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Kim, Rochette skate and nation build: They call ladies figure skating the marquee event of the Winter Olympics, and in Vancouver there was star power and poignancy.
Rochette named Canada's flag-bearer: Figure skater Joannie Rochette, who captured a bronze medal shortly after the death of her mother, will carry the Canadian flag into Sunday's closing ceremony at the Vancouver Olympics.
Rochette, Majdic share Terry Fox Award: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic are the winners of the Terry Fox Award at the Vancouver Olympics.
Kim wins figure skating gold, Rochette bronze: Kim Yu-Na of South Korea blew away the competition and Canadian Joannie Rochette won the hearts of the Pacific Coliseum crowd Thursday with a gutsy performance to earn an Olympic bronze medal just days after her mother's death.
A hymn for Therese Rochette: The sky has fallen on Joannie Rochette, but the strength to continue may be found in something the skater wrote four years ago in her online journal.
Canada's Virtue, Moir win ice dance gold: Tessa Virtue of London, Ont., and Scott Moir of nearby Ilderton have won the gold medal in the ice dance at the Vancouver Olympics, Canada's first-ever gold in the figure skating event.
Dynamic duo Virtue, Moir make history: The connection between ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir runs deep — beginning as a friendship forged in their childhood, progressing to a teenage romance, before finally blossoming into a dynamic duo of Olympic gold medallists.
Lysacek topples Plushenko for skating gold: Evan Lysacek becomes the first American man to win figure skating gold in 22 years, showing Russia's Evgeny Plushenko a quad isn't needed to take the Olympic title
Lysacek revels in gold-medal skate: American Evan Lysacek says he's "ecstatic" about winning the Olympic men's figure skating competition, and would "love to be" in Sochi, Russia, to defend his title in 2014.
Orser finally gets his gold: Twenty-two years after losing the Battle of the Brians at the Calgary Games, Brian Orser has finally hit Olympic gold.
Patrick Chan isn't far from greatness: Patrick Chan seems to realize now what he needs to become an Olympic champion. Another Olympics.
Chinese skating pairs grab gold, silver: China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the Olympic figure skating pairs competition, despite a couple of small errors in the free skate Monday night in Vancouver.
Stojko blasts Lysacek's Olympic victory: No need to ask Elvis Stojko how he really feels about men's figure skating these days. There is no question Elvis Stojko has a particular bias when it comes to how judging should be done.
Virtue, Moir share gold with a nation: Ontario ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir want to share their historic gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics with the rest of their country.
Through grief and tears, a triumph on the ice for Rochette: When it could not be put off any longer, Joannie Rochette of Canada slapped her coach's hands, took a deep breath and circled the ice, no doubt wondering along with everyone else whether her emotions would overcome her or inspire her.
Rochette's bronze is gold for hometown fans: Canadian skater Joannie Rochette's bronze-medal performance in Vancouver is worth gold, say friends and family who cheered her on thousands of kilometres away in her hometown of Berthierville, Que.
Rochette's quest continues: Joannie Rochette has already conquered the improbable, Now she'll attempt to do what many believed was impossible, when she competes in Thursday's free skate at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET).
Pressure is no problem for Yu-na Kim: In a black, bejeweled dress and her hair pulled back into a neat bun, South Korea's Yu-na Kim skated on Tuesday as if she knew she would win the short program at these Olympics. She glided onto the ice, letting a sly smile peek through as her music, a medley from James Bond films, began. Then, in the snap of a finger, she turned into a Bond girl — and turned on the magic.
Rochette 3rd behind Kim, Asada: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette earned a standing ovation Tuesday night at the Vancouver Olympics, landing in third place for a short program skate just two days after her mother's sudden death.
After death in the family, Rochette presses on: Hours after learning her mother had died of a heart attack, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette was on the practice ice preparing her routine for the upcoming skating events on Tuesday and Thursday.
Plushenko awards himself platinum medal: There are sore losers and then there's Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko.
Skater Rochette's mother dies in Vancouver: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette took to the ice for practice at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Sunday, just a few hours after learning that her mother, Therese, had died suddenly.
Chan, Stojko on opposite sides of judging debate: Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan said he was "really shocked" when told of Elvis Stojko's blunt criticism of the scoring at the men's free skate Thursday at the Pacific Coliseum.