The Canadian figure skating scene underwent a dramatic change last season after several high-profile athletes left the team. It put a brighter spotlight on many of the skaters who remained, including the pairs duo of Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro.

World junior champions Marjorie Lajoie Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Saint-Hubert, Que., placed fourth in ice dancing on Sunday at the Finlandia Open figure skating competition.

Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Montreal earned their first international victory on Saturday, winning the ice dance event at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir knew they were taking a huge risk when they came out of a two-year retirement, setting their lofty sights on a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Almost no one was happy with the news. Not their families. Not fellow skaters. Not friends, nor their national federation.

Canadian ice dancing stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say they are "stepping away" from the sport. Their retirement was revealed late Tuesday night in a video message posted on their separate Twitter accounts.

Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, B.C., won the silver medal on Saturday in men's competition to conclude the opening stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Yuma Kagiyama of Japan took the gold with 234.87 points.

Russian ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova, twice an Olympic medallist in the team event, has retired aged 29 shortly after giving birth to her first child.

Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Alaine Chartrand will not compete in the 2019-20 Grand Prix and Challenger series events.

Three-time Canadian ice dance champions Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje have decided to step away from competition.

Olympic bronze medallists and two-time U.S. champions Maia and Alex Shibutani will sit out another season.

Canada’s most decorated female figure skater is hanging up the skates. World and Olympic champion Kaetlyn Osmond announced on Thursday that she is retiring from competitive skating.

Defending champion Nathan Chen produced a spectacular free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal at the figure skating world championships.

Canada's Gabrielle Daleman finished 11th on Friday at the world figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., who has missed time the past two years while dealing with mental-health issues, was proud of her performance.