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Figure Skating
Montreal provisionally awarded 2024 world figure skating championships
MONTREAL – Four years after they were erased by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world figure…
Calgary chosen as host of 2023 world junior figure skating championships
OTTAWA – Calgary has been chosen to host the 2023 ISU world junior figure skating…
Gal Gadot spotlights women’s stories in new docuseries
NEW YORK – Gal Gadot is using her Hollywood starpower to spotlight remarkable women from…
“Once in a lifetime opportunity” – Radford, James are Canada’s newest pairs team
When two-time world pairs champion Eric Radford closed the book on his competitive figure skating…
Russia wins figure skating World Team Trophy event, Canada sixth
OSAKA, Japan – World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to…
Canadian team sits sixth after opening day of World Team Trophy in Japan
OSAKA, Japan – Canada’s figure skating team is at the bottom of the standings after…
Nguyen, Daleman headline Canada’s figure skating team competing in Osaka
OSAKA, Japan – In a season all but erased by COVID-19, a handful of Canadian…
Skate Canada bidding to bring 2024 world figure skating championships to Montreal
OTTAWA – Skate Canada hopes to bring the world figure skating championships to Montreal, four…
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…
Moore-Towers, Marinaro win virtual Skate Canada Challenge pairs title
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro build their skating programs with large crowds in mind. Which…