Figure Skating
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.”
No summer adventures for Chan, who spent the off-season on the rink in Detroit
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The only scenery Patrick Chan saw this past summer was along the freeway between Colorado Springs and Detroit.
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.
W Network’s ‘Tessa & Scott’ to delve into lives of skaters Virtue and Moir
TORONTO – Ice dancing duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are getting their own six-part TV special.
Skater girl: new baby in the house for Jamie Sale, Craig Simpson
EDMONTON – It’s too soon to tell whether she’ll throw an Axel or shoot a puck, but chances are good Jamie Sale (sah-LAY’) and Craig Simpson’s new baby will be comfortable on the ice.
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.”
Canadian athletes gain inspiration from summit held to prepare them for Sochi
VANCOUVER – Melissa Hollingsworth thought she could never beat the feeling she had while attending her first Canadian Olympic athletes summit in 2005.
Canada’s Olympic champion MacLennan is helping raise awareness about body image
TORONTO – Rosie MacLennan might be an Olympic champion, but even she has had her battles with body image.
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.
Texas man, 72, tried to board plane in London, Ont., with loaded handgun
LONDON, Ont. – Police say a Texas senior who was in London, Ont., to attend the World Figure Skating Championships missed his flight home after a loaded handgun was found in his luggage.
Canada serves notice as figure skating team to beat at Sochi Olympics
LONDON, Ont. – Home ice was good to Canada’s team at the world figure skating championships.
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.”
Virtue and Moir hoping to become Canada’s first hometown world champions
LONDON, Ont. – Two pages of the world figure skating championships’ souvenir program are dedicated to Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s favourite London hangouts.