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Canada’s athletes in Sochi: Meet figure skater Liam Firus

Liam Firus skates in the Senior Men Free Program during the 2014 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships at Canadian Tire Centre on January 11, 2014 in Ottawa.
Liam Firus skates in the Senior Men Free Program during the 2014 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships at Canadian Tire Centre on January 11, 2014 in Ottawa. Andre Ringuette/Getty Images

Sport: Figure Skating

Event: Singles

Age: 21

Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C.

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Accomplishments:

  • 2010 Canada Junior Champion.

Interesting Fact: In 2013 Firus decided to leave his hometown to train full-time in Colorado Springs with Patrick Chan’s former coach Christy Krall.

Chances: This will be Firus’ Olympic debut. Having never ranked higher than 5th in Canada among singles men, his chances of significant success in Sochi are slim.

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