Figure Skating
Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu wins world championship with strong free skate
SAITAMA, Japan – Japanese teenager Yuzuru Hanyu came back with a brilliant free skate to become the first man in 12 years on Friday to win the Olympic and world figure skating titles in the same year.
Mao Asada 1st after record-setting short program at figure skating world championships
SAITAMA, Japan – Montreal’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won a pairs bronze medal at the world figure skating championships Thursday while Mao Asada of Japan set a world record to finish first in the women’s short program.
Canadians Duhamel, Radford second after pairs short program at skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan – Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford had a season-best score in the pairs short program Wednesday to sit in second place at the ISU world figure skating championships.
Elvis Stojko excited dad will get to see him sing in ‘Chicago, the Musical’
TORONTO – When skating star Elvis Stojko performs in “Chicago, the Musical” in Toronto this week, in the audience will be the person who first inspired his journey: his ailing dad, a classically trained tenor who taught him how to sing.
SKorea to file complaint with ISU over figure skating judging at Sochi Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean sports officials are preparing to file a formal complaint with the International Skating Union over the judging of the women’s figure skating competitions at the Sochi Olympics.
Canada’s Weaver and Poje poised to step onto world ice dance podium
They’ve long danced in the shadows of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
Thunder beats Raptors 119-118 in thrilling double overtime game
TORONTO – The game, according to DeMar DeRozan, was the kind that players live for.
Elvis Stojko makes natural leap from skating to stage with ‘Chicago’
TORONTO – Making the leap from skating to stage work isn’t a huge stretch for Elvis Stojko, who’s starring in a production of “Chicago, the Musical” that begins in Toronto on Wednesday.
Nguyen’s world junior title shows future of Canadian figure skating is bright
TORONTO – Nam Nguyen was 11 years old when he performed in the figure skating exhibition gala at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a pint-sized phenom who charmed the crowd in his checked pants and goofy big round glasses.
Canada’s Nguyen men’s singles at world junior figure skating championships
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Nam Nguyen of Canada has captured gold in men’s singles at the ISU world junior figure skating championships.
Review: In Asus Chromebox, a computer cheap enough to dedicate to streaming
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Devices that let you watch Netflix and other streaming video services on a big TV screen are popular, but there are limits to what you can watch.
Olympic silver medallists Chan, Virtue-Moir to skip world championships
OTTAWA – Toronto’s Patrick Chan is giving the world championships a miss, but he isn’t finished with competitive figure skating just yet.
Olympic silver medallists Chan, Virtue and Moir to skip world championships
OTTAWA – Canada’s Olympic medallists Patrick Chan and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are skipping the world figure skating championships.
SHOW BITS: A tale of 2 red carpets
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
NBC says 45,000 illegal Olympic video posts or streams stopped
NEW YORK, N.Y. – NBC said it worked with Olympic officials to stop some 45,000 instances of illegally posted video or pirate streams that surfaced to show competition during the Sochi games.