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- Kwong: Patrick Chan gearing up to defend his title
- By his own admission, Patrick Chan's disappointing experience at the 2010 Olympics was exactly what he needed in order to push himself and capture the world's top spot. As CBC Sports figure skating expert Pj Kwong writes, the irony isn't lost on Chan, who is gearing up for a busy season.
- Chan to face Lysacek in Paris Grand Prix
- World champion Patrick Chan will face Olympic champion Evan Lysacek at the Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris in November. The matchup was revealed Monday on the list of Grand Prix assignments released by the International Skating Union.
- Four Canadian figure skaters announce retirement
- Shawn Sawyer, Joey Russell, Adam Johnson and Diane Szmiett have all retired from competitive figure skating.
- Figure skater Weir taking year off
- Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir says he's sitting out the upcoming season, but still plans to compete at the Sochi Olympics.
- Japan awarded 2014 figure skating worlds
- Japan has been awarded the 2014 figure skating world championships, three months after giving up this year's event in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
- Plushenko has amateur status restored on appeal
- Evgeni Plushenko of Russia has had his amateur status restored, clearing him to compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games in his homeland.
- CBC lands 5-year deal to broadcast skating
- CBC Sports announced Wednesday it has reached a five-year agreement with the International Skating Union that gives the network the rights to broadcast top figure skating and speedskating events on its various platforms.
- Moncton awarded figure skating nationals
- Moncton, N.B., will host the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships from Jan. 16-22 at the Moncton Coliseum Complex, Skate Canada announced Friday.
- Canadian ice dance champions split
- Reigning Canadian ice dance champions Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier have decided to dissolve their figure skating partnership.
- Nancy Kerrigan's brother sentenced to 2½ years
- The brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 2½ years in jail despite tearful pleas from the skater and her family to spare him any more time behind bars.
- U.S. figure skating champion Bradley retires
- Ryan Bradley announced his retirement Tuesday, five months after winning his first U.S. figure skating title. He has been competing internationally for more than a decade, and finished 13th at the world championships last month in Moscow.
- Chan headlines Canada's national team
- Newly-crowned world figure skating champion Patrick Chan of Toronto headlines Canada's 2011-2012 national team announced Friday by Skate Canada.
- U.S. pairs skaters Yankowskas, Coughlin split
- U.S. pairs figure skating champions Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin announced the end of their four-year partnership Wednesday, six days after finishing sixth at the world championships.
- Canadian figure skaters bask in successful worlds
- Canadian officials have been happily soaking up the compliments from some of the sport's biggest stars ever since Patrick Chan obliterated the field at the world figure championships in Moscow this week.
- Davis, White stun Virtue, Moir for ice dance gold
- American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won the world championship title. The pair scored 185.27 to overtake Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the defending champs, who scored 181.79 on Saturday in Moscow.
- Ando upsets Kim for women's skating title
- Japan's Miki Ando won her second women's figure skating world championship Saturday in Moscow, overtaking Olympic gold medallist Kim Yu-Na with a superior free skate.
- Canada's Chan crowned world figure skating champion video
- Toronto's Patrick Chan set two more records in Thursday's men's free skate en route to winning the men's singles competition at the world figure skating championships in Moscow.
- Germans rally to win 3rd world pairs title
- Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany have won their third pairs title in four years at the world figure skating championships, setting two world records on Thursday in Moscow.