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Figure Skating
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…
Figure skating coach Ellen Burka leaves behind legacy of tough love
TORONTO – It wasn’t enough for Ellen Burka’s students to perform to music, she needed…
Canadian figure skating star Patrick Chan comfortable working alone
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Two months before competing in his first international event of the season,…
Games begin in full, with US teen on target for 1st gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Olympics began in full with the first gold medal going…
The Latest: Isinbayeva ‘optimistic’ after CAS appeal hearing
The Latest on the Russian doping case (all times local to Rio de Janeiro): 1…
Team effort: Chan will skate long program to music composed by Radford
TORONTO – Patrick Chan had spent a frustrated few weeks searching for new music this…
Skate Canada announces bid to host 2020 world figure skating championships
OTTAWA – Skate Canada will formally bid to host the 2020 world figure skating championships,…
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan to open skating school in Vancouver
A change of scenery and a promising new business venture have lured Patrick Chan to…
Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski to be Olympic correspondents
NEW YORK – Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski will serve as correspondents for NBC’s coverage…