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Figure Skating
More Russian doping bombshells fall on Canada’s Olympians and Paralympians
The latest revelations of Russian doping had Canada’s luge team talking at breakfast Friday morning…
Report: Russian doping involved over 1,000 athletes
LONDON – Russia’s sports reputation was ripped apart again Friday when a new report into…
Hanyu leads as he bids for 4th straight Grand Prix Final win
MARSEILLE, France – Yuzuru Hanyu took the lead with an electrifying performance in the short…
Plane crashes that have claimed lives of athletes, coaches
Members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense were among 81 people on board a chartered aircraft…
Canada’s Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
SAPPORO, Japan – Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set…
Canadians Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
SAPPORO, Japan – Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set…
Chan wins gold on four-medal day for Canada at Cup of China figure skating
BEIJING – Three-time world champion Patrick Chan won the gold medal in comeback fashion on…
Canada’s Osmond, Weaver and Poje, lead after short programs at Cup of China
BEIJING – Singles figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond and ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje…
Canadians Gilles and Poirier win the bronze medal at Trophee de France
PARIS – Piper Gilles of Toronto and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., made a move…
Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje take bronze at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., won the bronze medal on…
Canadian ice dancers Weaver, Poje in contention at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., were in third place after…
Swiss skip youth Olympic event in Turkey over security risks
BERN, Switzerland – Switzerland has decided not to send athletes to the European Olympic Youth…
Stojko lends Patrick Chan some advice in his quest for another Olympic medal
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Imagine running a 1,500-metre cross-country race up and down hills, while leaping…
Canada’s Patrick Chan adds another quadruple jump to his repertoire
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Launching a comeback after an 18-month hiatus, Patrick Chan had been frustrated…
Figure skater Scott Hamilton diagnosed with 3rd brain tumour
NASHVILLE – Olympic figure skating champion and commentator Scott Hamilton has been diagnosed with a…
Toronto’s Nam Nguyen sixth in men’s competition at Skate America
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Toronto’s Nam Nguyen produced two clean programs including Sunday’s free skate…
Canadians Seguin, Bilodeau take gold medal in pairs at Skate America
CHICAGO – Canadians Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau won the gold medal in pairs on…
Chan says his past with Johnson, and future with Zoueva is recipe for success
TORONTO – It was surprising news, and perhaps no one was caught off guard more…
Star Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan takes silver at Finlandia Trophy
ESPOO, Finland – Patrick Chan won the silver medal on Sunday in men’s competition at…
Canadian Patrick Chan third after short program at Finlandia Trophy
ESPOO, Finland – Three-time world figure skating champion Patrick Chan of Toronto is third after…
Drake Caggiula, with hard to pronounce name, makes name for himself with Oilers
EDMONTON – He’s the rookie with the hard-to-pronounce name who has made a name for…
Olympic silver medallist and world champion pairs skater Dafoe dies at 86
OTTAWA – Frances Dafoe, a Canadian pairs figure skater who won a world title and…
Olympic analytics: Data scientists crunching numbers for Canada’s athletes
CALGARY – A group of credit risk assessors predicted Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak would win…
Doping investigator’s final Russian report is months away
ZURICH – Doping investigator Richard McLaren’s final report on state-backed cheating in Russia is several…