Podium finishes for two local skaters

Jessica Cunha

December 7, 2012

Two local skaters delivered podium finishes at a figure skating competition earlier this month.

Brooklyn McCormick and Lucas Nguyen, both members of the Glen Cairn Skating Club, finished in the top two at the eastern Ontario Skate Canada Sectionals, held in Kingston, Ont., from Nov. 9 to 11.

Stittsville resident Brooklyn placed first in the under-14 juvenile women’s free program.

With a final score of 26.19, she beat out second place Téodora Skiljevic, of the Nepean Skating Club, by 0.22 points.

Brooklyn, an 11-year-old Jean Paul II French Catholic elementary school student, has been with the Glen Cairn club for three years.

Lucas, a Britannia resident, placed second in the pre-juvenile men’s free program with a final score of 14.71, 4.36 points behind first-place finisher Alec Guinzbourg from the Quinte Figure Skating Club.

Lucas, 11, attends Terre-des-Jeunes French Catholic elementary school and has been with the Glen Cairn club for three years.

Glen Cairn Skating Club member Ysabele Rivard nabbed a 16th place finish at the sectionals with a final score of 16.23.