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Figure Skating
Ruiter is enjoying breakout season; future of Canadian women’s skating is bright
The future of Canadian women’s figure skating wasn’t in the senior field at the Canadian…
Canadian world championships survive new coronavirus cancellations so far
Upcoming world championships in Canadian cities have so far avoided cancellation, but the new coronavirus…
Nam Nguyen added to Canada’s world championship figure skating team
OTTAWA – Two-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen was among the athletes named to Canada’s world…
1980 Lake Placid Olympics still resonate four decades later
Scott Hamilton gets goosebumps at the mention of Lake Placid. He was a 21-year-old Olympic…
Raid, court case against writer mark France’s #MeToo moment
PARIS – Police raided a noted French publishing house Wednesday in their investigation of an…
Toronto’s Nguyen sixth at Four Continents; Canada finishes with two medals
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Toronto’s Nam Nguyen climbed three spots with a strong free…
Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier win silver at Four Continents
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver…
Canadian duo first after pairs short program at Four Continents figure skating
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro placed first in Thursday’s…
Skate Canada to wait on final decision for world championship team
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that…
Sadovsky upsets Messing, Nguyen to win Canadian figure skating title
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The battle for Canada’s lone berth in men’s singles at the world…
Messing credits teammates Nguyen, Gilles for their support after brother’s death
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The rink had always felt like home for Keegan Messing. But in…
Gilles, Poirier rebound from unusual wardrobe malfunction to win short dance
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Piper Gilles leaned in to inspect one of the bottom buttons on…
Moore-Towers, Marinaro getting accustomed to skating among the best in world
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro say impostor syndrome cost them a spot…
Canada curling team eliminated in quarterfinals at Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Canada’s mixed curling team suffered its first and only loss at the…
Canadian curling team beats Spain, remains unbeaten at Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Canada’s mixed curling team improved to 4-0 at the Youth Olympics with…
Strong cast of Canadian athlete doubles provide skating scenes in “Spinning Out”
TORONTO – There’s a scene in the new Netflix soapy figure skating series “Spinning Out,”…
Canada takes two fourth-place finishes in figure skating at Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Pairs skaters Brooke McIntosh of Toronto and Brandon Toste of Mississauga, Ont.…
Canadian curling team posts comeback win to open Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Canada’s mixed curling team opened the Youth Olympics with a 7-4 extra-end…
Another setback for Daleman, who was diagnosed with pneumonia ahead of nationals
TORONTO – Gabrielle Daleman has lived through seemingly a lifetime of health issues since helping…
Retirement has been a rocky road for Osmond, who hopes to help other young women
TORONTO – For the better part of two decades, Kaetlyn Osmond knew exactly what she’d…
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA – Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada,…
Andreescu, Leonard top trending list in Google’s annual Year in Search
TORONTO – Canadians got on board with their sports champions this year, and data collected…
Timeline of Russia’s doping cases and coverups
The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major sporting events…
O’Hurley relishes annual Thanksgiving dog show’s popularity
NEW YORK – Television traditions on Thanksgiving have usually involved the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade…