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Michael Coreno ( born August 31 , 1984 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice ___MASK12___ . Coreno began skating at age seven . In 2003 , he teamed up with Allie Hann - McCurdy , with whom he was 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2008 Canadian bronze medalist . The pair retired in June 2010 , to coach at the Gloucester Skating Club . The " Champs International Skating Centre of British Columbia " ( formerly known as the ' BC Centre of Excellence ') is one of two ___MASK60___ figure skating training centers in Canada . Located in Burnaby , British Columbia , it is home to many great national and international skaters . The programs there are overseen by a staff , including Joanne McLeod , who coaches 3 - time Canadian men ' s national champion Emanuel Sandhu ; Bruno Marcotte , who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics ; Victor Kraatz , the 2003 World Champion in ice dancing , and Maikki Uotila , who was a national champion in Finland . The center operates out of Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks . Notable skaters who train there include Emanuel Sandhu , Mira Leung , Allie Hann - McCurdy & Michael Coreno , Jessica Millar & Ian Moram , Jeremy Ten , and Kevin Reynolds . This skating school is sometimes known as a training site for international competitors to practice for competitions in Vancouver . Champs International hosts its annual competition known as the BC / YK SummerSkate Competition every August . Mira Leung ( born March 28 , 1989 ) is a Canadian former competitive ___MASK32___ . She is the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and a three - time Canadian national silver medalist ( 2006  2008 ). Leung placed 12th at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 2008 Four Continents . Jeremy Ten ( born February 21 , 1989 ) is a Canadian ___MASK32___ . He is the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and the 2015 Canadian national silver medalist . Vancouver , officially the City of Vancouver , is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia , ___MASK78___ , and the most populous city in the province . Ian Moram ( born February 8 , 1980 ,) is a Canadian pair skater . He teamed up with Jessica ___MASK35___ in 2002 . ___MASK35___ and Moram trained at the BC Centre of Excellence and were coached by Bruno Marcotte . They announced their retirement from competitive skating on May 9 , 2008 . British Columbia ( BC ) is the westernmost province of ___MASK78___ , with a population of more than four million people located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains . British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion , along with the U . S . states of Idaho , Oregon , Washington and Alaska . ___MASK78___ ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK78___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK78___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other ___MASK60___ urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Victor Kraatz , MSC ( born April 7 , 1971 ) is a Canadian former ice ___MASK12___ . In 2003 , he and his partner , Shae - Lynn Bourne , became the first North American ice dancers to win a World Championship . Burnaby is a city in British Columbia , ___MASK78___ , located immediately to the east of Vancouver . It is the third - largest city in British Columbia by population , surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver . Allie Hann - McCurdy ( born May 23 , 1987 in Nanaimo , British Columbia ) is a Canadian ice ___MASK12___ . McCurdy began skating at age eight and was a singles skater until age 12 when she switched to ice dancing . In 2003 she teamed up with Michael Coreno , with whom she was the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and the 2008 Canadian bronze medalist . The pair retired in June 2010 , to coach at the Gloucester Skating Club . For the Joanne McLeod who co - hosts Body Break , see Body Break . Joanne McLeod is a Canadian figure skating coach . She is the skating ___MASK84___ at the BC Centre of Excellence . Here current and former students include Emanuel Sandhu , Mira Leung , Kevin Reynolds , Jeremy Ten , Nam Nguyen , and many others . In 2012 , McLeod became the first level 5 certified figure skating coach in British Columbia . Emanuel Sandhu ( born November 18 , 1980 ) is a Canadian ___MASK32___ and dancer . He is the 2004 Grand Prix Final champion and a three - time Canadian national champion . Maikki Uotila - Kraatz ( born 25 February 1977 ) is a Finnish ice ___MASK12___ . She is a former Finnish national champion with Toni Mattila . She married Victor Kraatz on June 19 , 2004 . The two coach in Vancouver , where they are the ice dancing directors at the BC Centre of Excellence . She and Kraatz have two sons , born September 14 , 2006 and July 10 , 2010 . Figure skating is a sport in which individuals , duos , or groups perform on figure skates on ice . It was the first winter sport included in the Olympics , in 1908 . The four Olympic disciplines are men ' s singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ___MASK83___ . Non - Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating and four skating . From novice through senior - level competition , skaters generally perform two programs ( short and long ) which , depending on the discipline , may include spins , jumps , moves in the field , lifts , throw jumps , death spirals , and other elements or moves .