Etiket: Skating
From the war in Ukraine to the World Skating Championships
Last week, while I attended the World Figure Skating Championships, a story struck me: that of Ukrainian skaters Sofiia and Artem. Imagine: despite the war that has lasted for two…
World Figure Skating Championships | The Canadians came to learn
One was participating in his first World Championships. The other tried to forget the setbacks of a checkered season. Wesley Chiu and Roman Sadovsky arrived with different goals, but they…
World Figure Skating Championships | A miracle for Lajoie and Lagha, the “super kids”
“It’s going to be okay, it’s going to be okay,” Marjorie Lajoie kept repeating to herself before starting the free dance routine at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal…
World Figure Skating Championships | Silver for Gilles and Poirier in dance, Lajoie and Lagha finish in 5th place
(Montreal) Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver in dance at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday at the Bell Centre. Posted at 5:23 p.m. Alexis Bélanger-Champagne The…
World Figure Skating Championships | Madeline Schizas: when the diamond shines a little less
An athlete will never be at peace with the idea of regressing. Especially at 21. Posted at 10:08 p.m. However, this is the observation that emerges at the end of…
World Figure Skating Championships | “We keep our heads high,” says Nikolaj Soerensen
(Montreal) After a poor performance for his debut at the World Championships, Montreal figure skater Nikolaj Soerensen was caught up in the controversy surrounding his participation in the dance competition…
World Figure Skating Championships | Learning for Laurin and Éthier
“It was fun all the same,” said Loucas Éthier to Kelly Ann Laurin, who had just cast a disappointed look at the ceiling of the Bell Center. Fourteenth after an…
World Figure Skating Championships | Learning for Loucas and Éthier
“It was fun all the same,” said Loucas Éthier to Kelly Ann Laurin, who had just cast a disappointed look at the ceiling of the Bell Center. Fourteenth after an…
World Figure Skating Championships | An anonymous succession
If we asked 100 Quebecers to identify an athlete currently a member of the Canadian figure skating team, there is a good chance that the answer would be incorrect or…
World Figure Skating Championships | Canadians Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps in the lead
Canada’s representatives Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps charmed the fan crowd and judges at the World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday at the Bell Centre. Posted at 3:58 p.m. Alexis…
World Figure Skating Championships | Let’s talk skating at the Jacques-Beauchamp salon
Japanese journalists and photographers occupied the majority of tables at the Jacques-Beauchamp salon on Tuesday morning. For the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, the media food court at the…
World Figure Skating Championships | “Not for us to judge”
Late Tuesday afternoon, Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon made the shortest journey of their lives to practice their job as coaches at the World Figure Skating Championships: five kilometers between…
Short Track Speed Skating | Quebecer William Dandjinou crowned world champion in the 1000m
William Dandjinou battled until the very last second of the 1000m final at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday. Posted at 11:09 a.m. Updated…
World Figure Skating Championships: the sad behind the scenes
A month and a half after the publicized suspension of a Russian skater for doping, the World Figure Skating Championships are being held in Montreal against a backdrop of allegations…
Short track speed skating | Quebecer William Dandjinou crowned world champion in the 1000m
(Rotterdam) Quebecer William Dandjinou was crowned world champion in the 1000 meters on Sunday at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Posted at 11:09 a.m. Dandjinou covered the distance…
Short track speed skating | Kim Boutin crowned world champion in the 500 meters
(Rotterdam) Quebecer Kim Boutin was crowned world champion in the 500 meters on Saturday at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Posted at 12:08 p.m. Boutin completed the distance…
Long track speed skating | Valérie Maltais beats her personal best in the 500m
Valérie Maltais took part in a first 500m since 2022 on Saturday at the All-Distance Long Track Speed Skating World Championships. Despite preparation that was limited to say the least,…
A dark cloud hangs over the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal
Montreal will finally host the World Figure Skating Championships from March 20 to 24, but a dark cloud hangs over the event due to allegations of sexual assault against a…
World Figure Skating Championships | Nikolaj Sorensen denies sexual assault allegations
Figure skaters Nikolaj Sorensen and Laurence Fournier-Beaudry made their first media outing on Wednesday since allegations of sexual assault weighed on the Canadian of Danish origin. Sorensen once again proclaims…
Russia and Canada challenge for 2022 Olympic team skating podium
Russian and Canadian skaters are challenging the podium of the team event of the 2022 Olympic Games (OG) before the sporting justice system established after the suspension of Russian Kamila…