do?
No! Many of our figure skaters who compete in the qualifying event structure also take tests in Skate Canada’s StarSkate Program or participate in synchronized skating teams.
The only events that you may not be able to compete in are club, and StarSkate events, some of which restrict the entry of skaters who have competed in the qualifying event system.
Qualifying Event Structure
There are several opportunities throughout the season for figure skaters in the lower mainland area to participate in competitive events.
The Skate Canada Competitive Program offers nationally standardized competitions to competitive skaters. These events are the stepping stones to things such as the National Team and the World and Olympic teams. Skaters competing in the qualifying event structure can do so at the Juvenile (optional category), Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior, and Senior levels in singles, pair, and ice dance.