The Yorkton Skate Club will host its annual skating carnival to mark the end of another season at the Gallagher Centre, Farrell Agencies Arena Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
One of the most exciting carnivals held in Yorkton, the event will feature international pairs champions Cody Hay and Annabelle Langois, Skate Yorkton coach Susan Nagy announces. Langois is a two time Olympian who competed at the both the 2008 and 2012 winter Olympics. She was also featured on CBC's Battle of the Blades where she skated with NHLer Brad May.
Hay and Langois will offer a seminar for skaters Saturday, Nagy notes. "We're actually opening our athletes up to having these elite skaters come and talk to them and work a seminar with them," It's going to be an exciting week, Nagy declares.
In addition both Sask. First Team members and Sask. High Performance team members will delight skate fans with performances at the carnival.
The car will showcase the talent of Yorkton's competitive skaters, the amazing CanSkaters, future stars currently in the local Learn to Skate program, the recreational skaters, Star Skate performers, and junior test skaters, Nagy lists. "It's quite exciting because the kids worked hard all year and now they get tactually perform, have fun and show everybody what they've learned along being able to perform without pressure," she says.
Nagy states it's been another wonderful, but busy season which just doesn't seem to slow down. "I always think it's going to slow down but it seems to get crazier because our athletes just get better which takes us further away to many competitions," she says.
The theme of this year's carnival is Fairy Tales and Dreams. Nagy declares this year's event will be the best carnival ever held in Yorkton. "To actually have world competitors, Olympic competitors and Canadian medalists, that's so exciting for our athletes and the public to see," she closes.
The pre-carnival show for those who labor under time constraints will take place at 1:30 p.m. with the main show to follow at 2 p.m.
Tickets to the skate carnival are $7 for adults, $5 for students ages six to 18 years with youngsters younger than six years free.
There will be a raffle table again this year with the feature prize of a 40+ inch television and home theatre system.
