Patrick Chan voices his opinion in quad quarrel
HALIFAX—They are quad freaks. Q-geeks. Sideshow entertainers, like bearded ladies and Amazing Elastic Man, dragging men’s figure skating into theatre of the absurd. Patrick Chan wants no part of...
Patrick Chan Captures his 8th Canadian Figure Skating Championship
HALIFAX—Out with the new and in with the old. Patrick Chan, after a one-season step-out from competition, is back in familiar territory: Top of the podium at the Canadian...
Canadian figure skating championship goes to Alaine Chartrand
HALIFAX—Now that was splendid skating from Canada’s women. Only of a point made the difference between going Worlds and staying home. A new national champion in Alaine Chartrand,...
The Flame Still Burns for Olympic Souvenirs
There were about 6,500 torchbearers who shared in the responsibility of guiding the Olympic flame from Newfoundland to Calgary in time for the opening ceremony of the 1988 Winter...
Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa’s plea for reprieve rejected
She lost National Team Eligibility Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa, who recently lost her national team eligibility after skipping a national competition, pleaded for a reprieve to no avail on...
Dreaming of a White Christmas in Southern California
During the winter holidays, Los Angeles, city of sunshine and palms, turns down the heat for a Christmastime fantasy of snow and ice. At Santa Monica’s outdoor ice skating...
Markham Allows Ice Skating on Toogood Pond to Continue
Toronto Star The skating on Toogood Pond in Markham can go on. Markham council passed a motion in council Tuesday night that will allow the community to continue the...
Canadian Figure Skaters Top Grand Prix Final in Barcelona
Grand Prix Final Recap from Barcelona, Spain Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje brought the beautifully simpatico at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, amplifying this country’s generational dominance in...
Patrick Chan to Catch Up in Barcelona?
The world keeps on spinning, with or without you. This is no less true in the spinning world of elite figure skating. Patrick Chan took his leave of it...
New Ice Rink in Seoul, Korea
An ice-skating rink will be set up at Yeouido Park in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), a 3,300 square-meter ice rink will be placed in...