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|image= Ben Ferreira.jpg
|image= Ben Ferreira.jpg
|caption=
|caption=
|country= {{CAN}}
|country= [[Canada]]
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1979|4|5}}
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1979|4|5|mf=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
|residence= [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|residence= [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|height= {{convert|178|cm|ft|abbr=on}}
|height= {{height|m=1.78}}
|formercoach=[[Doug Leigh]], [[Michelle Leigh]], [[Jan Ullmark]]
|formercoach= [[Doug Leigh]] <br> Michelle Leigh <br> Jan Ullmark
|skating club= [[the Royal Glenora Club]]
|formerchoreographer= [[David Wilson (figure skating)|David Wilson]] <br> [[Sébastien Britten]] <br> Jadene Fullen
|skating club= [[The Royal Glenora Club]]
|retired= January 2006
|retired= January 2006
|combined total= 200.46
|combined total= 200.46
|combined date= [[2004 Skate Canada]]
|combined date= [[2004 Skate Canada]]
|SP score= 68.86
|SP score= 68.86
|SP date= [[2005 Four Continents]]
|SP date= [[2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2005 Four Continents]]
|FS score= 133.08
|FS score= 133.08
|FS date= [[2004 Skate Canada]]
|FS date= [[2004 Skate Canada]]
}}
}}
'''Ben Ferreira''' (born April 5, 1979, in [[Vancouver]], BC) is a Canadian [[Figure skating|figure skater]].
'''Ben Ferreira''' (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive [[figure skater]]. He is the [[2004 Skate Canada International]] silver medallist, the [[2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice]] silver medallist, and a three-time [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national]] medallist.


== Career ==
Ferreira is a three-time [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian]] medalist and [[World Figure Skating Championships|World]] competitor. He married Jadene Ferreira on May 21, 2005. His wife works as a choreographer at [[the Royal Glenora Club]] and choreographed for Ferreira during his competitive career.
Ferreira placed 12th at the [[1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|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 Figure Skating Championships|2000 Four Continents]] and 19th at the [[2000 World Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Championships]] in [[Nice]], France.
Ferreira started at [[the Royal Glenora Club]] and finished his competitive career by training at the [[Mariposa School of Skating]] in Barrie, Ontario. At the time of his retirement, his coach was [[Doug Leigh]] and his choreographers were David Wilson and [[Sébastien Britten]]. He retired in January 2006, after the Canadian Championships. He currently resides in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, where he is the Head Skating Professional at [[the Royal Glenora Club]].

In the 2000–01 season, Ferreira repeated as the Canadian national bronze medallist and went on to place ninth at the [[2001 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2001 Four Continents]]. He was coached by Jan Ullmark at [[The Royal Glenora Club]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]].<ref name=ISU-0001/>

In 2001–02, Ferreira placed fifth at the Canadian Championships and 15th at the [[2002 World Figure Skating Championships|2002 World Championships]]. Michelle and [[Doug Leigh]] were his coaches.<ref name=ISU-0102/>

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.<ref name=ISU-0203/>

Ferreira won silver at the [[2004 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2004 Canadian Championships]]. He was seventh at the [[2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2004 Four Continents]] and 13th at the [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|2004 World Championships]]. The following season, he won silver at the [[2004 Skate Canada International]] and at the [[2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice]]. After finishing off the podium at the Canadian Championships, he achieved his best [[ISU Figure Skating Championships|ISU Championship]] result, fourth, at the [[2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2005 Four Continents]].

Ferreira placed eighth at the [[2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2006 Canadian Championships]]. He retired from competition in January 2006. He is the Head Skating Professional at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alberta.

== Personal life ==
Ferreira was born on April 5, 1979, in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref name=ISU-0506/> He married Jadene (née Fullen) on May 21, 2005.<ref name=ISU-0506/> His wife works as an International Choreographer and choreographed for Ferreira during his competitive career. They are now officially divorced (2024). <ref name=GS030112/><ref name=ST050134/>

== Programs ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
|-
! 2005–06 <br> <ref name=ISU-0506/>
|
* Rodrigo Grassland Theme
|
* The Untouchables <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone <br> choreo. by [[David Wilson (figure skating)|David Wilson]] }}
|-
! 2004–05 <br> <ref name=ISU-0405/>
|
* Rodrigo Grassland Theme
|
* Sentimental Journey
* Hit It
* Moonlight Serenade
* In the Mood <br>{{small| by Glenn Miller }}
|-
! 2003–04 <br> <ref name=ISU-0304/>
|
* Oh' But on the Third Day
* The Majesty of the Blues Album <br>{{small| by Winston Mursalis }}
|
* The Untouchables <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone }}
|-
! 2002–03 <br> <ref name=ISU-0203/>
|
* Oh' But on the Third Day
* The Majesty of the Blues Album <br>{{small| by Winston Mursalis }}
|
* Durrango <br>{{small| by Mark McKenzie }}
|-
! 2001–02 <br> <ref name=ISU-0102/>
|
* Who's That Creepin' <br>{{small| by Scotty Morris <br> performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy }}
|
* Mahatma <br>{{small| (from the album Barrage) <br> by Dean Marshall }}
* What's Going On <br>{{small| by Dean Marshall }}
* Mountain Spring <br>{{small| by Dean Marshall }}
|-
! 2000–01 <br> <ref name=ISU-0001/>
|
* The Messiah Will Come Again <br>{{small| by R. Buchanan }}
|
* Gangland Chase <br>{{small| by Peter Allan }}
* Prelude <br>{{small| by Peter Allan }}
* Weeping Willows <br>{{small| (from Charlie Chaplin soundtrack) }}
|}

== Results ==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]], JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)]]''


==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=ISU-BF/>
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! 95–96
! 1998–99
! 96–97
! 1999–00
! 97–98
! 2000–01
! 98–99
! 2001–02
! 99–00
! 2002–03
! 00–01
! 2003–04
! 01–02
! 2004–05
! 02–03
! 2005–06
! 03–04
! 04–05
! 05–06
|-
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || 10th || || 15th || || 13th || ||
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || || || 19th || || 15th || || 13th || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]] || || 10th || 9th || || || 7th || 4th ||
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || || || 10th || 9th || || || 7th || 4th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 5th || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || 8th
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Skate America]] || || || || 8th || || || 5th ||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of China]] || || || || || || || || || || || 4th
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Skate Canada International]] || || 7th || 4th || 9th || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || || 7th || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Cup of China]] || || || || || || || || 4th
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[NHK Trophy]] || || || || || || 7th || || || 6th || || 6th
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || 7th || ||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || || || || 8th || || || 5th ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[NHK Trophy]] || || || 7th || || || 6th || || 6th
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || 7th || 4th || 9th || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Bofrost Cup on Ice]] || || || || || 10th || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Bofrost Cup]] || || || || || || || || 10th || || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Finlandia Trophy]] || 8th || || || || || || ||
| align=left | [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Bofrost Cup]] || || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Golden Spin of Zagreb]] || 5th || || || || || || ||
| align=left | [[Finlandia Trophy]] || || || || 8th || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Golden Spin of Zagreb|Golden Spin]] || || || || 5th || || || || || || ||
|-
! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-BF/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || || || 12th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia|JGP Slovakia]] || || || 5th || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Blue Swords]] || || 8th J || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Orex Cup || bgcolor="gold" | 1st J || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Grand Prix International St. Gervais|St. Gervais]] || || 8th J || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National<ref name=ISU-BF/>
|-
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Champ.]] || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd J || 7th || 6th || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 5th || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || 8th
|-
| colspan="12" align="center" | <small> Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior </small>
|}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name=ISU-BF>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/CAN/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/110 |title= Ben FERREIRA |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160510030920/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/CAN/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/110 |archivedate= May 10, 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= May 10, 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0001>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2000/2001 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20010702055205/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= July 2, 2001 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0102>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2001/2002 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20020611183131/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= June 11, 2002 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0203>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2002/2003 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20030804020958/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= August 4, 2003 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0304>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2003/2004 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040605220457/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= June 5, 2004 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0405>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2004/2005 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050205235135/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= February 5, 2005 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0506>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |title= Ben FERREIRA: 2005/2006 |work= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060614170751/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000110.htm |archivedate= June 14, 2006 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=GS030112>{{cite web |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2003/01/canadas-ferreira-is-on-a-mission/ |title= Canada's Ferreira Is on a Mission |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Golden Skate |date= January 12, 2003 }}</ref>

<ref name=ST050134>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/01/23/olympic-goal-motivates-ferreira/ |title= Olympic Goal Motivates Ferreira |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= SkateToday |date= January 23, 2005 }}</ref>

}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Commons category|Ben Ferreira}}
* [http://www.ferreirafanatics.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123648/http://www.ferreirafanatics.com/ Official website (archived)]
* {{isu name | id=00000110 | name=Ben Ferreira}}
* {{isu name | id=00000110 | name=Ben Ferreira}}
* [http://www.royalglenora.ca Royal Glenora]
* [http://www.royalglenora.com Royal Glenora]


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| DATE OF BIRTH = April 5, 1979
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| PLACE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 5 December 2024

Ben Ferreira
Born (1979-04-05) April 5, 1979 (age 45)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubThe Royal Glenora Club
RetiredJanuary 2006

Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 Skate Canada International silver medallist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice silver medallist, and a three-time Canadian national medallist.

Career

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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 2001 Four Continents. He was coached by Jan Ullmark at The Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alberta.[1]

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 2004 Canadian Championships. He was seventh at the 2004 Four Continents and 13th at the 2004 World Championships. The following season, he won silver at the 2004 Skate Canada International and at the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice. After finishing off the podium at the Canadian Championships, he achieved his best ISU Championship result, fourth, at the 2005 Four Continents.

Ferreira placed eighth at the 2006 Canadian Championships. He retired from competition in January 2006. He is the Head Skating Professional at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alberta.

Personal life

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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

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Season Short program Free skating
2005–06
[4]
  • Rodrigo Grassland Theme
  • The Untouchables
    by Ennio Morricone
    choreo. by David Wilson
2004–05
[7]
  • Rodrigo Grassland Theme
  • Sentimental Journey
  • Hit It
  • Moonlight Serenade
  • In the Mood
    by Glenn Miller
2003–04
[8]
  • Oh' But on the Third Day
  • The Majesty of the Blues Album
    by Winston Mursalis
  • The Untouchables
    by Ennio Morricone
2002–03
[3]
  • Oh' But on the Third Day
  • The Majesty of the Blues Album
    by Winston Mursalis
  • Durrango
    by Mark McKenzie
2001–02
[2]
  • Who's That Creepin'
    by Scotty Morris
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Mahatma
    (from the album Barrage)
    by Dean Marshall
  • What's Going On
    by Dean Marshall
  • Mountain Spring
    by Dean Marshall
2000–01
[1]
  • The Messiah Will Come Again
    by R. Buchanan
  • Gangland Chase
    by Peter Allan
  • Prelude
    by Peter Allan
  • Weeping Willows
    (from Charlie Chaplin soundtrack)

Results

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GP: Grand Prix, JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

International[9]
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

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  1. ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "Ben FERREIRA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Ben FERREIRA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Mittan, Barry (January 12, 2003). "Canada's Ferreira Is on a Mission". Golden Skate.
  6. ^ Mittan, Barry (January 23, 2005). "Olympic Goal Motivates Ferreira". SkateToday.
  7. ^ "Ben FERREIRA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Ben FERREIRA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ a b c "Ben FERREIRA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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