Figure Skating

The world of figure skating is being shaken up with major rule changes in Canada.
In October, Skate Canada, the sport's governing body in the country, changed the wording in its by-laws to allow pairs and ice dance teams to be comprised of any "two skaters", regardless of gender.
It

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 20:  Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance on day eleven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 20, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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Kaitlyn Weaver: Why Skate Canada's gender rule change for pairs and ice dance teams matters

The posts appeared within hours of one another, but there was no coordination among them.
On 11 June 2021, Olympic figure skaters Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver and Paul Poirier each took to social media to share their own public coming out messages - a day that was met with celebration

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Paul Poirier, Kaitlyn Weaver and Jason Brown: Figure skaters celebrate pride with personal coming out stories

The LGBTQ+ community officially welcomed three Olympic figure skaters when they came out on June 11, 2021. Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Weaver, and Paul Poirier joined Nick McCarvel to talk about why they chose this moment to share, why they feel it's more important than ever to do so, and provide insight into the support and challenges around coming out while involved in elite figure skating.

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The short dance was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 19 February 2018.

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The free dance was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 19 February 2018.

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Celebrate the achievements of Canadian athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Meagan Duhamel keeps asking Wojtek Wolski to try harder figure skating elements with her. The Olympic ice hockey player can only oblige – even if he does so meekly.
“I’m thinking, ‘There’s no way this can happen! This is a terrible idea,’” laughed Wolski, who helped Canada to hockey bronze

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Olympic figure skating and hockey stars combine forces on Canadian TV show

A thrilling figure skating season is set to conclude at the ISU World Team Trophy this week in Fukuoka, Japan.
Skaters from Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, and USA will compete from 11 - 14 April in the sixth edition of the event.
While Russia topped the list of the

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Everything you need to know about the 2019 ISU World Team Trophy of figure skating

Newly-crowned two-time world champion Nathan Chen is the biggest name on the U.S. roster for the season-ending ISU World Team Trophy.
The 19-year-old, who successfully defended his men's singles world title in Saitama, Japan, will be part of the American squad looking to regain the team championship from Japan in

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