43 Facts About Madeline Schizas

Madeline Schizas was born on February 14,2003 and is a Canadian figure skater.

Madeline Schizas is a two-time ISU Challenger Series bronze medalist, the 2020 International Challenge Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Canadian national champion, and represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Madeline Schizas is the daughter of economist Linda Nazareth, and former broadcaster Lou Schizas.

Madeline Schizas's mother is of Indian Canadian ancestry while her father is Greek Canadian and French Canadian.

Madeline Schizas was accepted to study Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo beginning in the fall of 2021 and stated her long-term aim was to become a physician.

Madeline Schizas then won gold in the senior women's category at the Skate Canada Challenge, qualifying her to compete as a senior at the 2020 Canadian Championships.

Madeline Schizas was third in the free skate after making several jump errors, including four singled attempts at a double Axel, and as a result, won the bronze medal, finishing 7.47 points behind the champion, Emily Bausback, and 0.87 behind silver medallist Alison Schumacher.

Madeline Schizas was the only Canadian lady to medal at any senior event that season.

Madeline Schizas was named to the Canadian national team by virtue of being the reigning national bronze medallist.

Madeline Schizas was assigned to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Madeline Schizas planned to introduce the triple Lutz jump into her programs for the new season, having worked on it for a few years previously without sufficient results.

Madeline Schizas placed fourth in the short program, executing only a double toe loop as part of her combination and making a serious error on her triple loop.

Madeline Schizas won the free skate decisively, landing six of seven planned triple jumps, including a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination for the first time.

Madeline Schizas won her second consecutive gold medal at Challenge.

On February 25, Madeline Schizas was announced as one of the two ladies' entries' to the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, along with Emily Bausback, her debut at an ISU championship.

Madeline Schizas placed thirteenth, including setting a personal best with a ninth-place finish in the short program.

Madeline Schizas began the season at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup, where she finished in fifth.

Madeline Schizas was next assigned to make her Challenger debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, where she placed ninth, including setting a new personal best in the free skate.

Madeline Schizas said she was pleased with the free skate, an opportunity to introduce new technical content.

Madeline Schizas made her Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Skate Canada International, where she placed ninth in both segments for eighth place overall, with a new personal best in total score.

Madeline Schizas was the highest-ranked Canadian woman in the event, finishing 26.68 points ahead of the next-ranked Emily Bausback in eleventh.

Madeline Schizas identified adding speed to her skating as her primary focus for improvement.

Madeline Schizas made two errors in the free skate, stepping out of her triple flip and then doubling a planned triple Salchow, but still finished sixth overall, the highest Grand Prix placement for a Canadian woman in four years.

Not having finished behind another Canadian woman in competition in almost two years, Madeline Schizas entered the 2022 Canadian Championships as the favourite for the title.

Madeline Schizas' performances were widely cited as the highlight of the event for Team Canada, which finished in fourth place.

Madeline Schizas entered the competition with the stated goal of placing in the top ten to recover a second berth for Canadian women.

Madeline Schizas placed tenth in the short program and said she was pleased with her performance after an "up and down kind of week" in practice sessions.

Madeline Schizas shared the Fritz Geiger Memorial Trophy with the rest of the Canadian delegation, awarded to the top country at the competition.

Madeline Schizas placed second in that segment, behind Kaiya Ruiter, but remained first overall and won her second national title.

Madeline Schizas was named as Canada's lone women's entry to the 2023 World Championships, and assigned to the 2023 Four Continents Championships.

Madeline Schizas then joined Team Canada for the 2023 World Team Trophy.

Madeline Schizas finished fourth in the short program with a new personal best score of 69.76.

Madeline Schizas began the season at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial.

Madeline Schizas had the same short program score as South Korean Kim Chae-yeon, but lost the tiebreaker for the overall segment lead, thus rating second.

Madeline Schizas was fourth in the free skate, but won the bronze medal overall.

Madeline Schizas rallied in the free skate, coming second in the segment with a new personal best, and rising to fourth overall.

Madeline Schizas improved in the free skate, her only errors being another quarter underrotation on a triple loop and a stepout on a double Axel, and rose to sixth overall.

Madeline Schizas called the result "a step up from nationals," adding that she had followed the advice of national ice dance champion Piper Gilles that "I could just wash off the bad vibes of the old costume" by getting a new one for the free skate program.

Madeline Schizas was assigned to Canada's lone berth at the 2024 World Championships, to be held in Montreal.

Madeline Schizas noted that this was particularly significant in terms of location, as both of her parents were originally from the city.

Four weeks later, Madeline Schizas finished seventh at the 2024 Cup of China.

Madeline Schizas won both segments of the competition to take the gold medal by more than twenty points.

Madeline Schizas finished sixth in the short program, but after doubling a planned triple Lutz in the free skate she came eleventh in that segment and finished eleventh overall.