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Figure Skating

The Most Memorable Figure Skating Costumes Of All Time

The Huffington Post Canada | Stefani Forster | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada Style
Read More: Figure Skating, Johnny Weir Costumes, Video, Canada Style News, Johnny Weir Photos, Johnny Weir Skating, Johnny Weir, World Figure Skating Championships 2013, World Figure Skating Championships, Figure Skating Costumes, US Figureskating, Canada Style News

As the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships kick into high gear in London, Ontario this weekend, anxious figure skating fans are wondering: Who wil...

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Sexism Skating on Thin Ice

Jarrah Hodge | Posted 03.26.2012 | Canada
Read More: Daisuke Takahashi, Mary Louise Adams, Figure Skating, Gender Stereotypes, Sexism, Homophobia, Queens University, Patrick Chan, Johnny Weir, Effeminate, Elvis Stojko, Canada News
Jarrah Hodge

The World Championships of figure skating start on Wednesday, but figure skating's gender roles are running far behind the times. Women skaters were forced to wear skirts in competition until recently, and the women's long program is thirty seconds shorter than the men's, which has real implications in terms of the scoring.

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Skate Canada: Chan China Comments Taken Out Of Context

CP, With Files From The Huffington Post Canada | Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.07.2012 | Canada
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Canadian Star Would Want To Skate For China

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada
Read More: Patrick Chan Figure Skating, Figure Skating, Patrick Chan, Patrick Chan Chinese, Patrick Chan Feels More Chinese, Skate Canada, Cp, Canada News

Canadian figure skating star Patrick Chan says he feels unappreciated in his home country and is becoming increasingly drawn to his Chinese heritage.I...

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