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Figure Skating
Grand Prix champions Gilles, Poirier withdraw from Canadian championships
OSHAWA, Ont. – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, gold medallists at last month’s…
Figure skater Keegan Messing crossing fingers he doesn’t miss birth of second child
The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan…
Moir, Weaver advocates of gender-expansive ice dance and pairs figure skating teams
Canadian ice dancer Kaitlyn Weaver says, as an LGBTQ person, her sport has never fully…
Stellato-Dudek aiming for first Canadian figure skating, at age 39
OSHAWA, Ont. – Deanna Stellato-Dudek hopes to capture her first Canadian figure skating title —…
WADA says Russia found ‘no fault’ in Valieva doping case
MONTREAL (AP) — A Russian tribunal found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or…
Fiona Bombardier, whose famous mom is Josee Chouinard, carving her own career
OSHAWA, Ont. – Fiona Bombardier’s grace and wide smile are reminiscent of her famous mom…
An emotional victory for Messing; Schizas holds off Ruiter for women’s title
OSHAWA, Ont. – Keegan Messing struggled to keep his emotions in check all week, but…
Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian figure skating worlds team
Ice dance duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier highlight the Canadian team headed to the…
High-profile Canadian pairs skating coach guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
MONTREAL – A renowned ex-coach in Canadian pairs skating was found guilty Wednesday of sexual…
Arctic Winter Games a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills
The Arctic Winter Games are a family affair for siblings Brooklyn and Jordan Wills of…
Canada’s Messing in second at Four Continents skating championships
Canadian national champion Keegan Messing is in second place after the men’s short program on…
Canadian ice dance duos in second and third at Four Continents figure skating
Canadian national champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen’s altered approach has seemed to pay…
Miura and Kihara win Four Continents skating championship, Canadians finish third
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first Japanese pairs skaters to win the Four…
Canadian ice dancers finish Four Continents competition with two more medals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen earned a silver medal and…
Russian skater Valieva’s doping case to go to sports court
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping…
Skating body joins appeal for Valieva doping ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union is following the World Anti-Doping Agency in…
Rio Carnival’s overlooked, all-important rite: The count
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro couldn’t resume regular life after the Carnival…
Canada’s Wesley Chiu in second after short program at junior figure skating worlds
CALGARY – Canada’s Wesley Chiu is in second place following the men’s short program with…
Canadians Bashynska, Beaumont have eyes on world junior skating podium
CALGARY – Despite sitting fourth after Friday’s rhythm dance at the ISU World Junior Figure…
Bashynska, Beaumont earn world junior ice dancing bronze
CALGARY – Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont of Ajax, Ont., capped a successful season with…
‘Ripple effects:’ Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute
YELLOWKNIFE – Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as…
Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short…
Sakamoto defends women’s title at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto fended off a challenge from South Korea’s Lee Hae-in…
Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim world figure skating bronze in ice dance
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned ice dance bronze at…