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  • Canadians recovered well from nasty accident

    February 13, 2010 - 5 h 00

    Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison were preparing for a final Pre-Olympics training session Friday afternoon at a suburban Vancouver rink when the news filtered down from Whistler. There had been an accident at the luge run, and it didn't look good...

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  • Off to Olympics

    February 9, 2010 - 5 h 00

    The Telegram's sports editor, Robin Short, will be in Vancouver during the 17 days of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, reporting for Transcontinental Media. Short will be writing for nine Transcontinental daily newspapers and The Hockey News...

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  • No Olympics and no medal, but Russell proves he belongs

    January 18, 2010 - 5 h 00

    Joey Russell's days of flying under the radar are over. Once a figure skater creates the kind of buzz the Labrador City-born Russell did here at the Canadian figure skating championships this past weekend - fabulously solid practices, a standing...

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  • Rochette trails Phaneuf after short program

    January 16, 2010 - 5 h 00

    Cynthia Phaneuf returned to the scene of an earlier defeat Friday to win the women's short program at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. But while her score of 66.30 points leaves her ahead of defending champion Joannie Rochette - who...

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  • Russell heads to nationals with confidence

    January 13, 2010 - 5 h 00

    It's been a season of firsts for Joey Russell. In November, he competed in the HomeSense Skate Canada International, his first International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix event. The next month, the 21-year-old Labrador City native followed it up...

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  • Strong suffers rare loss on opening day

    January 7, 2010 - 5 h 00

    Reigning provincial women's curling champ Heather Strong has lost to a female team just once in the last two years. Wednesday at the Re/Max Centre (St. John's Curling Club), that same team defeated the Strong rink again. Former provincial junior...

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  • 'It gives her purpose'

    October 17, 2009 - 5 h 00

    Thirteen years ago, a doctor at the Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre in Toronto didn't give Robyn Andrews a chance of living a full and happy life. The young girl, once a provincial figure skating champion, was being assessed for the...

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  • Host PWC, Avalon region finish on top at provincial championships

    March 2, 2009 - 5 h 00

    The host Prince of Wales Skating Club won the Chapman Club Award as the club accumulating the most points, while the Avalon region took the Pound Regional Trophy for top region as the World's Finest Chocolate Skate Canada Newfoundland and Labrador...

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