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Earning Success on the Ice
By Casey Leger skater, Alessia has completed her
assessments with Skate Canada in
t was a silver medal podium finish STAR 4 Free skate, STAR 6 Skills,
Ifor Alessia MacDonald at Skate STAR 9 Dance, and STAR 7 Artistic.
Ontario’s Provincial Series #3, held Her brother, Anthony MacDonald,
in Nepean on December 2, 2023. is a national level novice ice dance
In a flight consisting of seventeen athlete. Anthony has attained his
competitors, Alessia performed coaching credentials and enjoys
a stunning STAR 5 solo Artistic passing on advice and knowledge
program. to help Alessia in her development.
Alessia is a thirteen-year-old In fact, Anthony choreographed
student at St. Joseph’s Catholic Alessia’s artistic program for this
Secondary School in Cornwall. most recent competition.
She trains at Skate Seaway, also in When she’s not on the ice,
Cornwall, where she volunteers her Alessia also enjoys playing soccer
time as a Canskate program assistant. and volleyball, and is a Grade 8
Alessia has been skating since she Honour Roll student. She also
was four years old. She is currently enjoys swimming and is pursuing
striving to complete her Gold Tests her National Lifeguard certification. Photo Submitted
(the highest attainable), and to “Preparing for figure skating
qualify and compete at Provincials. assessments and competitions is hard
Alessia also hopes to one day attain work,” this young lady says, “but it’s
her coaching certification. A singles totally worth it and I enjoy it.”
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