Famous Canadian Figure Skaters

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Tessa Virtue
(Canadian Retired Ice Dancer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Tessa Virtue
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Birthdate: May 17, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, Canada
Canadian former ice dancer Tessa Virtue is a two-time Olympic champion and a three-time world champion, with her dance partner Scott Moir. She has also won the Canadian national championship eight times. Virtue and Moir are the only winners of the Career Super Grand Slam in ice-dance history.
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Scott Moir
(Canadian Retired Ice Dancer, Coach, and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Scott Moir
401
Birthdate: September 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Patrick Chan
(Canadian Former Figure Skater)
Patrick Chan
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Birthdate: December 31, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Elvis Stojko
(Canadian Figure Skater, 2-Time Olympic Medalist, and 3-Time World Champion)
Elvis Stojko
166
Birthdate: March 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Hungarian-Slovenian-origin Canadian figure skater Elvis Stojko had also been a World Champion thrice. Named after legendary singer Elvis Presley, he began skating at age 4. He also won the Canadian National Championship 7 times. He has also been a commentator and a show skater.

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Lloyd Eisler
(Pairs Skater)
Lloyd Eisler
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Birthdate: April 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Seaforth, Canada

Lloyd Eisler is a Canadian former pairs skater who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1992 and 1994 along with his partner Isabelle Brasseur. Eisler also won a gold medal, three silver medals, and two bronze medals at the World Championships between 1985 and 1994.

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Kaetlyn Osmond
(Figure Skater)
Kaetlyn Osmond
140
Birthdate: December 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Marystown, Canada

Kaetlyn Osmond is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is best known for winning a gold medal and a bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Previously, she had won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Kaetlyn Osmond also won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2018. 

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Kurt Browning
(Canadian Figure Skater, Commentator, and Choreographer)
Kurt Browning
407
Birthdate: June 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Kurt Browning is a Canadian figure skater, commentator, and choreographer. A four-time World Champion, Browning also won a silver medal at the 1992 World Championships. Kurt Browning was made an inductee of the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1994 and 2006 respectively.

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Jamie Salé
(Canadian Former Competitive Pair Skater)
Jamie Salé
136
Birthdate: April 21, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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David Pelletier
(Canadian Figure Skater and Coach)
David Pelletier
136
Birthdate: November 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sayabec, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 10 
Brian Orser
(Canadian Former Competitive and Professional Figure Skater)
Brian Orser
556
Birthdate: December 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belleville, Canada
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Sarah Kawahara
(Canadian Figure Skater and Choreographer)
Sarah Kawahara
132
Birthdate: September 15, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
 12 
Vanessa James
(Canadian Retired Pair Skater)
Vanessa James
135
Birthdate: September 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
 13 
Eric Radford
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Eric Radford
301
Birthdate: January 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada

Eric Radford is best known for his pair-skating performances with partner Meagan Duhamel. The two-time World Champion has also won three Olympic medals, including a gold. He was also part of the show Battle of the Blades and, in 2021, announced his return from retirement, teaming up with Vanessa James.

 14 
Nam Nguyen
(Former Canadian Figure Skater and 2-Time National Champion)
Nam Nguyen
5
Birthdate: May 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada

Two-time national champion and retired Canadian figure skater Nam Nguyen has also been a World Junior Champion in 2014. While he started his training in ice hockey at age 5, he later switched to figure skating. Post-retirement, he has been working as a power skating coach.

 15 
Fedor Andreev
(Canadian Figure Skater and Ice Dancer)
Fedor Andreev
131
Birthdate: March 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Kevin Alves
(Brazilian Canadian Figure Skater and Actor)
Kevin Alves
3
Birthdate: October 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Meagan Duhamel
(Canadian Pair Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Meagan Duhamel
336
Birthdate: December 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lively, Greater Sudbury, Canada
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)
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Toller Cranston
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Toller Cranston
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Birthdate: April 20, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 24, 2015

Apart from being a popular figure skater who won an Olympic bronze, a World bronze, and 6 Canadian championships, Toller Cranston was also a talented painter. He once supported his skating career by painting. Following his death, his twin brothers and sister fought a bitter legal battle over his estate.

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Barbara Ann Scott
(Canadian Figure Skater)
Barbara Ann Scott
54
Birthdate: May 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: September 30, 2012
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Isabelle Duchesnay
(Figure skater & Ice Dancer)
Isabelle Duchesnay
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Birthdate: December 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aylmer, Gatineau, Canada

Isabelle Duchesnay is a former ice dancer who won the 1991 World Championship title and the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics along with her brother and skating partner Paul Duchesnay. Born to a Canadian father and French mother, Isabelle Duchesnay has represented both France and Canada. In 1992, she released her book Notre passion.

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Annabel Bowlen
(Wife of the Owner of the Denver Broncos of the NFL, Patrick Dennis Bowlen)
Annabel Bowlen
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Birthdate: 1956 AD
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada