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Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are in podium position at the world figure skating championships. The Canadian pair finished third in the short program with a personal-best score of 75.52 in their romantic routine to “Say You Love Me” by Jessie Ware. CBC | Sports News
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Figure skating world championships preview: Piper and Paul’s last dance and the Quad God’s revenge
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter covers the key storylines to follow at the figure skating worlds in Prague, where Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are looking to go out (we think) on top while American star Ilia Malinin seeks redemption for his disastrous Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former track athlete Stef Reid a leading voice in push to put figure skating on Paralympic programme
As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she’d need to learn how to land on ice. Now she’s part of a movement hoping to get figure skating into the Paralympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin highlights social media dangers in gala performance
Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating program at the Milano Cortina Games. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin highlights social media dangers in gala performance
Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating program at the Milano Cortina Games. CBC | World News
Read More »Stellato-Dudek cautious in return from injury, but figure skater again prepared to challenge her fears
Canadian pairs figure skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are finally in Milan to chase their Olympic dream — the counteragent to 10 days of pain, fear, and worry. CBC | Sports News
Read More »What makes ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin so good at landing the hardest jump in figure skating?
U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin is no stranger to making history. He became the first person to successfully land a quadruple axel in competition and is widely known for his quad-jumping prowess. Kurt Browning, the legendary Canadian figure skater who was the first person to ever land a ratified quad jump in competition, tells us what makes Malinin so good ...
Read More »Olympic viewing guide Day 5: Canadians eye figure skating medal
CBC Sports’ daily Olympics newsletter recaps the highlights (and lowlights) of Day 4 before looking ahead to Wednesday’s key events, including the start of men’s hockey and a Canadian medal chance in figure skating. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How figure skating and copyright law became ‘despicable’ opponents, and the Canadian pair caught in middle
The figure skating world has been embroiled in an unusual kind of controversy: Copyright law has suddenly become part of an increasingly complicated artistic equation. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Injury forces Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek, figure skating partner Deschamps out of Olympic team event
World figure skating champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada will not compete in the Olympic team event in Italy later this month due to a training injury in Quebec sustained by Stellato-Dudek, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Monday. CBC | Sports News
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