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The miracle of Elladj Balde

January 13, 2018 By 6 Comments

VANCOUVER You have your Patrick Chans, your Kevin Reynolds, your Keegan Messings. All good. But Elladj Balde stole the show in the men’s short program at the National Skating Championships Friday night. He expected nothing. Perhaps no more than a fond farewell. This is his final season as a competitor. He so wanted this season […]

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Liam Firus: spinning straw into gold

November 23, 2017 By 1 Comment

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. You gotta love him. Trips and stumbles, disappointments and dark valleys, nothing, in the end, stops Liam Firus. He’s here. At Skate America. And he found out about this grand assignment two days ago. After a trip to the Warsaw Cup in Poland, he got the nod, jumped in his one-horse sleigh […]

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Elladj Balde finds his roots in Africa

July 29, 2015 By Leave a Comment

A story I wrote – that means a lot to me – about Elladj Balde and his trip to Africa – for the Skate Canada website. One of my favourite stories I’ve done this year.   http://skatecanada.ca/2015/07/balde-finds-his-roots-in-west-african-guniea/

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