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Figure skater
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
7 April 1973
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ravi Walia (born April 7, 1973 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1995 Canadian national bronze medalist and the 1993 national junior champion, representing Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club. He was coached by Jan Ullmark and Cynthia Ullmark at The Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alberta.
Walia serves as an ISU Technical Specialist for Canada. He has coached the 2013 & 2014 Canadian national champion Kaetlyn Osmond since she was ten years old, and led her to an Olympic berth for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In June 2013, he was awarded Skate Canada's "Competitive Coach Award of Excellence".
Competitive highlights
GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
| International | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 10th | |||||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 10th | |||||||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 5th | |||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd N | 6th J | 4th J | 1st J | 3rd | 11th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 5th | |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||||||||||