Two figure skaters out of the Connaught club in Richmond have returned home after grabbing a bronze medal at the Nations Championships in Calgary.
Jessie Sun and Victor Lum won the Novice Bronze Medal in the pairs – the first time in 40 years that British Columbia has produced a pair team onto the national podium.
From their short and long programs, the pair took third place with a score of 71.05.
For the full results, go to https://skatecanada.ca/2022/02/novice-champions-crowned-at-the-canadian-tire-national-skating-championships/
Wesley, 16, receives $10,000
Also smiling this week at Connaught is its star 16-year-old figure skater Wesley Chiu, who has just been given a $10,000 grant from the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) to further his career.
Wesley, who was an alternate for the recent Olympics after finishing third in a national men’s event, was one of 55 recipients across the country, thanks to the COC’s partnership with Petro Canada's Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence program (FACE).
As well as being a rising star on the men’s circuit, Wesley won two medals in 2021 in the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series.
