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 competition. Don’t see that after, say, a downhill skiing event or Wimbledon. Skating takes its “performance” quotient more to heart, blurring the lines between athletics and performance.…