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Taking advantage of some strong rivals' errors, Japan's nobody Akiko Suzuki surprised many to claim an overall victory at Cup of China figure skating Grand Prixafter the ladies free skating here on Saturday.

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo looked as if they'd never been away. China's pre-eminent pair dominated in their first competition since retiring after winning the 2007 world title, finishing almost 10 points ahead of Ukraine's Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov in the short program at the Cup of China on Friday.

Figure skater Joannie Rochette, of Ile Dupas, Que., jumps during a Skate Canada training camp in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, September 11, 2009.

The Olympic Flame for Vancouver's 21st Winter Olympic Games, which was kindled last week at Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics, was officially handed over to the Canadian delegation by the Greek Olympic Committee on Thursday evening in Athens.

American figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is seen in this April 19, 2008 photo. TORONTO - Olympic gold medallist Kristi Yamaguchi and her NHL husband Bret Hedican are weighing in on the CBC-TV reality show, "Battle of the Blades." Yamaguchi, a 1992 U.S. Olympic champion, and the recently retired Hedican, who won a Stanley Cup in 2006 with the ...

The rink is filled with skaters of all ages and abilities, so packed coaches occasionally must play traffic cop just to clear enough space for a run-through. As Evan Lysacek begins his free skate, however, the other skaters stop and drift back to the boards.

Marie-France Dubreui and StA©phane Richer perform with "erotic abandon" to Dance with Me for the Oct.

Reigning U.S. junior figure skating champion DeeDee Leng will miss the rest of the 2009-10 season with a back injury.

A strong showing at this week's Cup of China will help world champion Evan Lysacek cement his status as a favourite at the Vancouver Olympics.

The MacTier Figure Skating Club is having a fundraising pancake breakfast along with a silent auction on November 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.

TRURO Wallace native John Mattatall and figure skating pairs partner Mylene Brodeur are competing at the Rostelecom Cup today to Sunday in Moscow.

Russian Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko got his campaign to retain his title at the Vancouver Games off to a successful start by winning the Rostelecom Cup, the Russian leg of the ISU Grand Prix series here on Saturday.

TGIF:A six-pack of figure skating observations to kick off the weekend: 1. Yes, he was overscored.

Evgeni Plushenko won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games.

If I've learned anything from this show so far, it's that figure-skating hockey players are good for lifts - or in Stephane Richer's case this week, doing reps with their partner hoisted above their head like a barbell.

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada perform in the Ice Dancing Original Dance program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of Russia in Moscow October 23, 2009.

Lanny McDonald is returning to the arena where he started his NHL career a ' but this time his scoring will be off the ice.

Evgeni Plushenko began his comeback attempt with characteristic skill and boldness at the Rostelecom Cup, landing a clean quad-triple combination Friday.

Family filed in. Then figure skaters and classmates, followed by others whose lives Lacey Meinel touched.

The anticipated skating showdown between Patrick Chan and Evgeni Plushenko will have to wait.

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are hoping to upgrade that silver medal from the 2006 Olympics in Vancouver.

Kristina Lenko and Bob Probert perform during the first episode of the "Battle of the Blades" at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.

CAUSE OF FIRE: Thayer Arena manager Jim Dorney points out the area on the rink's Zamboni that caught on fire during a routine ice clearing Monday evening.

The 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continues with its second event, the Rostelecom Cup , in Moscow, Oct.

Back on the blades. Lorne Park skating champion Barb Underhill and partner Ron Duguay, the former star of the New York Rangers, have been ousted from the Battle of the Blades made-for-TV competition.

World champion Kim Yu Na made a first statement ahead of the Vancouver Games where as she aims to give South Korea a first Olympic figure skating gold in four months time.

South Korea's Yu-Na Kim gave warning to her rivals that she has Olympic gold in her sights as she surged to the lead after the short programme in the season-opening ISU Paris Grand Prix here on Friday.

World champion Kim Yu Na skated to a medley of James Bond themes on Friday night and opened a massive lead in the women's short program at the Trophee Bompard.

Canadian pair Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison kicked off the Grand Prix season with a silver in the pairs event Saturday at the Trophee Eric Bompard figure skating tournament.

Five random thoughts on another unseasonably cold mid-October day here in Chicago: 1. It took me less than three minutes to realize that Kim Yu-Na of South Korea should simply be presented the 2010 Olympic women's figure skating gold medal right now.

Former European champion Tomas Verner of the Czech Republic led after the men's short program at the Trophee Bompard on Friday, opening with a quadruple jump to beat Nobunari Oda of Japan by almost two points.

World bronze medallists Tessa Virtue of London, Ont., and Scott Moir of Ilderton, Ont., took an early lead Friday in the Trophee Bompard figure skating competition after dominating the ice dance compulsory program.

With a regional competition coming up in mid-November, 12-year-old Ellen McDonnell says that her Munchkins synchronized skating team doesn't have much time left to practice its rodeo routine and can scarcely afford to miss a practice.

As one of the oldest competitors to hit ice for the CBC reality series "Battle of the Blades," skating legend Barbara Underhill says she knew she had lot to prove.

Canadian ice dance pairs figure skaters Tessa Virtue, left, of London, Ont., and Scott Moir, of Ilderton, Ont., practice their routine during a Skate Canada training camp in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, September 11, 2009.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology announced today a partnership with U.S. Figure Skating to join the fight against cancer.

Canadian Patrick Chan has withdrawn from next week's ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Russia because of a tear in his left calf.

Here comes the Wang! All dressed in Vancouver. Vera Wang, the storied bridal-dresser, who almost did not become the lady who'd design gowns for Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Uma Thurman and Jennifer Garner had her dreams of professional skating really come true, is making it official: she's going to the Canadian Olympics! "I'm definitely going," ...

Only in Canada would 1.562 million people watch a flock of former hockey players attempt to figure skate with a gaggle of semi-retired females from the sequined sport with Don Cherry, in all his sartorial glory, as a judge.

Former world champion Brian Joubert of France will be the main attraction at the Trophee Bompard, the first of six Grand Prix events that starts Thursday.

I took 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen at her word when Cohen announced last Friday she was withdrawing from this week's Grand Prix competition in Paris because of tendinitis in her leg.

"Battle of the Blades" may be on ice but it's proving to be hot with skating fans.

The United States will send six skaters to compete at the Finlandia Trophy, Oct.

NBC Sports and Universal Sports will pair their coverage on the 2009 International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

Alena Leonova of Russia has won the ladies' competition in the annual Finlandia Trophy figure skating event.

During the 2005 season, when back issues began to bother Canadian figure skater Tessa Virtue, she sought out relief from the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in her hometown of London, Ont.

Sasha Cohen, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, three-time World medalist and six-time U.S. medalist, announced today she will not compete at the 2009 Trophee Eric Bompard, the first event in the 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, because of an injury.

Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill, both of Toronto, posted a personal-best score in Fridaya s original dance to remain in second place in the ice dance competition at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia, the sixth stop on the figure skating circuit.

It has been a tough couple days for twentysomethings trying to make figure skating comebacks.

Kimmie Meissner, the 2006 World champion and 2007 U.S. champion, has withdrawn from the 2009 International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series because of an injury.

Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison of Canada perform during the Pairs Free Skate portion of the 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California March 25, 2009.

In a most unlikely marriage between pugilism and prancing, hockey commentator Don Cherry will appear as a guest judge for the second week of CBC-TVa TMs Battle of the Blades .

Members of Parliament and senators will be able to attend some of the most sought-after events at the Vancouver Olympics thanks to a $447,000 purchase of games tickets by the Canadian Heritage Department.

Former National Hockey League enforcer Bob Probert used to "dance" on the ice when he dropped the mitts with other hockey tough guys, but his figure skating skills need work.

Nico Archambault will choreograph the routines, along with virtuoso ballet choreographer Sabrina Matthews, on Tuesday night's episode of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

Tie Domi and Christine Hough-Sweeney perform at Season Premiere of CBC Television's 'Battle of the Blades' at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.

TV Show: Battle_of_the_Blades Tie Domi and Christine Hough-Sweeney perform at the Season Permiere of CBC's Battle of the Blades at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Szklarski, Cassandra - Former NHLer Craig Simpson and figure skater Jamie Sale skate during the media event for the CBC series "Battle of the Blades" in Toronto on Tuesday September 29, 2009.

The first National Solo Dance Championships were held Sept. 27, 2009, at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., with participation of 33 skaters from all over the United States.

TV Show: Battle_of_the_Blades Domi vs. Probert in CBC's new reality show Battle of the Blades.

Robert J. Halderman appears in State Supreme Court in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, for an arraignment on an attempted grand larceny charge.

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak stood outside the Kinsmen Civic Centre yesterday to attack the planned harmonized sales tax as a "tax grab" that will increase recreation costs.

When Elvis Stojko walked away from figure skating in 2006, he thought he was done with the sport forever.

Natalie Lambert, three time Olympic short track speed skating medalist Chef de Mission for Vancouver 2010, Steve Yzerman, 2002 Olympic gold medallist and Executive Director for the Canadian Olympic men's 2010 ice hockey team, Jessica Gregg, short track speed skating and Mike Janyk, Alpine Skier unveil 2010 Canadian Olympic retail apparel at the ...

" The municipality's public free tree program is getting the axe in 2010. The tree program remains in place this year, but next year the funds normally directed to provide trees to residents on a first-come, first-serve basis will be used to purchase between 40 and 50 hockey helmets for Havelock-Belmont Public School students using the arena for ...

Elvis Stojko could pick only one city to launch his comeback and he chose Peterborough.