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blogKwong: Takahashi dazzles at World Team Trophy
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With its unusual format, the ISU World Team Trophy can be a hard sell to figure skating fans. But it can still make for an exciting event with brilliant performances, writes Pj Kwong. More
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Japan wins team skating worlds, Canada 3rd
Akiko Suzuki finished second in the free skate and first overall in the women's program on Saturday as host Japan won the International Skating Union's World Team Trophy in Tokyo on Sunday. Canada finished third.
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Patrick Chan says split with coach part of evolutionary process
Figure skating's two-time world champion Patrick Chan says the resignation of his coach Christy Krall will allow him to focus more on the artistic side of the sport.
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Daisuke Takahashi beats Chan at World Team Trophy
Daisuke Takahashi beat two-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada in the free skate as Japan maintained its lead in World Team Trophy figure skating on Friday in Toyko.
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- Figure Skating Takahashi breaks Patrick Chan's world record at World Team Trophy Daisuke Takahashi earned a world-record score of 94.00 points in the short program on Thursday and Akiko Suzuki was second in the women's event on Thursday as Japan took the lead after the opening day of the World Team Trophy in Tokyo.
- Figure Skating blogKwong: Canada takes silver at synchro figure skating worlds Sweden's Team Surprise won its sixth title at this year's ISU World Synchronized Figure Skating Championships, while Canada's Team Nexxice placed second. Pj Kwong delivers a full recap of the event.
- Figure Skating World champion Patrick Chan parts ways with coach Christy Krall Just weeks after winning the world title, figure skating star Patrick Chan is leaving his coach. Chan made the announcement in a Skate Canada release that said he had "concluded" his coaching relationship with Christy Krall.
- Figure Skating U.S. figure skaters Amanda Evora, Mark Ladwig split Pairs skaters Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig, five-time U.S. medallists and 2010 Olympians, have ended their 10-year partnership, with Evora retiring from competitive figure skating.
- Figure Skating opinionKwong: Canada on top of figure skating world Quite a week for Canadians at the World Figure Skating Championships. Gold medals by Patrick Chan and the team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir gave Canada two titles for the first time since 1993, while non-medal winners Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje made their mark too, writes Pj Kwong.
- Figure Skating Skate Canada very pleased with performance at worlds Canadian officials headed home with high hopes for next year's world championships on home soil, the final world championships before the Sochi Olympics, after two gold medals and several strong peformances the past week. video
- Figure Skating Patrick Chan takes gold at figure skating world championships Patrick Chan capped an unbeaten season by successfully defending his world figure skating championship Saturday in Nice with a solid free skate. video
- Figure Skating Virtue and Moir reclaim ice dance crown Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won their second ice dance world title in three years on Thursday, unseating rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France. video
