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Dynamic duo Virtue, Moir make history: The connection between ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir runs deep — beginning as a friendship forged in their childhood, progressing to a teenage romance, before finally blossoming into a dynamic duo of Olympic gold medallists.
Canada's Virtue, Moir win ice dance gold: Tessa Virtue of London, Ont., and Scott Moir of nearby Ilderton have won the gold medal in the ice dance at the Vancouver Olympics, Canada's first-ever gold in the figure skating event.
YOUR VIEW: Virtue and Moir – Simply the best?: Are Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir the most innovative team of their era? How do they compare with the legendary British ice dance team of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean?
Grieving Rochette faces her hardest skate: When she steps onto the ice at Pacific Coliseum Tuesday to perform her short program in the women's figure skating competition at the Olympics, Canada's Joannie Rochette will face the most difficult skate of her life.
Olympic Contenders: Women's figure skating: Here is a look at Tuesday's ladies figure skating short program, which gets underway at 9:30 p.m. ET.
After death in the family, Rochette presses on: Hours after learning her mother had died of a heart attack, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette was on the practice ice preparing her routine for the upcoming skating events on Tuesday and Thursday.
Figure skater Kim carries weight of a nation: Officially, Kim Yu-na of South Korea will be judged only for her jumps and spins when the Olympic women's figure skating competition begins Tuesday. But there will be important political and cultural elements to her program as well.
Ice dancing tilts toward North America: North American teams, including Canadian's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, are poised for the podium in the ice dance event at the Vancouver games.
Plushenko awards himself platinum medal: There are sore losers and then there's Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko.
Canada's Virtue, Moir lead ice dance: Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have taken over the lead heading into the final portion of the Olympic ice-dance competition in Vancouver, scoring a personal best of 68.41 points in Sunday's original dance.
Russell: Life, death and the Olympics: Joannie Rochette must be devastated and emotionally drained in the wake of her mother Therese's death. The tragic news comes on the eve of the most important competition of the young skater's life.
A hymn for Therese Rochette: The sky has fallen on Joannie Rochette, but the strength to continue may be found in something the skater wrote four years ago in her online journal.
Skater Rochette's mother dies in Vancouver: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette took to the ice for practice at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Sunday, just a few hours after learning that her mother, Therese, had died suddenly.
Glint of gold never left Orser's eyes: As Kim Yu-na of South Korea skates her sassy Olympic short program Tuesday night, her coach, Brian Orser, is certain to pantomime his own James Bond routine along the boards.
Ice dancer Delobel back 4 months after giving birth: After skipping the European figure skating championships last month, Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder are back on the ice in Vancouver for their first competition in 14 months and four months after Delobel gave birth.
Virtue, Moir 2nd after compulsory dance: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir stand in second place after the compulsory dance portion of the ice-dance competition Friday at the Vancouver Olympics.
Chan, Stojko on opposite sides of judging debate: Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan said he was "really shocked" when told of Elvis Stojko's blunt criticism of the scoring at the men's free skate Thursday at the Pacific Coliseum.
Three siblings carry 2 different flags: Walking around the Olympics in her Georgian team jacket, Allison Reed often gets an acknowledging nod, a pat on the back or words of sympathy, like sorry for your loss.
Virtue, Moir have solid chance at medal: If Canada has a solid chance at a 2010 Olympic medal in figure skating, it's in Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, an ice dancing duo who will take to the ice Friday when the compulsory component begins at Pacific Coliseum.
Stojko blasts Lysacek's Olympic victory: No need to ask Elvis Stojko how he really feels about men's figure skating these days. There is no question Elvis Stojko has a particular bias when it comes to how judging should be done.
Olympic Contenders: Ice dance: Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have a good chance of winning a medal on home soil. The pair took silver at last year's world championship.
Lysacek revels in gold-medal skate: American Evan Lysacek says he's "ecstatic" about winning the Olympic men's figure skating competition, and would "love to be" in Sochi, Russia, to defend his title in 2014.
Patrick Chan isn't far from greatness: Patrick Chan seems to realize now what he needs to become an Olympic champion. Another Olympics.
Lysacek topples Plushenko for skating gold: Evan Lysacek becomes the first American man to win figure skating gold in 22 years, showing Russia's Evgeny Plushenko a quad isn't needed to take the Olympic title
Plushenko will continue to compete: Evgeni Plushenko says he will continue competing after finishing second to Evan Lysacek at the Vancouver Olympics.
How pairs broke free from Russia's grip: One of sport's towering winning streaks ended Monday night when gold medals were awarded in Olympic pairs skating and not placed around the necks of a couple from the former Soviet Union or Russia.
New muscles and pounds boost an American ice dancer's outlook: The American ice dancer Tanith Belbin looks at photographs of herself from the 2006 Turin Olympics and wants to hide her eyes.
Chinese skating pairs grab gold, silver: China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the Olympic figure skating pairs competition, despite a couple of small errors in the free skate Monday night in Vancouver.
For high-profile coach, it's all about the quadruple jump: Evgeni Plushenko, the reigning Olympic champion, has snubbed reporters since arriving last week, saying he would not speak until the men's short program Tuesday. But his coach, Alexei Mishin, spoke in Plushenko's stead Saturday, using the opportunity to criticize skaters who are not going to attempt a quadruple jump here.
Lightning rod of skating returns, unbowed by scandal: When Didier Gailhaguet last had an Olympic credential around his neck, he was in the midst of a firestorm in Salt Lake City that might have razed for good the career of a less combative sports administrator.
Brian Orser's Olympic comeback: Brian Orser never felt he won silver at the Calgary Olympics. He lost gold. That's the trouble with silver. For those touted to win gold, it can feel like a consolation prize.
Kwong blog: World champs draw ire of Aussie Aboriginal elders: The ISU European figure skating championships wrapped up over the weekend in Talinn, Estonia, giving skaters on that part of the planet their last competition before the Olympics Games in Vancouver while also supplying the skating world lots to talk about.
Russian skaters cause stir with program: First Nations leaders in B.C. are extending an invitation to meet with Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin at the Vancouver Olympics after the Russian ice dancers caused an outcry over their aboriginal-themed program.
Evgeny Plushenko: What would drive Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko back into competitive figure skating after winning a gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics and a silver at the 2002 Salt Lake Games?
Rochette, Canada's sweetheart, faces Games pressure: With the Olympics in her home country, Joannie Rochette, a five-time national figure skating champion, has felt both the pressure and the excitement of being the home-country sweetheart at the Vancouver Games.