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Artur Dmitriev, first male skater to win pairs Olympic gold with two partners, dies at 58
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (99+ words) A cause for his death was not immediately announced. Dmitriev was the first male skater to win the pairs event twice with different partners. He won the title with Natalia Mishkutionok at the 1992 Winter Olympics and claimed another title in…...
Figure skater Tessa Virtue to make off-ice dance debut at Fall for Dance North
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (772+ words) Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada perform during the ice dance free program in the team figure skating event at the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson Olympic ice dance champion…...
Giller, Poirier not listed as Skate Canada releases Grand Prix assignments
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (337+ words) Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Team Canada celebrate their bronze medal in the Figure Skating Ice Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette OTTAWA - Olympic ice dance…...
World champion pairs figure skaters Hase and Volodin say they're staying for 2030 Olympics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (196+ words) The Spec The German pair, who won bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics, will be 30 by the time the next Winter Games in the French Alps begin. Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan left on a…...
Olympic champs Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron lead ice dance at the figure skating worlds
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (262+ words) The crowd in O2 Arena was applauding the Olympic champions before the start of their unrivaled dance to music by Madonna, and they delighted the spectators from the opening twizzle sequence to a rotational lift at the end. Fournier Beaudry and…...
Aurora could take roller skating drop-ins for a spin this year
3+ mon, 3+ day 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
3+ mon, 5+ day 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
3+ mon, 5+ day 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
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) 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 take the audience back in time…...
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
3+ mon, 3+ week 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....