Haley Sales

Haley Sales
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1996-12-26) December 26, 1996
Quesnel, British Columbia
Residence Burnaby, British Columbia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Partner Nikolas Wamsteeker
Coach Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Choreographer Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Skating club Kelowna SC
Training locations Burnaby
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 142.48
2018 U.S. Classic
Short dance 57.21
2018 Four Continents
Free dance 88.37
2018 U.S. Classic

Haley Sales (born December 26, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Nikolas Wamsteeker, she placed 9th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships. The two will make their Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Skate Canada International.

Personal life

Sales was born on December 26, 1996, in Quesnel, British Columbia.[1] She was raised in Quesnel before moving to the Vancouver area.[2]

Skating career

Early years

Sales began learning to skate in 2000.[1] She won the bronze medal in the novice ladies' category at the 2012 Canadian Championships. She started training in ice dancing without a partner.[3]

Partnership with Wamsteeker

Sales teamed up with Nikolas Wamsteeker in March 2014.[4] They decided to train under Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe in Burnaby, British Columbia. The two placed 9th in the junior event at the 2015 Canadian Championships. The following season, they competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, finishing 6th in Austria, and ranked 4th at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

Sales/Wamsteeker made their senior international debut at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in late July 2016. They finished 7th in Lake Placid, 9th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and 5th at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

Competing in their second senior season, Sales/Wamsteeker placed 10th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 6th at the 2018 Canadian Championships. They were selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan; the duo finished 9th after placing 8th in the short dance and 10th in the free.

They won a Bronze medal at the Lake Placid International Dance trophy. They will make their Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Skate Canada International.

Programs

(with Wamsteeker)

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[1][5]
  • Rhumba: La Belleza
    performed by Marta Sánchez
  • Cha Cha: Cuentame que te paso
    performed by Pepe & The Bottle Blondes
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[6][7]
2014–2015
[8]
  • Suerte
    by Shakira
  • Do You Only Wanna Dance
    by Julio Daviel Big Band

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Wamsteeker

International[9]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Four Continents9th
GP Skate CanadaTBD
CS Autumn Classic9th
CS Nebelhorn10th
CS U.S. Classic4th
Lake Placid IDI7th8th3rd
International: Junior[9]
JGP Austria6th
Lake Placid IDI4th J
National[10][5]
Canadian Champ.9th J4th J5th6th
SC Challenge9th J3rd J3rd1st
BC/YK Sectionals1st J1st1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

Ladies' singles

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12
Canadian Champ.3rd N
Skate Canada Challenge8th N
Canada Winter Games3rd P
Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Law, Melanie (January 5, 2018). "Quesnel figure skater heads to Nationals with ice dance partner". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Event Coverage – 2017 Canadian National Championships". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Haley Sales & Nik Wamsteeker". vancouvericedance.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Profile – Haley Sales & Nikolas Wamsteeker". ice-dance.com.
  6. ↑ "Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Event Coverage – 2016 Canadian National Championships, Junior Profiles" (PDF). ice-dance.com. p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Event Coverage – 2015 Canadian National Championships, Junior Profiles" (PDF). ice-dance.com. p. 18.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Haley SALES / Nikolas WAMSTEEKER". International Skating Union.
  10. ↑ "Haley Sales and Nikolas Wamsteeker". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
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