Figure Skating

STARSkate

Skills, Tests, Achievement, Recognition – this is what STARSkate is all about!

Skaters in this program must have passed CanSkate Stage 6 or equivalent. Skaters may be any age.

STARSkate is Skate Canada’s Figure Skating program following CanSkate. STARSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate, artistic and synchronized skating. Unique in Canada, this program is offered in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and sequential manner. Skaters in the STAR 1-5 and STAR 6-gold programs have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Assessments through a nationally standardized assessment system as well as compete at STAR 1 - 4 Series or Provincial Series for STAR 5 and up.

The STARSkate program consists of figure skating skills in five disciplines – Skating Skills, Ice Dance, Free Skate, Artistic and Synchronized Skating. Each discipline is divided into the STAR 1-5 and STAR 6-Gold levels. Skaters who have successfully completed the STAR 1- 5 program  will have the choice of either continuing on in the STAR program in one or more disciplines and start working on STAR 6 – GOLD or they may enter on to the Podium Pathway. (Skate Canada’s Competitive Program).

STAR 1 - 5

STAR 1 - 5 is designed to introduce skaters of all ages to the 5 disciplines in figure skating. Skaters will learn the basics for each discipline that will serve as a foundation for continued growth in all areas of figure skating. The disciplines are: Skills, Freeskate, Dance, Artistic and Synchronized skating.

STAR 6 - Gold

STAR 6 - Gold is an assessment and event structure for skaters who completed the STAR 1-5 Program. This structure builds on the skills acquired in STAR 1-5 and introduces skaters to more advanced figure skating elements.

Figure Skating

Upper Canada Skating Club offers Figure Skating programs for youth (up to age 17) and adults (ages 18+). Skaters skate on the session based on their achievements. Our coaches teach all disciplines of figure skating (Skills, Ice Dance, Freeskate, Artistic and Synchronized Skating).

STARSkate Session Structure and Criteria

Figure Skating Programs for Youth

• STAR 1 - for youth up to age 17
• STAR 2 - for youth up to age 17
• STAR 3 -for youth up to age 17
• STAR 4 - for youth up to age 17
• STAR 5 - 10 - for youth up to age 17
• Young Adult Figure Skating - age 16 - 17

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Figure Skating Programs for Adults

• Adult Figure Skating - ages 18+

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STARSkate Co-ordinator - Coach Chantal Cheung

The STARSkate Co-ordinator ensures the smooth running of the STARSkate program at the club. The co-ordinator is responsible for the coordination, scheduling and direction of all on-ice STAR sessions. The co-ordinator is also responsible for scheduling and co-ordinating assessments.