The Kelowna Skating Club had its share of success at the 2015 BC and Yukon Summerskate event in Burnaby, as 24 local skaters returned home with 13 medals.
A highlight for the Kelowna team came in the Pre-Juvenile Women under 11 level, as 9-year-old Malayna Lesko won group 3 with a score of 22.36. Her club mate, Brooklyn Cowen, won group 1 with a score of 19.8, while Emily Sales placed 3rd in group 2.
In the Novice Women’s division, Kelowna’s Olivia Gran captured gold in group 2 with a total score of 100.58.
Meanwhile, at the Pre-Novice Women under 14 level, Ashley Sales, 11, took the silver medal on the strength of her score of 82.16.
In the highly competitive Junior Women’s field, Mckenna Colthorp and Rachel Pettitt took the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in group 1. Colthorp’s score of 130.63 was a personal best.
Other medal winners included Vienna Harwood (silver), Kelly Basisty (silver), and Cailey England, Madeline Foley, Aurora Schultz, and Zoe Wu with bronze medals.
Here are the full results:
Senior Women: Cailey England 3rd; Julianne Delaurier 4th
Junior Women grp 1: Mckenna Colthorp 2nd; Rachel Pettitt 3rd
Junior Women grp 2: Ajsha Gorman 6th; Olivia Marleau 8th
Junior Men: Kelly Basisty 2nd
Novice Women grp 2: Olivia Gran 1st; Madison Delcourt 10th
Pre-Novice Women U14 grp 1: Ashley Sales 2nd; Maya Rose 5th; Kaiya MacLeod 15th
Pre-Novice Women U14 grp 2: Alyssa Dobbbs 6th; Summer Peitsch 11th
Juvenile Women U12 grp 1: Vienna Harwood 2nd
Juvenile Women U12 grp 3: Julia Crowther 7th
Juvenile Women U14 grp 2: Madeline Foley 3rd
Pre-Juvenile Women U11 grp 1: Brooklyn Cowen 1st
Pre-Juvenile Women U11 grp 2: Emily Sales 3rd
Pre-Juvenile Women U11 grp 3: Malayna Lesko 1st; Kiera Atkins 9th
STAR 5 Girls U10 grp 1: Dar’ya Krylova 5th
STAR 5 Girls U13 grp 1: Aurora Schultz 3rd
STAR 5 Girls U13 grp 3: Zoe Wu 3rd