In Canada, same-sex couples will be allowed to compete in national pair skating and ice dancing competitions.
The Canadian ice skating association Skate Canada will also allow same-sex couples to compete in national competitions in pair skating and ice dancing at the beginning of the new year.
Many details still unclear
For the time being, it remains unclear how any physical differences are to be compensated for. It is also not yet clear whether there will be joint or separate ratings. Two-time ice dance Olympic champion Scott Moir, who currently works as an association coach, welcomes this development. “It was necessary. It’s good that two people can now skate together, regardless of gender,” said the 35-year-old, who won the gold medal with his partner Tessa Virtue in Vancouver in 2010 and in Pyeongchang in 2018.
