Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are hoping to end their competitive careers by repeating as Olympic gold medallists in Sochi, Russia, next winter.

As CBC Sports figure skating expert Pj Kwong writes, last weekend's competition is the template for a new, exciting event that will premiere at the upcoming 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating event in Tokyo, Japan.

Kevin Reynolds finished second to crowd favourite Daisuke Takahashi in the free skate at the World Team Trophy, but fellow Canadian Patrick Chan fell three times to drop to fifth overall.

Reigning world champion Patrick Chan fell on his opening quad, but skated well enough to take the men's short program at World Team Trophy event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday.

CBC Sports figure skating expert Pj Kwong writes that it was heartbreak for Nexxice of Burlington, Ont., as gold eluded its grasp at the synchronized skating worlds in Boston.

Ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are in Tokyo to skate as part of the Canadian squad, four months after Weaver broke her ankle when she slid feet-first into the boards

The announcement that The Battle of the Blades will be returning for a fourth season is exciting news to CBC Sports Weekend host Scott Russell.

Battle of the Blades returns to CBC television this fall, after being put on hiatus in 2012 while the public broadcaster dealt with budget cuts.

Benoit Lavoie is stepping down after seven years as Skate Canada's president. The native of Baie St-Paul, Que., made the announcement less than two weeks after London, Ont., hosted the world figure skating championships.

Patrick Chan won his third straight world figure skating title last week in London, Ont., but the event revealed that he'll face plenty of competition for Olympic gold next year, writes Pj Kwong.

Watch as three-time world champion Patrick Chan wows the crowd at the world figure skating championship gala in London, Ont., on Sunday.

Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have fallen short in their quest for a second consecutive world ice dance title at London, Ont.

Korea's Kim Yu-Na made a spectacular return to the world stage by winning the ladies title at the World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ont., on Saturday night.

Patrick Chan is golden once again. The 22-year-old from Toronto won his third consecutive world figure skating title, becoming the first men's singles skater in 13 years to win three straight.