Katherine Medland Spence (born August 5, 2000) is a Canadian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is the

2024 CS Warsaw Cup The 2024 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 20–24, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Entries The International Skating U ...

champion and the 2025 Canadian national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Medland Spence was born on August 5, 2000, in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

, Ontario, Canada. As of 2025, Medland Spence is a student at

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...

, where she studies

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. In addition, she and her older sister, Elizabeth, both work as figure skating coaches at the Nepean Skating Club in

Nepean, Ontario Nepean ( ) is an area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located west of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. However, the name ...

Career

Early career

Medland Spence began learning how to skate in 2005. She made her national championship debut at the 2022 Canadian Championships, where she came in sixth place. The following year, she finished seventh at the 2023 Canadian Championships.

2023–24 season

Medland Spence started the season by competing at the 2023 Cranberry Cup, where she finished in ninth place. Subsequently competing at the 2024 Canadian Championships, she ended up placing thirteenth. Throughout the season, Medland Spence struggled with ankle, knee, hip, and back injuries.

2024–25 season

Medland Spence made her international senior debut at age 24 at the

. In

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

, Medland Spence placed first in both the short program and the free skate to unexpectedly claim the event title over Ekaterina Kurakova and Marina Piredda. At the 2025 Canadian Championships in January, Medland Spence entered the event as a podium threat given her strong performance in Warsaw in November. She placed second in the short program, and despite falling to fourth place in the free skate, hung on to earn the bronze medal behind three-time national champion

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and silver medalist

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. Due to her performance at the national championship, Medland Spence was assigned to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships in

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alongside Schizas and Dupuis. She finished in fourteenth place.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior results

External links

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Katherine Medland Spence
at SkatingScores.com

References

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