February 14, 2014
Gryphons claim OUA figure skating banner
TORONTO – The Guelph Gryphons dethroned the three-time defending Western Mustangs to win the 2014 OUA Figure Skating Championship on Friday afternoon at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on the campus of Ryerson University.
Guelph finished with 102 total points over the two-day event hosted by the Ryerson Rams and the Gryphons picked up medals in 13 of the 14 events throughout the competition.
It was a battle for the silver medal between the Western Mustangs and host Ryerson Rams all afternoon on Friday as the teams exchanged their grasp on second place on several occasions. The Mustangs won the team synchro event, the final event of the competition, to leap frog the Rams one final time to claim the silver with 77 total points while Ryerson took the bronze with 72 points.
Guelph and Ryerson led the gold medal count on day two as each school finished atop the podium on three occasions. Ryerson’s Lisa Makeeva won the Gold Free Skate and Alysha Gjos followed that with a win in the Sr. Silver Solo Free Skate before the duo of Karen Urquhart and Julia Withers won the Gold Creative Dance. Guelph’s Rebecca Wong won the Sr. Silver Solo Dance, Francis Adamo won the Men’s Open Skate and the Gryphons also won the Pairs Fours event. Western’s win in the synchro rounded out the gold medals on Friday.
Final Team Standings
1. Guelph – 102 points
2. Western – 77 points
3. Ryerson – 72 points
4. Queen’s – 44 points
5. Toronto – 35 points
6. McMaster – 26 points
7. Waterloo – 17 points
8. Brock – 15 points
9. Carleton – 10 points
OUA All-Stars
Bronze Rhythm Dance – Queen’s – Elizabeth Liao, Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering, Kelsey Valentine
Sr. Similar Pairs – Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
Sr. Silver Similar Dance – Western – Carly Smith, Lauren Malott
Open Individual Dance – Carleton – Jazz Smyl Joly
Short Program – Brock – Alyxandra Martin
Gold Free Skate – Ryerson – Lisa Makeeva
Sr. Silver Solo Free Skate – Ryerson – Alysha Gjos
Sr. Silver Solo Dance – Guelph – Rebecca Wong
Pairs Fours – Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Anjuli Dabydeen, Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
Gold Creative Dance – Ryerson – Karen Urquhart, Julia Withers
Day 2 Event Results
Gold Free Skate
1. Ryerson – Lisa Makeeva
2. Guelph – Anjuli Dabydeen
3. Western – Christine Liao
Senior Silver Solo Free Skate
1. Ryerson – Alysha Gjos
2. Guelph – Amanda Sproule
3. Western – Amy McMillan
Senior Silver Solo Dance
1. Guelph – Rebecca Wong
2. Toronto – Heather McHugh
3. Ryerson – Katherine Bilinsky
Pairs Fours
1. Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Anjuli Dabydeen, Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
2. Western – Christina Liao, Maria Doubova, Jessica Chow, Stephanie Lupton
3. Queen’s – Nicole Grenon, Natasha Calizon, Anna Krzemien, Melissa Kustra
Gold Creative Dance
1. Ryerson – Karen Urquhart, Julia Withers
2. Guelph – Rebecca Wong, Meagan MacDonald
3. Western – Alisha Giel, Jenna Zaleski
Men’s Open Singles
1. Guelph – Francis Adamo
2. Ryerson – Spencer Buchanan
3. Western – Gary Wong
Synchro
1. Western
2. Guelph
3. Queen’s
Day 1 Event Results
Bronze Rhythm Dance
1. Queen’s – Elizabeth Liao, Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering, Kelsey Valentine
2. Western – Kendra Stirling, Carly Smith, Lauren Malott, Chandler Buchanan
3. Guelph – Kelsey Shropshire, Tory Ambrose, Rebecca Wong, Meagan MacDonald
Senior Similar Pairs
1. Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
2. Ryerson – Katherine Bilinsky, Lisa Makeeva
3. Western – Katherine Malcolm, Cynthia Yeung
Senior Silver Similar Dance Pairs
1. Western – Carly Smith, Lauren Malott
2. Queen’s – Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering
2. Guelph – Kelsey Shropshire, Tory Ambrose
Junior Silver Similar Dance Pairs
1. Western – Aysha Thomas, Clarissa Luo
2. Guelph – Danielle Rankie, Kristen Trottier
3. Ryerson – Barbara Basar, Lauren Hildebrand
Open Individual Dance
1. Carleton – Jazz Smyl Joly
1. Waterloo – Lillian Rieck
3. Queen’s – Kelsey Valentine
Intermediate Similar Pairs Free Skate
1. Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Chelsea Mulvale
2. Ryerson – Alysha Gjos, Julia Withers
3. Toronto – Ashley Hui, Kaitlyn Liu
Short Program
1. Brock – Alyxandra Martin
2. Ryerson – Christina Pulla
3. Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Guelph finished with 102 total points over the two-day event hosted by the Ryerson Rams and the Gryphons picked up medals in 13 of the 14 events throughout the competition.
It was a battle for the silver medal between the Western Mustangs and host Ryerson Rams all afternoon on Friday as the teams exchanged their grasp on second place on several occasions. The Mustangs won the team synchro event, the final event of the competition, to leap frog the Rams one final time to claim the silver with 77 total points while Ryerson took the bronze with 72 points.
Guelph and Ryerson led the gold medal count on day two as each school finished atop the podium on three occasions. Ryerson’s Lisa Makeeva won the Gold Free Skate and Alysha Gjos followed that with a win in the Sr. Silver Solo Free Skate before the duo of Karen Urquhart and Julia Withers won the Gold Creative Dance. Guelph’s Rebecca Wong won the Sr. Silver Solo Dance, Francis Adamo won the Men’s Open Skate and the Gryphons also won the Pairs Fours event. Western’s win in the synchro rounded out the gold medals on Friday.
Final Team Standings
1. Guelph – 102 points
2. Western – 77 points
3. Ryerson – 72 points
4. Queen’s – 44 points
5. Toronto – 35 points
6. McMaster – 26 points
7. Waterloo – 17 points
8. Brock – 15 points
9. Carleton – 10 points
OUA All-Stars
Bronze Rhythm Dance – Queen’s – Elizabeth Liao, Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering, Kelsey Valentine
Sr. Similar Pairs – Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
Sr. Silver Similar Dance – Western – Carly Smith, Lauren Malott
Open Individual Dance – Carleton – Jazz Smyl Joly
Short Program – Brock – Alyxandra Martin
Gold Free Skate – Ryerson – Lisa Makeeva
Sr. Silver Solo Free Skate – Ryerson – Alysha Gjos
Sr. Silver Solo Dance – Guelph – Rebecca Wong
Pairs Fours – Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Anjuli Dabydeen, Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
Gold Creative Dance – Ryerson – Karen Urquhart, Julia Withers
Day 2 Event Results
Gold Free Skate
1. Ryerson – Lisa Makeeva
2. Guelph – Anjuli Dabydeen
3. Western – Christine Liao
Senior Silver Solo Free Skate
1. Ryerson – Alysha Gjos
2. Guelph – Amanda Sproule
3. Western – Amy McMillan
Senior Silver Solo Dance
1. Guelph – Rebecca Wong
2. Toronto – Heather McHugh
3. Ryerson – Katherine Bilinsky
Pairs Fours
1. Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Anjuli Dabydeen, Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
2. Western – Christina Liao, Maria Doubova, Jessica Chow, Stephanie Lupton
3. Queen’s – Nicole Grenon, Natasha Calizon, Anna Krzemien, Melissa Kustra
Gold Creative Dance
1. Ryerson – Karen Urquhart, Julia Withers
2. Guelph – Rebecca Wong, Meagan MacDonald
3. Western – Alisha Giel, Jenna Zaleski
Men’s Open Singles
1. Guelph – Francis Adamo
2. Ryerson – Spencer Buchanan
3. Western – Gary Wong
Synchro
1. Western
2. Guelph
3. Queen’s
Day 1 Event Results
Bronze Rhythm Dance
1. Queen’s – Elizabeth Liao, Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering, Kelsey Valentine
2. Western – Kendra Stirling, Carly Smith, Lauren Malott, Chandler Buchanan
3. Guelph – Kelsey Shropshire, Tory Ambrose, Rebecca Wong, Meagan MacDonald
Senior Similar Pairs
1. Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich, Leeann Duncan
2. Ryerson – Katherine Bilinsky, Lisa Makeeva
3. Western – Katherine Malcolm, Cynthia Yeung
Senior Silver Similar Dance Pairs
1. Western – Carly Smith, Lauren Malott
2. Queen’s – Micheala Botsford, Jennifer Pickering
2. Guelph – Kelsey Shropshire, Tory Ambrose
Junior Silver Similar Dance Pairs
1. Western – Aysha Thomas, Clarissa Luo
2. Guelph – Danielle Rankie, Kristen Trottier
3. Ryerson – Barbara Basar, Lauren Hildebrand
Open Individual Dance
1. Carleton – Jazz Smyl Joly
1. Waterloo – Lillian Rieck
3. Queen’s – Kelsey Valentine
Intermediate Similar Pairs Free Skate
1. Guelph – Amanda Sproule, Chelsea Mulvale
2. Ryerson – Alysha Gjos, Julia Withers
3. Toronto – Ashley Hui, Kaitlyn Liu
Short Program
1. Brock – Alyxandra Martin
2. Ryerson – Christina Pulla
3. Guelph – Kelsey Sobkowich
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
