Figure Skating

Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports
Olympic champion Beckie Scott never imagined herself running a non-profit after retiring from competitive cross-country…

Which winter sports are safest to play during COVID-19?
Which winter sports are safest to play during the pandemic? The best physical activities for…
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2020
A look at news events in March 2020: 01 – Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden…

Ice dance star Tessa Virtue happily out of her comfort zone in Queens EMBA program
TORONTO – Tessa Virtue doesn’t feel the same sense of exhilaration or rush of adrenaline…

Canada might not compete at world figure skating championships – if they happen
TORONTO – If the world figure skating championships do go ahead in a bubble in…

‘Champions Start Small’ motto stuck with figure skater and new mom Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel noticed a small sign by a family room door while staying with her…

Voting, activism replace practice, games in US sports world
WASHINGTON – Just past noon on Election Day, after casting her vote where the NBA’s…

Canadian Keegan Messing earns bronze at Skate America in Vegas, Chen wins gold
LAS VEGAS – Despite being the lone Canadian in the field, Keegan Messing welcomed the…

Celebrities unite to various get-out-the-vote efforts
NEW YORK – In the final days before the U.S. election, celebrities from Kerry Washington…

Pandemic tests Canada’s ability to stay a winter-sport powerhouse in Beijing in 2022
What bobsled pilot Justin Kripps wants out of the upcoming sliding season is momentum. What…

Canadian figure skating championships pushed back a month due to COVID-19
OTTAWA – The Canadian figure skating championships have been pushed back a month due to…

Skate America opens shortened, coronavirus-impacted season
When U.S. figure skaters and a few foreigners training in this country kick off the…

Messing dedicating his Skate America performance to grounded Canadian teammates
Keegan Messing will take the ice alone this week at Skate America in Las Vegas,…

Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled amid concern over COVID-19 increase
The cancellation of Skate Canada International didn’t come as a surprise to Kirsten Moore-Towers. It…

Ottawa to host fanless Skate Canada International Grand Prix, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
When the bottom fell out on the figure skating season with the cancellation of the…