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Four Manitoba figure skaters, now training out of province, are back home this week to compete at Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the 2025 national championships in Laval, Que. in mid-January. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Four Manitoba figure skaters, now training out of province, are back home this week to compete at Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the 2025 national championships in Laval, Que.

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Reigning Canadian junior pairs champions Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov and singles skaters David Howes and Breken Brezden are among 150 athletes from across Canada who will take to competition ice at Seven Oaks Arena. Kemp, 16, and Elizarov, who turns 21 next week, are once again in comeback mode after being sidelined from competition for several months while she recovered from an unspecified injury. It is the third time in as many seasons the Winnipeggers’ resilience has been tested.

Danielle Earl / Skate Canada Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov are in comeback mode as they prepare for the Skate Canada Challenge. In 2022, Kemp’s ankle sprain forced them to forfeit their ticket to the prestigious Jun.

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