Skating

Canada's Chartrand takes road less travelled to figure skating worlds
Alaine Chartrand, a 19-year-old from Prescott, Ont., is Canada's top entry in women's singles at the world figure skating championships this week in Boston, and reached international heights with an u [...]
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Nadeau leaps 6 spots for silver at junior figure skating worlds
Nicolas Nadeau of Boisbriand, Que., rallied to finish second in the men's event at the world junior figure skating championships Friday. [...]
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World junior championships offer insight into future skating stars
The upcoming ISU world junior figure skating championships can be counted on to provide some insights into how skating countries are planning for the future, writes CBC Sports analyst Pj Kwong. [...]
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Canada's Blondin is runner-up for overall mass start speed skating title
Canada has two speed skaters finish in the top-three in the overall standings to end their World Cup season, with Ivanie Blondin coming in second in the mass start and Gilmore Junio earning third in t [...]
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Ivanie Blondin's mass start gold sets Canada apart in women's speed skating
Ivanie Blondin's path to speed skating greatness has been anything but smooth. Now, with one world championship already this season, more are on the line at the upcoming world allround championships. [...]
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Canadians trail after 1st heat at speed skating world sprints
Speed skater Alex Boisvert-Lacroix of Sherbrooke, Que., failed to build on his bronze-medal performance at the recent world single distance championships, finishing sixth after the first heat of the m [...]
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Euro figure skating championships provide clues for upcoming worlds
For Canada's top figure skaters, the European championships presented a chance to find out exactly what they'll be up against at the worlds in March, writes Pj Kwong. [...]
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Javier Fernandez wins 4th straight European figure skating title
Javier Fernandez of Spain won his fourth straight European title on Thursday with the best free program at the European figure skating championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. [...]
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Canadian figure skating team named for world championships
Canada will send what could be its deepest women's team in more than two decades to the world figure skating championships. [...]
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Chan rules men's short program at figure skating nationals
Patrick Chan, who took last season off the competitive ice, had a spectacular short program Friday night at the Canadian figure skating championships Friday, and takes a lead of more than 20 points in [...]
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Showdowns loom at figure skating nationals
All eyes will be on the men's showdown between seven-time winner Patrick Chan and defending champ Nam Nguyen, while a three-way battle looms in the ladies' event at this week's Canadian figure skating [...]
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