WORLD CHAMPIONS VIRTUE/MOIR AND CHAN LEAD THE LINEUP AT THE 2012 SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL

WINDSOR, ON: Over the weekend the International Skating Union (ISU) announced the line-ups for the six ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events. Canada will host the second stop on the circuit, the 2012 Skate Canada International in Windsor, Ontario from October 26-28, 2012 at the WFCU Centre. We are very excited to have three of the four world champions at the 2012 Skate Canada International. Skating fans in Windsor can look forward to seeing Canadian stars and current world champions Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, as well as pair world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany, said William Thompson, Skate Canada CEO. We also have a nice mix of veteran skaters as well as some young skaters who are looking to make their mark in Windsor. All of the skaters will be looking to collect valuable points on the circuit in order to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia. We are pleased with the lineup that we will have in Windsor and with the Canadian spots we have secured at the other five events, said Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada Director High Performance. We are confident with our team and hope to have several entries qualify through the circuit for the ISU Grand Prix Final. 2012 Skate Canada International Entries*: Mens Patrick CHAN (CAN) Liam FIRUS (CAN) TBD (CAN) Florent AMODIO (FRA) Takahito MURA (JPN) Nobunari ODA (JPN) Denis TEN (KAZ) Javier FERNANDEZ (ESP) Artur GACHINSKI (RUS) Ross MINER (USA) Ladies Amlie LACOSTE (CAN) Kaetlyn OSMOND (CAN) TBD (CAN) Elena GEDEVANISHVILI (GEO) Kanako MURAKAMI (JPN) Akiko SUZUKI (JPN) Ksenia MAKAROVA (RUS) Elizaveta TUKTAMISHEVA (RUS) Gracie GOLD (USA) Caroline ZHANG (USA) Pair Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD (CAN) Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS (CAN) TBD (CAN) Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY (GER) Stefanie BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA) Katarina GERBOLDT / Alexander ENBERT (RUS)

Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER (USA) Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN (USA) Ice Dance Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR (CAN) Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER (CAN) Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL (CAN) Julia ZLOBINA / Alexei SITNIKOV (AZE) Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES (FRA) Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE (ITA) Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHEKO (RUS) Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONAHUE (USA) *Entries are subject to change Skate Canada International is the second competition in the annual ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The other events take place in the United States (Skate America), China (Cup of China), France (Trophe Eric Bompard), Russia (Rostelecom Cup) and Japan (NHK Trophy). Skaters are awarded points based on their placements in the series' events. The top-six men and ladies and the top-six pair and ice dance teams qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final to be held in Sochi, Russia from December 6-9, 2012, site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. All-event tickets are $175 plus surcharges and can be purchased online at www.wfcu-centre.com, by phone at 1.866.969.WFCU (9328) or in person at the WFCU Centre box office. About Skate Canada Skate Canada, the national governing body responsible for the development and administration of skating in Canada, is the largest figure skating association in the world. With over 5,000 registered coaches, skating programs for athletes of all ages are offered at nearly 1,300 skating clubs and schools across the country. Skate Canada is an association dedicated to providing every Canadian the opportunity to learn life skills while experiencing the power, strength and creativity of one of Canada's premier sports. In 2012, Skate Canada produced two world champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in ice dance and Patrick Chan in mens. This is the first time Canada has produced two senior world champions since 1993. About Global Spectrum Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages the WFCU Centre, as well as more than 108 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the worlds largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces eight nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC-TV. ### CONTACT Mike Noetzel Marketing & Group Sales Manager 519-974-7979 ext. 4620 mnoetzel@wfcu-centre.com Thursday, May 24, 2012