Gordon Forbes

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 13th, 1997

Expressive and consistent, Gordon Forbes was one of the top male figure skaters in Canada during his career. Born and raised in Brockville, Forbes placed third in the Canadian Junior Championships in 1977. He began computing internationally in 1979 at the age of 19. Forbes won two skating competitions in Europe that year and placed second in another. He went on to place third in the Canadian Men’s Championships that same year. Forbes was a graceful free skater with innovative routines that included multiple triple jumps. He improved his skating and placed as high as second in the Canadian Championships in 1980.

Skating in the same era as Brian Orser and Brian Pockar, Forbes placed third in the Canadian Championships in 1984 and an impressive ninth in the worlds that year. Forbes retired from amateur skating in 1985 at the age og 25 after competing in his eighth Canadian Championship. He skated professionally for three years before turning to coaching young skaters in Ottawa.