The Minto Skating Club is a competitive

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, founded in 1904. The Club is a member of the

Skate Canada Skate Canada ( Canadian French: ''Patinage Canada'', lit. "Skating Canada") is the national governing body for figure skating in Canada, recognized by the International Skating Union and the Canadian Olympic Committee. It organizes the annual ...

figure skating organization in Canada, and was a founder of the predecessor organization to Skate Canada, the "Figure Skating Department" of the Amateur Skating Association of Canada in 1914. Notable skaters who represented the club include Olympic and World champion

Barbara Ann Scott Barbara Ann Scott (May 9, 1928 – September 30, 2012) was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1947–1948), and a four-time Canadian national champion (1944–46, 48) in ladies' singles. Kn ...

and Olympic bronze medallist and World champion Don Jackson. Notable skaters include

Melville Rogers Melville F. Rogers (January 5, 1899 – September 26, 1973) was a Canadian figure skater and figure skating judge. He competed in the disciplines of single skating, pair skating, ice dancing, and fours. He won the Canadian championship several ...

Lynn Nightingale Lynn Nightingale, later Connor (born August 5, 1956) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She won gold medals at the Skate Canada International, Prague Skate, Richmond Trophy and Prize of Moscow News, as well as four Canadian national ...

, Kim Alletson,

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, and the dance teams of

Isabelle Duchesnay Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963 in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of her career. With her brother Paul Duchesnay, she is the 1991 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver med ...

Paul Duchesnay Paul Duchesnay (born 31 July 1961 in Metz) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of his career. With his sister Isabelle Duchesnay, he is the 1991 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. Career The Duchesnay ...

and Chantal Lefebvre /

Michel Brunet Michel Brunet may refer to: * Michel Brunet (historian) (1917–1985), Canadian historian * Michel Brunet (paleontologist) (born 1940), French paleontologist * Michel Brunet (figure skater) (born 1970), Canadian skater {{hndis, Brunet, Michel ...

History

The club was founded in 1904. The club's patron was the then

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of Canada,

Lord Minto Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. The current earl is Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynm ...

, or Earl, and the Countess of Minto. Membership was drawn from the Rideau Skating Club. Skating was first held at the Governor-General's residence,

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and soon moved to the

Rideau Skating Rink The Rideau Skating Rink was an indoor skating and curling facility located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Consisting of a curling rink and a skating rink, it was one of the first indoor rinks in Canada. The Rideau Rink was scheduled to open on Janu ...

. Skating was also held at the

Dey's Arena Dey's Arena, also known as Dey Brothers Rink, Dey's Skating Rink and The Arena, were a series of ice rinks and arenas located in Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Otta ...

in Ottawa. In 1905, the first Canadian Skating Championships were held. Minto's

Ormond B. Haycock Ormonde Butler "Ormie" Haycock (September 11, 1880 – August 12, 1938) was a Canadian figure skater and rower from Ottawa, Ontario, and he competed in both single skating and pair skating. Biography Haycock's pairs partners in figure skating ...

is the first Canadian men's champion, and together with

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won the Canadian pairs championship. The pair would repeat in 1906. In 1908, Ormond Haycock and Aimee Haycock won the Canadian pairs' championship. Ormond Haycock would win two further pairs' titles with his partner Lady Evelyn Grey in 1910 and 1911. In 1914, the club was a founding member of the new Figure Skating Department in the Amateur Skating Association of Canada, located in Ottawa. At the first "official" Canadian Championships, Minto's

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was the ladies champion.

Joachim Ribbentrop Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (; 30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945. Ribbentrop first came to Adolf Hitler's not ...

, then a young German living in Canada, competed for the club. He would later become the Foreign Minister of

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. In 1920 and 1922, Alden Godwin and Douglas Nelles skating out of Minto won the Canadian pairs' championship. In 1922, the Club moved to a new Rideau Rink on Waller Avenue in Ottawa. The Club subsequently took over the rink and renamed it the Minto Rink. In 1922 and 1923, Dorothy Jenkins out of Minto won the Canadian women's senior championship. In 1923, Melville Rogers won his first Canadian men's title, followed by wins from 1926–1928. In 1924, Elizabeth Blair and John Machado won the Canadian pairs' championship. In 1925, Gladys Rogers and Melville Rogers of Minto won the Canadian pairs' championship. From 1933–1937, the team of Elmore Davis, Melville Rogers, Prudence Holbrook and Guy Owen won the Canadian fours' championship skating for Minto. In 1948, the Club produced its first World champion,

. Scott also won the gold medal at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

. In 1949, the Minto Rink was destroyed by fire, and the Club built a new rink on Henderson Avenue. From 1955–1957, Carol Jane Pachl out of Minto won the Canadian women's senior championship. The Henderson Avenue rink was sold to the

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in 1959. Don Jackson won the bronze medal for figure skating at the

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, and went on to win the 1962

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...

. Jackson would later become a coach at Minto. From 1974–1977,

skating out of Minto, won the Canadian women's senior championship. She placed ninth at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

and placed in the top ten at five world championships. In 1986, the Club opened a new facility on Lancaster Road in Ottawa. In 1992 and 1993, the pairs team of Penny Mann and Juan-Carlos Noria won silver in the Canadian pairs championship. The pair of Jennifer Boyce and

skating out of Minto won silver in the Canadian pairs championships of 1994 and 1995. Brunet then formed a team with Chantal Lefebvre and won the silvers in four consecutive Canadian championships behind the champion team of

Shae-Lynn Bourne Shae-Lynn Bourne (born January 24, 1976) is a Canadian ice dancer and choreographer. In 2003, she and partner Victor Kraatz became the first North American ice dancers to win a World Championship. They competed at three Winter Olympic Games, pl ...

and

Victor Kraatz Victor Kraatz, (born April 7, 1971) is a Canadian former ice dancer. In 2003, he and his partner, Shae-Lynn Bourne, became the first North American ice dancers to win a World Championship. Personal life Born on April 7, 1971 in West Berlin, V ...

, and competed at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

Notable skaters

* Don Jackson *

Joachim von Ribbentrop Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (; 30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945. Ribbentrop first came to Adolf Hitler's not ...

* Kim Alletson *

* Chantal Lefebvre /

References and notes

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External links

Official web site

{{Authority control Sport in Ottawa Figure skating clubs in Canada 1904 establishments in Ontario

History

Notable skaters

See also

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