Competitive Skating News

The Canadian ice dancing team of Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier perform their free dance at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy Sunday in Nagano, Japan.

CHINA'S 2006 pairs world champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian overcame a 1.60-point deficit from the short program to win the NHK Trophy for the second straight year with a flawless free-skating performance.

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada performs in the Ice Dance Compulsory Dance on the day one of ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at M Wave on November 6, 2009 in Nagano, Japan.

Canadian Jeremy Ten skates during the men's short program segment of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships held in Vancouver on Feb.

Brian Joubert of France finished first in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Jeremy Abbott of the United States.

Daisuke Takahashi is taking some inspiration from World Series MVP Hideki Matsui when he competes at this weekend's NHK Trophy.

The 2012 national skating championships will be in San Jose, Calif., U.S. Figure Skating announced Monday.

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Elvis Stojko releases the first single from his new album today, called "Let Me Be The One." The album by the seven-time Canadian figure skating champion, entitled "100 Lifetimes," will be released later this fall.

The Sheboygan Lakers Figure Skating Club is offering an opportunity to anyone who enjoys skating and wants to become or remain physically fit.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the selection of San Jose, Calif., as the host city for the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Jan.

A very confident adolescent boy stopped skating around the Rockefeller Center rink to ask Gretchen Bleiler something.

You're up on Apolo, Lindsey and Bode the Bad Boy. Rocks and brooms make you think curling, not stickball.

A group of the top U.S. women's skaters was asked recently about 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen's return to competition.

Scott Hamilton remembers launching into a spin above the ice one day in late summer.

Christine Hough-Sweeney and Tie Domi perform to These Boots Are Made for Walking for the November 1 episode of CBC Television's Battle of the Blades.

The Rainy River Figure Skating Club kicked off its season with a registration and fund raiser Sunday evening, October 25 in Rainy River.

Quite a few Edmontonians, if you are Peter Pocklington. Some of the city's most upstanding citizens confirm Glen Sather contacted a number of Edmontonians to raise cash for legal fees for the former Edmonton Oilers owner.

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette performs in the ladies short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Beijing on Friday.

Taking advantage of some strong rivals' errors, Japan's nobody Akiko Suzuki surprised many to claim an overall victory at Cup of China figure skating Grand Prixafter the ladies free skating here on Saturday.

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo looked as if they'd never been away. China's pre-eminent pair dominated in their first competition since retiring after winning the 2007 world title, finishing almost 10 points ahead of Ukraine's Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov in the short program at the Cup of China on Friday.