Selena may be long gone from this earth, but in 2025, she is far from absent. Her face and signature appear on countless products, ranging from dolls and makeup to an ethically murky AI-powered album. Her story, both inspirational and tragic, has been told in film, television, salacious docuseries and in-depth documentaries, including the forthcoming … Read more
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will settle for silver once again. For the second straight year, the Canadian ice dancers finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the figure skating world championships in Boston. Toronto’s Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., scored a … Read more
The word “rivalry” tends to carry a combative connotation, so perhaps it’s best to describe the relationship between American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and their Canadian counterparts, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, as healthy competition. They are fond for each other. Yet they also push each other every time they step on … Read more
Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star a slim lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year’s title. The 20-year-old Malinin delivered a pair of quads and a brilliant triple axel to score 110.41 points, just … Read more
Figure skater Maxim Naumov is speaking out for the first time following the devastating death of his parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who were victims of the D.C. plane crash, after an American Airlines jet and an army helicopter collided. Shishkova and Naumov, Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions, were aboard the … Read more
American figure skater Alysa Liu assumed the lead after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday, proving that the Olympian is much farther along in her comeback from retirement than almost anyone thought. The 19-year-old from Clovis, Calif., had to fight back some tears — and stop some lips … Read more
Coming Up Watch live coverage of the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships from Boston. CBC Sports will also offer coverage featuring analysis from Kurt Browning and Carol Lane, hosted by Brenda Irving. Live coverage begins on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. ET CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 26, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 32 … Read more
Outside of the Olympics, there is no bigger competition in skating than the World Figure Skating Championships held the year before the Games. All skaters compete to qualify for spots on their countries’ Olympic teams. The very best can cement themselves as medal favorites for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. For American skaters, there is … Read more
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The World Figure Skating Championships are always a big deal. And this year’s edition, starting Wednesday in Boston, carries more weight than usual. In addition to deciding this season’s … Read more
9 minutes ago Sports Duration 29:52 The 2025 World Figure Skating Championships are in Boston where Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin get to compete on home soil. Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier look to win elusive world gold and Deanna Stellato-Dudek & Maxime Deschamps defend their title. Olympic quota spots are on the line for … Read more
