The World Figure Skating Championships that were to be held in Montreal next week have been cancelled. Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann made the announcement of the international event's cancellation in Quebec City Thursday afternoon.

Olympic figure skating champion Tessa Virtue launched her new Barbie doll Monday as a part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project – an initiative created to empower young girls.

Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann says the government is evaluating whether to allow the world figure skating championships to go ahead next week in Montreal.

Upcoming world championships in Canadian cities have so far avoided cancellation, but the new coronavirus continues to lay waste to other sporting events around the world and impact Canadian athletes.

Toronto's Nam Nguyen climbed three spots with a strong free skate Sunday to place sixth in the men's event to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition.

Canada's Patricia Andrew and Zachary Daleman finished 11th in pairs at the world junior figure skating championships on Thursday.

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro of Canada lead the pairs short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships with a personal-best score of 76.36

Nathan Chen established himself as one of America's greatest skaters Sunday when he won a fourth straight national title.

Alena Kostornaia led a Russian podium sweep in the women's event at the European figure skating championships on Saturday as Russia finished with the gold medals in all four disciplines.

Coming off illness and spending much of his days as a full-time college student, Nathan Chen shouldn't have been capable of setting a personal best Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

As they enter the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Meryl Davis and Charlie White ponder just who they are joining in receiving one of the highest honours in their sport.

Former Olympic figure skating champion Ksenia Stolbova announced her retirement Wednesday.