Ben Ferreira
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| Ben Ferreira | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Canada |
| Born | April 5, 1979 |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Height | 178 cm (5.84 ft) |
| Former coach | Doug Leigh, Michelle Leigh, Jan Ullmark |
| 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, BC) is a Canadian figure skater.
Ferreira is a three-time Canadian medalist and World competitor. He married Jadene Ferreira on May 21, 2005. His wife works as a choreographer at the Royal Glenora Club and choreographed for Ferreira during his competitive career.
Ferreira started at the Royal Glenora Club and finished his competitive career by training 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, after the Canadian Championships. He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta, where he is the Head Skating Professional at the Royal Glenora Club.
[edit] Results
| Event | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
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| World Championships | 10th | 15th | 13th | |||||
| Four Continents Championships | 10th | 9th | 7th | 4th | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 8th |
| Skate America | 8th | 5th | ||||||
| Skate Canada International | 7th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | ||||
| Cup of China | 4th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 7th | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | 6th | 6th | |||||
| Bofrost Cup on Ice | 10th | 2nd | ||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 8th | |||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5th |
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