CALGARY: Calgary’s Kaiya Ruiter won the senior women’s title at the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships, producing a memorable performance in front of the home crowd.Ruiter finished the competition with 180.86 points to claim the gold medal.
Her victory ended Madeline Schizas’ run as Canadian senior women’s champion after Schizas had entered the competition seeking a third consecutive national title.Schizas finished second with 172.90 points, while Mississauga’s Hetty Shi earned the bronze medal with 162.51 points.
Skate Canada reported that Ruiter delivered a personal-best free skate and the highest free-skate score of the day. Her performance was particularly significant because she was competing in front of family, friends and supporters in her home city.
The championship was part of a competitive Canadian women’s figure skating field featuring established senior skaters alongside emerging athletes.
Ruiter’s victory also came shortly before her participation in the Youth Olympic Games in Korea, giving the national championship success additional significance in her 2024 season.Schizas, meanwhile, remained one of Canada’s leading senior women’s skaters and returned to the podium with the silver medal.
The result demonstrated the depth of Canadian women’s figure skating, with Ruiter, Schizas and Shi representing three different stages of competitive development.
The 2024 Canadian Championships in Calgary brought together athletes from across Canada for national titles in several figure skating disciplines.Ruiter’s victory became one of the notable moments of the Calgary championships and marked her emergence as a senior national champion.
Reported By: Mirza Maqbool Baig I Sports Reporter I Canada
