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On the Edge of Glory: Five Canadian figure skaters follow their dream of making the Olympic team.
Aired February 5,
2006 at 7pm
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: FIGURE SKATING FIRSTS
For decades, Canadian singles figure skaters have more than left their mark on the sport in competition. MORE
SEASON RESULTS
COMPETITION
ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea
DATE: Feb 14-20, 2005

LADIES
Fumie Suguri (Japan) – 1st
Yoshie Onda (Japan) – 2nd
Jennifer Kirk (USA) – 3rd
Joanne Carter (Australia) – 4th
Lesley Hawker - 5th

COMPETITION
ISU Junior World Championships in Kitchener, Ontario
DATE: Feb 28, 2005

MEN
Nobunari Oda (Japan) – 1st
Yannick Ponsero (France) – 2nd
Sergei Dobrin (Russia) – 3rd
Jordan Brauninger (USA) – 4th
Jinlin Guan (China) – 5th
Yasuharu Nanri (Japan) – 6th
Patrick Chan (Canada) – 7th
Shaun Rogers (USA) – 8th
Alban Preaubert (France) – 9th
Christopher Mabee - 10th

COMPETITION
2005 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow
DATE: Mar 14-20, 2005

MEN
Stephane Lambiel (Switzerland) – 1st
Jeffrey Buttle – 2nd
Evan Lysacek (USA) – 3rd
Johnny Weir (USA) – 4th
Chengjiang Li (China) – 5th
Brian Joubert (France) – 6th
Emanuel Sandhu - 7th

LADIES
Irina Slutskaya (Russia) – 1st
Sasha Cohen (USA) – 2nd
Carolina Kostner (Italy) – 3rd
Michelle Kwan (USA) – 4th
Fumie Suguri (Japan) – 5th
Miki Ando (Japan) – 6th
Elena Sokolova (Russia) – 7th
Susanna Poykio (Finland) – 8th
Shizuka Arakawa (Japan) – 9th
Elena Liashenko (Ukraine) – 10th
Joannie Rochette - 11th Place

COMPETITION
Nebelhorn Trophy 2005 in Oberstdorf, Germany
DATE: Sept 29-Oct 2, 2005

LADIES
Elena Sokolova (Russia) – 1st
Alisa Drei (Finland) – 2nd
Beatrisa Liang (USA) – 3rd
Lesley Hawker - 4th

COMPETITION
Japan International Challenge 2005 in Tokyo
DATE: Oct 1, 2005

MEN
Jeffrey Buttle – 1st

COMPETITION
Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic in St. Paul, Minnesota
DATE: Oct 8 - 2005

MEN
Takeshi Honda (Japan) – 1st
Michael Weiss (USA) – 2nd
Tim Goebel (USA) – 3rd
Johnny Weir (USA) – 4th
Emanuel Sandhu – 5th

LADIES
Sasha Cohen (USA) – 1st
Kimmie Meissner (USA) – 2nd
Shizuka Arakawa (Japan) – 3rd
Joannie Rochette – 4th

COMPETITION
Skate America in Atlantic City, New Jersey
DATE: Oct 20-23, 2005

MEN
Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) – 1st
Evan Lysacek (USA) – 2nd
Brian Joubert (France) – 3rd
Kevin van der Perren (Belgium) – 4th
Yannick Ponsero (France) – 5th
Timothy Goebel (USA) – 6th
Dennis Phan (USA) – 7th
Sergei Davydov (Belorus) – 8th
Christopher Mabee - 9th

COMPETITON
Skate Canada in St. John's, Newfoundland
DATE: Oct 27-30, 2005

MEN
Emanuel Sandhu – 1st
Jeffrey Buttle – 2nd

LADIES
Alissa Czisny (USA) – 1st
Joannie Rochette – 2nd
Yukari Nakano (Japan) – 3rd
Yan Liu (China) – 4th
Sarah Meier (Switzerland) – 5th
Mira Leung (Canada) – 6th
Carolina Kostner (Italy) – 7th
Fumie Suguri (Japan) – 8th
Lesley Hawker - 9th

COMPETITION
Cup of China in Beijing
DATE: Nov 2-6, 2005

MEN
Emanuel Sandhu – 1st

COMPETITION
Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris
DATE: Nov 17-20, 2005

MEN
Jeffrey Buttle – 1st

LADIES
Mao Asada (Japan) – 1st
Sasha Cohen (USA) – 2nd
Shizuka Arakawa (Japan) – 3rd
Joannie Rochette – 4th

COMPETITION
NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan
DATE: Dec 1-4, 2005

Nobunari Oda (Japan) – 1st
Evan Lysacek (USA) – 2nd
Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) – 3rd
Christopher Mabee - 4th

COMPETITION
ISU Grand Prix Final in Tokyo
DATE: Dec 16-18, 2005

MEN
Stephane Lambiel (Switzerland) – 1st
Jeffrey Buttle – 2nd
Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) – 3rd
Nobunari Oda (Japan) – 4th
Emanuel Sandhu – 5th

COMPETITION
BMO Financial Group Canadian Championships in Ottawa
DATE: Jan 9-15, 2006

MEN
Jeffrey Buttle – 1st
Emanuel Sandhu – 2nd
Shawn Sawyer – 3rd
Christopher Mabee – 4th

LADIES
Joannie Rochette – 1st
Mira Leung – 2nd
Lesley Hawker – 3rd

COMPETITION
ISU Four Continents Championships, Colorado Springs, Colorado
DATE: Jan 25-28, 2006

MEN
Nobunari Oda (Japan) - 1st
Christopher Mabee - 2nd

LADIES
Katy Taylor (USA) - 1st
Yukari Nakano (Japan) - 2nd
Beatrisa Liang (USA) - 3rd
Lesley Hawker - 4th

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