High performance director Mike Slipchuk and other Skate Canada executives want clarity on why Canada remained in fourth place behind Russia in the 2022 Olympic team event after Monday’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to disqualify Russian athlete Kamila Valieva for doping. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian men skate to team sprint gold on 3-medal day for Canada at Four Continents
Canadians won two of the four events on the opening day of the Four Continents speed skating championships on Friday, part of a three-medal haul at the Utah Olympic Oval. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ziegler wins NHK Trophy with near-flawless free skate, Kagiyama edges Uno in men’s event
Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium in Osaka, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier win their 4th consecutive Skate Canada title | That Figure Skating Show
After a tough year, that included a cancer diagnosis, Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier fought hard get back on track and win their first Grand Prix event of the season at Skate Canada International. This and more in our Skate Canada episode of ‘That Figure Skating Show.’ CBC | Sports News
Read More »Adam Johnson dies after ice hockey star, 29, takes skate to the neck in ‘freak incident’
Ice Hockey star Adam Johnson has died in a ‘freak accident’, the Nottingham Panthers have confirmed. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate Canada International – Men’s Free Program
Watch as figure skating stars like Japan’s Kao Miura visit the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre to take part in the second ISU Grand Prix stop of the season, Skate Canada International. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Gilles, Poirier retain ice dance title at Skate Canada International
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have once again claimed gold on home soil, finishing on top of the ice dance program at Skate Canada International in Vancouver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate Canada International – Women’s Free Program
Watch as figure skating stars like Canada’s Madeline Schizas, Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and many more visit the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre to take part in the second ISU Grand Prix stop of the season, Skate Canada International. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Gilles, Poirier lead after rhythm dance at Skate Canada International in Vancouver
Competing for the first time since sharing her ovarian cancer diagnosis, ice dancer Piper Gilles and her skating partner Paul Poirier recorded the best score of the Grand Prix season so far. CBC | Sports News
Read More »ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate Canada International – Pairs Short Program
Watch as figure skating stars like Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps visit the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre to take part in the second ISU Grand Prix stop of the season, Skate Canada International. CBC | Sports News
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