The 1998 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were the Canadian Figure Skating Championships

Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...

 for the 1997-1998 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. The Canadian Championships are the figure skating national championship

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 which determines the national champions of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The event was organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body.

Skaters competed at the senior, junior, and novice levels in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 1998 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men:The favourites and top two after the short program were Ilia Kulik and Elvis Stojko, who would skate first and last, respectively. Medal contenders Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between...

 and 1998 World Figure Skating Championships

1998 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1997-1998 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion...

.

The competition was held from January 7–11, 1998 in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

.

Senior men

Rank	Name	Section
1	Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion , two-time Olympic silver medalist , and seven-time Canadian champion ....	CO
2	Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu Emanuel Sandhu is a Canadian figure skater and dancer. He is a three-time Canadian national champion and the 2004 Grand Prix champion.-Personal life:...	CO
3	Jeff Langdon	EO
4	Jean-Francois Hebert Jean-Francois Hebert Jean-Francois Hebert was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-Results:- References :...	QC
5	Jayson Dénommée Jayson Dénommée Jayson Denommee is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2001 Canadian national silver medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Results:-External links:...	QC
6	Ben Ferreira Ben Ferreira Ben Ferreira is a Canadian figure skater.Ferreira is a three-time Canadian medalist and World competitor. He married Jadene Ferreira on May 21, 2005...	AB
7	Collin Thompson	CO
8	Ravi Walia Ravi Walia Ravi Walia is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1995 Canadian bronze medalist and the 1993 Junior national champion.He serves as an ISU Technical Specialist for Canada.-References:...	AB
9	Daniel Bellemare Daniel Bellemare Daniel Bellemare is a Canadian prosecutor. After retiring from a long career in the Canadian legal system, Bellemare was named as a prosecutor for the United Nations.-Canadian legal career:...	QC
10	Ryan Hamilton Ryan Hamilton Ryan Hamilton is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League ....	MB
11	Stephen Thompson	AB
12	Francis Bureau	QC
13	Douglas Bourque	AB
14	Matthew Williams	BC
15	Lee Bakker	AB
WD	David D'Cruz	CO
WD	Stephane Yvars	QC

• WD = Withdrawn

Senior ladies

Rank	Name	Section
1	Angela Derochie Angela Derochie Angela Derochie was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in ladies singles and won the gold medal at the 1998 Canadian Figure Skating Championships...	EO
2	Keyla Ohs Keyla Ohs Keyla Ohs was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She won the silver medal at the 1998 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-References:*...	BC
3	Jennifer Robinson	WO
4	Annie Bazinet	QC
5	Tara Ferguson	CO
6	Jamie Salé Jamie Salé Jamie Rae Salé is a Canadian pair skater. With partner David Pelletier, she is a 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World Champion. Salé & Pelletier's Olympic gold medal was shared with the Russian pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating...	AB
7	Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.-Results:-External links:*...	QC
8	Caroline Masse	QC
9	Sheila Gangopadhyay	AB
10	Christine Gravel	CO
11	Brandi Lee Rousseau	NO
12	Nadine Gosselin	QC
13	Katrena Holowachuk	BC
14	Leslie Podmenik	WO
15	Maryam Ahsan	MB
16	Isabelle Lacroix	NO

Senior pairs

Rank	Name	Section
1	Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater. She competed with Kris Wirtz in the Winter Olympics twice. She previously partnered with Colin Epp....  / Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz is a Canadian pair skater from Marathon, Ontario. He competed with Kristy Sargeant in the Winter Olympics twice. He previously partnered Sherry Ball at the 1992 Olympics. Over the years, he also competed in Canadian skating championships in singles, dance, and fours.He and Sargeant were...	QC
2	Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon was a Canadian pair skater. She competed with Luc Bradet. They won the gold medal at the 1997 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Results:...  / Luc Bradet Luc Bradet Luc Bradet was a Canadian pair skater. He competed with Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon. They won the gold medal at the 1997 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Results:...	QC
3	Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau and captured three bronze medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1998 to 2000.-Competitive highlights:...  / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Jean-Sebastien Fecteau Jean-Sébastien Fecteau is a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with partner Utako Wakamatsu in 2002. Earlier, he competed with Valerie Saurette. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 24, 2007....	QC
4	Michelle Menzies Michelle Menzies Michelle Menzies was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Jean-Michel Bombardier, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1995 and 1996.-Results:...  / Jean-Michel Bombardier Jean-Michel Bombardier Jean-Michel Bombardier was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Stacey Ball, he won the bronze medal at the 1991 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. He later teamed up with Michelle Menzies, with whom he won national titles in 1995 and 1996...	QC
5	Nadia Micallef / Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte is a Canadian retired pair skater who currently works as a coach. Over the course of his eligible career, he competed with Isabelle Coulombe, Nadia Micallef, and Valérie Marcoux. He won the bronze medal a the 1993 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with Isabelle Coulombe...	QC
6	Caroline Roy / David Pelletier David Pelletier David Jacques Pelletier is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With his partner Jamie Salé, he was the co-gold medal winner at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games...	QC
7	Jodeyne Higgins Jodeyne Higgins Jodeyne Higgins is a Canadian pair skater. With skating partner and husband Sean Rice, she is the 1993 & 1995 Canadian bronze medalist. They also competed in the fours discipline, winning the fours title at the 1993 Canadian Figure Skating Championships with Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams and the...  / Sean Rice Sean Rice Sean Rice is a Canadian pair skater. With partner and wife Jodeyne Higgins, he is the 1993 & 1995 Canadian bronze medalist. They also competed in the fours discipline, winning the fours title at the 1993 Canadian Figure Skating Championships with Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams and the 1994, 1995, and...	CO
8	Nadine Prenovost / David Annecca	QC
9	Isabelle Gauthier Isabelle Gauthier Isabelle Gauthier is a Canadian ice skater, and as of 2011, one of the Dancing on Ice professional skaters.- Personal life :...  / Eric Therrien	QC
10	Michelle Bylow / Matthew Smith	CO
11	Jessica Sheard / Brett Dunlop	WO
12	Kristine Beese / Michael Pollard	WO
13	Katrena Holowachuk / Robert Woodley	BC
WD	Samantha Marchant / Chad Hawse	NB
WD	Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Cody Hay, she is the 2008 Canadian national champion.- Career :...  / Patrice Archetto Patrice Archetto Patrice Archetto is a Canadian figure skater. He competed in pairs with Anabelle Langlois at the 2002 Winter Olympics....	QC
WD	Sarina Lehrer / Colin Chanski	SK

• WD = Withdrawn

Senior ice dancing

Rank	Name	Section
1	Shae-Lynn Bourne Shae-Lynn Bourne Shae-Lynn Bourne, MSC is a Canadian ice dancer. She and partner Victor Kraatz became the first North American ice dancing world champions in 2003. They competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing 10th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 4th at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and 4th at the 2002 Winter...  / Victor Kraatz Victor Kraatz Victor Kraatz, MSC is a Canadian figure skater. He and his partner, Shae-Lynn Bourne became the first North American team to win a World Championship in ice dancing in 2003.- Career :...	QC
2	Chantal Lefebvre Chantal Lefebvre Chantal Lefebvre is a Canadian retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner is Arseni Markov. They joined forces on the ice in 2003 and are two-time Canadian national bronze medalists....  / Michel Brunet	EO
3	Megan Wing Megan Wing Megan Wing is a Canadian ice dancer.Wing began skating at the age of five and took up ice dancing at 14. She joined forces with Aaron Lowe in 1986. The duo captured six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian National Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they...  / Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe is a Canadian ice dancer, competing with Megan Wing from 1986-2006.Lowe began in hockey at the age of seven and switched to figure skating when he was nine. He began skating with Megan Wing in 1986. They won six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian Figure Skating...	BC
4	Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.-Biography:...  / Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...	QC
5	Christine Fuller / Steve Kavanagh Steve Kavanagh Steve Kavanagh was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ice dance. With partner Janet Emerson, he won the bronze medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1995 and 1996. He later went on to compete with another partner, Christine Fuller.-References:...	QC
6	Josée Piché Josée Piché Josée Piché is a Canadian ice dancer. She competed with partner Pascal Denis for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finishing 23rd at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships, their final competition together.-Results:-External links:...  / Pascal Denis Pascal Denis Pascal Denis is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed with partner Josée Piché for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finishing 23rd at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships, their final competition together...	QC
7	Jennifer Boyce / Peter MacDonald	AB
8	Erika Suyapa-Gagne / Pavol Porac	QC
9	Dara Henderson / Jonathan Pankratz	QC
10	Jessica Nake / Mark Bradshaw	CO
11	Cindy Bouras / Jean-Nicolas Chagnon	QC
12	Kelly Boyden / Wayne Lumley	AB
13	Andrea Chamberlain / Michael Del Bel Belluz	WO
14	Sabrina Scott / Laughlin Scott	NB
15	Sylvie Piche / Serge Piche	QC
WD	Kristy Balkwill / Darryl Vanluven	EO

• WD = Withdrawn

Junior men

Rank	Name	Section
1	Hugh Yik	NB
2	Jeffrey Buttle Jeffrey Buttle Jeffrey Buttle is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 & 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005-2007 Canadian champion. On March 22, 2008, Buttle became the first Canadian man since Elvis Stojko in 1997 to win the World Title...	NO
3	Blair Smith	WO
4	Carl Des Rosiers	QC
5	Adam Colville	EO
6	Fedor Andreev Fedor Andreev Fedor Vladimirovich Andreev is a figure skater with dual Russian and Canadian citizenship. In single skating, he is the 2003 Canadian bronze medalist and the 1999 junior national champion. In 2010, he switched to ice dancing and competed for Russia with partner Jana Khokhlova for one season.-...	EO
7	Chad Kilburn	AB
8	David Schultz	MB
9	Carl Issariotis	CO
10	Clinton Petersen	CO
11	Mark Batka	CO
12	Sacha Blanchet	QC
13	Brad Dalziel	AB
14	Brandon Kemp	NO
15	Ryan Shollert	BC
16	Jean-Philippe Paquet	QC
17	Joe Pagano	AB

Junior ladies

Rank	Name	Section
1	Marie Laurier	QC
2	Veronique Lainesse	QC
3	Samantha Marchant	WO
4	Natasha Laniel	QC
5	Katie Wiltshire	WO
6	Josiane Boutin	QC
7	Tammy Yik	NB
8	Caroline Piggott	BC
9	Lori Piche	WO
10	Jocelyn Derosa	BC
11	Amelie Sabatier	QC
12	Leah Hepner	AB
13	Lindsay Shirreff	CO
14	Audrey Thibault	QC
15	Michelle Jorge	WO
16	Karanina Fernandes	AB

Junior pairs

Rank	Name	Section
1	Marie-France Lachapelle / Sacha Blanchet	QC
2	Jamie O'Reilly / Clinton Petersen	WO
3	Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Lenny Faustino, and they won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. She currently lives in Barrie, Ontario and has since retired from figure skating.-Results:-External links:...  / Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino is a Canadian pair skater. who competed with Jacinthe Larivière. They won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Lenny retired from competitive sport in 2004...	CO
4	Anne Powers / Jamie Campbell	EO
5	Meredith Leedle / Kevin Johnson	CO
6	Ashley Daly / Gregory More	WO
7	Amy Lee Gonye / Dany Provost	QC
8	Melissa Vodopia / Christopher Martin	CO
9	Keridawn Thomson / Robert Davison	AB
10	Karen Smith / James McLeod	WO
11	Brooke Coatsworth / Anthony Kordics	WO
12	Catherine Lussier / Sebastien Lussier	QC
13	Leisa Douglas / Steven Lachelt	BC
14	Casey Brooke Solecki / Brian Delves	BC
15	Angela Kang / Wesley Amy	BC

Junior ice dancing

Rank	Name	Section
1	Rebecca Babb / Joshua Babb	WO
2	Marjolaine Mineau / Dana Grant	QC
3	Sonia Francoeur / Robert Kiricsi	QC
4	Melissa Ackad / Mathieu Rainville	QC
5	Marie-Pierre Chalifoux / Danny Turpin	QC
6	Kristina Varty / Chad Westgate	CO
7	Jaime Chaffey / Trevor Ollen	AB
8	Rebecca Davis / Adam Grin	CO
9	Veronique Pare / Justin Ible	QC
10	Jacquie Wickett / Mark Shepherd	WO
11	Ashley Abbs / Tyler Hart	BC
12	Lani Sopman / Adam Sopman	QC
13	Stephanie Derwantz / Cody Haney	AB
14	Allyson Cairns / Ryan Sellers	BC
15	Vanessa Everest / Shae Zukiwsky	WO
16	Amber Derlago / Kevin Cherniawski	MB

Novice men

Rank	Name	Section
1	Michael Steinbach	BC
2	Christopher Mabee Christopher Mabee Christopher Mabee is a Canadian retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 Canadian national silver medalist. He announced his retirement from competitive skating in December, 2008.-Early career:...	WO
3	Joel Geleynse	EO
4	Nicolas Young	QC
5	Gregory More	WO
6	Michael Fowlie	AB
7	Ryan Jones	AB
8	Alexandre Hamel	QC
9	Marc-Olivier Bosse	QC
10	Matthew MacMurdo	EO
11	Matthew King	WO
12	Shawn Sawyer Shawn Sawyer Shawn Sawyer is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national bronze medalist. He represented Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy finishing 12th overall...	NB
13	Mark Leslie	WO
14	Clinton Paisley	CO
15	Ghislain Cormier	NB
16	Jim Streeton	SK

Novice ladies

Rank	Name	Section
1	Marie Michele McDuff	QC
2	Connie Colwell	WO
3	Marianne Dubuc	QC
4	Serena Slater	BC
5	Lindsay Riopka	AB
6	Jacquie Meyers	EO
7	Katie Keane	WO
8	Valerie Provencher	QC
9	Alesha Checkley	AB
10	Hjordis Lee	BC
11	Crista Wilson	NS
12	Annie Martin	QC
13	Mariela Demers	NO
14	Jennifer Gaba	MB
15	Shaira Goreham	NS
16	Jamie O'Reilly	WO
17	Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Cody Hay, she is the 2008 Canadian national champion.- Career :...	QC

Novice pairs

Rank	Name	Section
1	Chantal Poirier-Saykaly / David Lewin David Lewin David Lewin was an American music theorist, music critic and composer. Called "the most original and far-ranging theorist of his generation" , he did his most influential theoretical work on the development of transformational theory, which involves the application of mathematical group theory to...	QC
2	Marie-Eve Mailhot / Jonathan Poitras	QC
2	Lacey Nobel / David Moellenkamp	NO
4	Elizabeth Rumble / Matthew Hickey	WO
5	Kayla Gerrity / Jarvis Hetu	NS
6	Jessica Sawkins / Jarret Hetu	BC
7	Melissa Mazzon / Mark Leslie	WO
8	Chantal Chailler / Craig Buntin Craig Buntin - External links :*...	BC
9	Kaitlin Colville / Adam Colville	EO
10	Carla Montgomery / Stefan Dean	NF
11	Debbie Dow / Bastien Rosa	QC
12	Karine Avard / Marc-Etienne Choquet	QC
13	Jenny Leroux / Raymond Carle	AB
14	Ashleigh Noonan / Andrew Haig	WO
15	Kelsie Pedneault / Ashley Mangles	BC
WD	Eve Butchart / Adam Schumacher	CO

• WD = Withdrawn

Novice ice dancing

Rank	Name	Section
1	Tara Schaack / Tyler Myles	CO
2	Catherine Perreault / Charles-Andre Perreault	QC
3	Kristy MacCabe / Brian Innes	WO
4	Melissa Briand-Speirs / Sylvain Carpentier	QC
5	Melissa Piperno Melissa Piperno Melissa Piperno is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Liam Dougherty, she is the 2003 Canadian junior national champion. They placed 10th at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating...  / Paul Furfaro	QC
6	Amy Ranger / Mitchell Park	AB
7	Nicole Thomson / Shaun Tilley	CO
8	Sheri Moir Sheri Moir Sheri Moir is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with her cousin Danny Moir. They are the 2001 Canadian national junior silver medalists and placed 15th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships...  / Danny Moir Danny Moir Danny Moir is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed for most of his career with his cousin Sheri Moir. They are the 2001 Canadian national junior silver medalists and placed 15th at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They competed for two seasons on the Junior Grand Prix and placed...	WO
9	Valerie Allard / David Cosenza	QC
10	Veronique Robillard / Hugo Roy	QC
11	Jennifer Marshall / Tyler McDonald	AB
12	Alison Kinzel / Darren Wallace	BC
13	Tara McCall / Jonathan Tschirhart	WO
14	Jennifer Young / Matthew Willis	BC
15	Carolyne Forest / Bonard Muck	NB
16	Gillian Hinnegan / Jamie Plaskett	WO