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Aleksa Rakic

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Aleksa Rakic
Born (2004-09-14) September 14, 2004 (age 20)
New Westminster,
British Columbia, Canada
HometownBurnaby, British Columbia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachJoanne McLeod
Skating clubChamps International Skating Center of British Columbia
Began skating2013
Medal record
Canadian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Calgary Singles

Aleksa Rakic (born September 14, 2004) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2019 Canadian Junior national champion and the 2024 Canadian national silver medalist.[1]

Personal life

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Rakic was born on September 14, 2004 in New Westminster,
British Columbia, Canada. In addition to figure skating, he also enjoys reading, biking, drawing, and listening to music.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Rakic began figure skating in 2013 after deciding to take lessons with CanSkate, a Canadian learn-to-skate program.[3] His first figure skating coach was Josie Leeworthy before he would eventually begin training under Joanne McLeod at the Champs International Skating Center of BC in Burnaby.[4][1]

As an advanced novice skater, Rakic won bronze at the 2017 International Challenge Cup and gold at the 2018 Egna Spring Trophy.[5]

2018–19 season

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Making his junior international debut on the 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Rakic finished eighth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and sixth at 2018 JGP Czech Republic. In January, he would win the 2019 Canadian Junior Championship title.[6][5]

2019–20 season

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Competing on the Junior Grand Prix circuit for a second time, Rakic won the silver medal at 2019 JGP France and twelfth at 2019 JGP Croatia. Selected to represent Canada at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. He would finish fourth in the boys' singles event.[6]

2020–21 season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2021 Canadian Championships were cancelled. This meant that Rakic was unable to compete for the whole season.[7][8]

2021–22 season

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Rakic's only major competition of the season was the 2022 Canadian Championships, where he would finish eighth at the event.[6]

2022–23 season

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Making his return to the Junior Grand Prix series, Rakic finished seventh at 2022 JGP Czech Republic and fifth at 2022 JGP Italy. Going on to compete at the 2023 Canadian Championships in January, Rakic would finish twelfth. Selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Rakic finished thirteenth at the event.[6]

2023–24 season

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Rakic started the season with a silver medal win at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International. He then went on to compete on the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifth at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Selected to compete at 2023 Skate Canada International following the withdrawal of Roman Sadovsky, Rakic made his senior Grand Prix at the event, finishing in twelfth place.[6][9][10]

In January, Rakic competed at the 2024 Canadian Championships, where he won the silver medal behind Wesley Chiu.[11] With this result, he was selected to represent Canada at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, where he finished eighth.[5]

2024–25 season

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Rakic began his season by finishing fifth at the 2024 Philadelphia Summer Championships and eighth at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.[6] Selected to compete at 2024 Skate Canada International, Rakic finished seventh, scoring new personal best free skate and combined total scores in the process.[5]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
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2019–2020
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2020–2021
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2021–2022
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2022–2023
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2023–2024
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  • Biblical
    by Calum Scott
  • Epiphany
    by Karl Hugo
    choreo. by Mark Pillay
2024–2025
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Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [5]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Canadian Championships 8th 12th 2nd
GP Skate Canada 12th 7th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
Cranberry Cup 4th
Philadelphia Summer 5th
Skate Canada Challenge 2nd 6th 2nd
Competition placements at junior level [5]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Winter Youth Olympics 4th
World Junior Championships 13th 8th
Canadian Championships 1st
JGP Croatia 12th
JGP Czech Republic 6th 7th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Italy 5th
JGP Slovakia 8th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [17]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 222.49 2024 Skate Canada International
Short program TSS 77.74 2024 World Junior Championships
TES 42.79 2024 World Junior Championships
PCS 35.80 2024 Skate Canada International
Free skating TSS 145.75 2024 Skate Canada International
TES 78.75 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 72.20 2024 Skate Canada International

Senior level

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Results in the 2021–22 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 1–5, 2021 Canada 2021 Skate Canada Challenge 3 72.03 3 133.03 2 205.06
Jan 7–13, 2022 Canada 2022 Canadian Championships 13 61.47 7 131.68 8 193.15
Results in the 2022–23 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2022 Canada 2022 Skate Canada Challenge 11 50.01 2 141.96 6 191.97
Jan 9–15, 2023 Canada 2023 Canadian Championships 10 68.51 14 117.26 12 185.77
Results in the 2023–24 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 10–14, 2023 United States 2023 Cranberry Cup International 7 69.13 4 133.69 4 202.82
Sep 20–23, 2023 Germany 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 65.03 5 144.85 5 209.88
Oct 27–29, 2023 Canada 2023 Skate Canada International 9 72.56 12 116.82 12 189.38
Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2023 Canada 2023 Skate Canada Challenge 2 77.11 2 139.81 2 216.92
Jan 8–14, 2024 Canada 2024 Canadian Championships 2 75.49 1 149.90 2 225.39
Results in the 2024–25 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3-5, 2024 Kazakhstan 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 13 56.06 7 142.41 8 198.47
Oct 25–27, 2024 Canada 2024 Skate Canada International 9 76.74 6 145.75 7 222.49

Junior level

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Results in the 2018–19 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 22–25, 2018 Slovakia 2018 JGP Slovakia 8 60.79 8 119.34 8 180.13
Sep 26–29, 2018 Czech Republic 2018 JGP Czech Republic 6 66.01 7 119.07 6 185.08
Jan 13–20, 2019 Canada 2019 Canadian Championships (Junior) 2 68.44 1 130.66 1 199.10
Results in the 2019–20 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 21–24, 2019 France 2019 JGP France 3 69.54 3 131.17 2 200.71
Sep 25–28, 2019 Croatia 2019 JGP Croatia 14 52.57 10 111.96 12 164.53
Jan 10–15, 2020 Switzerland 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 4 70.96 4 134.27 4 205.23
Results in the 2022–23 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2022 Czech Republic 2022 JGP Czech Republic 7 65.33 7 117.49 7 182.82
Oct 11–15, 2022 Italy 2022 JGP Italy 5 71.50 8 126.06 5 197.56
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 Canada 2023 World Junior Championships 11 71.34 11 129.60 13 200.94
Results in the 2023–24 season [5]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 Taiwan 2024 World Junior Championships 4 77.74 9 134.00 8 211.74

References

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  1. ^ a b "Two medals for Burnaby ice dancers at 2024 national championships". Burnaby Now. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Aleksa RAKIC: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Our New National Team Members!". Skate Canada. Skate Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Aleksa RAKIC: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "CAN–Aleksa Rakic". SkatingScores.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Aleksa RAKIC: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix Series 2020/21 cancelled". International Skating Union. October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "CANCELLED: 2021 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships & 2021 Skate Canada Cup". Skate Canada. October 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "🇨🇦 Roman Sadovsky has withdrawn from Skate Canada International". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ^ "🇨🇦 Aleksa Rakic has been assigned to Skate Canada". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ Flatt, Ted. "Wesley Chiu Rises to the Occasion in Calgary". Golden Skate. Golden Skate. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Aleksa RAKIC: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Aleksa RAKIC: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Aleksa RAKIC: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Aleksa RAKIC: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Aleksa RAKIC: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Personal Bests Aleksa Rakic (CAN)". International Skating Union.
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