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Figure Skating
Celebrities unite to various get-out-the-vote efforts
NEW YORK – In the final days before the U.S. election, celebrities from Kerry Washington…
Canadian Keegan Messing earns bronze at Skate America in Vegas, Chen wins gold
LAS VEGAS – Despite being the lone Canadian in the field, Keegan Messing welcomed the…
Canada might not compete at world figure skating championships – if they happen
TORONTO – If the world figure skating championships do go ahead in a bubble in…
Ice dance star Tessa Virtue happily out of her comfort zone in Queens EMBA program
TORONTO – Tessa Virtue doesn’t feel the same sense of exhilaration or rush of adrenaline…
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2020
A look at news events in March 2020: 01 – Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden…
Canadian Press Bobbie Rosenfeld Award winners list for female athlete of the year
Winners of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, given out by The Canadian Press to the Canadian…
Mosaic Stadium’s football field in Regina flooded for free, pandemic friendly skating
REGINA – The operators of Regina’s Mosaic Stadium have come up with a novel way…
The Canadian Press team of the year award winners list
Winners of The Canadian Press team of the year award: 2020 _ Canadian world junior…
Canadian figure skaters go head-to-head in unique virtual Skate Canada Challenge
There were no judges to smile at, and no fans to cheer them on. It…
A skinny shinny season: city-run rinks ban outdoor hockey amid COVID-19 pandemic
Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather…
Poirier: Cancellation of Canadian championships a bit of a relief amid uncertainty
TORONTO – The morning after the Canadian figure skating championships were cancelled due to COVID-19,…
Ice dance star Scott Moir named head coach of second Ice Academy campus
Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir will be guiding Canada’s future stars. The 33-year-old from…
Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
STOCKHOLM – The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest. Japan’s Hanyu,…
Canadians Gilles, Poirier earn bronze in ice dance at figure skating worlds
STOCKHOLM – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had planned to skate their way to the…
Beijing begins to test venues for 2022 Winter Olympics
BEIJING – The organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics started 10 days of testing…
Mayor, governor want to cancel Osaka legs of Olympic relay
TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay ran into big trouble on Thursday when the…
Russia wins figure skating World Team Trophy event, Canada sixth
OSAKA, Japan – World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to…
Gal Gadot spotlights women’s stories in new docuseries
NEW YORK – Gal Gadot is using her Hollywood starpower to spotlight remarkable women from…
Calgary chosen as host of 2023 world junior figure skating championships
OTTAWA – Calgary has been chosen to host the 2023 ISU world junior figure skating…
Montreal provisionally awarded 2024 world figure skating championships
MONTREAL – Four years after they were erased by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world figure…
Former Canadian ice dancing champion Kaitlyn Weaver comes out as queer woman
Pride month means a little bit more to Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver this year.…
Olympic scandals march on long after torch goes out
TOKYO – From doping to demonstrations to dirty officials, the Olympics have never lacked their…
Canadian figure skating pair James, Radford make international debut
PIERREFONDS, Que. – Canadian figure skating pair Eric Radford and Vanessa James made their international…
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gillies, Paul Poirier win Autumn Classic
PIERREFONDS, Que. – Canada’s ice dance duo of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the…