Virtue and Moir ready to regain world ice dance title

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BEVERLEY SMITH

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.—The Associated Press Published Thursday, Sep. 08, 2011 4:54PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Sep. 08, 2011 4:55PM EDT The rink is frigid, the handful of official onlookers buried in their official papers. But in this frosty milieu, Canada’s young but storied ice dancers, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, are showing that they are ready to break loose again, and regain the world championship title they lost last year. Virtue and Moir, the dominant Olympic champions of Vancouver, showed off their new programs in front of Skate Canada monitors and judges Thursday, who peered through the frost and wrote notes with gloved hands at a national training camp. The camp unofficially signals the start of the figure skating season as skaters prepare for Grand Prix events, national championships and eventually the world championships in Nice, France in March, 2012.

Patrick Chan makes it to Guinness Book of Records

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Globe and Mail Update

Published Wednesday, Sep. 07, 2011 9:25PM EDT

Last updated Wednesday, Sep. 07, 2011 10:06PM EDT

After setting three world records at the world figure skating championships last April, Patrick Chan has found himself in the company of a fish with 63 eyes, a Frenchman who spat a periwinkle 10.4 metres, and a Brit who flipped and caught 70 beer mats in a minute.

He’s now listed in the Guinness World Records. Three times.

Korean figure skating team signs first foreign coach

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2011-09-07 18:44

South Korea has signed the first foreign coach for its national figure skating team in hopes of bolstering its medal prospects for the upcoming Winter Olympics, the sport’s national governing body said Wednesday.

Korea Skating Union said Sergei Astashev from Russia will be guiding the national team skaters. The KSU said personal coaches for some skaters will try to work out their scheduling with the new coach.

Sergei Astashev

Plushenko Is Fighting With Old Injuries

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Author: Vladislav Luchianov
Published: September 07, 2011 at 10:18 am

After the disqualification, two operations on his knee and the meniscus Evgeni Plushenko is back to the big sport.

Skate Canada International Canadian Line-up Finalized

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6/6/2011

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada announced today the remaining Canadian entries for the 2011 Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario from October 27-30, 2011 at the Hershey Centre.

Elladj Baldé, 20, Pierrefonds, Que., is the third entry for Canada in the men’s discipline. This will be his first senior grand prix appearance. He previously competed on the junior circuit in 2008.

Adriana DeSanctis, 23, Barrie, Ont., will compete at her first senior grand prix assignment in Mississauga in the ladies category. DeSanctis made the Skate Canada National Team after placing fifth at the national championships in January 2011.

Jessica Dubé, 23, St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Que., and Sébastien Wolfe, 21, Terrebonne, Que., are the third entry in pair for Canada. This will be their first senior grand prix competition together. They both previously competed internationally with different partners.

National Team members Tarrah Harvey, 21, Vancouver, B.C., and Keith Gagnon, 23, South Surrey, B.C., are the third entry for Canada in ice dance. This is their debut on the senior circuit after competition on the junior circuit in 2008 and 2007.

See ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating on YouTube

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02 Sep 2011 08:02

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Volvo Cup 2011 is now available via the ISU YouTube Channel.  Click here to watch the Event.

Margaret Purdy and Michael Marinaro win bronze in opening junior Grand Prix

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By Postmedia News September 2, 2011 12:02 PM


Riga, Latvia - Canadians started the junior figure skating season off on a high note Friday, with the pairs team of Margaret Purcy and Michael Marinaro winning a bronze at the season-opening ISU junior Grand Prix event.