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Speed skaters Valérie Maltais and Steven Dubois were named flag-bearers for the closing ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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Dazzling teen Ami Nakai leads trio of Japanese skaters poised to win 1st women’s singles gold in 20 years
In a performance that makes you think big things might be coming in the free skate on Thursday, it was dazzling 17-year-old Ami Nakai of Japan who earned a season’s best 78.71 to take the lead in women’s figure skating. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian figure skaters ready to emerge from shadow of vaunted 2018 team
In 2018, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang, led by legendary ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada won two gold and two bronze medals at the Olympics. Eight years later, Canada will take a more realistic approach at Milano Cortina 2026, but with a talented group ready to compete. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian figure skaters Lajoie, Lagha win ice dance silver at Skate America
Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha earned silver in the ice dance event at the Skate America figure skating competition on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s short track speed skaters are poised to dominate Olympics
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter takes a look at Canada’s ascendant short track speed skating team, led by World Tour overall champion Will Dandjinou. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. and Canadian figure skaters hope sports can unify during world championships
American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates train in Montreal and many of their closest friends are Canadian. They are curious what will transpire at the world championships this week, with the divisive rhetoric from government officials from both countries and tariff wars simmering. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian long-track speed skaters win bronze in women’s team pursuit at worlds
Canada’s Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women’s team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speed skating championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speed skaters take silver in women’s team sprint at world championship
Canada’s Brooklyn McDougall, Beatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin won silver in the women’s team sprint Thursday to open the ISU world speed skating championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s speed skaters hope for a strong finish at the world championships
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews speed skating’s single-distances world championships, where Canada will try to turn around a so-so season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Dancing On Ice’s Christopher Dean chokes up in tribute to skaters killed in plane crash
Dancing on Ice was back on Sunday but things soon took an emotional turn. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
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