Some of the world's best figure skaters are in Saskatoon this weekend competing at Skate Canada International.

As the momentum for the 2026 Olympics builds, 18 Canadian athletes plus dozens of international stars will be at SaskTel Centre for the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The three-day event runs Friday through Sunday.

One of the Canadian stars is Madeline Schizas, a three-time national champion who earned an Olympic spot in the women's event for the country earlier this year.

“The pressure at [the world championships] was crazy,” Schizas said after practice Thursday. “Any small mistake could have meant not having a spot at the Olympics. But I really feel like I stepped up to it.”

“I think that I'm going to use that experience to my advantage heading in

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