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Figure Skating
Two-time national champion Keegan Messing retires from competitive figure skating
OTTAWA – Keegan Messing has retired from competitive figure skating, and the reigning Canadian men’s…
Canada’s Chan, Rochette named ambassadors for 2024 figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL – Canadian figure skating great Patrick Chan still remembers the feeling of competing at…
Olympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes running for NY congressional seat
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Hughes, who won a gold medal in figure skating at…
Figure skater Piper Gilles grateful for positive response to cancer recovery
When Piper Gilles publicly disclosed that she had recovered from ovarian cancer, she was worried…
Figure skater Piper Gilles reveals she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer
Canadian figure skater Piper Gilles says she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer.…
Canada’s Spooner returns to women’s world hockey championship with baby in tow
Natalie Spooner will play for Canada in a ninth women’s world hockey championship, but this…
Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim world figure skating bronze in ice dance
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned ice dance bronze at…
Sakamoto defends women’s title at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto fended off a challenge from South Korea’s Lee Hae-in…
Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short…
‘Ripple effects:’ Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute
YELLOWKNIFE – Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as…
Bashynska, Beaumont earn world junior ice dancing bronze
CALGARY – Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, Ont., capped a successful season with…
Canadians Bashynska, Beaumont have eyes on world junior skating podium
CALGARY – Despite sitting fourth after Friday’s rhythm dance at the ISU World Junior Figure…
Canada’s Wesley Chiu in second after short program at junior figure skating worlds
CALGARY – Canada’s Wesley Chiu is in second place following the men’s short program with…
Rio Carnival’s overlooked, all-important rite: The count
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro couldn’t resume regular life after the Carnival…
Skating body joins appeal for Valieva doping ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union is following the World Anti-Doping Agency in…
Russian skater Valieva’s doping case to go to sports court
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping…
Canadian ice dancers finish Four Continents competition with two more medals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen earned a silver medal and…
Miura and Kihara win Four Continents skating championship, Canadians finish third
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first Japanese pairs skaters to win the Four…
Canadian ice dance duos in second and third at Four Continents figure skating
Canadian national champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen’s altered approach has seemed to pay…
Canada’s Messing in second at Four Continents skating championships
Canadian national champion Keegan Messing is in second place after the men’s short program on…
Arctic Winter Games a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills
The Arctic Winter Games are a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills of…
High-profile Canadian pairs skating coach guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
MONTREAL – A renowned ex-coach in Canadian pairs skating was found guilty Wednesday of sexual…
Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian figure skating worlds team
Ice dance duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier highlight the Canadian team headed to the…
An emotional victory for Messing; Schizas holds off Ruiter for women’s title
OSHAWA, Ont. – Keegan Messing struggled to keep his emotions in check all week, but…