Figure Skating
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.
Perennial runners-up to Virtue and Moir, Weaver and Poje enjoy being top team
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje have been chasing Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir for the better part of a decade.
Freestyle up, skeleton way down in Own the Podium money this winter
CALGARY – The Canadian freestyle skiing program is getting a significant bump in Own The Podium funding this winter, while money for skeleton has been slashed almost to the bone.
NBC promoting Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its top figure skating broadcasting team
NEW YORK, N.Y. – NBC’s top pairs figure skating couple is in place: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir.
Canadians pairs team Duhamel, Radford amps up program with quad throw
TORONTO – It was a chance to push themselves and to push the sport.
Burke, Manley, Bulau, Heaney and others to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall
TORONTO – Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame will officially induct the Class of 2014 on Wednesday in Toronto. Here is a look at this year’s inductees:
Researchers develop “smart blade” to measure routine impact on figure skaters
VANCOUVER – Triple Axel, death spiral, Lutz, Salchow, quadruple: figure skating even sounds painful.
Canadian figure skater Kevin Reynolds continues to struggle with skate problems
BARRIE, Ont. – The equipment problems that cost Kevin Reynolds much of last season continue to plague the Canadian figure skater.