Aleksa Rakic

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Aleksa Rakic
Born (2004-09-14) September 14, 2004 (age 20)
New Westminster,
British Columbia, Canada
Hometown Burnaby, British Columbia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Discipline Men's singles
Coach Joanne McLeod
Skating clubChamps International Skating Center of British Columbia
Began skating2013
Medal record
Canadian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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Personal life

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

Early career

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[4]
2019–2020
[12]
2020–2021
[13]
2021–2022
[14]
2022–2023
[15]
2023–2024
[16]
  • Biblical
    by Calum Scott
  • Epiphany
    by Karl Hugo
    choreo. by Mark Pillay
2024–2025
[2]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [5]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Four Continents Championships 16th
Canadian Championships 8th12th2ndWD
GP Skate Canada 12th7th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
Cranberry Cup 4th
Philadelphia Summer 5th
Skate Canada Challenge 2nd6th2nd1st
Competition placements at junior level  [5]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Winter Youth Olympics 4th
World Junior Championships 13th8th
Canadian Championships 1st
JGP Croatia 12th
JGP Czech Republic 6th7th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Italy 5th
JGP Slovakia 8th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [5]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS222.49 2024 Skate Canada International
Short program TSS77.74 2024 World Junior Championships
TES42.792024 World Junior Championships
PCS35.802024 Skate Canada International
Free skating TSS145.752024 Skate Canada International
TES78.75 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS72.202024 Skate Canada International

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 1–5, 2021 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2021 Skate Canada Challenge 372.033133.032205.06
Jan 7–13, 2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2022 Canadian Championships 1361.477131.688193.15
Results in the 2022–23 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2022 Skate Canada Challenge 1150.012141.966191.97
Jan 9–15, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Canadian Championships 1068.5114117.2612185.77
Results in the 2023–24 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 10–14, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Cranberry Cup International 769.134133.694202.82
Sep 20–23, 2023 Flag of Germany.svg 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 765.035144.855209.88
Oct 27–29, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Skate Canada International 972.5612116.8212189.38
Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Skate Canada Challenge 277.112139.812216.92
Jan 8–14, 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2024 Canadian Championships 275.491149.902225.39
Results in the 2024–25 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 3–5, 2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 1356.067142.418198.47
Oct 25–27, 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2024 Skate Canada International 976.746145.757222.49
Jan 14–19, 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 Canadian Championships 762.39——–WD
Feb 19–23, 2025 Flag of South Korea.svg 2025 Four Continents Championships 1269.3516128.5616197.91

Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 22–25, 2018 Flag of Slovakia.svg 2018 JGP Slovakia 860.798119.348180.13
Sep 26–29, 2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 JGP Czech Republic 666.017119.076185.08
Jan 13–20, 2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2019 Canadian Championships (Junior) 268.441130.661199.10
Results in the 2019–20 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 21–24, 2019 Flag of France.svg 2019 JGP France 369.543131.172200.71
Sep 25–28, 2019 Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 JGP Croatia 1452.5710111.9612164.53
Jan 10–15, 2020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 470.964134.274205.23
Results in the 2022–23 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2022 JGP Czech Republic 765.337117.497182.82
Oct 11–15, 2022 Flag of Italy.svg 2022 JGP Italy 571.508126.065197.56
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 World Junior Championships 1171.3411129.6013200.94
Results in the 2023–24 season   [5]
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2024 World Junior Championships 477.749134.008211.74

References

  1. 1 2 "Two Medals for Burnaby Ice Dancers at 2024 National Championships". Burnaby Now. January 22, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Aleksa RAKIC: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Meet Our New National Team Members!". Skate Canada. July 25, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Aleksa RAKIC: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "CAN–Aleksa Rakic". SkatingScores.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aleksa RAKIC: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 19, 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 October 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "🇨🇦 Aleksa Rakic Has Been Assigned to Skate Canada". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Flatt, Ted (January 15, 2024). "Wesley Chiu Rises to the Occasion in Calgary". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Aleksa RAKIC: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Aleksa RAKIC: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Aleksa RAKIC: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Aleksa RAKIC: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Aleksa RAKIC: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2024.
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