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Figure Skating
Patrick Chan chasing second figure skating gold medal this season at Trophee Bompard
BORDEAUX, France – After capping his return to figure skating with a gold medal at Skate Canada, Patrick Chan is a favourite to win a fifth Trophee Eric Bompard title in France this weekend.
Moscow pushes back against doping allegations, which threaten Russia’s rich sports legacy
MOSCOW – The day after the 2014 Sochi Olympics ended with Russia atop the medals table, a beaming President Vladimir Putin presented his athletes with state awards for “defending the honour” of their country by showing that its “great and glorious” sports traditions were still strong.
Figure skating world watching as Canada’s Chan faces Japan’s Hanyu
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Patrick Chan first laced on figure skates nearly 18 years ago, and the sport has thoroughly dominated his life ever since.
Three-time world champ Patrick Chan faces Hanyu in Sochi Olympic rematch
It might be the fiercest rivalry in figure skating.
Canadians earn bronze in pairs and ice dance at Skate America
MILWAUKEE – Pairs skaters Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won bronze medals on Saturday at Skate America.
Canadians Gillies, Poirier third after short dance at Skate America
MILWAUKEE – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Toronto are in third place after the short dance at Skate America, the first stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit.
World champions Duhamel and Radford sit first at Autumn Classic International
BARRIE, ONTARIO, – World champions Meaghan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., are in first place in pairs after Wednesday’s short program at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition.
Canadians Gilles and Poirier win ice dancing gold at Challenger Series
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Toronto’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the gold medal Saturday in ice dancing at the 23rd Ondrej Nepela Trophy figure skating competition, the third stop on the ISU Challenger Series circuit.
Hey, watch the toes: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestants face more trauma than sore feet
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Dancing with the Stars” brings to mind words and phrases including “waltz,” ”paso doble” and “that’s a star?”
Moore-Towers and Marinaro win bronze at U.S. International Classic
SALT LAKE CITY – Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro won the bronze medal in pairs on Friday at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.
World champions Duhamel, Radford up the ante by adding new quad throw
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Canada’s world pairs champions don’t plan on giving up any ground to the rest of the field.
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan back at his competitive best
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Patrick Chan was back with Canada’s figure skating team for the first time in more than year Wednesday. The 24-year-old from Toronto looks like he never left.
After tape-delayed Olympic success, NBC to air many – not all – big Rio events live at night
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A swimmer with a heart-wrenching history is about to race at the Olympics, so of course NBC will first air a slickly produced feature full of teary interviews and stirring music.
Chan launches “On Ice” icewine in perfect marriage of sport and business venture
TORONTO – For an athlete who has crafted a career on ice, it was the perfect marriage of sport and business venture.
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan says he’s returning a different skater
VAUGHAN, Ont. – The moment Patrick Chan decided to rewrite his Olympic ending came at the closing ceremonies of the Sochi Games, during the ceremonial handover to 2018 host Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Olympic medallist Rochette misses competitive training but enjoys life on, off ice
TORONTO – When she’s not entertaining crowds on the ice, Joannie Rochette has embraced a new thrill that has her soaring above ground.
Roller figure skating not just ‘artsy and looking pretty,’ Pan Am hopeful says
TORONTO – Kailah Macri is used to getting puzzled looks when she tells people about the sport she’s devoted years of her life to.
Year of adventure has put things in perspective for three-time world champ Chan
TORONTO – Falling to earth from 13,000 feet helped Patrick Chan put life in perspective.
Halifax will host Chan and Co., in Canadian figure skating championships
HALIFAX – Halifax has been chosen host of the 2016 Canadian figure skating championships.
Glenn Close, Lena Dunham strike emotional chord with personal stories at Variety ‘Power’ lunch
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Using her own family and Robin Williams as an example, a tearful Glenn Close urged some of the most powerful women in entertainment to help society shed its fear of those fighting mental illness in an emotional speech Friday at Variety’s Power of Women luncheon.
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan eager to return after year off
Patrick Chan has squeezed in as much fun as possible in the year since he left the Sochi Olympics with a silver medal and shattered dreams. He’s been to Japan, criss-crossed the U.S., and even taken in some NHL playoff action.
Desbiens earns shutout in first start for Canadian women’s hockey team
MALMO, Sweden – Ann-Renee Desbiens looked like she belonged.
Canadian teen Nam Nguyen fifth at figure skating world championships
SHANGHAI – Canadian teenager Nam Nguyen narrowly missed the medal podium Saturday, finishing fifth in men’s singles at the world figure skating championships.
Russia’s Tuktamysheva sweeps to victory at figure skating world championships
SHANGHAI – Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva wrapped up the most successful season of her young career by easily winning the women’s gold medal at the figure skating world championships on Saturday.