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Canadian figure skater Fournier Beaudry discusses Sørensen sex assault allegation in Netflix doc

Figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry broke down in tears in a new Netflix documentary as she described being caught up in the fallout after Nikolaj Sørensen, her boyfriend and former ice dance partner, was accused of sexual assault.

Schizas wins 4th title, Gilles and Poirier capture 5th crown at Canadian figure skating championships

Madeline Schizas came in with a bold message for anyone looking to steal her crown. On Sunday, she backed it up. Schizas captured her fourth title at the Canadian figure skating championships, strengthening her grip on the country's only women's singles entry for the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.

Pereira, Michaud pull off upset to win Canadian pairs title

Figure skaters Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud scored 204.14 points, including 135.03 points in their free program, to eclipse veterans Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps and win the pair's first national title.

Gogolev inches closer to Olympic berth with first Canadian figure skating title

Toronto's Stephen Gogolev captured his first national title Saturday at the Canadian figure skating championships, moving one step closer to the Olympic Games.

Stephen Gogolev leads after men's short program at Canadian figure skating championships

Toronto's Stephen Gogolev took a substantial lead in the men's singles event after scoring 99.60 points in Friday's short program.

Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier question judging after falling shy of medal at Grand Prix Final

Piper Gilles admitted feeling some fear criticizing figure skating's governing body but felt compelled to speak up after she and ice dance partner Paul Poirier delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan.

Blues' Binnington focused on his game with Canadian Olympic selection looming

Goalie Jordan Binnington backstopped Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off and opened the NHL season as the front-runner to start in February's Milan-Cortina Winter Games. But a sluggish start, for both him and the St. Louis Blues, has raised questions about where he fits in Canada's Olympic plan.

Cole Caufield's shootout winner sends Winnipeg Jets to 6th loss in 7 games

Cole Caufield scored the shootout winner after a frantic overtime period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday night.

'A nightmare': Champion sprinter Bruny Surin shocked by McGill's athletics cuts

Bruny Surin thought it was a hoax. McGill University's historic track and field program is a fixture in Canada's amateur sports landscape so when word flashed across Surin's phone that the school was scrapping it after 125 years, the Olympic champion sprinter didn't buy it.

Gilles, Poirier open what could be their final season at Skate Canada International

As Canadian ice dance veterans Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier open their season this weekend at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon, their focus is fixed on one goal - bringing home an Olympic medal from the Milan-Cortina Games in February.