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Just 36 other skaters from across the province qualified to compete in their respective classifications, Page in Star 5 over 13 women\u2019s and D\u00e9nomm\u00e9 in Star 6 women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is big for a small club,\u201d said Rockland Figure Skating Club director Gail Malette. \u201cWe’re not a big competitive club, but we’re doing well. This kind of puts Rockland on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite coming from a small club and a small city, the two skaters proved their mettle against the best skaters from the province’s biggest metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n

Young phenom reveals a bright future<\/strong><\/p>\n

Competing in a higher age group than the year before, D\u00e9nomm\u00e9, who started skating competitively at six years old, cracked the top ten, placing ninth overall at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Malette, who is also D\u00e9nomm\u00e9\u2019s coach along with Kaitlan Cook, said the scores were so tight among the top competitors that fractions of points separated the top ten.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always told her if you can play top 10, that’s pretty impressive,\u201d said Malette. \u201cWe are a small club. These kids don’t skate much. It’s not like we’re competing against kids from Toronto that skate seven days a week. Some of these kids only skate three or four days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going up a category, D\u00e9nomm\u00e9 and her coaches weren\u2019t expecting a provincial qualification this year. Instead, they were looking forward to another year of training and hoping to hit a few more doubles (jumping in the air and completing two full rotations before landing).<\/p>\n

However, D\u00e9nomm\u00e9 found herself up against stiff competition and even tougher judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very nervous,\u201d said D\u00e9nomm\u00e9. \u201cI didn\u2019t even really want to go on, but I went out there and just did the best I could.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u00e9nomm\u00e9 hopes she can continue to improve during the off-season and qualify for the provincial competition next year as well, despite moving up to a more challenging category.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need better jumps,\u201d said D\u00e9nomm\u00e9. \u201cOver the summer I hope I can land them consistently for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though she once had dreams of Olympic gold, cooler heads have prevailed, and she now wants to make a career out of her love for skating. D\u00e9nomm\u00e9 dreams of working skate shows, like Disney on Ice<\/em>, and perform for crowds across Canada.<\/p>\n

An illustrious end to an amateur career<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Page, the competition was even more emotionally charged. As a second-year accounting student at the University of Ottawa, she decided 2023 would be her last year to compete for provincials so she can focus on school.<\/p>\n

A decade since she last qualified, Page and her coach Caroline Cot\u00e9 set the goal of making it to the provincial competition one more time before hanging up the skates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not expecting to make my goal happen, but it felt really, really good,\u201d said Page.<\/p>\n

Having achieved her goal, Page was only a little nervous heading into the event and was just excited to have made it. But after landing her third jump, Page said a smile curled across her face, knowing she had done her best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a feeling that I did amazing. I knew I did my best. So, in the end, I was happy with numbers like whatever place I came in because I knew I did my best,\u201d said Page.<\/p>\n

And she was right. Page didn\u2019t just reach her goal; she far exceeded it. Scoring a career high score, Page took first place in her category. f the ice I was in shock,\u201d said Page. \u201cAnd then once my coaches and I heard my score, we just started tearing up and started hugging each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a top place finish to her name, Page is looking forward to continuing to coach at her club and entering the odd competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole club is proud of them,\u201d said Malette. \u201cAnd a huge shout-out to coaches Caroline and Kaitlan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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