13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (185+ words) Join the Prince Albert Speed Skating Club! Whether you’re brand new to skating or ready to take your skating to the next level, we’d love to have you on the ice! Registration: Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00–7:30 p.m. at the Art…...

3+ week, 9+ min ago   (199+ words) OTTAWA — Skate Canada announced Wednesday that Mike Slipchuk will step down as high-performance director after the 2026-27 season, following 20 years in the role. Slipchuk joined Skate Canada in 2006, and under his leadership, Canadian figure skaters won 10 Olympic and 24 world championship medals....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (402+ words) OTTAWA — Former world pairs champion Maxime Deschamps is hanging up his skates. Skate Canada announced Tuesday that Deschamps is retiring from competitive figure skating after more than two decades in the sport. The 34-year-old from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., won 2024 world championship…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (983+ words) TORONTO — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have spent much of their careers skating just outside the sport’s centre of gravity. They don’t train at the Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM), the powerhouse that has come to…...