Ben Ferreira
| Ben Ferreira | |
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The Royal Glenora Club | |
| Retired | January 2006 |
Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive
Career
Ferreira placed 12th at the 1998 World Junior Championships.
In the 1999–2000 season, he won the bronze medal at the Canadian Championships. He placed tenth at the 2000 Four Continents and 19th at the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France.
In the 2000–01 season, Ferreira repeated as the Canadian national bronze medallist and went on to place ninth at the
In 2001–02, Ferreira placed fifth at the Canadian Championships and 15th at the 2002 World Championships. Michelle and Doug Leigh were his coaches.[2]
In the 2002–03 season, he finished tenth at the 2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice and fourth at the Canadian Championships. He was coached by Doug Leigh at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario.[3]
Ferreira won silver at the
Ferreira placed eighth at the
Personal life
Ferreira was born on April 5, 1979, in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] He married Jadene (née Fullen) on May 21, 2005.[4] His wife works as an International Choreographer and choreographed for Ferreira during his competitive career. They are now officially divorced (2024). [5][6]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–06 [4] |
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| 2004–05 [7] |
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| 2003–04 [8] |
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| 2002–03 [3] |
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| 2001–02 [2] |
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| 2000–01 [1] |
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Results
GP: Grand Prix, JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)
| International[9] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| Worlds | 19th | 15th | 13th | ||||||||
| Four Continents | 10th | 9th | 7th | 4th | |||||||
| GP Cup of China | 4th | ||||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia |
7th | ||||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||
| GP Skate America | 8th | 5th | |||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 7th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | |||||||
| GP Bofrost Cup | 10th | ||||||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 8th | ||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 5th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[9] | |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 12th | ||||||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 5th | ||||||||||
| Blue Swords | 8th J | ||||||||||
| Orex Cup | 1st J | ||||||||||
| St. Gervais | 8th J | ||||||||||
| National[9] | |||||||||||
Canadian Champ. |
3rd J | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 8th |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2001.
- ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003.
- ^ a b c "Ben FERREIRA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (January 12, 2003). "Canada's Ferreira Is on a Mission". Golden Skate.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (January 23, 2005). "Olympic Goal Motivates Ferreira". SkateToday.
- ^ "Ben FERREIRA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
- ^ "Ben FERREIRA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
- ^ a b c "Ben FERREIRA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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