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JessBalzer jfedigan@burnabynow com

Aleksa Rakic will once again be representing his country on the world stage

The Burnaby-based figure skater has been tapped to compete in the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary from Feb 27 to March 5.

Rakic previously won the pre-novice B C provincial title, was the champion for novice Canadian Challenge, earned gold at the Canadian junior national in 2019 and represented Canada at the 2020Winter Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland, where he just missed the podium, finishing in fourth place

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Selected: Burnaby’s Aleksa Rakic will compete in the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Calgary from Feb 27 to March 5 PHOTO CHAMPS INTERNATIONAL SKATING CENTRE OF BC

BC product also claimed silver at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge in the senior men category

Rakic is coached by Joanne McLeod

This season, he earned top placement in Canada for junior men at the 2022 ISU Junior Grand Prix, finishing seventh in Ostrava, Czechia, and fifth in Egna-Neumarkt, Italy

“It feels very exciting to be competing at my first junior worlds, but also an honour to be able to represent Canada at such an incredible event,” Rakic said