Ben Ferreira
Ben Ferreira | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia | April 5, 1979
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Former coach |
Doug Leigh Michelle Leigh Jan Ullmark |
Former choreographer |
David Wilson Sébastien Britten Jadene Fullen |
Skating club | The Royal Glenora Club |
Retired | January 2006 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
200.46 2004 Skate Canada |
Short program |
68.86 2005 Four Continents |
Free skate |
133.08 2004 Skate Canada |
Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979 in Vancouver) is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time Canadian national medalist and World competitor.
Career
Ferreira started training at the Royal Glenora Club and finished his competitive career at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario. At the time of his retirement, his coach was Doug Leigh and his choreographers were David Wilson and Sébastien Britten. He retired in January 2006, following the Canadian Championships. He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta, where he is the Head Skating Professional at the Royal Glenora Club.
Personal life
He married Jadene (née Fullen) on May 21, 2005.[1] His wife works as a choreographer at the Royal Glenora Club and choreographed for Ferreira during his competitive career.[2][3]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2005–2006 [1] |
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2004–2005 [4] |
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2003–2004 [5] |
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2002–2003 [6] |
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2001–2002 [7] |
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2000–2001 [8] |
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Results
Results[1][4][5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
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International | |||||||||||||
Event | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
Worlds | 19th | 15th | 13th | ||||||||||
Four Continents | 10th | 9th | 7th | 4th | |||||||||
GP Cup of China | 4th | ||||||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 7th | ||||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||
GP Skate America | 8th | 5th | |||||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | |||||||||
GP Bofrost | 10th | 2nd* | |||||||||||
Finlandia | 8th | ||||||||||||
Golden Spin | 5th | ||||||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 12th | ||||||||||||
Blue Swords | 8th | ||||||||||||
Grand Prize SNP | 5th | ||||||||||||
Orex Cup | 1st | ||||||||||||
National | |||||||||||||
Canadian Champ. | 11th N. | 3rd N. | 3rd J. | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 8th |
GP = Grand Prix; Bofrost not part of GP after 2002 Levels: N. = Novice; J. Junior |
References
- 1 2 3 "Ben FERREIRA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (January 12, 2003). "Canada’s Ferreira Is on a Mission". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (January 23, 2005). "Olympic Goal Motivates Ferreira". SkateToday.
- 1 2 "Ben FERREIRA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
- 1 2 "Ben FERREIRA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
- 1 2 "Ben FERREIRA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003.
- 1 2 "Ben FERREIRA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- 1 2 "Ben FERREIRA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2001.
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