December 2015
There’s a roller-skating craze in Kenya
A flock of speed skaters flashed across a parking lot past children learning to roller skate and hundreds of other people who had gathered to skate or just to watch the action on a recent Sunday in downtown Nairobi. A craze for roller skating has hit Kenya, fueled by its growing middle class and a… Read More »There’s a roller-skating craze in Kenya
Silver medal for Duhamel and Radford at ISU Grand Prix Final
One of the most impressive winning streaks in international figure skating is now history. World champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., won the silver medal in pairs in on Friday at the ISU Grand Prix Final. They had strung together nine straight international victories going back to the fall… Read More »Silver medal for Duhamel and Radford at ISU Grand Prix Final
Canada wins gold in duet and team at TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games
Jacqueline Simoneau of St-Laurent (QC) and Karine Thomas of Gatineau (QC) dominated the field today at the CIBC Pan Am Aquatic Centre to claim Pan Am gold in duet and, with it, their golden ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympics. “We were pretty nervous going into our routine, just because it is so challenging to… Read More »Canada wins gold in duet and team at TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games