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Figure Skating
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.
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.