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Olympic flame arrives in South Korea for 2018 Winter Games
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The Olympic flame arrived in South Korea on Wednesday where…
5 things to know about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next year
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea’s sleepy skiing destination of Pyeongchang finally looks like…
100 Days Out: A look at five Canadian athletes to watch at the Pyeongchang Games
The 100-days-out mark for the Pyeongchang Games arrives Wednesday. Pending official qualification and assuming that…
Canadian skaters Osmond, Duhamel praise Gold for putting health first
REGINA – Consider the gossamer-thin dresses with tiny skirts, bright lights, judges, and dozens of…
Duhamel, Radford dare to dream of Olympic gold after Skate Canada
REGINA – It’s the one title Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are missing, but one…
Triple gold: Virtue and Moir’s win highlights three victories for Canada
REGINA – A little over a year into their sensational return to ice dancing, Tessa…
Travel woes: Patrick Chan arrives late to Skate Canada, without his luggage
REGINA – Patrick Chan finally arrived at Skate Canada International. His costumes didn’t. The three-time…
Three-time world champ Patrick Chan scaling back quad content for Skate Canada
A recent training session that went awry has Patrick Chan scaling back his technical difficulty…
Canadian ice dancers Gillies, Poirier finish fourth at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW – Canadian ice dancing pair Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier opened the Grand Prix…
Skating champion Karen Magnussen warns about ammonia gas leaks at ice arenas
VICTORIA – Canadian Olympic silver medallist and former world champion figure skater Karen Magnussen can…
Beijing forms ‘snow affairs work team’ for 2022 Olympics
Beijing, host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has a snow problem: Hardly any of…
Canadian Soucisse, Firus place fourth in ice dance at Finlandia Open
ESPOO, Finland – Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Liam Firus of North Vancouver, B.C.,…
SKoreans relieved after NKorean skaters qualify for Games
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korean Olympic officials said they were pleased after a…
Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond wins women’s singles at Autumn Classic International
Kaetlyn Osmond landed seven triple jumps for the first time in her career on Saturday…
Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in first after short dance
World champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir went with something new for their short dance…
Montreal chosen host city for 2020 world figure skating championships
Montreal has been selected to host the 2020 world figure skating championships. Skate Canada made…
Canada’s Moore-Towers and Marinaro win pairs at U.S. Classic
SALT LAKE CITY – Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro won the gold medal Friday…
Athletes on their toes to help open new studios for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
MONTREAL – Some well-known sports personalities were kept on their toes Tuesday to help open…
Houston native Weaver focused on stories of kindness and compassion
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kaitlyn Weaver’s childhood home has been destroyed by tropical storm Harvey. But…
Five months from Pyeongchang, Virtue and Moir already feeling Olympic buzz
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Scott Moir used to be able to blend in during wing night…
Joannie Rochette leads Skate Canada Hall of Fame class of 2017
OTTAWA – Joannie Rochette, who captured the hearts of Canadians when she competed at the…
Pyeongchang Olympics are icy path to warmer Korean relations
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won…
Virtue, Moir and Chan headline Skate Canada International in Regina
OTTAWA – Canada’s world ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time world…
Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman sidelined after abdominal surgery
TORONTO – World figure skating bronze medallist Gabrielle Daleman will be sidelined for two weeks…