In what was a brilliant afternoon of skating Jessica Dube, 22, and Bryce Davison, 23, rose to the occasion with a tender free skate to “The Way We Were” that was so outstanding — it left the audience with goose bumps. After returning to their comfort zone of romantic skates, Dube and Davison were magical [...]

With Olympic berths on the line, Canada’s top figured skaters showed up at the Canadian Championships here in London with their A game on and competed like they were fighting for their life. First up on day two of the National Championships were the Canadian women. They took to the ice at John Labatt Centre [...]

Hometown kids Tessa Virtue, 20, and Scott Moir, 22, received resonating cheers from the audience as the duo from nearby IIderton, took to the Ice today at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. The hometown favourites took the lead in the compulsory dance competition on their way to qualifying for their first Olympic team. “Kids [...]

The 2009/2010 Grand Prix Series winds down this week in Kitchener, Ontario with the final qualifying event Homesense Skate Canada International. Approximately, sixty skaters from sixteen countries are on hand to make a final bid for remaining spots in the Grand Prix Final. The final will be held in Tokyo, Japan December 3-6, 2009. With [...]

The 2009/2010 Grand Prix Series moves to Lake Placid, New York for the fifth event of the Grand Prix Series. Cancer.Net Skate America International will take center stage November 13-16, 2009, at the Herb Brooks Arena — the rink where the 1980 Olympics were held. Top competitors from around the globe will be on hand [...]

1998 Olympic Venue Big Hat Arena in Nagano, Japan played host last weekend to the NHK Trophy – the fourth stop on the Grand Prix Series. The event which boasted approximately 60 competitors from 13 countries featured some of the top echelon of figure skaters who hope to qualify for one of the six spots [...]

The 2002 Olympic Venue Big Hat Arena plays host this week for the fourth qualifying event of the 2009/2010 Grand Prix Series. Figure skating is booming in Japan and skaters will be treated like rock stars while performing to packed houses of adoring fans. The 31st NHK Trophy is the fourth qualifying event in the [...]

In what was a picture perfect comeback former World Champions Xue Shen and Hongbao Zhao stomped out the competition last weekend at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing. The two-time Olympic medalists started out their Olympic quest at the Cup of China – the third in a series of six Grand Prix Qualifying Events. The series [...]