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Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have topped the podium in the pairs event at the Finlandia Trophy Grand Prix figure skating event in Helsinki. CBC | Sports News
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Speed skaters Maltais, Blondin, Dubreuil lead Canada’s long track squad into new season
Valérie Maltais, who won the overall women’s mass start World Cup title last February and a world championship silver medal in team pursuit, is among 16 speed skaters on the Canadian long track team for the start of the international season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian short track skaters win 4 medals, including 3 golds at World Tour event
A focus on teamwork — in both individual distances and in the relay — helped Canada’s short track squad capture four medals, including three gold, on home ice on Saturday during the second stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. skaters Levito, Tennell lead after short program at season-opening Skate America
Isabeau Levito channelled her inner Holly Golightly in a stylish performance set to music from the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on Friday night to lead after the short program at Skate America, the opening event of figure skating’s Grand Prix season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic figure skaters get July 22 court date for medals appeal in Valieva case
The final appeal hearing to decide medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be heard days before the Paris Olympics open. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speed skaters collect women’s team sprint bronze in World Cup action
Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin helped Canada to team sprint bronze, posting a time of one minute 28.34 seconds to hold off a trio of Polish women in Stavanger, Norway. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A spot at world championships on line for Canadian skaters at Four Continents
For Canadian champion Roman Sadovsky and former Canadian champions Nam Nguyen and Keegan Messing, the Four Continents results will determine who takes the one spot available in the men’s event at the worlds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jayne Torvill health: Ice skater’s ‘terrifying’ condition brought on by skating
JAYNE TORVILL, best known for being one half of ice skating act Torvill and Dean, enjoyed worldwide success in the 80s after winning gold at the Winter Olympics. But only in more recent years, the star has revealed ice-skating triggered a serious health condition, which in some cases can prove deadly. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Field of Play: Canadian skaters ready to carve out a name for themselves on ice
Canada is a nation which thrives in winter and as a people identify with those who carve out a name for themselves on ice. As Scott Russell writes, the skating sports are inextricably linked to Canadian folklore and our sense of self. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic sports catchup: Canadian speed skaters shine
It was a jam-packed weekend of high-performance sport around the world, including Canadian short track stars Kim Boutin and Marianne St-Gelais capturing World Cup season titles in Seoul, while the long track team racked up podium finishes in Norway. CBC | Sports News
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