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The Canadian short track speed skating team dominated the podium at a World Tour stop on Saturday in Seoul. The team combined for five medal wins at the Mokdong Ice Rink, three of which were gold-medal victories. Steven Dubois, of Lachenaie, Que., won the men’s 500m final, crossing the line in 41.681 …
Read More »Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can – Ottawa
Heavy snow blanketed some of the views, and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn’t stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday. About a kilometre-long section of canal opened a day earlier to the relief of many Ottawa residents who worried it …
Read More »Raising competition age for figure skaters not enough to combat abusive coaches, former skaters say
By the time she was a teenager, Canadian figure skating champion Sandra Bezic was flying around the world to compete. Pushed by her parents to be at the top of the sport, she made it to the Olympics in 1972, when she was just 15 years old. At 17, Bezic retired …
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