The Gloucester Skating Club is a non-profit skating club in

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. The club has been serving skaters since 1971. The club is currently one of the sixth largest clubs in Canada with an active membership of more than 1,100 skaters. The club may be best known as the home club of 1988 Olympic silver medallist

Elizabeth Manley Elizabeth Ann Manley, CM (born August 7, 1965) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1988 World silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national champion. Early life and training Manley ...

who returned to coach with the club in 2007. The club offers a wide variety of skating programs including CanSkate, Competitive Stream, Test Stream, Synchronized, Dance, Pairs and Teen-Adult programs. The professional coaching staff includes and has included national, world and Olympic medalists, such as former world champion

Jeffrey Buttle Jeffrey Buttle (born September 1, 1982) is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 and 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005–2007 Canadian champion. ...

. In 2016, director and coach Sheilagh McCaskill was awarded an Ottawa Sports Award lifetime achievement award. The Elizabeth Manley skating rink at the Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Recreation Complex (formerly Orléans Recreation Complex) is named for Manley who trained there and who won a silver medal in women's figure skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. It is home to the Gloucester Skating Club and the Canadian Academy of Skating Arts, a program started by Canadian Hall of Fame coach,

Peter Dunfield Peter Dunfield (c. 1931 – May 25, 2014) was a Canadian Figure skating, figure skater and coach. He competed in four skating, winning the 1949 North American silver medal, and single skating. He is best known for coaching Elizabeth Manley to ...

Notable skaters

Figure skaters who have trained at the club include: *

, 1988 Olympic silver medalist *

Angela Derochie Angela Derochie (born November 4, 1973) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and 1998 Canadian national champion in ladies' singles. Personal life Derochie was born on November 4, 19 ...

, 1998 Canadian national champion *

Yuka Sato is a Japanese former competitive figure skater and choreographer. She is the 1994 World champion, the 1990 World Junior champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 19 ...

, 1994 World champion * Stefanie Partridge, 1998 Canadian Jr. silver medalist and international competitor * Matthew MacMurdo, 1997 Canadian Winter Games champion * Mark Butt, 2000 US National Collegiate medalist

References

{{reflist 1971 establishments in Ontario Figure skating clubs in Canada Sport in Ottawa Sports clubs and teams established in 1971