LAVAL, Que., Keegan Messing, man of adventure, keeper of the north, tried to be so prepared to make this day special. He was in love. And he… Read more “A proposal, Alaska style”
Karen Magnussen passes the torch
Karen Magnussen feels like she knows Kaetlyn Osmond. Now they are members of the same club: Canadian women who have won world figure skating championships. There aren’t… Read more “Karen Magnussen passes the torch”
Inside the heart of Moore-Towers and Marinaro
It was telling: Kirsten Moore-Towers burst into an ugly cry against the chest of her partner, Michael Marinaro, as soon as they took their final pose after… Read more “Inside the heart of Moore-Towers and Marinaro”
Kaetlyn Osmond and the dark side of a swan.
No, Kaetlyn Osmond does not have an evil twin. But she can pretend. And when she does, as she does in her free program to the movie… Read more “Kaetlyn Osmond and the dark side of a swan.”
Daleman, pressing onwards to the free
Today, Gabby Daleman will find her rhythm. It’s what she does in times of peril. The national championship proved to be one of those times, when she… Read more “Daleman, pressing onwards to the free”
Virtue and Moir: on top of the world
To describe the genius of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir is to require an armful of exclamation points. As one fellow skater put it, they are “beyond.”… Read more “Virtue and Moir: on top of the world”
Patrick Chan, a farewell look
When I first met Patrick Chan, he was peering over the Hershey Centre rink boards from the ice with only his eyes in sight. He was 10… Read more “Patrick Chan, a farewell look”
Seguin and Bilodeau: not a medal but a win
Perhaps you could call the Olympic debut of Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau a happy ending to a pressure-packed road. Perhaps even more so a happy beginning.… Read more “Seguin and Bilodeau: not a medal but a win”
An emotional Olympic pair final
You can’t make this stuff up. No Hollywood writer could have conjured up such a load of emotion and tears and effort and heart as the Olympic… Read more “An emotional Olympic pair final”
Keegan Messing, speechless
VANCOUVER Keegan Messing got the call late Saturday night, hours after the men’s final at the National Skating Championships. His coach, Ralph Burghart called him to tell… Read more “Keegan Messing, speechless”
Beverley Smith 