Lauren Wilson
Born (1987-04-19) April 19, 1987
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
CoachMichelle Leigh, Doug Leigh
Skating clubForest City SC

Lauren Wilson (born April 19, 1987) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2002 Canadian junior national champion. She trained under Michelle Leigh and Doug Leigh. She placed 8th at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Wilson was one of Michelle Trachtenberg's ice skating doubles in the 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess. After leaving skating because of a stress injury she completed a bachelor's degree in communication studies at the University of Waterloo, a master's degree from Ryerson University and is currently working on her PhD from the University of Toronto and focusing on sport communication and intervention programming for university athletes. She was assistant coach for the Ryerson University ice skating team in 2011/2012 and became acting head coach for the 2012/2013 year.

Wilson is the sister of former NHL player Kyle Wilson.

Competitive highlights

Event 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
World Junior Championships8th
Canadian Championships7th N.19th J.1st J.8th27th14th
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary7th
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria5th11th
Junior Grand Prix, China8th
Junior Grand Prix, United States8th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan6th
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level


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