Ken Rose (figure skater)

Ken Rose (born May 16, 1986) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Merano Cup champion and 2003 Canadian junior national champion. He won a pair of bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 13th at the 2004 World Junior Championships. Rose began skating at age seven and was coached by Linda Bridge for many years.^[1] He later trained at the Mariposa School of Skating under Doug Leigh.

Ken Rose
2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Ken Rose
Born	(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 38) Newmarket, Ontario
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Skating club	Richmond Hill FSC
Began skating	1993
Retired	2009

After retiring from competition, Rose became a skating coach at the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.^[2] His wife, Danielle, is also a coach at the club.^[3] Ken and Danielle took over as owners and directors of the Richmond Training Centre in 2022.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–2005 [4]	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt
2002–2003 [5]	Finale from Xotica by René Dupéré	Capriccio Italien by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Competitive highlights

International[6]
Event	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09
Merano Cup						1st
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds			13th
JGP France		7th
JGP Hungary				6th
JGP Japan			5th
JGP Mexico			3rd
JGP Sweden	7th
JGP USA		3rd
Gardena	7th
National[6]
Canadians	4th J	1st J	10th	12th	11th	8th	7th	8th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J = Junior level

References

1. Mittan, Barry (April 16, 2003). "Canada's Ken Rose Shares Stojko's Roots". Golden Skate.
2. "Ken Rose". Richmond Training Centre. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
3. "Danielle Rose". Richmond Training Centre. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
4. "Ken ROSE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
5. "Ken ROSE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 25, 2003.
6. "Competition Results: Ken ROSE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017.

External links

• Ken Rose at the International Skating Union