World Figure Skating Championships may be without Martinez
MANILA, Philippines – Michael Martinez will withdraw from competing at the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on March 23-29 if he’s not cleared by doctors attending to his...
Recapping Figure Skating Nationals in Canada
KINGSTON, ONT.—Figure skating competitions always conclude on a gala grace note. It’s an eccentricity of the sport, to go all ice show razzle-dazzle in the immediate wake of intense...
Toller Cranston ever the rascal, rogue and original: DiManno
KINGSTON, ONT.—He was an original and a revolutionary, a sensualist and an artist on every canvas where his wild imagination ran free before the wind. From sheet of ice...
Canadian figure skating short program goes to Gabrielle Daleman
KINGSTON, ONT.—Around the spangles-and-bugle-beads beat, Gabrielle Daleman is affectionately recalled for the answer she gave when asked the scrum question: What do you do to relax? Answer: “Physical therapy.”...
Canadian figure skaters strike gold in Barcelona
When Kaitlyn Weaver woke up Sunday morning in a Barcelona hotel room shared with Meaghan Duhamel, she was still disbelieving. Grabbed her smartphone to scroll for irrefutable evidence. “I...
Five ISU official competitions gain sponsorship
TOKYO, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Citizen Watch Co., Ltd continues this winter with its corporate sponsorship of the International Skating Union (ISU) beginning with the competition in Barcelona,...
Cyber Skating Sale – 5th Annual Event returns this week
Yes, it’s true. There is an annual online sale devoted specifically to figure skaters, fans and even coaches. The 5th annual Cyber Ice Skating Sale has begun at ...
Orser says Hanyu should be fine for Grand Prix Final
TOKYO (AP) – Yuzuru Hanyu’s coach Brian Orser says the Japanese Olympic figure skating champion will be ready for the Grand Prix Final, although he is still recovering from...
Updates on Yuzuru Hanyu and Caroline Kostner
FIGURE SKATING OSAKA, Japan (AP) – Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu fell twice in his short program Friday at the NHK Trophy and finished fifth in his comeback from injuries...