Kelsey Wong of Burnaby placed third in the junior women’s category at the recent Skate Canada Challenge in Regina from Dec. 4 to 8.
Wong finished third in the short program and second in the free skate behind event winner Madelyn Dunley of Central Ontario and provincial teammate Julianne Delaurier.
The Burnaby skater posted a second-best score of 80.89 in the free program, less than a point behind that of Delaurier, who settled for the silver medal with a 127.64 total despite placing just a fraction of a point behind the Ontario skater in overall points. Dunley finished with a 127.89 score.
Burnaby ice dancers placed on and near the podium in the junior dance in Regina.
Danielle Wu and Spencer Soo of Burnaby won the silver medal with a runner-up score of 134.51 at Evraz Place.
Mackenzie Bent and Garrett MacKeen of Eastern Ontario won the junior dance with a 141.14 total score.
Brianna Delmaestro and Timothy Lum of Burnaby moved up one spot after the free program to finish fourth with a 124.83 total.
Carolane Soucisse and Simon Tanguay of Quebec held on to the bronze medal with a strong free program.
In the senior men’s division, four skaters with a B.C. Centre of Excellence connection placed in the top six.
Liam Firus of B.C. placed runner-up behind champion Andrei Rogozine of Central Ontario with a 199.66 score.
Former Burnaby resident Nam Nguyen, now skating out of Central Ontario, finished in third place.
Jeremy Ten, who led with a 71.13 score after the short program, slipped to fourth place following the free program.
Mitchell Gordon of B.C. also dropped in the final placings after posting a third-best 65.34 in the short program.
