Figure skating
Host of many international ISU events, including the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in 1932, Montréal is a leading international figure skating destination. Montréal is a figure skating centre of excellence that has trained Olympians and world champions such as Joannie Rochette, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Rozon, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. Skaters from around the globe come here to train and become world-class athletes.
We have done it before
Montréal has hosted the following world-class figure skating events:
- 1932 ISU World Figure Skating Championships
- 1999 Junior Grand Prix Canadian Junior International
- 2002 and 2005 Junior Grand Prix Montréal
- 2016-2017 Skate Canada Autumn Classic international
- 2015, 2017 and 2018 Skate Canada Challenge
- 2024 ISU Figure Skating World Championships
- Ice shows like Cirque du Soleil’s Axel and Crystal, Stars on Ice, Disney on Ice
Champion figure skaters jump at the chance to train and compete in Montréal
Cutting-edge figure skating venues
Centre Bell
Home to the Montréal Canadiens NHL team, the Centre Bell has 21,000 seats and leading-edge sport events services. This iconic venue is often used for major events.
Aréna Maurice-Richard
A world-class stadium with a 6,000-seat capacity and an international-size ice surface, it hosts the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cups and Championships as well as the ISU figure skating and synchronized skating events.
Auditorium de Verdun
Montréal’s third largest arena, it boasts a seating capacity of up to 4,000 and 2 NHL ice surfaces and has been recently renovated.
Sportplexe Pierrefonds
Sportplexe Pierrefonds is one of the most modern multi-rink arenas in Québec. With four ice rinks and up to 1,500 seats, the Sportplexe makes an excellent host for Skate Canada and ISU events thanks to its superior quality facilities and services.
Montréal's ecosystem is real and vibrant
- National training centres and international figure skating schools are located in Montréal
- 14 figure skating clubs are based in Montréal
- We have thousands of volunteers ready to contribute
- Key figure skating suppliers are based in the Montréal area
- Sports Events Montréal, the City of Montréal and sport organizations work as one to support major sporting events
- With its strong relationship with public funding partners, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal and private corporations, Montréal knows how to secure public and commercial funding to support your events