Alison Schumacher

Alison Schumacher (born 22 November 2002) is a Canadian figure skater who competes in ladies' singles. She is the 2020 Canadian national silver medalist. She has represented Canada at three ISU Championships, finishing within the top ten at two World Junior Championships (2019, 2020).

Alison Schumacher
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002
Zhuzhou, China
Home townTecumseh, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
CoachLee Barkell
Former coachJen Jackson, Yuka Sato
ChoreographerJoey Russell
Skating clubToronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Training locationsToronto
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total174.02
2020 Junior Worlds
Short program59.99
2020 Junior Worlds
Free skate114.03
2020 Junior Worlds

Early life

Alison Schumacher was born in Zhuzhou, China on 22 November 2002. She later moved to Tecumseh, Ontario. She began skating in 2007.[1] At age 5, she went to Riverside Skating Club.[2]

Skating career

At age 9, Schumacher competed in her first international competition, Skate Detroit, where she finished in fourth place. By age 11, Schumacher was the youngest solo skater at Skate Canada Development Camp.[2]

In the 2017–18 season, she competed in both junior ladies singles and junior pairs with Zachary Daleman. At the 2018 Canadian Championships, she placed fifth in the junior ladies' event and eighth in junior pairs.[1][3]

2018–19 season

Schumacher began the season competing on the Junior Grand Prix, finishing ninth at JGP Slovakia, before finishing twelfth at JGP Canada.[4] In November 2018, Schumacher won gold at the Skate Ontario Sectionals, securing a place at the 2019 Canadian Championships as a senior competitor domestically.[5] There, she placed fourth in the short program with a score of 60.10 and finished seventh overall.[6]

Canada named Schumacher to its team for the 2019 World Junior Championships, where she finished in tenth place.[7]

2019–20 season

Given two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix, Schumacher placed eighteenth at JGP France and then seventh at JGP Croatia. Sent afterward to make her international senior debut on the Challenger series, Schumacher placed eighth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup.[8]

A podium contender at the 2020 Canadian Championships, Schumacher placed sixth in the short program after falling on her attempted triple flip-triple toe loop combination. She placed second in the free skate, rising to the silver medal position overall.[9] With national champion Emily Bausback lacking the technical minimum scores necessary to compete at the 2020 World Championships, Skate Canada deferred on making ladies' assignments for that event, and assigned Schumacher, Bausback and fourth-place Alicia Pineault to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul.[10] She placed fourteenth at Four Continents, finishing ahead of Bausback but four places and nearly 23 points behind Pineault.[11]

Schumacher finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where she placed ninth, setting new personal bests in both segments and overall.[12]

2020–21 season

Schumacher was assigned to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[13]

With Skate Canada holding its domestic competitions virtually, Schumacher placed fifth at the Ontario Sectionals before winning the silver medal at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. These results would have qualified her to the 2021 Canadian Championships, but they were deemed infeasible during the pandemic and cancelled.[14][15]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–21
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2019–20
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2018–19
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2017–18
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Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles
Schumacher (left) with Emily Bausback (center) and Madeline Schizas (right) at the 2020 Canadian Championships podium

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Four Continents14th
GP Skate CanadaC
CS Warsaw Cup8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds10th9th
JGP Canada12th
JGP Croatia7th
JGP France18th
JGP Italy8th
JGP Latvia9th
JGP Slovakia9th
National
Canadian Champ.5th J7th2ndC
SC Challenge1st J.2nd11th2nd
Ontario Sectionals1st J.1st5th
Levels: J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

Pairs with Daleman
National
Event 2017–18
Canadian Champ.8th J
Levels: J = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior results
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
8–17 January 2021 2021 Skate Canada Challenge 2
60.52		 3
107.60		 2
168.12
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
4–9 February 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 18
42.55		 12
108.18		 14
150.73
13–19 January 2020 2020 Canadian Championships 6
55.95		 2
112.99		 2
168.94
14–17 November 2019 2019 Warsaw Cup 5
56.78		 8
113.20		 8
169.98
2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
13–20 January 2019 2019 Canadian Championships 4
60.10		 7
97.63		 7
157.73

Junior results
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 11
59.99		 9
114.03		 9
174.02
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia 8
52.65		 7
99.61		 7
151.86
21–24 August 2019 2019 JGP France 16
46.54		 20
83.51		 18
130.05
2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships 16
51.86		 10
106.16		 10
158.52
12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada 14
41.98		 10
88.16		 12
130.14
22–25 August 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia 8
55.74		 9
88.42		 9
144.16
2017–2018 season
Date Event SP FS Total
8–14 January 2018 2018 Canadian Championships 3
52.39		 12
79.56		 5
131.95
11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy 8
52.43		 8
96.33		 8
148.76
6–9 September 2017 2017 JGP Latvia 4
55.64		 11
88.97		 9
144.61

References
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  2. Smith, Beverly (9 May 2014). "At just 11-years-old Alison Schumacher is always rising to challenge". skatecanada.ca. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. "2018 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships – Junior Pair Result Summary" (PDF). Skate Canada. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. Richmond News (12 September 2018). "Canadian skaters to watch at ISU Junior Grand Prix". Richmond News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. Veneza, Ricardo (6 November 2018). "Windsor-Essex Excels at Skating Sectionals". www.iheartradio.ca. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. Curley, Sean (19 January 2019). "Gabrielle Daleman leads ladies in Saint John". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Canadian ice dancers Lajoie, Lagha capture world junior gold | CBC Sports". CBC. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. Daignault, Louis (17 November 2019). "Two sixth place finishes for Canada at Warsaw Cup". Skate Canada.
  9. Flett, Ted (18 January 2020). "Emily Bausback captures Canadian National title". Golden Skate.
  10. Brodie, Robert (19 January 2020). "SKATE CANADA DEFERS NAMING WORLDS TEAM". International Figure Skating.
  11. "Moore-Towers, Marinaro take pairs bronze at ISU Four Continents". CBC Sports. 8 February 2020.
  12. Slater, Paula (7 March 2020). "Kamila Valieva captures Junior World gold in season debut". Golden Skate.
  13. "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. 14 October 2020.
  14. Ewing, Lori (16 January 2021). "Madeline Schizas moves up 3 spots to win virtual Skate Canada Challenge". CBC Sports.
  15. "2021 Skate Canada Challenge – Results". Skate Canada.
  16. "Ladies | Alison Schumacher | CAN". International Skating Union. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004223539/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102659.htm
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