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Aurora could take roller skating drop-ins for a spin this year
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (223+ words) Roller skating drop-ins could be a new addition to the Town of Aurora's recreation programs, if Council signs off on a new initiative next week. Council gave the tentative thumbs-up to a new drop-in program earlier this month at the…...
Canada’s Madeline Schizas sits 15th after short program at figure skating worlds
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (182+ words) PRAGUE - Canada's Madeline Schizas sits 15th after the women's singles short program Wednesday at the world figure skating championships. Schizas scored 61.35 points to her "Lion King" routine, losing marks when she stepped out of the landing on her triple loop at…...
Canada’s Gogolev looks to build on Olympic performance at figure skating worlds
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1032+ words) Gilles and Poirier perform their free dance at the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, March 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Gogolev skates to the medal ceremony after winning the senior men's figure skating competition at the 2026 Canadian National…...
Figure Skating Club celebrates 70 years on ice
1+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) Figure Skating Club celebrates 70 years on ice'The Spec Two months of putting in the hard work to learn and execute their routines all come to fruition for the Ridgetown Figure Skating Club next Tuesday. The club's 70th Annual Skaters Showcase will…...
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
2+ week, 5+ day ago (374+ words) Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move for the defending champ after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in more than two decades....
Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight
3+ week, 2+ day ago (944+ words) As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she'd need to learn how to land on ice. Now she's part of a movement hoping to get figure skating into the Paralympics. Skating sports are a big gap on the program…...
This Ontario winery with ‘gorgeous views’ has a new skating trail
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (545+ words) The Northern Lights Skate Trail is located at Potter Settlement Vineyards and Artisan Winery in Tweed. An Ontario winery tucked away in Tweed, Ont., has a new skating trail this winter. Potter Settlement Vineyards and Artisan Winery opened a 1.1 kilometre…...
Ilia Malinin’s stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (860+ words) After all, everything came down to him in the end. The U.S. finished with 69 points while Japan had 68, earning the silver medal for the second consecutive Olympics. "I was like, "OK, I'm the deciding factor," Malinin said later, after the U.S. got…...
Decorated Canadian speedskater Bloemen battles in last Olympic 5k of his career
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (654+ words) MILAN - Ted-Jan Bloemen wants his children to remember he fought the good fight at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The 39-year-old speedskater, who turned back the clock and laid down one of the fastest 5,000 metres of his life in November,…...
Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (536+ words) Spain's Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate competes during the Men's Short Program on day two of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, Thursday, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2026." Gumennik, who is participating as a neutral athlete at the Winter Games, had been working…...