Ben Ferreira
| Ben Ferreira | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born |
April 5, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Former coach |
Doug Leigh Michelle Leigh Jan Ullmark |
| Former choreographer |
David Wilson Sébastien Britten Jadene Fullen |
| Skating club | The Royal Glenora Club |
| Retired | January 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 200.46 2004 Skate Canada |
| Short program | 68.86 2005 Four Continents |
| Free skate | 133.08 2004 Skate Canada |
Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 Skate Canada International silver medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice silver medalist, and a three-time Canadian national medalist.
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 medalist 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.
In 2001–02, Ferreira placed fifth at the Canadian Championships and 15th at the 2002 World Championships. Steffany Hanlen and Doug Leigh were his coaches.
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.
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.
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