Robin Szolkowy

Canada's Patrick Chan won his third consecutive men's title at the World Figure Skating Championships, even though it was Kazakhstan's Denis Ten who captured the free skate final.

Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, twice runners-up at the World Figure Skating Championships, added a world title to their collection by winning Friday's free skate final.

Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won the pairs title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Friday by capturing the free skate competition.

Patrick Chan is well on his way to defending his title after producing one of the greatest short programmes of his career at the World Figure Skating Championships in his native Canada.

Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were last out of the gate but first in the standings with an assured performance in the pairs short programme to open the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.

Former Olympic and world champion Yevgeny Plushenko was forced to retire from the European championships with a back injury on Thursday, just moments after he had struggled to sixth place in the short programme.

Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, who have been together for 12 years, took the lead after the short programme of the ice dancing competition at the European figure skating championships on Wednesday.

Former world champions Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada put Japan top after the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix figure skating series finals being staged in 2014 Winter Olympics host city Sochi on Friday.

Veteran Chinese figure skating star Zhang Hao rekindled the flame on a career he thought was over, on the ice of Paris-Bercy.

Canadian teenager Kaetlyn Osmond capped a sparkling Grand Prix debut with a surprise triumph Saturday at Skate Canada.

Spain's Javier Fernandez upstaged Canadian star Patrick Chan in the men's short programme at Skate Canada, second stop on Figure Skating's Grand Prix circuit at Windsor, Ontario.

Reigning world men's figure skating champion Patrick Chan will open his season on home ice at Skate Canada, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix tour that begins on Friday.

Patrick Chan may have been jeered by the crowd after a less than perfect free skate but he nevertheless ensured that Canada are the top figure skating nation with less than two years to go until the 2014 Olympics.

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran put figure skating giants Japan among the great pairs skating nations on Friday as they won the country's first senior international medal in the discipline at the world championships here.

Germans Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy claimed a fourth pairs crown as Canada's Patrick Chan got his title defence off the mark by leading the men's short programme at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.

Germans Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won a tight battle for gold to claim their fourth pairs crown at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.

Canada's Patrick Chan admitted that even he was surprised by his score as despite struggling to stay on his feet he led the men's short programme at the world figure skating championships here on Friday.

Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir turned on the glamour of 1950s Hollywood to reclaim their ice dancing crown at the world figure skating championships here on Thursday.

Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir opened their bid to reclaim their title from US rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White by leading the short dance at the world figure skating championships here on Wednesday.

Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir opened their bid to reclaim their title from US rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White by leading the short dance at the world figure skating championships here on Wednesday.