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Olympic medallists Gilles & Poirier lead Canada into figure skating world championships
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (1260+ words) The figure skating season isn't over yet." Whether you were already a super fan of the sport or became a new one after watching the incredible performances by Canadian figure skaters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the 2026 ISU…...
Blondin takes mass start silver in possible final Olympic race
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (715+ words) Ivanie Blondin has ended her illustrious Olympic speed skating career on the podium. For the second straight Olympic Games, the 35-year-old originally from Ottawa has taken silver in the women's mass start. In her fourth Games, she has claimed her…...
Stephen Gogolev’s challenging decade-long journey from figure skating wunderkind to Olympian
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (703+ words) Athletes and coaches and the journalists who write about them use the phrase "Olympic journey" for good reason." The road to achieving a lifelong dream is never straight. There are obstacles to overcome and tangents that have to be taken....
Perfect Harmony: How team spirit propelled Canada to the top of short track speed skating
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1235+ words) Competing in an individual sport that also features team events, Canada's short track speed skating team has discovered a winning formula that perhaps defies convention: collective excellence as the catalyst for individual success. The proof is striking. In late November,…...
“She’s brought back the joy in my career:” The special bond between skeleton athletes Jane Channell and Hallie Clarke
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1236+ words) Jane Channell was watching the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games on TV when she saw skeleton racing for the first time. As the sleds zipped by on the screen, her grandfather looked over at her and said, "They're crazy!" "That's…...
Florence Brunelle is choosing short track speed skating every day
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1043+ words) Perhaps one of the benefits of success at an early age is a longer opportunity for your perspective to grow and mature alongside your sporting career. That was certainly the case for Team Canada short track speed skater Florence Brunelle....
How figure skating is developing beyond its heteronormative history
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1522+ words) When Paul Poirier began competing on the senior international ice dance scene more than 15 years ago, there were no athletes who openly identified as 2SLGBTQI+ actively competing in figure skating." As Poirier heads towards his fourth Olympic Games, he is among…...