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Virtue, Moir outduel Davis, White to win Four Continents video
For the first time in nearly two years, Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir beat the American team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White in ice dancing. The reigning Olympic champions won gold at the Four Continents Championships on Sunday in Colorado after outduelling Davis and White in the free skate.
Chat Replay: ISU Four Continents Championships
Watch our live stream of the prestigious ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and interact with analyst Pj Kwong and writer Malcolm Kelly on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. ET.
Lacoste earns the women's spot at skating worlds video
Amelie Lacoste will represent Canada in the women's singles at the 2012 world figure skating championships in Nice, France.
Chan wins Four Continents video
Canadian world champion Patrick Chan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Friday night.
Wagner wins Four Continents, Lacoste and Phaneuf in virtual tie video
The last 14 days have been a spectacular whirlwind for Ashley Wagner. Two weeks to the day after claiming her first U.S. championship, the 20-year-old from Alexandria, Va., had the best free skate of her career Saturday night to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado for her first international title.
Chan overcomes stumble to take Four Continents lead video
Canada's Patrick Chan overcame a stumble on his first jump to win the men's short program at the International Skating Union Four Continents Championships on Thursday night.
Plushenko slated for knee surgery
Former Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko said on Twitter on Friday that he will undergo surgery on his left knee Feb. 23.
opinion Kwong: Depth lacking in European figure skating
CBC Sports figure skating commentator Pj Kwong points out that European stars like Evgeni Plushenko remain forces to be reckoned with, but the continental talent pool isn't very deep.
Abbott wins U.S. skating title with personal best
Needing only to stay on his feet to win his third title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in San Jose, Calif., Jeremy Abbott performed with a quiet elegance and superior skill that landed him a personal-best 273.58 points, within striking distance of the world's best.
Patrick Chan sizes up the competition
Patrick Chan knows that he is considered the man to beat at this year's world championships. He also knows that there are other men out there who are making their own headlines, as he reveals in this video with CBC Sports figure skating analyst Pj Kwong.
Career performance earns Plushenko 7th Euro title
Russia's Evgeni Plushenko produced a career-best performance Saturday to beat Artur Gachinski and win his seventh men's European figure skating title. He scored a personal-best 176.52 points in the free skate.
Davis, White win ice dance at U.S. championships
Meryl Davis and Charlie White showed once again why they're the gold standard in ice dance these days, routing the competition on their way to a fourth straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. Their final score of 191.54 points was nearly 13 points ahead of siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani.
Plushenko won't skate at world championships
Evgeni Plushenko will continue to compete at this week's European figure skating championships in Sheffield, England, but will not be at the world championships in late March.
Skate Canada announces teams for worlds, 4 Continents
Fresh off the Canadian figure skating championships in Moncton, N.B., Skate Canada has unveiled its teams for the world championships and the Four Continents competition.
blog Kwong: Magical Chan makes history at Canadians
Toronto skater Patrick Chan has one of those "where were you" moments at the Canadian figure skating championships, writes CBCSports.ca analyst Pj Kwong.
Chan claims 5th Canadian figure skating title
Patrick Chan demolished his previous world scoring mark en route to claiming his fifth Canadian men's figure skating title Sunday. The 21-year-old from Toronto scored 302.14 overall points to win the event, and 200.81 points for a free program that included two quadruple jumps.
Amelie Lacoste earns 1st Canadian figure skating title
A new women's figure skating champion was crowned Saturday as Amelie Lacoste of Delson, Que., captured her first Canadian title scoring 159.51 points in Moncton. Last year's champion Cynthia Phaneuf of Contrecoeur, Que., finished second with 157.94, while 16-year-old Kaetlyn Osmond of Sherwood Park, Alta., was third with 155.47.
Canadians Virtue, Moir back on top in ice dance
Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir reclaimed their Canadian title, winning with a score of 180.02 points. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won silver and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier took bronze.
Victorious Duhamel, Radford nearly flawless in pairs event
Megan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., claimed their first pairs title Saturday at the Canadian figure skating championships in Moncton, scoring 190.11 points.
Results: Four Continents Championships
The top 10 skaters in each of the four events at the 2012 ISU Four Continents Championships, Feb. 9-12 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Broadcast Schedule: Figure Skating
Television and streaming coverage on CBC, Bold and CBCSports.ca for the 2011-12 season.