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Figure Skating
Lipinski, Weir shine as a top pair at skating championships
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski have something to say. About figure…
Patrick Chan poised to claim a record-tying ninth Canadian figure skating title
OTTAWA – Patrick Chan was just 16 years old the last time he skated on…
Virtue, Moir on top of their game in return to Canadian championships
OTTAWA – The return of veterans Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to competition this season…
Vancouver to host 2018 Canadian figure championships en route to South Korea
OTTAWA – The road to the 2018 Olympics will go through Vancouver for Canada’s figure…
Canadian Olympic Committee amplifies analytics in deal with data company
The Canadian Olympic Committee is teaming with a big data company to ramp up analytics…
Patrick Chan looks for confidence boost at Canadian figure skating championship
Making Canadian figure skating history at the national championship isn’t as important to Patrick Chan…
Leonard Cohen, Austin Clarke, Don Getty: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016: JANUARY 2 – Painter and…
Duhamel and Radford win Grand Prix bronze, Virtue and Moir set world record
MARSEILLE, France – Canadian world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the bronze medal…
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…