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Figure Skating
In a transition year, Canada still aiming for two world championship medals
KINGSTON, Ont. – Missing some of its biggest stars, the Canadian figure skating team will still head to the world championships with the podium in its sights.
Duhamel and Radford roar to fourth national figure skating pairs title
KINGSTON, Ont. – When Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford captured their first national figure skating title, an emotional Radford called his parents in disbelief. They cried.
Canadian pairs skaters Duhamel and Radford silencing their critics
KINGSTON, Ont. – The hurtful words used to slice deep, but Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are learning to laugh them off and let their skating answer for them.
Reynolds finally finds skates that fit, and is eyeing national title
TORONTO – It’s been a frustrating ordeal that has taken up the better part of two seasons, and involved more than dozen pairs of skates.
Almaty takes jab at 2022 Olympic bid rival Beijing with promise of ‘lots of natural snow’
LONDON – The Kazakh city of Almaty came out battling Tuesday in its contest with rival favourite Beijing in the bidding for the 2022 Winter Games, portraying itself as the compact, affordable choice with “real winter weather” and “lots of natural snow.”
Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond to take season off to recover fully from injury
OTTAWA – Kaetlyn Osmond won’t be defending her title at this year’s Canadian figure skating championship.
Canadian stars Elvis Stojko, Shae-Lynn Bourne bring skating to small stage
TORONTO – For Elvis Stojko, it’s the perfect marriage of two of his passions — the stage and the ice.
Beijing ramping 2022 Winter Olympics bid with international competitions, promotional events
BEIJING, China – Beijing is ramping up its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics with a series of international sports competitions and promotional events, seeking to stir public support and cement its status as the front-runner to hold the games.
After just a few hours of deliberation, jury finds in favour of Apple in iPod class-action suit
OAKLAND, Calif. – A federal jury decided Tuesday that Apple didn’t compete unfairly when it sold music players and songs with copy-protection software that was incompatible with rival devices and music from competing online stores.
Don Cherry believes Drew Doughty should have won 2014 Lou Marsh Trophy
TORONTO – Don Cherry thinks there was someone more deserving of this year’s Lou Marsh trophy than Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries.
Canada wins gold in pairs and ice dance at Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
BARCELONA, Spain – A couple of Canadian duos picked a good time to come through with personal-best performances.
Steamrollers and animal dung: Germany’s most successful TV show airs for last time
BERLIN – Germany’s most successful TV show is ending after a 33-year-run.
Canada’s Weaver, Poje top short ice dance at Grand Prix Final; Bates falls
BARCELONA, Spain – Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje took the lead in ice dance at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final with the highest score in the short dance on Friday.
Duhamel and Radford, Weaver and Poje gunning for gold at Grand Prix Final
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford added a quadruple throw to their program this year to push themselves as much as to push the sport.
Radford hopes to use his voice as an athlete to help other young gay people
TORONTO – Eric Radford’s success on the ice doesn’t end with a trip to the podium or a gold medal.
Russia, powerhouse of synchronized swimming, not happy with prospect of mixed-gender events
MOSCOW – Synchronized swimmers are celebrities in Russia, young women glorified as much for their looks as for their collection of Olympic medals. Now, they’ll have to get used to sharing the limelight with men.
Facing a lengthy ban, figure skater Carolina Kostner distances herself from Schwazer’s doping
ROME – Facing a lengthy ban, former figure skating world champion Carolina Kostner claimed in an interview Tuesday that she had nothing to do with the doping case involving her former boyfriend and Olympic race walking gold medallist Alex Schwazer.
Kaitlyn Weaver, Andrew Poje of Canada win ice dance at NHK Trophy to secure berth at GP Final
OSAKA, Japan – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada won the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday to secure a spot in the Grand Prix Final.
Yuzuru Hanyu aiming to secure GP Final spot with podium finish at NHK Trophy
OSAKA, Japan – Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu just needs a podium finish at the NHK Trophy this weekend to secure a spot in figure skating’s Grand Prix Final.
Upon further review (50 years later), IOC sets record straight on 1964 figure skating medals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After 50 years, the IOC finally has figured out the pairs figure skating at the 1964 Games.
Kovtun tops Olympic champ Hanyu after short program at Cup of China
SHANGHAI – Maxim Kovtun took a risk with two quad jumps in his short program and landed them both with ease at the Cup of China on Friday.
Not much snow? Not a big problem: Beijing confident about 2022 Winter Olympics bid
The new front-runner to host the 2022 Winter Olympics doesn’t have a long winter sports tradition. Then there’s the matter of snow, or lack thereof. The mountains near Beijing where Olympic bidders want to hold skiing events receive less than a meter (3 feet) of snow each winter.
Kate Bush and Lana del Rey on Skate Canada’s playlist as skaters embrace lyrics
KELOWNA, B.C. – Eric Radford has heard the crowd singing along to the lyrics for his short program — “C’est beau! C’est beau!”
Buntin unveils software he hopes will make figure skating more accessible
KELOWNA, B.C. – Craig Buntin sits with his laptop overlooking the rink at Prospera Place and with a few taps on his keyboard pulls up a video and graphic of three-time world champion Patrick Chan.