Saskatoon to host 2009 national Canadian figure skating championships
TheStarPhoenix.com
A spot on the 2010 Olympic team will be on the line for the country's best figure skaters, when Saskatoon plays host to the 2009 Bank of Montreal Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Jan. 14-19, 2009 at Credit Union Centre.
"We'll have the country's very best skaters in attendance and it's going to be an amazing event and we're excited to bring the event back to Saskatoon," said Debbi Wilkes, Skate Canada Director of Sponsorship and Marketing, at a Wednesday morning press conference to make the announcement.
It will mark the third time that Saskatoon has been the site of the national championships. The city previously hosted the event in 2003 and 1991.
The event will welcome close to 150 skaters in women's, men's, pairs and ice dance disciplines in both the senior and junior levels. The winners will earn spots for the Skate Canada national team, junior national team and the Canadian teams that will compete at the 2009 World Figure Skating championships, the Four Continents championships and the world junior championships.
Ticket packages for the 2009 nationals will go on sale in early February.
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