Winning Canadian skate title would 'mean world' to U.S.-born Keegan Messing

Keegan Messing posted a photo on social media last month of the winding Alaskan highway between his hometown of Girdwood and Anchorage that he'd travelled back and forth every day for the better part of two decades. Boulders littered the two lanes. A long line of cars, some pockmarked from falling debris, was at a […]

Evgenia Medvedeva is facing a big test at Skate Canada

After kicking off last weekend with Skate America, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating makes its annual Canadian stop this week. Here's who to watch in each competition at Skate Canada in Laval, Que. Men: Cha, Messing take aim at Uno The men's field is an interesting one boasting lots of talent, including world and Olympic […]

Americans Hubbell, Donohue claim Skate America ice dance title

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue had always thought about incorporating some elements of "Romeo and Juliet" into their ice dance routine. At the suggestion of their coach, they decided to build their whole routine around it for the new season. Turned out to be a winning decision. World silver medallists Hubbell and Donohue of the […]

Watch Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America Gala

Live Watch coverage from Skate America, the first Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season where Canadians such as Nam Nguyen and Kevin Reynolds will be competing. Live coverage continues with gala CBC Sports · October 22 From the Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, WA 0:00 Click on the video player above to watch live coverage from […]

Can Canada's Nam Nguyen seize the moment at Skate America?

At the start of any post-Olympic Grand Prix season, the question always is about the new names of skaters who could leapfrog to the head of the pack. "The post-Olympic season is always full of change," says four-time world champion and three-time Olympian Kurt Browning. "New, young talented skaters and new rule changes as well. […]

Canadian duo blow away sports world with mesmerizing final skate to become the most decorated ice dance team in Olympic history

Maddie Meyer/Getty Canadian ice dancing duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took home gold at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday in Pyeongchang. The duo put together nearly a flawless routine that had the sports world in awe. Virtue and Moir are now the most decorated ice dancing team in Olympic history. Canadian ice dance team […]

Olympic fan favorites Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have a ritual hug that syncs up their breathing before they skate together

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Canadian figure skating partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are Olympic favorites. The pair have a devoted following who hope they’re secretly in love. Virtue and Moir’s relationship is entirely platonic, according to them. But their ritual hug before each performance still has fans swooning.  They sync up their breathing in order […]

Road to the Olympic Games: Skate America

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Duhamel, Radford lead after pairs short program at Skate America

Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford lead after the pairs short program at Skate America on Friday night, putting them in strong position to win a second Grand Prix event.​ Duhamel and Radford scored 75.37, beating China’s Yu Xiaoyu Yu and Zhang Hao at 73.67. Germany’s Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot were third at 72.55 despite Massot’s fall on a triple salchow. While Canada’s Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro finished seventh with 59.97. […]

Watch Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America

Click on the video player above on Friday at 6:20 p.m. ET to watch live coverage from Skate America in the sixth Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season. Coverage begins from Lake Placid, N.Y., with the pairs and men’s (7:55 p.m. ET) short programs. Canada will be represented by the duos of Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, as well as Kirsten Moore-Towers […]