By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Petra Burka - 1964 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 1965 World Champion In making my picks, I decided to weigh heavily the number of Canadian titles a skater has won, followed by other titles they achieved. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The Canadian duo won the ice dance title at the ISU Grand Prix final with a total score of 197.22 points. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. The fun part actually turned out to be discovering many unique, amazing stories of skaters who are included in my "honourable mentions" list. A true skater's skater. Although there have been other great women Canadian skaters, no other Canadian ladies have won the world figure skating title since Magnussen's win. Figure skating champ and 1948 Olympian Barbara Ann Scott is profiled in 1964. Between 1929 and 1939, only one other skater won the men's event — Chan's first and beloved coach Osborne Coulson, in 1936 and 1937. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Kurt Browning needs to be mentioned here. In 1… He continued to compete at Canadians until 1967, capturing two more silvers and a bronze. Presently Daleman is only 19-years-old, born in Tornado and she began skating at an early age of four. His four national titles were stepping stones on the way to four world titles in the same years: 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993. Most recently she’s done stadium announcing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and the 2019 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games. She was encouraged by the Joannie Rochette … Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. As Canada's best do battle this week in Ottawa, boiling down the list of amazing Canadian champions to an all-time top 10 wasn't easy. From there, Canadians have gone on to claim 33 world titles and three Olympic gold medals. The very best kind of roller coaster. Canadian titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, Other highlights: World champions in 2010, 2012; Olympic gold in 2010, Olympic silver in 2014. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. He made figure skating look cool. Canadian titles: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, Other highlights: World champion in 1994, 1995, 1997; Olympic silver in 1994, 1998. Canadian titles: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, Other highlights: World champions in 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960; Olympic gold in 1960. Comments are welcome while open. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The Canadian duo of Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won their second consecutive pairs title on Saturday, finishing first overall at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston with a total score of 231.99. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Chan + blades + ice = magic. Give me your picks on Twitter @skatingpj. For our country's figure skaters, the road to Olympic and world championship glory often starts with a win at the national championships. As a jumping pioneer, Kurt landed the first ever quad (at worlds in 1988), which changed the face of skating and encouraged skaters to see what was possible. For all kinds of reasons, including sentimental ones, she is my No. Pj has worked as a freelance writer for CBC Sports since 2006 covering figure skating. "Take no prisoners" was Elvis' unapologetic skating philosophy. This team's determination to accept challenges as a call to do better impresses me. Canadian titles: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Other highlights: World champions in 2015, 2016. He married musical interpretation with technical prowess with equal ability in both areas. Other highlights: World champion in 1947, 1948; Olympic gold in 1948; only Canadian to win European championship (1947, 1948). He retired to complete medical school and returned to competitive skating in 1964 to reclaim the national title. Pj Kwong currently does freelance work for Skate Ontario as the Business Development manager and has consulted for Alpine Canada in media relations. Fresh. Although figure skating had been included in the Olympic Games since 1908, Canadians did not participate until 1924, when the first Olympic Winter Gameswere held in Chamonix, France. So do back-to-back world titles -- the first for a Canadian pair since Wagner and Paul in the 1960s. Suzanne Morrow-Francis is the only skater to win titles in three different disciplines at Canadians. 1. Toronto native Patrick Chan finished first overall in the men's program at the Cup of China in Beijing on Saturday with a winning score of 279.72. Long after their competitive career is done, these two will be remembered for some of the best skating ever, and for putting the dance back in ice dance. She competed at the 1948 Olympics in both singles and pairs and finished with a pairs bronze, then placed sixth in singles at the 1952 Olympics. For example: Montgomery Wilson holds the record for men's titles with nine — a mark Patrick Chan can match this week in Ottawa. Cecil Smith (figure skater) Marlene Smith; Vera Smith (figure skater) Dawn Steckley; Diane Szmiett It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Scott's ladylike demeanour hid a killer competitive instinct. There are so many athletes who deserve to be included. Smith was also the first woman to represent Canada in any Olympic event, and when she placed second in the 1930 women's world championships, she became the first Canadian woman to earn a top position in international figure-skating competition. Even if you don't recognize the names, these two took pairs skating dominance out of Europe and on to home soil. Toller Cranston never won a world or Olympic title, but during his six consecutive Canadian titles from 1971–76 he did more to advance the artistic side of skating than anyone before him. Canadian titles: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, Other highlights: World bronze medallists in 1986, 1987, 1988; Olympic bronze in 1988. Suzanne Morrow-Francis is the only skater to win titles in three different disciplines at Canadians. My goal was to select Canadian champions who had longevity and who also enhanced Canada's reputation on the world stage. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medallist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medallist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Canadian national champion, and a four-time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012) Canadian silver medallist. Who's on your top-10 list? He won the free-skating segment three times at the world championships (1972-74) along with a world bronze in 1974 and an Olympic bronze in 1976. Karen is on the list not only because of her amazing skating chops but also for being lovely in 2010 when I nervously met my childhood skating idol. She was a three-time women's champion from 1949-51, a two-time pairs champion with Wallace Distelmeyer in 1947 and 1948, and the ice dance champion in 1948, also with Distelmeyer. Outside of the CBC, Pj has worked in Press Operations for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, Media Relations for the Toronto 2017 Invictus Games. Canadian titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, Other highlights: World champion in 2011, 2012, 2013; Olympics silver in 2014. The first Canadian team to show the world that ice dance wasn't only a European thing. Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. This beautiful figure skater is so much artistic and admired by people because of being best skaters and eye-catching figure. A partnership that lasts for over a decade through thick and thin should be celebrated. She’s been a veteran stadium announcer for eight Olympic Games, two Paralympic Games, one European Games, and the Arab Games. Cecil Smith and Melville Rogers were Canada's first participants. Canadian titles: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, Other highlights: World champions in 1993; Olympic bronze in 1992, 1994. Charles Snelling was a five-time Canadian men's champion from 1954–58. Gabrielle Daleman is regarded as Canadian figure skaters, renowned as beautiful and hot looking female figure skater all over the world. The list includes many familiar and great female figure skaters such as Tonya Harding, Dorothy Hamill, Monika Dannemann, Annabel Bowlen, Sonja Henie.The women figure skaters featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & India and many more countries.