While hometown heros Patrick Chan and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir gave their loyal fans plenty of reason to cheer, a number of emerging stars from Europe also announced their presence in rather historic fashion. All in all, it added up to a fascinating weekend...
They speak with supreme confidence about conquering the World once again and filling one last void in their most impressive résumé. And yes, maybe even a second run at the biggest prize of them all. But the fact they can finally set sail in all those directions...
Joannie Rochette may never look at chicken the same way again. At least not when it’s sitting on a plate right in front of her. Of the many memories the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist brought home from a recent trip to Honduras on behalf of World Vision, none...
The heartbreak of not making the 2010 Canadian Olympic team has passed, but it is not forgotten. So it is, as Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje revel in their greatest leap forward on the World stage, that they can connect the dots directly from one of their...
For those who have watched the developing talent of Patrick Chan reveal a little more of itself with each passing year, he may indeed still seem like a veritable whiz kid who took the Canadian skating world by storm just a few short years ago. FIRST TAKE...
In Shawn Sawyer’s mind, the finish line was firmly in place, and everything played out exactly the way a skating retirement should. “A thought? Oh, it was a done deal,” the 26-year-old from Edmundston, N.B. said when asked how serious he was about hanging...
Perhaps, in so many ways, it seemed like the most obvious of partnerships. But little did Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford realize — at least until now — that their hopes for a successful future in pairs skating lay right in front of them. Or right...
They are a team still unaccustomed to life in such rare air. But ask Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch about their surprising run this season, which included a trip to the Grand Prix Final, and they will tell you they believe it could be just a stepping...
Sometimes the figure skating world really is the smallest of places. Meet Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran, two skaters from very different cultures who landed in the cosmopolitan French city of Montréal from two completely different directions. The outcome...
It is the land of his heritage and Patrick Chan did his best to leave a lasting impression. Call it one of the many motivations the 20-year-old Canadian champion carried with him as he headed to the Grand Prix Final in China last December. After recording...
Skate Canada, the second stop on the Grand Prix circuit, gave us plenty of new faces in lofty places. With some former champions returning to the top of the podium, it made for an intriguing mix of results. While Canada’s Patrick Chan took home top honors...
More than usual, the 2010 Minto Summer Skate competition last August was filled with heart. The 25th anniversary celebration was especially relevant for one of Canada’s oldest skating institutions. The competition raised $3,800 for iheartmom, a campaign...
Joannie Rochette never imagined having a hand in designing a piece of jewelry. But the fame that has followed her since the 2010 Olympic Winter Games has taken the 24-year-old native of Île-Dupas, Que., in many new directions. Her latest venture is a collaboration...
Their résumé suggests an ice dance team with an abundance of experience, but Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam have only just begun. Both skaters were in the market for a partner when David Islam arranged a tryout for his son and Paul in January 2009. They...
Bryce Davison and partner Jessica Dubé, the three-time Canadian pairs champions, are out of the pairs picture for this season following the most serious injury of Davison’s career. The 24-year-old from Huntsville, Ont., had surgery on his right knee on Oct...
Tessa Virtue has a new goal in skating and life — one that just might give her equal reason to dance with joy. The 21-year-old Canadian ice dancer spoke with optimism at the beginning of November about the prospect of finally being able to skate pain free...
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