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Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished fifth at the world figure skating championships Thursday, missing the podium a year after capturing gold on home soil in Montreal.

American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest rival, Japanese star Yuma Kagiyama, said what seems to be on everyone's minds these days: “I'm starting to think he's invincible.”

Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have a steep hill to climb if they hope to repeat as world figure skating champions.

American figure skater Alysa Liu assumed the lead after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday, proving that the Olympian is much farther along in her comeback from retirement than almost anyone thought.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan, the 2023 world champions, led after the short program and then produced a season-best score of 142.59 in the free skate to finish first with 217.32 points. Reigning world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished second.

Skate Canada announced an elite class of 2025 to its Hall of Fame on Tuesday led by two-time Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time men's world champion Patrick Chan.

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday offered an explanation for why top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner received a much shorter doping ban than the six-year suspension it handed to a Spanish figure skater in a similar doping case.

Early in his career, figure skater Elladj Balde had a love-hate relationship with his sport. He felt he had some of his best results when he was being his least authentic self. It’s been a journey to be embraced as a Black man on the ice, but Balde is finally at peace. Skating outside of the constraints he once felt he’s helping others “Skate Their Truth” and working to create a more diverse and inclusive environment for the next generation of skaters.

A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.

Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man responsible not only for inventing the flying camel spin but describing it to generations of fans. He passed away on Thursday at age 95.

The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been the best American ice dancers for years. They only served to underscore that fact on Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and their sixth overall, matching the record held by longtime standard-bearers Meryl Davis and Charlie White.

Roman Sadovsky is a Canadian champion again. Sadovsky captured gold in the men’s competition Saturday at the Canadian figure skating championships, regaining the title after last winning in 2020.

Roman Sadovsky is in the lead for a Canadian men's figure skating championship after winning Friday's short program.

Lia Cho took a deep breath to calm her nerves before skating out to the biggest crowd of her young life.

As the calendar flips to 2025, the countdown to the 2026 Olympics begins for Canada’s top figure skaters. The Canadians hope to build on a strong 2024 in ice dancing and pairs heading into a "massive" year.

Stellato-Dudek will take the oath of citizenship on Wednesday in Montreal, after which she’ll be eligible to represent Canada at the Olympic Games.

World pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada withdrew from the prestigious Grand Prix Final on Monday because Deschamps is recovering from an illness and unable to compete.

Wilson became the first Black athlete to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1965, finishing second, and came back the following year to win the novice category.

Reigning pairs world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will lead Canada's contingent into next week's ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have topped the podium in the pairs event in Grand Prix figure skating action.

Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier brought their beach party to the Finlandia Trophy Grand Prix and won Saturday's rhythm dance.

Amber Glenn overcame a fall and her own doubts to win a maiden Grand Prix figure skating title Saturday at the Grand Prix de France.

U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin dominated the field and captured men’s gold at Skate Canada International on Sunday.

Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are in the lead after Saturday's rhythm dance at the Skate Canada figure skating event.

Reigning world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps rocked the house and placed first in the pairs short program at Skate Canada International on Friday.

A profile of a January 6, 1994, incident at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where an unknown attacker strikes Nancy Kerrigan - an assailant that is later revealed to be a hit man hired by the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed a Canadian appeal of the International Skating Union's decision to award the bronze medal in the team event from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to Russia.