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Figure Skating
New-look Saturday Nights: CBC plans to ‘lean in harder’ on sports with HNIC deal over
TORONTO — The NHL’s long, storied tradition on the CBC is over now that the…
Canada’s Gilles, Poirier will not compete in Grand Prix figure skating this season
OTTAWA — Olympic ice dance bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will not compete…
Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin to return at Skate America as Grand Prix lineups revealed
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu and world champion Ilia Malinin…
Figure skater Tessa Virtue to make off-ice dance debut at Fall for Dance North
TORONTO — Before Tessa Virtue ever put on a pair of skates, she was a…
Ice skating glides from Milan Olympics success to reelecting its president Kim
GENEVA (AP) — Ice skating’s governing body glided into its presidential election Friday, free of…
Ice skating brings all world championships together to Beijing in 2028
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — All four world championships in ice skating plus an annual awards…
Olympic winter sports leader upbeat about replacing Nice with Lyon for 2030 Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic winter sports’ top official at the IOC said Thursday they…
World champion pairs figure skaters Hase and Volodin say they’re staying for 2030 Olympics
BERLIN (AP) — Newly crowned world figure skating champions Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin have…
Complainant in Nikolaj Sorensen sexual assault case reveals identity
The woman who has alleged Canadian-Danish figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen sexually assaulted her has publicly…
Anze Kopitar’s 2-decade career with the Los Angeles Kings ends in cheers and tears with playoff loss
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar skated to center ice and slowly circled, his arm…
Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retire
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement from figure skating on Friday, two months…
“Oh My! Oh My!” Longtime TSN curling broadcaster Vic Rauter to retire
Brad Gushue still gets chills every time he watches the clip — with TSN’s Vic…
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating title
PRAGUE (AP) — Ilia Malinin is back on the top step of the podium. Six…
Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim silver again at figure skating worlds; Gogolev fourth
PRAGUE — Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are silver medallists once again at the world…
Gilles, Poirier second after rhythm dance at figure skating world championships
PRAGUE — Olympic bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second in Friday’s rhythm…
Kaori Sakamoto signs off with a 4th world figure skating title before retirement
PRAGUE (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto bid farewell to figure skating with a fourth world championship…
Canadian pair Pereira, Michaud capture bronze at figure skating worlds
PRAGUE — Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud have won their first medal at the world…
Malinin rebounds from Olympics at the worlds with a personal-best short program
PRAGUE (AP) — Ilia Malinin bounced back from misfiring at the Milan Cortina Olympics by…
Canadian pair Pereira, Michaud in third after short program at figure skating worlds
PRAGUE — Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are in podium position at the world figure…
Kaori Sakamoto takes the lead as she chases a fourth and last figure skating world title
PRAGUE (AP) — It’s time to say goodbye for Kaori Sakamoto, and she’s aiming to…
Canada’s Gogolev looks to build on Olympic performance at figure skating worlds
Patrick Chan was nearing the end of his storied career when Stephen Gogolev burst onto…
Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn chase figure skating world titles after Olympic disappointment
Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn stood out for how they handled their Olympic disappointment. Now…
After Olympic bronze, Gilles and Poirier treat world championships as a celebration
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won’t call it a last dance. But after 15 years…
Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is as captivating as it is divisive: the tale of two…