Oak Bay Figure Skating Club

What is the Podium Pathway?

Once skaters have reached Star 5 they can choose to continue on the Star Skate path or they can move to the Podium Pathway Competitive stream.  This starts with

Pre Juvenile and continues to Juvenile, Pre Novice, Novice, Junior and then Senior.  

This pathway is for skaters dedicated to skating 5-6 days a week and competing at both Island and Provincial competitions.  This pathway leads to the BC Winter Games and National Events. 

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​Click here to view the Podium Pathway in the Long Term Development Model from Skate Canada.

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It's more than just skating!​

Skaters enrolled in the Podium Pathway learn a variety of life skills as they progress up the competitive ladder. These include goal setting, focus, ability to deal with success/failure, time management and principles of fair play and sportsmanship. In addition to the life skill benefits, skaters in this program receive:

• access to Provincial and National funding programs (as applicable)

• the opportunity to be selected to Skate Canada’s National Team

• the opportunity to compete at Skate Canada Sectionals, Skate Canada Challenge, and/or the National Skating Championships

• the opportunity and potential to be selected to represent Canada internationally

• access to sport science services​

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If I participate in the Podium Pathway, is that all I can do?​

No! Many skaters who compete in the qualifying event structure also take tests in Skate Canada’s StarSkate Program or participate on synchronized skating teams. The only events that you may not be able to compete in are club, and StarSkate events, some which restrict entry of skaters who have competed in the qualifying event system.

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The Qualifying Event Structure​

There are several opportunities throughout the season for skaters to participate in competitive events.

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The Skate Canada Podium Pathways Program offers nationally standardized competitions to competitive skaters. These events are the stepping stones to things such as the National Team and the World and Olympic teams. Skaters competing in the qualifying event structure can do so at the Juvenile (optional category), Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior and Senior levels in singles, pair and ice dance.

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Although the following Skate Canada LTD rectangle defines the Podium Pathway and the STAR Pathway, there are many pathway directions for participants to explore. From Learn to Train and onwards, the Canadian system provides performance opportunities at the club, regional, provincial, national, and international levels in all four skating disciplines of our sport – singles, pair skating, synchronized skating, and ice dance.

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In both the StarSkate and Competitive streams skaters have the opportunity to work towards earning scores at participating competitions throughout the season and their top three scores determine the final results.

Trophies are awarded to the top three skaters in both the Competitive and STARSkate stream.

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Information on this and the Provincial Standings can be found here.