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CBC says Olympic security issues bigger than broadcast plans in Games loom
TORONTO – Security issues are big for CBC bosses preparing for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Canadians Duhamel, Radford lead after pairs short program at Skate Canada
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford positioned themselves as the pairs team to beat at Skate Canada International.
Chan’s Olympic debut in Vancouver featured a phone call to hockey star Crosby
TORONTO – When Patrick Chan was feeling the pressure before making his Olympic debut, he reached out to a Canadian athlete who was shouldering perhaps the greatest pressure of all.
Skater Elvis Stojko to make pro acting debut in Mirvish production of ‘Chicago’
TORONTO – Canadian Olympic figure skating star Elvis Stojko will make his professional acting debut as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in an upcoming production of “Chicago, the Musical.”
NBC Sports to show exclusive interview with Kerrigan during Sochi Olympics coverage
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A new documentary on former Olympic figure skating rivals Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding that includes an exclusive interview with Kerrigan will air during NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage in February.
Campy on-ice competition ‘Battle of the Blades’ to return to CBC-TV
TORONTO – CBC-TV is resurrecting its campy competition series “Battle of the Blades.”
Figure skaters Duhamel and Radford help Canada win silver at World Team Trophy
TOKYO – Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating event.
Patrick Chan tries to shrug off critics who claim his marks are inflated
LONDON, Ont. – Some time between Patrick Chan’s first world gold medal in 2011 and his third that came Friday night, someone came up with the term “Chanflation.”
Canada’s Duhamel and Radford are 2nd after pairs short program at worlds
LONDON, Ont. – Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are in second place after the pairs short program at the world figure skating championships.
Olympic bronze medallist Rochette hasn’t closed door on competitive comeback
LONDON, Ont. – The day after Carolina Kostner won the women’s world figure skating title last year, Joannie Rochette went to her Montreal rink and “trained like crazy.”
A third world title would put Patrick Chan back on track for Sochi Games
LONDON, Ont. – Skating felt foreign, self-doubt had crept in, and Patrick Chan admits he started to panic.
Japan’s Mao Asada leads Japanese sweep of the podium at Four Continents figure skating
OSAKA, Japan – Two-time world champion Mao Asada won the figure skating Four Continents on Sunday, leading a Japanese sweep of the podium.
Olympic champions Virtue and Moir lead after short program at Four Continents
OSAKA, Japan – Canada is off to a hot start at the Four Continents figure skating competition.
COUNTDOWN TO SOCHI:Sport-by-sport look at Canada a year out from 2014 Olympics
CALGARY – The Sochi Olympics open one year from Thursday. Canada won 26 medals four years ago in Vancouver. Here’s a sport-by-sport look at Canada’s team and predicted medal haul in Russia:
COUNTDOWN TO SOCHI: Canada’s skiers, sliders and skaters gearing up for 2014
CALGARY – Canada won more gold medals than any country at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, but that’s not the goal a year from now in Sochi.
A look at 10 Canadian athletes to watch at the Sochi Olympics
It seems like only yesterday that Vancouver was in the spotlight as the host city of the Winter Olympics. The focus has shifted to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Now that we’re one year away, here are 10 Canadian athletes to watch:
A year out from Winter Olympics, Sochi is vast construction site but source of pride for Putin
SOCHI, Russia – One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometres (30 miles) up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi’s new airport, there’s no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement that drowns out the hum of the sea and the birdsong.
Charles Hamelin wins 1,000 at short-track speedskating World Cup meet in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia – Two-time Olympic champion Charles Hamelin of Canada won the men’s 1,000-meter race at a short-track speedskating World Cup event on Sunday.
Will Harbaughs’ parents become television stars in stands at Super Bowl?
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl.
Teenager Kaetlyn Osmond runs away with short program at Canadian championships
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kaetlyn Osmond opened her quest for her first national senior title by winning the women’s short program at the Canadian figure skating championships.
A list of some of the notable Canadians who died in 2012
A list, in chronological order, of some of the notable Canadians who died in 2012.
From disasters to politics, here are the highlights of top stories from 2012
An in-brief look back at some of the most significant news events of the last 12 months, in chronological order:
Mao Asada narrowly leads Ashley Wagner after short program in Grand Prix Final
SOCHI, Russia – Mao Asada took the lead with an exuberant short program Friday at the Grand Prix Final, putting her a half-point ahead of American rival Ashley Wagner.
Canada’s Patrick Chan gunning for Grand Prix hat trick in Sochi, Russia
Patrick Chan left Skate Canada International earlier this season a little red-faced but all-the-more more determined.