It’s not easy for any Canadian athlete to compete twice in the span of two weeks in two different European countries in jet-lagging time zones that require them to practise and deliver top-notch performances when their body clocks tell them it’s 3 a.m. or 8 a.m. back home.

Yet, Winnipeg figure skaters Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov overcame those challenges to pocket their second pairs gold medal on Friday in Turkey, one week after winning their first on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Latvia.

With two decisive wins, they qualified for the exclusive Junior Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan in December which is limited to the top six couples in the world.

In addition to the hardware, Kemp, 17, and Elizarov, 21, return to their training site in Toronto with US$6,000 in prize money. T

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