Skate Virden hosted the 2020 Skate Canada Manitoba Open Free Skate competition last weekend, March 6-8. This provincial event saw 261 skaters registered for the three-day event, filling Virden’s accommodations.
Having many times champion Kevin Reynolds among the technical panel judges was one of the highlights of the event. Reynolds, was a 2014 Winter Olympics silver medalist and six-time Canadian national medalist.
Results for 2020 Skate Canada Manitoba Open for Skate Virden competitors:
Novice Women
Abby Collen: Short - 4th; Freeskate - 2nd
Shanna Yaskow: Short - 2nd; Freeksate - 4th
Pre-Novice Women
Paige Dryden: Short - 2nd; Freeskate - 3rd
Megan Dryden: Short - 16th
Juvenile Women U12
Megan Dryden - 1st
Star 7 Women Artistic
Dominique Lansing - 2nd
Star 6 Women Free Program
Dominique Lansing - 5th
Star 3 & U events are not ranked.
Star 3 skaters include: Sadie Stuart, Evie McAdam, Ella McAdam, McKenzie Masson, Skylar Higginbotham, and Aiden Gonty.
