Figure Skating

Japan puts Osaka, 2 other areas under virus semi-emergency
TOKYO – Japan designated Osaka and two other areas for new virus control steps on…

Mayor, governor want to cancel Osaka legs of Olympic relay
TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay ran into big trouble on Thursday when the…
Beijing begins to test venues for 2022 Winter Olympics
BEIJING – The organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics started 10 days of testing…

Canadians Gilles, Poirier earn bronze in ice dance at figure skating worlds
STOCKHOLM – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had planned to skate their way to the…

Russia sweeps women’s medals, wins rhythm dance at worlds
STOCKHOLM – A sweep of the women’s medals Friday further stamped Russian dominance of these…

Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
STOCKHOLM – The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest. Japan’s Hanyu,…

Russia’s Shcherbakova wins women’s short program at worlds
STOCKHOLM – The expected was seeing two Russians and a Japanese woman in the top…

Canada’s Messing thrilled to compete with teammates he hasn’t seen in a year
When COVID-19 forced the closure of gyms in Alaska, Keegan Messing got creative. The Canadian…

Canadian sports landscape continues to make adjustments one year after pandemic hit
Bobby Webster didn’t feel comfortable sitting in the stands during the Toronto Raptors’ five-game west…

Snoopy and Peanuts gang set up roots in Canada, with WildBrain shows on Apple TV Plus
TORONTO – The world’s most beloved Beagle is carving out a new kennel in Canada.…

Messing leads Canadian figure skating team at world championships
Keegan Messing headlines the Canadian team for next month’s world figure skating championships in Stockholm.…

Ice dance star Scott Moir named head coach of second Ice Academy campus
Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir will be guiding Canada’s future stars. The 33-year-old from…
Roman Sadovsky wins the Challenge, his only event of the figure skating season
Six weeks after he skated his only competitive free program of a figure skating season…

Poirier: Cancellation of Canadian championships a bit of a relief amid uncertainty
TORONTO – The morning after the Canadian figure skating championships were cancelled due to COVID-19,…
A skinny shinny season: city-run rinks ban outdoor hockey amid COVID-19 pandemic
Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather…