FIGURE SKATING RECAP: Gryphons Finish 5th at 2026 OUA Figure Skating Championship

TORONTO, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons figure skating team finished in 5th place at the 2026 OUA Figure Skating Championships in Toronto. The two-day conference championship event (March 10 to 11) took place at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, with TMU serving as hosts for a second consecutive year. The Gryphons finished with 49 total points, two points off of a podium finish in 5th-place, out of nine universities across the province.

Figure Skating Pairs at 2026 OUA Figure Skating Championship

Guelph made five trips to the podium (3 silvers and 2 bronzes), capping off their OUA championship with a silver medal in the team synchro. Team captain Catherine Carle led the Gryphons with a pair of silver medals in the Novice Women's Short Program and in the Freeskate Fours alongside Sarah Capela, Stephanie Kao and Tanvi Pannu. Megan Brown and Angelina MacAluso picked up Guelph's first medal of the championships, taking home a bronze medal in the Star 8/9 Couple Dance (Harris Tango/Blues) while Logan Baker and Jillian Holysh rounded out the Gryphon podium finishers with a bronze medal in the Star 10 Couple Dance (Quickstop/Argentine Tango). The Toronto Varsity Blues took home the OUA Championship with 106 points, narrowly edging out the Western Mustangs by two points as Western finished with 104 points. McMaster and Waterloo finished tied with 51 points in third place but the Marauders ended up with the bronze medal as their one gold medal in couples artistic proved to be the difference in the tiebreaker. The Gryphons finished two points behind in fifth place with 49 total points.

Team Standings | 2026 OUA Figure Skating Championships

GOLD: Toronto Varsity Blues - 106
SILVER: Western Mustangs - 104
BRONZE: McMaster Marauders - 51

t-3rd: Waterloo Warriors - 51
5th: Guelph Gryphons - 49
6th: Queen's Gaels - 16
7th: Brock Badgers - 15
8th: Carleton Ravens - 7
9th: TMU Bold - 6

Event Standings (Top 3) | 2026 OUA Figure Skating Championships

Star 8/9 Couple Dance (Harris Tango/Blues)
1. Western — Skylar Clark / Laura Vancer
2. Toronto — Hugo Li / Saya Shimizu
3. Guelph — Megan Brown / Angelina MacAluso

Star 10 Women Freeskate
1. Toronto — Anna Bazylewicz
2. Western — Aalanna Rusnak
3. TMU — Julia Wallace

Star 10 Couple Dance (Quickstop/Argentine Tango)
1. Western — Jada Andari / Emma Goodstadt
2. Toronto — Bridget Le Donne / Cole Van Der Velden
3. Guelph — Logan Baker / Jillian Holysh

Gold Women Freeskate
1. Toronto — Victoria Bocknek
2. McMaster — Katherine Karon
3. Western — Jessica Liu

Open Rhythm Dance
1. Western — Josh Andari
2. Waterloo — Rebecca Brown
3. Toronto — Bridget Le Donne

Freeskate Fours
1. Toronto — Victoria Bocknek, Gabriella Guo, Hugo Li, Cole Van Der Velden
2. Guelph — Sarah Capela, Catherine Carle, Stephanie Kao, Tanvi Pannu
3. McMaster — Kristen Chak, Chloe Chung, Lily Carbray, Jaana DeKort

Gold Solo Dance
1. Western — Jessica Liu
2. Waterloo — Rebecca Brown
3. Toronto — Bridget Le Donne

Couples Artistics
1. McMaster — Lily Bauman / Calie Williams
2. Toronto — Olivia Pulsifer / Saya Shimizu
3. Waterloo — Paige Gugeler / Reka Somogyi

Gold Artistic
1. Toronto — Cole Van Der Velden
2. McMaster — Hana Watanabe
3. Waterloo — Alexandre Lee

Senior Pair Freeskate
1. Toronto — Gabriella Guo / Hugo Li
2. Western — Alistair Lam / Jessica Liu
3. Waterloo — Alexandra Lee / Mikaela Moyer

Dance Fours
1. Western — Josh Andari, Emma Goodstadt, Catherine Tibau, Erin Waters
2. Toronto — Catalina Costiuc, Celina Guo, Bridget Le Donne, Nina Xuan
3. Waterloo — Rebecca Brown, Kaitlyn Burshey, Kyra Marotta, Annika Zamora

Novice Women Short Program
1. Toronto — Gabriella Guo
2. Guelph — Catherine Carle
3. McMaster — Jaana DeKort

Gold Men Freeskate
1. Western — Alistair Lam
2. Toronto — Herman Lau
3. Queen's — Evan Prosserman

Synchro
1. Western Mustangs
2. Guelph Gryphons
3. Waterloo Warriors

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