Brooke McIntosh
| Brooke McIntosh | |
|---|---|
 McIntosh/Toste at the 2019 JGP United States | |
| Born | January 5, 2005 Canada |
| Hometown | Toronto, Canada |
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Partner | Benjamin Mimar |
| Coach | Andrew Evans |
| Skating club | Canadian Ice Academy Toronto |
| Began skating | 2013 |
Brooke McIntosh (born January 5, 2005) is a Canadian figure skater, competing in pairs with Benjamin Mimar.
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 |
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With Toste
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 [7][8] |
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| 2018–2019 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pair skating with Mimar
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 20–21 |
| Canadian Champ. | C |
| SC Challenge | 4th |
| ON Sectionals | 1st |
| TBD = Assigned, C = Event canceled | |
Pair skating with Toste
| International[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Junior Worlds | 10th | ||
| Youth Olympics | 4th | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 10th | ||
| JGP Russia | 6th | ||
| JGP Slovakia | 5th | ||
| JGP United States | 5th | ||
| National | |||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st N | 2nd J | |
| Team events | |||
| Youth Olympics | 4th T 4th P | ||
| N = Novice; J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. | |||
Single skating
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | |
| Canadian Champ. | 8th N | |
References
- ^ "Skate Canada - Skating Records (Historical Tab)". Skate Canada.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (January 12, 2020). "Canadian pair skate to season-best performance at Youth Olympics". CBC Sports.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Evans, Andrew (February 18, 2020). "New team! Super excited for this new start. Time to get down to work" (Instagram).
- ^ Smiley, Brian (January 5, 2021). "Skaters continue to train for future competitions". Brantford Expositor.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (January 9, 2021). "Moore-Towers, Marinaro win virtual Skate Canada Challenge pairs title". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (first)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2019/2020 (second)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Brooke MCINTOSH / BRANDON TOSTE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brooke MCINTOSH / Brandon TOSTE - Biography". International Skating Union.
External links
- Brooke McIntosh / Brandon Toste at the International Skating Union
- Brooke McIntosh & Brandon Toste on the Skate Ontario website