Canada’s Top Figure Skaters Take to the Ice at the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS on CTV and TSN

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Toronto (January 15, 2013) – From reigning World Champion Patrick Chan and the darling duo of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to up-and-comer Kaetlyn Osmond, the country’s top figure skaters are in the spotlight at the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS live on CTV and TSN from January 18-20 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON.

Coverage begins with the Women’s and Pair Short Programs on Friday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. ET on TSN, followed by the Men’s Short Program at 8 p.m. ET (see complete broadcast schedule below).

CTV’s coverage of the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS is available on CTV.ca, the CTV social app, and on the CTV mobile channel, while TSN’s coverage of the event can be seen live on TSN Mobile TV.

Brian Williams hosts the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS, bringing his extensive experience covering the Olympic Winter Games and Canadian and World Figure Skating Championships. Rod Black, the voice of figure skating in Canada, is in the broadcast booth with analyst Tracy Wilson, a decorated Canadian figure skating champion. Reporting rinkside and backstage is Sara Orlesky, who covered figure skating events at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The athletes showcased at the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS will look to secure a spot on the Skate Canada National Team and the Canadian teams competing at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2013 in London, ON, the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2013, and the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships® 2013.

The world class line-up featured at the 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS includes:
• Patrick Chan (Toronto) – current World and Canadian Champion seeks to secure the Canadian title for the sixth year in a row
• Tessa Virtue (London, ON) and Scott Moir (Ilderton, ON) – reigning World Champions in Ice Dance look to defend their Canadian Senior Dance title
• Meagan Duhamel (Lively, ON) and Eric Radford (Balmertown, ON) – pair team competes for a back-to-back title
• Kaetlyn Osmond (Marystown, NL) – rising star hits the ice after surprising the skating world with gold at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2012 SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL
• Amélie Lacoste (Delson, QC) – reigning women’s champion returns to defend her title

CTV and TSN are the official broadcasters of Skate Canada domestic events.

CTV and TSN’s 2013 CANADIAN TIRE NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS broadcast schedule is as follows*:
• Friday, Jan.18 – Women’s and Pair Short Programs at 3 p.m. ET on TSN
• Friday, Jan. 18 – Men’s Short Program at 8 p.m. ET on TSN
• Saturday, Jan. 19 – Ice Dance Short Dance at 2 p.m. ET on CTV†
• Saturday, Jan. 19 – Pair and Men’s Free Programs at 5 p.m. ET on TSN
• Saturday, Jan. 19 – Men’s Free Programs at 7 p.m. ET on CTV†
• Sunday, Jan. 20 – Women’s Free Program and Ice Dance Free Dance at 4 p.m. ET on TSN
• Saturday, Jan. 26 – Exhibition Gala at 4:30 p.m. ET on TSN
*Schedule subject to change
†Check local listings

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About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and #1 specialty network. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers world-class content across industry-leading platforms including TSN2, TSN.ca, TSN Radio and TSN Mobile TV. Official broadcaster of the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, TSN’s slate of live sports coverage includes NHL, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Season of Champions Curling, UEFA Euro 2016, MLB Sunday Night Baseball, Barclays Premier League, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada events. TSN is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.

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