U SPORTS names Team Canada roster for 2026 FISU World University Cheer Championship
U SPORTS, in conjunction with Cheer Canada, has announced the Team Canada roster for the 2026 FISU World University Cheerleading Championships, set for June 5-7 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The squad consists of athletes from the universities of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta team will compete in the All-Female Elite category, while UBC will be in the Coed Premier Category.
Canada is the defending goal medallist in the All-Female Elite category, with the team from Alberta having won the title at the 2024 event in Split, Croatia. Four athletes (Avani Lonkar, Abby Muddle, Cate Ramos and Jasmine Switzer) are returning from that squad.
This will be Canada’s first foray into the Coed Premier category.
Canada’s first performance in the All-Female Elite category is set for 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time (7:45 a.m. Mountain) on Friday, while the Coed Premier squad will first hit the floor at 11:20 a.m. Eastern (8:20 a.m. Pacific time). The competition continues through Sunday, June 7.
Canada also won a bronze medal at the inaugural FISU World University Cheerleading Championships in 2018 in the All-Female Premier Division, with a team of athletes from Brock University.
Team Canada Roster
Head of delegation: Wendy McKay (Cheer Canada)
All-Female Elite (all athletes from the University of Alberta)
|
Athlete |
Hometown |
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Whitney Chau |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Eve Gai |
Edmonton, Alta. |
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Keesza Gonzales |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Emily Ha |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Brianne Johnston |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Danica Lefebvre |
Grande Prairie, Alta. |
|
Emma Lilko |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Avani Lonkar |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Abby Muddle |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Jordyn Ngo |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Alexa Olsen |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Chloe Penner |
Lloydminster, Alta. |
|
Cate Ramos |
Athabasca, Alta. |
|
Madi Rowe |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Jasmine Switzer |
Regina, Sask. |
|
Keira Weber |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Keira Weskett |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Amy Woeppel |
Edmonton, Alta. |
|
Victoria Wong |
Edmonton, Alta. |
Coaches: Nicole Chang, Anne-Sophie Moniz
Team Manager: Jacob Raw
Coed Premier (all athletes from UBC)
|
Athlete |
Hometown |
|
Lucas Beitel |
Vancouver, B.C. |
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Kassie Bird |
North Battleford, Sask. |
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Mackenzie Britton |
North Vancouver, B.C. |
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Teslyn Buehler |
Rossland, B.C. |
|
Erika Chan |
Vancouver, B.C. |
|
Gabrielle Chiu |
Richmond, B.C. |
|
Elise Domingo |
Langley, B.C. |
|
Sarah Dumont |
Spruce Grove, Alta. |
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Sam Garcea |
Burnaby, B.C. |
|
Katie Gouveia |
Ingersoll, Ont. |
|
Mackenzie Hourston |
Richmond, B.C. |
|
Zoe Leung |
Vancouver, B.C. |
|
Marley Lorence |
Vancouver, B.C. |
|
Izzy Martin |
Grand Bend, Ont. |
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Kaitlyn Morrison |
Heffley Creek, B.C. |
|
Kate Parhar |
Coquitlam, B.C. |
|
Eva Patterson |
Burnaby, B.C. |
|
Ava Quo Vadis |
Langley, B.C. |
|
Meela Serreqi |
Vancouver, B.C. |
|
Yvonne Silberman |
Langley, B.C. |
|
Kate Slaughter |
Listuguj, Que. |
|
Michelle Tan |
Vancouver, B.C. |
Coaches: Lana Fuenning, Melanie Martens
Team Manager: Heather Cho