BC/YT Section Awards

The award recipients in each of the following categories in the BC Coast Region are then nominated for consideration for the provincial awards.

CanSkate Award

The purpose of the CanSkate Athlete Award is to recognize skaters who have shown enthusiasm and dedication to the CanSkate program throughout the skating season. 

Criteria:

• Must be enrolled in CanSkate for the current registration year

• Demonstrates a positive attitude

• Demonstrates an eagerness to learn and improve skills

• Is cooperative

• Participates fully

Grace Gore, Skate Sea2Sky

STAR Athlete Award 

The purpose of the STAR Athlete Award is to recognize skaters who have demonstrated determination and commitment to the STAR program. Recipients of this award have displayed passion for the sport and have achieved success throughout the season, not only within the STAR assessing/testing system but also with personal skill development and growth.  

Criteria:

The winner of this award must not have registered or competed in a CompetitiveSkate (Pre-Novice or higher) category at a Sectional qualifying competition in the current skating season.  The winner should also reflect the essence of the STAR program, including:

• Participation

• Achievement

• Personal success

• Displaying spirit and passion for the sport

• Striving for new goals

• Achieving balance within skating and in other areas of life

• Giving back to the sport by assisting at club level (program assistant, volunteering for club events, etc.)

Mia Webster, Grandview SC

Program Assistant Award

The purpose of the Program Assistant Award is to recognize dedicated and passionate program assistants who continuously share Skate Canada’s vision with all participants of the program. This award is presented to individuals who are not only great assets to the coaching team on the ice, but also show their commitment off the ice by providing support and assistance to the club and its registrants.

Criteria:

A currently active program assistant who:

• Has made a significant contribution to his/her club by having assisted skaters, coaches and/or the club executive with programming both on and off the ice

• Is an excellent role model who inspires others to embrace the joy of skating

• Displays a potential for a long-term commitment to the sport of figure skating in the community in a coaching or volunteer role.

Alexander Pang, Grandview SC

BCCR Awards

The following awards are presented by the BC Coast Region, in memory of members of our skating community who have passed away.

Barb Stott Memorial Award

This was a new award in 2021, and is presented in memory of Barb Stott who passed away in August 2021. It is awarded annually at the Jingle Blades Competition, to recognize excellence in skating skills, performance and interpretation through strong edges, creative expression and commitment to performance in the STAR 4 category. Awards to be given to one boy and one girl (across all age levels) as selected by a committee of officials.

Barb was a Judge & Evaluator for both Singles and Synchro, and assessed several generations of skaters throughout BC and western Canada. She was a member of the White Rock South Surrey Skating Club for over 30 years and participated as an adult synchro skater, board member and president, administrator and member of founding committee for Jingle Blades competition. Barb was also a BC Coast Region board member and chairman, BC/YT Section board member and staff member, and a volunteer at many national and international skating events.

Lexy Novy, Inlet SC

Edgar Navarro-He, Langley SC

Scott Roberts Memorial Artistic Award

Originally established by the BC Coast Region Coaches Committee, this is awarded in memory of Scott Roberts, who was tragically killed in a car accident en route to coaching skaters at competition. Scott was an exceptionally dedicated coach, and was known for his commitment to hard work and coaching education. Scott was extremely artistic and he loved skating passionately.

The award is now awarded to skaters in the STAR 3 category at the BC Coast Regional Championship / WinterSkate, to the skater whose performances best exemplify the qualities of intensity, artistry and commitment to the sport attributed to the late Scott Roberts.

Kiera McGladdery, Hollyburn CC

Carol Blackburn Memorial Award

Carol Blackburn was a long time member of the Vancouver Skating Club as well as a Region and Section volunteer. She was well known for her distribution of candy bags as skaters picked up their music at various competitions. This tradition is still carried out today in her memory at the BC/YT Section SummerSkate Competition.

 It is presented annually to the top skaters in Juvenile U14 Women and Juvenile Men at the BC Coast Regional Championship. (Category of the winner is at the discretion of the Vancouver Skating Club and may be reviewed and varied from time to time).

Lily Crondahl, Abbotsford SC

Toma Fukuda-Wu, Connaught SC

STARSkate

STAR 5 U10 Women - Jean Lou, Coquitlam SC

STAR 5 u13 Women - Jade Navarro-He, Langley SC

STAR 5 13& Over - Faeryn Sherry, Skate Sea2Sky

Star 5 Men - Ivan Liu, Coquitlam SC

STAR 6 Women - Anna Riley, Vancouver SC

STAR 7 Women - Rachel Erceg, North Surrey SC

STAR 7 Men - Sen Jang, Burnaby FSC

STAR 8 Women - Tiffany Chong, Burnaby FSC

STAR 8 Men - Henry Tsai, Inlet SC

STAR 9 Women - Brieana Quan, Coquitlam SC

STAR 10 Women - Violet Iverson, Connaught SC

Gold Women -Danika Stobie, Inlet SC

Artistic

STAR 5 - Aya Abassi, North Surrey SC

STAR 7 - Catherine Allardyce, Grandview SC

STAR 9 - Sophia Xi, White Rock South Surrey SC

Gold - Tamyra Tran, North Surrey SC

Podium Pathway

Pre-Juvenile U11 Women - Alexis Chan, Champs ISC of BC

Pre-Juvenile U13 Women - Flora Guo, Killarney SC

Pre-Juvenile Men - Ethan Adanac, Whistler SC

Region Team Challenge Team Trophy

Aya Abassi, Kyle Andreica, Alexis Chan, Tiffany Chong, Araya Lagace, Hannah Li, Jade Navarro-He, Kandis Ng, Marcus Pedley Chan, Kristienne Soo