Gloucester Skating Club
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The Gloucester Skating Club is a non-profit skating club located at 1490 Youville Drive in Orleans, Ontario
, Canada. The club has been serving skaters since 1971. The club is currently one of the 6th largest clubs in Canada with an active membership of more than 1100 skaters. The club offers a wide variety of skating programs including CanSkate, Competitive Stream, Test Stream, Synchronized, Dance, Pairs and Teen-Adult programs. The professional coaching staff include national, world and Olympic medalists.
The Elizabeth Manley skating rink at the Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Recreation Complex (formerly Orléans Recreation Complex) is named for Ms. Manley who trained there and who won a Silver Medal in Women's figure skating in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. It is home to the Gloucester Skating Club and the Canadian Academy of Skating Arts, a program started by Canadian Hall of Fame Coach, Peter Dunfield. The skating club is well known for sending skaters to national and international level competitions.
1988 Olympic Silver Medalist
Angela Derochie
1998 Canadian National Champion
Yuka Sato
1994 World Champion
Matthew MacMurdo 1997 Canadian Winter Games Champion
Mark Butt 2000 US National Collegiate Medalist
Orléans, Ontario
Orleans , also written Orléans, is a suburban area within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2006 Census gave Orleans a population of 95,491. It became a ward of the City of Ottawa in 2001...
, Canada. The club has been serving skaters since 1971. The club is currently one of the 6th largest clubs in Canada with an active membership of more than 1100 skaters. The club offers a wide variety of skating programs including CanSkate, Competitive Stream, Test Stream, Synchronized, Dance, Pairs and Teen-Adult programs. The professional coaching staff include national, world and Olympic medalists.
The Elizabeth Manley skating rink at the Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Recreation Complex (formerly Orléans Recreation Complex) is named for Ms. Manley who trained there and who won a Silver Medal in Women's figure skating in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. It is home to the Gloucester Skating Club and the Canadian Academy of Skating Arts, a program started by Canadian Hall of Fame Coach, Peter Dunfield. The skating club is well known for sending skaters to national and international level competitions.
Figure Skaters
Elizabeth ManleyElizabeth Manley
Elizabeth Ann Manley, CM is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1988 World silver medalist, and three-time Canadian champion.-Early life and training:...
1988 Olympic Silver Medalist
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...
1998 Canadian National Champion
Yuka Sato
Yuka Sato
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:...
1994 World Champion
Matthew MacMurdo 1997 Canadian Winter Games Champion
Mark Butt 2000 US National Collegiate Medalist