U.S. and Canadian figure skaters hope sports can unify during world championships

American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates always have been treated with such kindness and support from the people in their longtime training base in Montreal that Canada has become a second home for them. Many of their closest friends are Canadian. They spend as much time there as they do in the United … Read more

Canadian long-track speed skaters win bronze in women’s team pursuit at worlds

Canada’s Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann earned bronze in the women’s team pursuit race Friday at the ISU world speed skating championship in Hamar, Norway. Their time of three minutes 0.74 seconds was good for a third-place finish behind the Netherlands (2:56.09) and Japan (2:58.55). WATCH | Canada claims women’s team pursuit bronze at … Read more

Canada’s speed skaters hope for a strong finish at the world championships

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. Canada’s long-track speed skaters took a step back this season. After winning 23 medals, including five golds, across the six World Cup stops in 2023-24, they ended up with … Read more