Brooke McIntosh

Brooke McIntosh (born January 5, 2005) is a Canadian figure skater, competing in pairs with Benjamin Mimar.

Brooke McIntosh
McIntosh/Toste at the 2019 JGP United States
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (2005-01-05) January 5, 2005
Canada
Home townToronto, Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
PartnerBenjamin Mimar
Former partnerBrandon Toste
CoachAndrew Evans
ChoreographerAlison Purkiss
Former choreographerMary Angela Larmer
Skating clubCanadian Ice Academy Toronto
Training locationsToronto, Canada
Began skating2013
ISU personal best scores
Combined total146.15
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Short program50.46
2019 JGP United States
Free skate96.77
2020 Winter Youth Olympics

With her former skating partner, Brandon Toste, she represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Championships, finishing in the top ten, and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, finishing fourth. McIntosh/Toste were national novice champions and national junior silver medalists.

Career

2017–2018 season

In January 2018, McIntosh/Toste won gold in the novice division at the Canadian Championships, setting a new Canadian record (120.24).[1]

2018–2019 season

In the 2018–2019 season McIntosh/Toste debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They opened the season in August at the JGP Slovakia, where they finished fifth. In September, they competed at the JGP Czech Republic, finishing tenth.

In January 2019, they won silver in the junior division at the Canadian Championships. Both also competed in the singles events (in the novice division) – McIntosh finished eighth and Toste ninth.

In March 2019, they represented Canada at the World Junior Championships, finishing tenth.

2019–2020 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix for their second season, McIntosh/Toste placed fifth at the 2019 JGP United States in Lake Placid and sixth at the 2019 JGP Russia in Chelyabinsk.

These results qualified a place for a Canadian junior pair team at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, and they were subsequently selected to take that spot; as a result of which, they did not attend the 2020 Canadian Junior Championships, which overlapped with the Youth Olympics. They placed fourth at the Youth Olympics in the pairs event, and also placed fourth in the team competition.[2]

Following the Youth Olympics, coach Andrew Evans announced that Toste would be retiring to focus on attending university, while McIntosh would search for a new partner.[3] A month later, Evans announced that McIntosh had formed a new partnership with Benjamin Mimar.[4]

2020–2021 season

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down training centers in Ontario for several months, after which McIntosh and Mimar were added a list of competitive skaters cleared to keep training through subsequent lockdowns.[5]

There being no international season to speak of for Canadian skaters, McIntosh/Mimar competed as seniors on the domestic level, debuting at the Ontario Sectionals to win the gold medal. At the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge, which was held virtually across several hub locations to minimize gatherings, they placed fourth, qualifying to the national championships.[6]

Programs

With Mimar
Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021

With Toste
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[7][8]
2018–2019
[9]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pair skating with Mimar
National
Event 20–21
Canadian Champ.C
SC Challenge4th
ON Sectionals1st
TBD = Assigned, C = Event canceled

Pair skating with Toste
International[10]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
Junior Worlds10th
Youth Olympics4th
JGP Czech Republic10th
JGP Russia6th
JGP Slovakia5th
JGP United States5th
National
Canadian Champ.1st N2nd J
Team events
Youth Olympics4th T
4th P
N = Novice; J = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result.

Single skating
National
Event 18–19
Canadian Champ.8th N

References
  1. "Skate Canada - Skating Records (Historical Tab)". Skate Canada.
  2. Heroux, Devin (January 12, 2020). "Canadian pair skate to season-best performance at Youth Olympics". CBC Sports.
  3. Evans, Andrew (January 21, 2020). "And just like that the end of a chapter. My very first pair's story is coming to an end" (Instagram).
  4. Evans, Andrew (February 18, 2020). "New team! Super excited for this new start. Time to get down to work" (Instagram).
  5. Smiley, Brian (January 5, 2021). "Skaters continue to train for future competitions". Brantford Expositor.
  6. Ewing, Lori (January 9, 2021). "Moore-Towers, Marinaro win virtual Skate Canada Challenge pairs title". CBC Sports.
  7. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (first)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (second)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
  9. "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Brooke MCINTOSH / Brandon TOSTE - Biography". International Skating Union.
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