Skate Canada - History

History

  • 1887 - Amateur Skating Association of Canada for speed and figure skating is formed by Louis Rubenstein of Montreal's Victoria Skating Club.
  • 1911 - First artificial ice rink is built in Vancouver.
  • 1914 - First official Canadian Figure Skating Championships is held in Montreal.
  • 1914 - The Figure Skating Department of the Amateur Skating Association of Canada is formed to promote skating in Canada.
  • 1928 - First year that Canadians participate at a World Championship.
  • 1932 - For the first time, Canada hosts the World Figure Skating Championships (in Montreal).
  • 1939 - Renamed to become the Canadian Figure Skating Association.
  • 1947 - The CFSA joins the International Skating Union and establishes a national office in Ottawa.
  • 1958 - Charles H. Cumming is hired as the CFSA's first full-time employee.
  • 1963 - First CFSA logo is developed.
  • 1973 - Skate Canada International is introduced as a major international event (first location: Calgary).
  • 1981 - For the first time, Canada hosts the World Junior Championships (in London).
  • 1981 - The concept of a National Team is conceived.
  • 1985 - The CFSA reconfirms its mandate to promote recreational and elite skating.
  • 1986 - The CFSA adopts a new logo to reflect its continuing commitment to excellence.
  • 1990 - The last figures are skated in international competition at the 1990 World Championships in Halifax.
  • 1990 - The Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame is established and the first members inducted in a ceremony at the CFSA's annual meeting in Edmonton.
  • 1990 - The CFSA implements framework for Skating Unlimited new pre-school and adult recreational programs.
  • 1991 - The Junior National Team is created.
  • 1995 - Canada hosts its first-ever ISU-sanctioned international precision skating event, Precision Canada International (in Toronto).
  • 2000 - Canadian Figure Skating Association changes its name to Skate Canada.

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