Figure Skating
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.
Man’s cheek cut as police break up figure-skater fight in Toronto-area hotel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police were called to a scuffle at a Toronto-area hotel in what Skate Canada calls an unruly celebration involving figure skaters.
Two-time world champs Virtue and Moir skate to fifth Canadian ice dance title
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have captured their fifth national ice dance title at the Canadian figure skating championships.
World champs Virtue, Moir lead after short dance at Canadian championships
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir struck their final passionate pose Saturday, eyes locked, lips mere millimetres apart.
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.
When season sagging, Chan sought advice from fellow world champ Stojko
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – When Patrick Chan’s season was sagging a few weeks ago, he sought advice from a man who might seem to some an unlikely source — Elvis Stojko.
Emanuel Sandhu’s comeback is about rediscovering joy of figure skating
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Emanuel Sandhu had little love left for figure skating when he walked away from the competitive ice six years ago.
Two-time world champion Chan hopes to turn around disappointing season this week
TORONTO – Patrick Chan left the disappointment of the first half of the season in Hawaii, in a much-needed vacation the world figure skating champion called a put-everything-in-perspective kind of trip.
Olympic ice dance champs Virtue and Moir are well-prepared for loud venues
Scott Moir has taken in a few recent London Knights games at the Budweiser Gardens — not merely because he’s a huge hockey fan, but to soak in the energy and noise in what can be one of the loudest arenas around.
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:
This winter season about fine-tuning for Canada’s Olympic athletes
Barely a year out from the Sochi Olympics, this winter will be about testing and tinkering for Canada’s top winter sports athletes.
Weaver and Poje out of Canadian championships after Weaver injures ankle
OTTAWA – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., last year’s national ice dance silver medallists, will miss next month’s 2013 Canadian figure skating championships.
Canada’s Chan settles for bronze at Grand Prix Final; Virtue, Moir take silver
SOCHI, Russia – Patrick Chan is leaving the Grand Prix Final of figure skating with a bronze medal and plenty of disappointment.