2026/27 Skate Canada NextGen Team

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Skate Canada has announced the NextGen team for 2026/27: https://skatecanada.ca/2026/04/22/35-athletes-named-to-skate-canadas-2026-2027-nextgen-team/

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach

Women
Victoria Barakhtina | 15 | Toronto, Ont. | Joey Russell & Brian Orser
Lia Cho | 13 | Calgary, Alta. | Scott Davis
Uxia Gonzalez-Abraldes | 15 | Edmonton, Alta. | Katherine Co-Grant
Téa Hébert | 15 | Lac-Mégantic, Que. | Marc-André Craig & Amélie Fortin
Ksenia Krouzkevitch | 14 | Oakville, Ont. | Paul Parkinson
Lulu Lin | 16 | Vancouver, B.C. | Paul Parkinson
Sofia Nazarova | 15 | Hamilton, Ont. | Jennifer Jackson & Bryce Davison
Hannah Quinn | 16 | Toronto, Ont. | Paul Parkinson & Derek Schmidt
Reese Rose | 17 | Gananoque, Ont. | Darlene Joseph & Adrian Matei
Quinn Startek | 14 | Stoney Creek, Ont. | Jennifer Jackson & Bryce Davison
Camila Volkova | 14 | Lac-Brome, Que. | Martine Dagenais & Stéphane Yvars

Men
James Cha | 17 | Toronto, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
William Chan | 17 | Vancouver, B.C. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
Alexander Ge | 14 | Burnaby, B.C. | Joanne McLeod
Grayson Long | 18 | Oakville, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
Ethan Luo | 17 | Richmond Hill, Ont. | Eva Najarro & Alexandra Najarro
Colton Moness | 16 | Toronto, Ont. | Myke Gillman & Jonathan Mills
Art Tyomkin | 13 | Milton, Ont. | Nancy Lemaire & Michael Marinaro
Bowen Yan | 15 | Delta, B.C. | Megumu Seki & Keegan Murphy

Pairs
Brianna Dion | 15 | Ottawa, Ont. & Jacob Côté | 20 | Dartmouth, N.S. | Marie Palladini-Hamelin & Ryan Arnold
Marykim Ranzi | 14 | Blainville, Que. & Enryck Legault | 17 | Sainte-Sophie, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stéphanie Valois
Julia Quattrocchi | 19 | Laval, Que. & Étienne Lacasse | 19 | Sainte-Thérèse, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stéphanie Valois

Ice Dance
Charlie Anderson | 20 | London, Ont. & Cayden Dawson | 20 | Oakville, Ont. | Scott Moir & Cara Moir
Florence Beausoleil | 14 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que. & Rémi Thibault | 18 | Candiac, Que. | Mylène Girard & François-Xavier Ouellette
Madelaine Breau | 17 | Coquitlam, B.C. & Kurtis Che | 18 | Calgary, Alta. | Megan Wing & Aaron Lowe
Kayleigh Chao | 15 | Brampton, Ont. & Jonathan (Ji Xiang) Ma | 16 | Brampton, Ont. | Matthew Doleman
Summer Homick | 18 | Tillsonburg, Ont. & Nicholas Buelow | 19 | Barrie, Ont. | Mitchell Islam & David Islam

 

[Karen-W]

Interesting and seems to confirm Minsol Kwon intends on competing senior next season provided she receives her release from the KSU to compete internationally. Also interesting that Grayson Long is on the Next Gen team - I'd have expected him to make the jump up to seniors internationally.

 

[victorskid]

Skate Canada has announced the NextGen team for 2025/26: https://skatecanada.ca/2026/04/22/35-athletes-named-to-skate-canadas-2026-2027-nextgen-team/

Name | Age | Hometown | Coach

Women
Victoria Barakhtina | 15 | Toronto, Ont. | Joey Russell & Brian Orser
Lia Cho | 13 | Calgary, Alta. | Scott Davis
Uxia Gonzalez-Abraldes | 15 | Edmonton, Alta. | Katherine Co-Grant
Téa Hébert | 15 | Lac-Mégantic, Que. | Marc-André Craig & Amélie Fortin
Ksenia Krouzkevitch | 14 | Oakville, Ont. | Paul Parkinson
Lulu Lin | 16 | Vancouver, B.C. | Paul Parkinson
Sofia Nazarova | 15 | Hamilton, Ont. | Jennifer Jackson & Bryce Davison
Hannah Quinn | 16 | Toronto, Ont. | Paul Parkinson & Derek Schmidt
Reese Rose | 17 | Gananoque, Ont. | Darlene Joseph & Adrian Matei
Quinn Startek | 14 | Stoney Creek, Ont. | Jennifer Jackson & Bryce Davison
Camila Volkova | 14 | Lac-Brome, Que. | Martine Dagenais & Stéphane Yvars

Men
James Cha | 17 | Toronto, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
William Chan | 17 | Vancouver, B.C. | Eileen Murphy & Keegan Murphy
Alexander Ge | 14 | Burnaby, B.C. | Joanne McLeod
Grayson Long | 18 | Oakville, Ont. | Brian Orser & Karen Preston
Ethan Luo | 17 | Richmond Hill, Ont. | Eva Najarro & Alexandra Najarro
Colton Moness | 16 | Toronto, Ont. | Myke Gillman & Jonathan Mills
Art Tyomkin | 13 | Milton, Ont. | Nancy Lemaire & Michael Marinaro
Bowen Yan | 15 | Delta, B.C. | Megumu Seki & Keegan Murphy

Pairs
Brianna Dion | 15 | Ottawa, Ont. & Jacob Côté | 20 | Dartmouth, N.S. | Marie Palladini-Hamelin & Ryan Arnold
Marykim Ranzi | 14 | Blainville, Que. & Enryck Legault | 17 | Sainte-Sophie, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stéphanie Valois
Julia Quattrocchi | 19 | Laval, Que. & Étienne Lacasse | 19 | Sainte-Thérèse, Que. | Yvan Desjardins & Stéphanie Valois

Ice Dance
Charlie Anderson | 20 | London, Ont. & Cayden Dawson | 20 | Oakville, Ont. | Scott Moir & Cara Moir
Florence Beausoleil | 14 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que. & Rémi Thibault | 18 | Candiac, Que. | Mylène Girard & François-Xavier Ouellette
Madelaine Breau | 17 | Coquitlam, B.C. & Kurtis Che | 18 | Calgary, Alta. | Megan Wing & Aaron Lowe
Kayleigh Chao | 15 | Brampton, Ont. & Jonathan (Ji Xiang) Ma | 16 | Brampton, Ont. | Matthew Doleman
Summer Homick | 18 | Tillsonburg, Ont. & Nicholas Buelow | 19 | Barrie, Ont. | Mitchell Islam & David Islam

I think the title should be 2026-2027

 

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I think the title should be 2026-2027

Oops! Thanks for the catch. Fixed!

 

[kalamalka]

Interesting and seems to confirm Minsol Kwon intends on competing senior next season provided she receives her release from the KSU to compete internationally. Also interesting that Grayson Long is on the Next Gen team - I'd have expected him to make the jump up to seniors internationally.

Minsol Kwon will presumably be on the national team, having been 3rd in seniors at nationals. Criteria for national team vs NextGen aren't dependent on the level people plan to compete at. (So Grayson may be competing senior internationally, but unless he gets a GP, NextGen is the team he's eligible for, and Minsol could compete junior while being on the senior team).