Sharp showing for Kelowna figure skaters in Super Series

By KelownaNow Staff | August 31, 2016 in Sports

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The Kelowna Skating Club displayed its skill and depth at the 2016 Super Series BC Summerskate on the weekend.

Twenty-eight KSC skaters traveled to Burnaby for the second stop of this season’s Super Series to compete with top skaters from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.

The Kelowna team won 14 medal, including six gold.

The Pre-novice women’s division provided one of the many highlights as Kelowna members skated to two of the three competitive titles.

Daria Carr won, 12, won both segments of Group 1 and finished with a personal-best 97.44 points, the highest total posted in her level at the event.

Teammate Vienna Hardwood claimed the gold in Group 2. The 11-year-old registered a score of 86.07 while KSC’s Maya Rose took second place.

The Kelowna club also dominated at the Juvenile under-12 level, winning the gold medals in two of the three groups.

Malayna Lesko skated to first place in Group 3 with a score of 29.77 points while Emily Sales won Group 2 with 26.92 points. Brooklyn Cowen took the bronze in Group 1.

At the Novice level, Emma Bulawka won silver in Group 1 and  Mikayla Kramer earned the bronze in Group 2.

Also winning gold medals for the Kelowna team were Olivia Trampuh at the Star 10 level and Lauren Viau in Group 3 of Star 4 under-13 girls.

At the Junior level, Mckenna Colthorp won the silver medal, while Paige Edgar (Star 5 Girls under 13 Group 2) and Gabrielle Jugnauth (Star 4 Girls under 10 Group 1) did likewise.

Rounding out the medal wins was Taiya Knight in Group 2 of Pre-juvenile women under-13.

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