Taylor Johnston
Nickname: Tay-Doggie
Hometown: Burlington, Ontario
Age: 26
Years Skating: 16
Years Skating Synchro: 15
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 7
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Line stroking
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skaters: Nexxice Intermediate.
Ambitions: To continue coaching synchro.
Favourite Synchro Program: 18-19 Malagueña(skated)
One thing on my bucket list: Adopt a second cat.
Interesting Fact: I’m a national level coach.
Favourite quote: “I know everything will work out. I just have to panic first.”
Lawren Hatfield
Nickname: Low, Lola
Hometown: Ancaster, Ontario
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 18
# of Years Skating Synchro: 12
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 6
Favourite Element: Creative lift
Favourite Anne Skill: Any theatre exercise!
Favourite Competition: Spring Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Traci and Shari Linn
Ambitions: Learn how to bake macarons.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): O Fortuna – Nexxice Sr.(skated), Moana – Nexxice Novice(skated)
Interesting fact: I was in a Duolingo commercial with Brynn.
One thing on my bucket list is: Go to the Christmas Spectacular in New York City.
Favourite Quote: “Be a voice, not an echo”
Melissa Van Loon
Nickname: Mel
Hometown: Keswick, Ontario
Age: 25
# of Years Skating: 23
# of Years Skating Synchro: 14
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 5
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: To go skydiving.
Favourite Quote: “The greatest risk is not taking any.”
Olivia Tworzyanski
Nickname: Liv, Livy, O-liv
Hometown: Unionville, Ontario
Age: 23
# of Years Skating: 21
# of Years Skating Synchro: 16
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 5
Favourite Element: Line, Creative lift
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer, Body leads
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier
Ambitions: To work on the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): NEXXICE Sr. Mehcinut(skated), Queen Medley
– Team Olympia (watched)
Interesting Fact: I can play the piano by ear.
One thing on my bucket list is: To go to the Olympics.
Favourite Quote: “Be the best” – Ralph Nunno
Brynn Wilkinson
Nickname: B, Brynnie, Wilkinson Sr
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 16
# of Years Skating Synchro: 14
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 4
Favourite Element: Field Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Michael, Body leads
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
Ambitions: To travel the world.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Gold Ice Jr. Villains(skated), NEXXICE Sr. Shania and El Mar Mediterrani(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
Sadie Hoover
Nickname: Sades
Hometown: Newmarket, Ontario
Age: 22
# of Years Skating: 17
# of Years Skating Synchro: 8
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 4
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), Handmaid’s Tale – NEXXICE Sr.(watched)
Interesting Fact: My dad is @adadssynchrojourney
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
Celina Sroka
Nickname: Cilli
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Age: 23
# of Years Skating: 16
# of years synchro: 16
# of years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Pivoting block
Favourite Anne Skill: Pina
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriela Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Madison Chock & Evan Bates
Ambitions: To become the best skater I can be.
Favourite Synchro Program (Skated or Watched): The Widow – Nexxice Sr(watched)
Interesting Fact: I collect socks from the places I travel to with skating.
One thing on my bucket list: Skate on wild ice.
Favourite Quote: “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” ―Vincent Van Gogh
Elina Oh
Nickname: El, Liner
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Age: 22
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 5
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: No hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Yuna Kim, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: To travel the world.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): El Mar Mediterrani – Nexxice Sr (skated), NEXXICE Sr. – Handmaid’s Tale(watched)
Interesting Fact: I was born in Korea.
One thing on my bucket list is: To travel to Bora Bora.
Favourite Quote: “In the end, its not the years in your life that count, its the life in your years” – Abraham Lincoln
Georgina Yardy
Nickname: Georgie, George
Hometown: Verchaix, France
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 4
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: No Hold and Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Theatre and Michael
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: Graduate university and live near the sea or mountains.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Handmaid’s Tale – Nexxice Sr.(watched), Chasing Cars – Nexxice Jr.(skated)
Interesting Fact: I have a Saint Bernard named Sidney.
One thing on my bucket list is: Go on a road trip.
Favourite Quote: “It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live” – Albus Dumbledore
Paige Westerman
Nickname:Peach
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 18
# of Years Skating Synchro: 13
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Creative Lift
Favourite Anne Skill: Tony
Favourite Competition: French Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Ilia Malanin
Ambitions: To be an Athletic Therapist.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Haydenettes – Celine Dion(watched)
Interesting Fact: I collect post cards from everywhere I travel.
One thing on my bucket list is: To study abroad.
Favourite Quote: “Never doubt your potential”
Riko Sakurai
Nickname: Kiko
Hometown: Nagoya, Japan
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 12
# of Years Skating Synchro: 7
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Twizzles
Favourite Anne Skill: Samba, Tony
Favourite Competition: Worlds
Favourite Skater(s): Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
Ambitions:To have a thriving career.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Handmaid’s Tale Nexxice Sr.(watched), Mother Nature – Team Surprise(watched)
Interesting Fact: I live with Taylor Johnston.
One thing on my bucket list is: To travel the world.
Favourite Quote: “Without frustrating experiences, there are no happy experiences”
– Shohei Ohtani
Abbie Turner
Nickname: Abz, Ab, Teeny Turner, Rocket
Hometown: Dumfries, Scotland
Age: 20
# of Years Skating: 10
# of Years Skating Synchro: 9
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Death spirals
Favourite Anne Skill: Tony, Moana
Favourite Competition: Trophy D’Ecosse
Favourite Skater(s): Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear
Ambitions: To stand on the podium at Worlds.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Handmaid’s Tale – Nexxice Sr (watched)
Interesting Fact: I did a skydive in Dubai the week before I moved to Canada.
One thing on my bucket list is: To volunteer in Africa and help families and children.
Favourite Quote: “Be grateful for where you are at. Be excited for where you are going.”
Celyn-Carid Cotterrall
Nickname: Cel
Hometown: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 21
# of Years Skating: 18
# of Years Skating Synchro: 17
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: No hold
Favourite Anne Skill: Rocket
Favourite Competition: French Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron
Ambitions: Treat people with kindness and enjoy life.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Spirits – Marigold Ice Unity (watched)
Interesting Fact: I share a birthday with my mum.
One thing on my bucket list is: To see the 7 wonders of the world.
Favourite Quote: “Practice like you’ve never won, Perform like you’ve never lost” – Michael Jordan
Eden Wilkinson
Nickname: E, Wilkinson Jr.
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Age: 17
# of Years Skating: 13
# of Years Skating Synchro: 11
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: No-hold, Lifts
Favourite Anne Skill: Theater
Favourite Competition: Any international competition.
Favourite Skater(s): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: T o travel the world.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Widow -Nexxice Sr. (watched), Transformers – Marigold Ice Unity (watched)
Interesting Fact: I know the alphabet in American Sign Language.
One thing on my bucket list is: Visit all the 7 wonders of the world. See the northern lights in
Iceland.
Favourite Quote: “Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you
from growing, evolving, and progressing” – Mandy Hale
Isabel Anderson
Nickname: Izzy, Belle
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 10
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Lifts, Field moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Allys
Favourite Competition: French Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Nobahar Dadui, Jeremy Abbott, Elvis Stojko
Ambitions: Graduate Engineering Physics at McMaster University.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Handmaid’s Tale – Nexxice Sr (watched), Royals – Nexxice Jr. (watched)
Interesting Fact: I love to read fantasy and science fiction.
One thing on my bucket list is: Visit every province and territory in Canada.
Favourite Quote: “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing” – Albert Einstein
Keira Van Dinther
Hometown: London, Ontario
Age: 17
# of Years Skating: 13
# of Years Skating Synchro: 3
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Field moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Pina
Favourite Competition: French Cup
Favourite Skater(s): Loena Hendrickx
Ambitions: To get into a Canadian medical school.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Chasing Cars – Nexxice Jr (skateed), Widow – Nexxice Sr (watched)
Interesting Fact: I have a Valentine’s Day birthday.
One thing on my bucket list is: To travel to the 7 wonders of the world.
Favourite Quote: “Physical strength will get you to the start line, but mental strength will get you to the finish line”
Kendra Christopher
Nickname: Kens, Kenny
Hometown: Newmarket, Ontario
Age: 19
Years Skating: 17
Years Skating Synchro: 9
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Collapsing intersection, Death spirals
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skaters: Katelyn Osmond
Ambitions: To design and launch a spaceship..
Favourite Synchro Program: Got Your Number – Nexxice Sr (watched)
Interesting Fact: I am in University for Aerospace Engineering.
One thing on my bucket list: To visit Greece.
Favourite Quote: “Send it!”
Natalya Krywetzky
Nickname: Nat
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 9
# of Years Skating Synchro: 9
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Twizzles, field moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Janet
Favourite Competition: Worlds, French Cup
Favourite Skaters: Aliona Kostornaia, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: To compete at Senior Worlds and continue to learn and grow, to be the best skater I can be.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Chasing Cars – Nexxice Jr (skated), You Don’t Own Me – Nexxice Jr (skated), Requiem – Helsinki Rockettes (watched), Handmaid’s T ale – Nexxice Sr (watched)
Interesting Fact: One of my family members was a gymnast in Cirque du Soleil.
One thing on my bucket list: To visit Greece. To perform in a popular Ice show.
Favourite quote: “What is meant for you will not pass you by.”
Olivia Goldie
Nickname: Liv
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Age: 18
# of Years Skating: 15
# of Years Skating Synchro: 11
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Lifts
Favourite Anne Skill: Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): Joannie Rochette
Ambitions: To travel the world.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): Overcome – Starlight Intermediate (skated)
Interesting Fact: I have a twin brother.
One thing on my bucket list is: To see all the 7 wonders of the world.
Favourite Quote: “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them”
– Wat Disney
Rianna Forthuber
Nickname: Ri
Hometown: Shakespeare, Ontario
Age: 19
# of Years Skating: 14
# of Years Skating Synchro: 13
# of Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Lifts
Favourite Anne Skill: Allys
Favourite Competition: Nationals
Favourite Skater(s): My teammates
Ambitions: To leave my mark on this world in the best way possible.
Favourite Synchro Program (watched or skated): You Don’t Own Me – Nexxice Jr (skated)
Interesting Fact: I also play softball.
One thing on my bucket list is: To live life in the moment.
Favourite Quote: “If you ain’t first, you’re last” – Ricky Bobby