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Figure Skating
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.
Ice dancers Weaver and Poje fail to sweep season, settling for world bronze
SHANGHAI – Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje were unable to complete a perfect season as they settled for bronze at the world figure skating championship Friday.
Canadian favourites Duhamel, Radford take commanding lead in pairs at worlds
SHANGHAI – Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford skated a flawless short program to take a commanding lead in the pairs at the world figure skating championships on the opening day Wednesday.
Canadian favourites Duhamel, Radford take commanding lead in pairs at figure skating worlds
SHANGHAI – Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford skated a flawless short program to take a commanding lead in the pairs at the world figure skating championships on the opening day Wednesday.
Canadians Weaver and Poje score 72.68 in short dance, sit second heading into free dance
SHANGHAI – Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje sit in second place after scoring a season best 72.68 in the short dance on Wednesday at the ISU world figure skating championships.
Weaver and Poje, Duhamel and Radford gunning for world figure skating gold
Their partnership has taken them almost to the top of the world podium. It’s hard to imagine that when Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje first skated together, there was barely a word shared between the two.
IOC urges Korean organizers to speed up work to be ready for Olympic test events
GANGNEUNG, South Korea – South Korean organizers have taken a “solid step forward” in preparations for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang but must speed up work on multiple fronts to deliver crucial sports test events next year, the IOC said Thursday after its latest inspection visit.
Canada’s pairs team of Seguin and Bilodeau earn silver at world juniors
TALLIN, Estonia – Canada’s Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau won silver in pairs at the world junior figure skating championships on Thursday to cap a stellar junior season.
Canadian ice dancers Weaver and Poje win gold at Four Continents meet
SEOUL, South Korea – Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje continued their undefeated season Friday, capturing gold at Four Continents figure skating competition.
World bronze medallists Duhamel, Radford lead at Four Continents
SEOUL, South Korea – The perfect season continues for Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford.
Canada Winter Games a ‘coming out party’ for northern British Columbia
Many young athletes use the Canada Winter Games as a stepping stone to greater exposure, and this year’s host city hopes to do the same.
Belichick, Barrel Boy and The Beast: Theatre of the absurd at Super Bowl Media Day
PHOENIX – Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch knew he had to talk. It didn’t mean he had to say anything.
Former skaters fondly remember Toller Cranston as a “man of extremes”
KINGSTON, Ont. – At the 1976 Olympics, on the way to his bronze medal, Toller Cranston marched to the river and threw his skates in it.
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan says he’d love to do another Olympics
KINGSTON, Ont. – Patrick Chan was a spectator at the Canadian championships this past week for the first time in his career, and noticed something funny from his vantage point in the stands at the Rogers K-Rock Centre.