Short Canadian Figure Skater Biographies
It's the spawning grounds! 8) Skater information that comes my way
accumulate here until they reach critical mass and become their own
page.
Contains:
Brasseur & Eisler /
Dafoe & Bowden /
Gaylor & Pelletier /
Higgins & Rice /
Hough & Ladret /
The Jelineks /
Marchant & Hawse /
Menzies & Bombardier /
Morrow & Distelmeyer /
Sargeant & Wirtz /
Underhill & Martini /
Wagner & Paul
National champions from 1952-55 and North American Chamopions from
1953-56. World Pairs champions 1954-55. Norris was Canadian Men's
chapion in 1947 and was an ISU judge for many years.
Basic Stats
- Birth Date: 12/08/26 (Norris)
- Coach: Sheldon Galbraith
Pictures
They were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
in 1955.
They are a pair team being advised (partially coached?) by Lloyd Eisler, and are in the rare number
where he is more expressive than she is. 8)
Basic Stats
Allison Gaylor
- Birth Date: 1976
- Home Town: Stratford, ON
Competative History
Amateur
- 12th, Nations Cup on Ice '95
- 15th, Worlds '95 (Birmingham, England, Grb)
- 2nd, Canadian Nationals '95 (Halifax, NS)
Pictures
Basic Stats
Jodeyne Higgins
Sean Rice
Shared Stats
- Coach: Kerry Leitch (sp?)
Competative History
Amateur
- 3rd, Skate Canada
International '95 (St. John, NB)
- 14th, Worlds '95 (Birmingham, England, Grb)
- 3rd, Canadian Nationals '95 (Halifax, NS)
- 8th, Nations
Cup '94 (Gelsenkirchen, Germany)
- 10th, Worlds '93 (Prague, Cze)
At Skate America, Oct 1993, Dallas, TX:
This brother-sister pair may have been born in Czechoslovakia, but
they are so Canadian that after retiring from skating, Otto later
became a high official in our government (Minister of
Something-or-Other) for many years.
Basic Stats
Maria
Otto
Shared Stats
- Home Town: Oakville, ON, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Coach: Bruce Hyland
They were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of
Fame in 1962.
JELINEK, Otto A member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Competative History
Amateur
- 1st, World Championships '62 (Prague, Cze)
- 1st, Canadian Junior Championships '55
Pictures
Basic Stats
Competative History
Amateur
Unfortunately she contracted chicken pox just prior to Worlds '95.
Basic Stats
Michelle Menzies
- Birth Date: 1973
- Home Town: Cambridge, ON
Jean-Michel Bombardier
Competative History
Amateur
- 7th, Skate Canada International
'95 (St. John, NB)
- 10th, Worlds '95 (Birmingham, England, Grb)
- 1st, Canadian Nationals '95 (Halifax, NS)
- 7th, Worlds '93 (Prague, Cze)
Shows and Exhibitions
- Eaton's Skate the Nation '95
Pictures
Pictures
Basic Stats
Kristy Sargeant
- Significant Other: Jason Turner
- Offspring: daughter (?/?/91)
Competative History
Amateur
Pictures
This image from Skate Canada 1993:
Kristy
Sargeant and Kris Wirtz. (66K)
The first non-European pair to win gold at the Olympics.
Basic Stats
- Birth Date: 02/06/37 (Robert)
-
- Coach: Sheldon Galbraith
Pictures
Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of
Fame in 1957.
CLW
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