Breken Brezden may only be 13-years-old, but she isn't getting the chance to compete against figure skaters her own age.

The Dauphinite moved up to the Novice age group for this season and the group is for girls aged 17 and under. That means at times, Breken is competing against girls multiple years older than her, but it's sure not affecting how good she's doing.

Taking part in the Skate Canada Manitoba Provincial Championships over the weekend, Brezden finished in first place in her event. She finished higher than nine other skaters with her 92.14 points to finish on top of the podium.

Brezden finished with 30.23 points in her short program which put her in third place. In her free skate, Breken finished more than three points higher than any skater and because of it, she earned the gold medal.

"It was great, it was a bit unexpected. I just moved up to this category this season, so I wasn't sure how I would do," said Brezden. "It just shows that all of the work I put in and all of the hours in the car paid off."

"I'm also really thankful for my parents because they drive me everywhere and support me, and my coach, of course, I couldn't do it without them," continued Brezden.

Despite it being her first provincial championship at the Novice age group, Brezden was feeling fantastic heading in.

"Last provincials I was super nervous, but I knew I was going to nail it this time," continued Brezden. "I wasn't nervous at all, I knew what I can do, I knew I would do what I did."

Just a couple of weeks ago, Breken started landing a double axle. She then performed it over the weekend and pulled it off.

"I knew that would give me a better shot at pulling off the 31 points to get to the technical mark that you need to take part in the Skate Challenge," continued Brezden.

Fresh off the gold medal, Brezden will be competing again later this month. She'll be heading to Edmonton for the 2020 Skate Canada Challenge from November 27-December 1. The event welcomes all of the best figure skaters from across the country.

In the novice division, Breken will be joined by Annika Duguay from Carberry and Chanel Cabak from Portage La Prairie.

"I have quite a bit of confidence heading to Edmonton, but I know I can't be too confident," said Brezden. "I know that there is a possibility I could make a mistake and I made some last year at this event. I just want to stay calm this year and do the things that I know I can."