Ravi Walia (born April 7, 1973 in

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coach and former competitor. He is the 1995

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bronze medallist and the 1993 Canadian national junior champion, representing the Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club, where he was coached by Dr. Hellmut May. He was later coached by Jan Ullmark and Cynthia Ullmark at

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. Walia serves as an ISU Technical Specialist for Canada. He has coached several national and international champions and began coaching

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when she was ten years old. Osmond is the 2018 Olympic bronze medallist, 2018 Olympic team gold medallist, 2018 World gold medallist, 2017 World silver medallist, 2014 Olympic team silver medallist, and a three-time Canadian national champion. In 2017, Walia began coaching

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and coached him to a tenth Canadian national title and an Olympic team gold medal. In addition, he has coached

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, Aurora Cotop and Rose Théroux. Walia was awarded Skate Canada's "Competitive Coach Award of Excellence" in 2013 and 2018. In 2014, 2017, and 2018, he was awarded the "Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award".

Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)''

References

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