Taylor Johnston
Nickname: Tay-Doggie
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario
Age: 23
Years Skating: 15
Years Skating Synchro: 14
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 6
Favourite Element: Pivot Block
Favourite Anne Skill: Cry Baby
Favourite Competition: Spring Cup(Milan)
Favourite Skaters: Tessa and Scott, Kristen and Mike, Nexxice intermediate.
Ambitions: To get a stable job.
Favourite Synchro Program: Malagueña(skated), Nexxice Sr 2009 Baba Yetu(watched)
One thing on my bucket list: To raise a family.
Interesting Fact: I have a black cat named Lexie.
Favourite quote: “It takes effort to look effortless.” – Elly B
Emma Daigle
Nickname: Bagel, Emz, Ethel
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Age: 25
Years Skating: 20
Years Skating Synchro: 8
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 6
Favourite Element: Group Lift
Favourite Anne Skill: CoCo
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skaters: Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir
Ambitions: To become an Athletic Therapist.
Favourite Synchro Program: The Widow(watched)
Interesting Fact: I live with my teammates Sarah and Amy!
One thing on my bucket list: Travel anywhere in Asia.
Favourite Quote: “Never, Never, Never give up” – Winston Churchill
Elizabeth McKenna
Nickname: Lizzie, LizzieLou, Lizzard
Hometown: Newmarket, Ontario
Age: 22
# of Years Skating: 19
# of years synchro: 14
# of years on NEXXICE Senior: 5
Favourite Element: Twizzles
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Winterfest
Favourite Skater(s): Jason Brown, Shawn Sawyer, Violetta Afanasieva, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: To complete my undergraduate degree.
Favourite Synchro Program (Skated or Watched): Watched: Leaside Synergy Junior 2013 -Spider-Man, Nexxice Junior 2017 – Saving Mr. Banks, Skated: Nexxice Senior 2018/19 – Malaguena
Interesting Fact: I collect Christmas gnomes.
Favourite Quote: “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway
Tegan Orr
Nickname: Teegs, T, Gans, Tejan
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 15
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 5
Favourite Element: Pivoting Line, Field Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Body Leads, Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Spring Cup, Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa and Scott, Jason Brown
Ambitions: Graduate from University of Toronto with a degree in kinesiology.
Favourite Synchro Program (Skated or Watched): Handmaids Tale (skated), Team Surprise Mother Nature (watched)
Interesting Fact: I was born on Christmas Day.
One thing on my bucket list is: Visit my best friend Molly in Scotland.
Favourite Quote: “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
Carleigh Gorrigsen
Nicknames: Car, Carls, Barkley, Charles
Hometown: Banff, Alberta
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 18
# of Years Skating Synchro: 5
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 4
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skaters: Carolina Kostner, Torvill and Dean
Ambitions: Graduate from McMaster University and medal at worlds
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Baba Yetu (watched), Mud (watched)
Interesting Fact: I live with my teammates, Eme and Catriona.
One thing on my bucket list: To travel across Europe for a year.
Favourite quote: “Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you.”
Lawren Hatfield
Nickname: Dubs, lowlowren
Hometown: Ancaster, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 4
Favourite Element: Field Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Whitney
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tracy and Shari Linn
Ambitions: Raise awareness to help the Newfoundland Pony.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): O Fortuna & Mehcinut – Nexxice Sr.(skated), Moana – Nexxice Novice(skated), Got your number – Nexxice Sr.(watched), La Malagueña – Nexxice Sr.(watched)
Interesting fact: I have an extra bone in my foot.
One thing on my bucket list is: Take a ride on the Jacobite Steam Train.
Favourite Quote: “Never be so kind, you forget to be clever. Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.” – Nils Sjöberg
Robbie-Lynn Puspoky
Nickname: RL, Ginge, Rob-a-lob
Hometown: Mt. Brydges, Ontario
Age: 22
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 12
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 4
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Sheri and Cara Moir
Ambitions: To graduate from school with a career I love.
Favourite Synchro Program: NEXXICE Sr. Widow(watched), Ice Ignite Junior To Build a Home(skated), Nexxice Senior Statues(skated), NEXXICE Senior Shania(skated)
Interesting Fact: I have two younger sisters who also skate!
One thing on my bucket list: To swim with the pigs in the Bahamas.
Favourite Quote: “Great things never came from comfort zones.”
Denika Ellis-Dawson
Nickname: Deni, DD
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 10
# of Years Skating Synchro: 9
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 3
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle, Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue
Ambitions: Graduate University.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr The Widow(watched), Gold Ice Junior “Joker”(skated)
Interesting Fact: I played ‘Suzie’ in “Vacation with Derek”
One thing on my bucket list is: Backpacking through Europe.
Favourite Quote: “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan. But never the goal” -Unknown
Emily Monaghan
Nickname: Em
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 3
Favourite Element: Artistic Wheel
Favourite Anne Skill: Speed Skater
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Evgenia Medvedeva, Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis
Ambitions: To finish university and skate as long as I can.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Mud – NEXXICE Senior(watched), Joan of Arc – Solstice Intermediate(skated)
Interesting Fact: I am obsessed with skating pins.
One thing on my bucket list is: Learn how to back into a parking spot.
Favourite Quote: “Courage is nothing more than taking one more step than you think you can take” – Holly Lisle
Melissa Van Loon
Nickname: Mel
Hometown: Keswick, Ontario
Age: 23
# of Years Skating: 21
# of Years Skating Synchro: 12
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 3
Favourite Element: Lifts
Favourite Anne Skill: Tony
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moire
Ambitions: To live abroad.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. The Widow(watched)
Interesting Fact: I have a pet donkey.
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Favourite Quote: “The greatest risk is not taking any.”
Olivia Tworzyanski
Nickname: Liv, Livy, O-liv
Hometown: Unionville, Ontario
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 19
# of Years Skating Synchro: 14
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 3
Favourite Element: Line
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier
Ambitions: To travel the world.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. The Widow (watched) and NEXXICE Sr. Mechinut(skated)
Interesting Fact: I’m a member of the University of Toronto Formula Racing Team!
One thing on my bucket list is: To watch a Formula 1 Grand Prix in person.
Favourite Quote: “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” – Unknown
Brynn Wilkinson
Nickname: B, Brynnie, Beez
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Age: 18
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 12
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Field Moves, Circle
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer and Michael
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Papadakis and Cizeron
Ambitions: To finally get my driver’s license.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mud(watched), NEXXICE Sr. Widow(watched), Gold Ice Junior Phantom of the Opera(skated), NEXXICE Sr. Man! I Feel Like a Woman(skated)
Interesting Fact: I have a pet turtle.
One thing on my bucket list is: Go skydiving.
Favourite Quote: “The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, and passion.” -Nadia Boulanger
Catriona McKeown
Nickname: Trina, Cat
Hometown: Sheffield, England
Age: 22
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 15
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Pivot Block
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Mozart Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Guillaume Cizeron & Gabriella Papadakis
Ambitions:To become the best skater I can be and learn as much as possible.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mud (watched) NEXXICE Sr. The Widow (watched)
Interesting Fact: I like baking cookies.
One thing on my bucket list is: Travel round Patagonia.
Favourite Quote: “Keep practicing, you can’t get worse.”
Emelyn Feigel
Nickname: Em, Eme
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 11
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Twizzles
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Nathan Chen and Tessa Virtue
Ambitions: To graduate from college & move to Germany!
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. The Widow (watched), NEXXICE Sr. Mud(watched)
Interesting Fact: I love film and photography!
One thing on my bucket list is: To go Heli-skiing.
Favourite Quote: “The best way out is always through” – Robert Frost
Jamie Yuan
Nickname: Jameson, Jimmie
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 7
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Wheel
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Alena Kostornaia, Nathan Chen
Ambitions: Graduate from the University of Toronto with a degree in computer science, and grow as a skater.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Handmaid’s Tale(watched), Northernettes Jr “One”(skated)
Interesting Fact: My pinkies are curved.
One thing on my bucket list is: To go rock climbing.
Favourite Quote: “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
Rose Brawley
Nickname: Rosie
Hometown: Waterloo, Ontario
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 13
# of Years Skating Synchro: 7
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Knees and Ankles
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Jamie and Tessa Virtue
Ambitions: To skate at worlds.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Intermediate Evan Hansen(skated) and NEXXICE Sr. River(watched)
Interesting Fact: I am in school for interior design.
One thing on my bucket list is: To start my own business.
Favourite Quote: “If you can dream it, you can do it” -Walt Disney
Sadie Hoover
Nickname: Sades
Hometown: Newmarket, Ontario
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 7
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Death Spirals
Favourite Anne Skill: Tony
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: To travel and experience new places.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Les Supremes Sr. Never tear us apart(watched), NEXXICE Jr. Saving Mr. Banks(watched)
Interesting Fact: My dad is @a.dads.synchro.journey
One thing on my bucket list is: To see the northern lights.
Favourite Quote: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” -Winston S. Churchill
Sarah Moss
Nickname: Moss
Hometown: Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
Age: 23
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 8
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Lifts and Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Coco, Samba, Pina
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriella Papadakis
Ambitions:To make a positive impact on the sport through coaching and furthering my career.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mehcinut(skated), NEXXICE Sr. Widow(watched)
Interesting Fact: I was born in Japan!
One thing on my bucket list is: To watch an Olympics in person.
Favourite Quote: “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
Alyssa Lopresti
Nickname: Lyss, Lyssa, Lyssie-Pooh
Hometown: Brampton, ON
Age: 18
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 12
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet, Samba, Michael
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, Jason Brown, Kurt Browning
Ambitions: To be the best skater I can be, and to live without regrets
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. The Handmaid’s Tale(watched) & NEXXICE Sr. Widow(watched)
Interesting Fact: I work at The Core Optimum Health & Performance Centre.
One thing on my bucket list is: To one day represent Canada in the Olympics for synchronized skating.
Favourite Quote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness. That most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear. Our presence automatically liberates others”. – Coach Carter
Amy Morency
Nickname: Aims
Hometown: Rosemere, QC
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 9
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Pivot Block
Favourite Anne Skill: Coco
Favourite Competition: Winterfest!!
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Ambitions: I’m hoping to pursue a career as a marine biologist.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Les Supremes Jr. Chess
Interesting Fact: I was in a music video as the main actress as a skater!
One thing on my bucket list is: To go to Australia.
Favourite Quote: “No pain, no gain.”
Chloe Choinard
Nickname: Clo
Hometown: Frankford, ON
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 1
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Death spirals
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Kirsten Moore-Towers & Micheal Marinaro
Ambitions: Go to worlds.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXICE Sr. Handmaids(watched)
Interesting Fact: I was junior national pair champion in 2019.
One thing on my bucket list is: Road trip across Canada.
Favourite Quote: “The most successful people are those who look at setbacks as opportunities for comebacks”
Ekin Saygi
Nickname: E, Eko, Ekopops
Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 15
# of Years Skating Synchro: 4
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Field Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Theatre
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Yuna Kim, Patrick Chan
Ambitions: Become a curator in an art gallery.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mud(watched)
Interesting Fact: I was held back in preschool and had to complete it again.
One thing on my bucket list is: See the Northern Lights.
Favourite Quote: “Everything the light touches is our kingdom.” -The Lion King
Elina Oh
Nickname: El
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 12
# of Years Skating Synchro: 3
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: No hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Yuna Kim, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Ambitions: To medal at worlds.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Jr. – Royals(skated), NEXXICE Sr. – Handmaid’s Tale(watched)
Interesting Fact: I sleep without a pillow.
One thing on my bucket list is: Go bungee jumping.
Favourite Quote: “The struggle you’re facing now is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” – Robert Tew
Mia Bek
Nickname: Mimi
Hometown: Markham, Ontario
Age: 18
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Samba, Cry Baby
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Kaetlyn Osmond and Jason Brown
Ambitions: Graduate from University of Toronto.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Gold Ice Junior Joker(skated), Dream Edges Senior FP 2022(watched)
Interesting Fact: I have an extra bone in both my ankles.
One thing on my bucket list is: Visit my family in France.
Favourite Quote: “Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.”
Paige Westerman
Nickname: Paigey
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Whip Intersection
Favourite Anne Skill: Samba
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Elvis Stojko, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Ambitions: To continue to challenge myself in all aspects of my life.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Haydenettes Celine Dion(watched) and Gold Ice Junior Beggin(skated)
Interesting Fact: I collect post cards from everywhere I travel.
One thing on my bucket list is: To travel all of Europe.
Favourite Quote: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh
Senori Perera
Nickname: Snowy, Senna
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Age: 18
# of Years Skating: 11
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Wheel and Pivot Block
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Yuzuru Hanyu and Mirai Nagasu
Ambitions: To become a Veterinarian.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Baba Yetu(watched), NEXXICE Sr. Mud(watched)
Interesting Fact: I play the Baritone Saxophone.
One thing on my bucket list is: Fly in a hot air balloon in Tuscany.
Favourite Quote: “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”
Torri Hollstein
Nickname: Torralore
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 12
# of Years Skating Synchro: 2
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Group Lift
Favourite Anne Skill: Samba, Theatre
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron
Ambitions: To become an elementary teacher.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mud(watched) and NEXXICE Sr. The Widow(watched)
Interesting Fact: I competed in senior ice dance last season!
One thing on my bucket list is: To ride in a hot air balloon.
Favourite Quote: “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun” – Mary Poppins