Skaters

Is age restriction for young figure skaters a good thing?
Told they’re too young, several key skaters will be absent at this week’s world figure skating championships. All three women on the Russian national podium, American champion Alyssa Liu and Canad [...]
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Skaters still scrambling for Grand Prix Final berths
Grenoble, France is the last stop on the ISU Grand Prix of figure skating circuit, and with it comes the final chance for athletes to qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver at the beginning of [...]
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Figure skaters will be feeling the crunch under new rules
The one constant in figure skating is change. Once again this season, athletes and their coaches are being forced to adapt to a new scoring system and new rules that present a fresh set of challenges. [...]
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Canadian pairs skaters Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford officially retire
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who teamed up for two pairs world championship titles and three Olympic medals over their careers, have officially announced their retirement from competitive figure s [...]
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Canada's speed skaters strive to live up to Olympic legacy
Coaches and athletes alike are expecting big things from Canadians in long track speed skating this season as the team looks to recreate its past success at the Winter Olympics. [...]
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Patrick Chan forced to follow suit with wave of new figure skaters
When Patrick Chan stepped away from competing after the Sochi Olympics, the three-time world figure skating champion could never have known how drastically the sport would change. [...]
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What if Canadian figure skaters were anime characters?
ISU figure skating is making its way to Sapporo, Japan for the NHK Trophy this weekend. In true Japanese fashion check out the Canadian skaters who are competing reimagined as anime characters. [...]
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Canada's speed skaters golden in World Cup team sprint
Laurent Dubreuil, Christopher Fiola and Vincent De Haȋtre paced Canada to the win at the first World Cup speed skating team sprint event of the season Saturday in Nagano, Japan. [...]
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Canadian figure skaters show new looks at pre-season camp
Patrick Chan, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were among the figure skating stars who reemerged to put their new programs on display at Skate Canada’s annual High Per [...]
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Four Continents a medal haven for Canadian figure skaters
The Four Continents championships have come to be as important an event on the figure skating calendar as the 125-year old European Championships it was modelled after. And Canadian skaters have taken [...]
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Rostelecom Cup: 9 skaters who should hold their own
With the Grand Prix Final only three weeks away, competitors look to solidify their spots at this week's Rostelecom Cup event in Moscow, writes CBC Sports figure skating analyst Pj Kwong. [...]
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