The Kelowna Skating Club participated at the 2020 Super Series Autumn Leaves Freeskate last week, and managed to bring home some wins.
It was the first BC competition opportunity since March, as two other Super Series events scheduled for the spring and summer seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelowna’s Ashley Sales had two strong outings in the Junior Women’s event, winning both the short and free program segments and capturing the gold medal with a 129.58-points finish.
At the Novice level, 14-year-old Emily Sales won group two with a strong score of 105.16 points.
Another highlight of the weekend occurred at the Pre-Novice level, as Gabrielle Jugnauth posted a personal best score of 97.85 points to capture the gold medal for her group.
Her club mate, Konstantina Lock, finished with the silver medal.
Meanwhile, at the Senior level, Kelowna’s Emma Bulawka scored 120.85 points to clinch the gold. The 17-year-old finished sixth at last season’s Nationals.
Eighteen local skaters traveled to Burnaby for the event, which was held at Scotia Barn with careful operating guidelines.
In a unique format, judges and officials evaluated a live stream of the competitive performances from their own homes, where sophisticated online software was used to score the skaters in real time.
“The local team had great performances despite a long layoff from competition, winning five medals in total,” the club said.
Next up for the Kelowna Skating Club will be the BC Sectional Championships next month.
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