Hayleigh Bell
Hayleigh Bell (born July 19, 1996) is a Canadian former pair skater who competed with Rudi Swiegers. She competed at two World Junior Championships with former partner Alistair Sylvester.
Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Skating career
- 2.1 Partnership with Sylvester
- 2.2 Partnership with Swiegers
- 3 Programs
- 3.1 With Swiegers
- 3.2 With Sylvester
- 4 Compe*ive highlights
- 4.1 Pairs with Swiegers
- 4.2 Pairs with Sylvester
- 4.3 Single skating
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Personal life
Hayleigh Bell was born July 19, 1996 in Burlington, Ontario. As of 2015, she is a part-time *istant at a grocery store's cooking school.
Skating career
Partnership with Sylvester
Bell and Alistair Sylvester teamed up around 2009 and were coached by Lee Barkell at the Allandale Recreation Centre in Barrie, Ontario. After winning the novice *le at the 2012 Canadian Championships, the pair was named in Canada's team to the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. They placed 12th in the short program, 9th in the free skate, and 12th overall.
The following season, Bell/Sylvester received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix *ignments; they placed 7th in Austria and 6th in Croatia. Having won the junior *le at the 2013 Canadian Championships, they were sent to Milan, Italy to compete at the 2013 World Junior Championships. They finished 11th after placing 14th in the short and 10th in the free.
Partnership with Swiegers
Bell teamed up with Rudi Swiegers in May 2015. They placed 5th in their international debut at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Cl*ic and then 8th at a Grand Prix event, the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. On June 15, 2016, they announced their retirement on their Facebook page.
Programs
With Swiegers
With Sylvester
Compe*ive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Swiegers
Pairs with Sylvester
Single skating
References
External links
Media related to Hayleigh Bell at Wikimedia Commons
- Hayleigh Bell / Alistair Sylvester at the International Skating Union