Tracy Wilson & Rob McCall were Canada's best dance team of the 1980s. During their amateur career they won seven consecutive Canadian titles, three World bronze medals and the 1988 Olympic bronze medal. Their 1988 free dance "Elite Syncopations" was set to a Scott Joplin medley and was well received by judges and fans alike for its both its difficulty and fun. It is this program around which this site is designed :) While my resources on this team are not quite as in depth as my other skating sites, I could no longer sit by and see this team not featured somewhere on the web.
Support the Pride and Remembrance Run!
Brian Orser has put together a team of current and former skaters and
friends to run in the Toronto 5K Pride and Rememberance Run which raises
money for AIDS related charities. The team is "Silver's Bullets" and the
skaters will be running in honor of former Canadian ice dancer Rob McCall.
In addition on Thursday June 21st, Rob's name will be added to the AIDS Memorial located at 519 Church Street.
Currently running for Silver's Bullets are: Brian Orser, Patti Cooke, Jason Forbes, John Rait, Marcus Christiansen, Matt Hickey, Jeff Buttle, Michael Shinniman, David Wilson, Chris Mabee, Joey Russell
To donate to the cause, go to www.priderun.org and select the PLEDGE button. On the next screen, be sure and select Orser from the Runner's list so your donation counts to the team total. Tax receipts are available. It's a great cause and every bit helps, so Donate Today!
Tracy Wilson & Rob McCall were the perfect example of how opposites attract. They came together from a continent apart - Tracy is from Port Moody, British Columbia, while Rob was from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She was the precise technician, while Rob was the dazzling artist. Together they created a dance team that had an incredible creative flair to their technically demanding programs. From sultry tangos to whimsical quicksteps, this team showed it all.
As a team they dominated the Canadian dance scene, winning seven consecutive national titles (Rob actually has eight - he won in 1981 with former partner McNeil). Tracy & Rob were the first Canadian ice dance team to medal at the Olympics, winning bronze in front of a home country audience in the 1988 Calgary games. They are members of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame and received the Order of Canada in 1988.
After turning pro, Tracy and & Rob toured for two years with Stars on Ice. During this time Rob also branched out to do choreography for other skaters, including Brian Orser's "Istanbul, Not Constantinople" and the Stars on Ice ensemble number "Fame". It was a great loss to the skating community when Rob died of AIDs in November of 1991. Following Rob's death, Tracy hung up her skates and moved behind the camera to do commentary for CBS in 1992. Since then she has done commentary for CBS and TNT among others, as well as providing the occasional voice-over introduction for various shows and tours.
 Photo © CFSA |
 Photo © Tom Szlukovenyi |
 Photo © Barbara McCutcheon |
 Photo © Stuart Dryden |
 Photo © IMG |
The Wilson & McCall Trophy - An award given annually since 1995 to Canada's best pairs team (in any sport)
Brian Orser: Canadian Excellence - Tracy & Rob's longtime friend.
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Other pages by Hooloovoo:
| Brian Orser: Canadian Excellence | The Mark Philippoussis Archives | | Todd Eldredge.net | "Never Enough..." The Official Micky Dolenz HomePage | | ScratchSpin: Figure Skating Photography | Elite Syncopations: Tracy Wilson & Rob McCall | | "Spiral Edge" - Todd Eldredge Mailing List | The Original Marco Sanchez Fansite | | The Lyrics of Michael Nesmith | | ||
