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Ben Ferreira
Height178 cm (5.84 ft)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubRoyal Glenora
RetiredJanuary 2006

Ben Ferreira (b. April 5, 1979, in Vancouver, BC) is a Canadian figure skater.

Ferreira is a three-time Canadian medalist and World competitor. He married Jadene Ferreira on May 21, 2005. Jadene works as a choreographer at Royal Glenora and used to choreograph for Ben when he was a competitive amateur.

Ben started at the Royal Glenora 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 Sebastien 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.

Results

Event 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
World Championships 10th 15th 13th
Four Continents Championships 10th 9th 7th 4th
Canadian Championships 5th 3rd 3rd 5th
Skate America 8th 5th
Skate Canada International 7th 4th 9th 2nd
Cup of China 4th
Cup of Russia 7th
NHK Trophy 7th 6th 6th
Bofrost Cup on Ice 10th 2nd
Finlandia Trophy 8th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 5th