As Canadian ice dance veterans Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier open their season this weekend at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon, their focus is fixed on one goal - bringing home an Olympic medal from the Milan-Cortina Games in February.
The top four teams in the Northern Super League will face off. Montreal will play two games against Toronto, then the team with the most goals scored will go to the final.
The Canadian sport system is strained financially at all levels. Athletes bear much of the burden, however, as costs are passed down. Being an Olympian, these days, is at once more of a full-time commitment and less sustainable than ever. But there . ...
Victoria Mboko of Toronto advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday. Fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime will also play a quarterfinal in Paris.