Crash Course
What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even...
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How to Do a Bunny Hop on Roller Skates
Howcast - Learn how to do a bunny hop on roller skates from former World Champion speed skater Gypsy Lucas in this Howcast video.
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Patrick Chan on being inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
10-time Canadian national figure skating champion and ambassador to the sport Patrick Chan is receiving one of the greatest honours in sport on October 23rd, as he's inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. We spoke to the 3-time...
Great Big Story
Young You, South Korea’s young figure skating champion
Meet Young You, a 15-year-old South Korean figure skating prodigy, who’s conquering the ice with dreams of Olympic glory and the hardest jumps in the sport.
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The Physics Behind Figure Skating: Grace and Precision on Ice
Join us as we delve into the physics that make figure skating possible. From pirouettes to acrobatic lifts, learn how skaters like Sarah Abitbol utilize principles such as angular momentum and the gyroscopic effect to perform stunning...
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The Science of Ice Skating: Balancing on Blades
Explore the fascinating science behind ice skating with Mac Lesggy and Gwendal. Discover how the design of ice skates, from the edges of the blades to the pressure they exert, allows skaters to glide effortlessly on the ice. Learn about...
Wonderscape
History of the Winter Olympics
History of the Winter Olympics The Olympics From Antiquity to Paris 2024 part 4
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South Korea’s Figure Skating Prodigy_1
Meet Young Yu, the 15-year-old figure skating champion from South Korea who is captivating the world with her talent and determination.
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The Craft and Sport of Ice Skating
Ice skating is a popular winter activity that involves gliding across icy surfaces using specially designed blades attached to footwear. It has a rich history dating back thousands of years, with the first skates made of animal bones....
Science360
Science of the Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating Physics
Figure skating has become one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics. Head of the Physics Department at the University of Michigan Brad Orr explains that good balance, or stability, is basic to everything a skater does--and...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Science of Ice
The science that makes ice slippery also makes the Olympic Winter Games possible. But exactly what makes ice slippery? Ken Golden, a mathematician at the University of Utah, explains how the unique surface of ice makes the slide and...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics Figure Skating
Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that we asked...
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Calls for change in kids sport following sex abuse investigation | Shattered Trust
Over the last 20 years, CBC found, 222 coaches involved in amateur sports were convicted of sexual offences. More than 600 children and teens were victimized. The federal sports minister says she's doing all she can in response to the...
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From Ice To Icing: Tara Lipinski On Hosting Food Network's New Baking Competition
The Olympic gold medalist skater hosts “Wedding Cake Championship,” a new show on Food Network, with longtime friend and figure skater Johnny Weir. While the new gig is world's apart from their athletic careers, there are still some...
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From Ice to Icing: Tara Lipinski Hosts the Food Network's New Baking Competition
The Olympic gold medalist hosts “Wedding Cake Championship,” a new show on Food Network, with longtime friend and fellow figure skater Johnny Weir. While the new gig is worlds different from their athletic careers, there are still some...
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Patrick Chan on his retirement from competitive figure skating
'It feels right, it feels good,' the 27-year-old three-time world champion tells CBC's Ian Hanomansing.
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Patrick Chan falls short of individual medal in final Olympics
Canadian figure skating star Patrick Chan fell short of the podium and one last individual medal in his final Olympics skate, finishing ninth overall. It's a disappointing end to Chan's otherwise largely successful career
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#TheMoment a 40-year-old figure skater won World Championship gold
Forty-year-old Deanna Stellato-Dudek from Team Canada made history as the oldest female figure skater to win a world championship ever.
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Gilles and Poirier sit in 3rd place after rhythm dance at World Championships
With a score of 86.51, Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit in third place after the rhythm dance program at the World Championships in Montreal.
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Deanna Stellato-Dudek hopes her figure skating win inspires others to follow their passions
Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps captured gold in the pairs competition at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal. At 40, Stellato-Dudek is now the oldest woman to win a world title in the sport's...
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This 15-year-old figure skater wants to bring home a gold medal
A local figure skater is seeing her dreams come true. Breanna Williams is heading to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games later this month. We caught up with her and coach Laurie Horne-Klassen at practice on Thursday.
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Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek receives special achievement award at ISU Skating Awards
Kurt Browning presents Canadian pairs skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek with a special achievement award for her dedication in coming back to the sport of figure skating.
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Canada's Brian Orser receives lifetime achievement award at ISU Skating Awards
Kurt Browning presents coach, former world champion and 2-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser with the lifetime achievement award for his dedication to the sport of figure skating.
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#TheMoment A Saskatoon family turned an icy street into a skating rink
Shelley Bridgman and her daughters made the best of Saskatoon's freezing rain by skating on the icy roads.