The 2026 Skate Canada International is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by Skate Canada, it is the second event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from 29 October to 1 November at the Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will also earn points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season will then be invited to compete at the 2026–27 Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.
Background The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and after the six qualifying events, the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final. Skate Canada International debuted in 1973, and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, Skate Canada International was one of the five qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2026 Skate Canada International is the second event of the 2026–27 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, and will be held from 29 October to 1 November at the Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Entries The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on 16 June 2026. Country Men Women Pairs Ice dance Wesley Chiu Fée Ann Landry Stephen Gogolev Madeline Schizas Sara-Maude Dupuis Georgii Reshtenko Mihhail Selevko Niina Petrõkina colspan="2" Iida Karhunen colspan="2" Kévin Aymoz colspan="2" colspan="3" Anna Pezzetta Rio Nakata Saki Miyake colspan="2" rowspan="2" Kazuki Tomono Mao Shimada Sofia Samodelkina colspan="2" Kim Hyun-gyeom Kim Yu-jae colspan="2" rowspan="2" Shin Ji-a colspan="2" Kyrylo Marsak Liam Kapeikis Isabeau Levito Andrew Torgashev colspan="2" rowspan="2"
Changes to preliminary assignments Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men 2 September 9 September Not competing in Grand Prix Series colspan=2 rowspan=4 15 September Host picks Women Pairs Ice dance
References
External links 2026 Skate Canada International at Skate Canada