OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada is proud to unveil the skaters that have been selected to its National and NextGen teams for the upcoming 2022-2023 season.
A total of 61 skaters – 28 short track and 33 long track – representing eight provinces and territories earned a spot on their respective teams based on their national and international results from last season. The team selections were made in accordance with eligibility and selection criteria outlined in the relevant High Performance Bulletins.
As members of the national program, these athletes will train under the tutelage of our world-class coaches at our national training centres in Montreal, Calgary and Quebec City. They will have access to our leading Integrated Support Teams, experts in sport science, exercise and medicine who ensure that they are healthy, fit and psychologically ready for optimal performance both on and off the ice.
Join us in congratulating the following skaters, who will have the honour of wearing the maple leaf during national and international competitions next season:
| National Team, Short Track | National Team, Long Track |
|---|---|
| Steven Dubois (QC) | Ivanie Blondin (ON) |
| Pascal Dion (QC) | Isabelle Weidemann (ON) |
| Jordan Pierre-Gilles (QC) | Valerie Maltais (QC) |
| Maxime Laoun (QC) | Marsha Hudey (SK) |
| William Dandjinou (QC) | Kaylin Irvine (AB) |
| Jérome Courtemanche (QC) | Heather McLean (MB) |
| Nicolas Perreault (QC) | Laurent Dubreuil (QC) |
| Alphonse Ouimette (ON) | Connor Howe (AB) |
| Kim Boutin (QC) | Graeme Fish (SK) |
| Alyson Charles (QC) | Ted-Jan Bloemen (AB) |
| Courtney Sarault (NB) | Jordan Belchos (ON) |
| Florence Brunelle (QC) | Tyson Langelaar (MB) |
| Danaé Blais (QC) | Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu (QC) |
| Claudia Gagnon (QC) | Gilmore Junio (AB) |
| Camille de Serres-Rainville (QC) | Vincent de Haitre (ON) |
| Rikki Doak (NB) |
| NextGen Team, Short Track | NextGen Team, Long Track |
|---|---|
| Thomas Simpkin (QC) | Alexa Scott (MB) |
| Alexandre Mignier (QC) | Brooklyn McDougall (AB) |
| Mathieu Pelletier (QC) | Maddison Pearman (AB) |
| Victor Roy-Lafrance (QC) | Laura Hall (BC) |
| Samuel Green (BC) | Beatrice Lamarche (QC) |
| Samuel Bureau (QC) | Gabrielle Jelonek (QC) |
| Ann-Sophie Bachand (QC) | Anna Bourgeois (AB) |
| Ayisha Miao Qi (QC) | Rose Laliberté-Roy (QC) |
| Wren Acorn (NT) | Alison Desmarais (BC) |
| Anne-Clara Belley (QC) | Abigail McCluskey (BC) |
| Victoria Jean-Baptiste (QC) | Kaleb Muller (AB) |
| Adora Seni (QC) | David La Rue (QC) |
| Christopher Fiola (QC) | |
| Hayden Mayeur (ON) | |
| Frank Roth (AB) | |
| Cedrick Brunet (QC) | |
| Cooper Emin (NS) | |
| Jake Weidemann (ON) |
Each program has also selected training partners to train alongside the National and NextGen teams this coming season. Phillippe Daudelin, Justin Bergeron, Felix Roussel, Matej Pederson, Lea Tessier and Renee Steenge are slated to skate with the short track teams, while Hubert Marcotte and Rose-Anne Grenier will join the long track teams.