U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin broke the world record for the free skate in winning Skate Canada with ease on Sunday, keeping his two-year unbeaten streak intact and underscoring his status as favorite to win Olympic gold at the Milano-Cortina Games.

Canadian pairs figure skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their straight Skate Canada International title on Saturday night in Saskatoon.

Japan's Mone Chiba topped the women's short program at the Skate Canada International on Friday in her first outing in t

Mone Chiba of Japan held off American standout Isabeau Levito with a near-flawless free skate to win Skate Canada on Saturday night, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada won the pairs competition.

A group of teenagers on skateboards and BMX bikes lingers near the batting cages at Wilson Park in Torrance doing tricks on the concrete staircase and chatting on cell phones. Behind them, the batting cages hum with activity, while the skate park is quiet.

Politicians and city officials gathered in Canarsie to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Canarsie Skate Park on June 15, paving the way for a legion of skaters to jump, swerve, and grind their way through the California-style, concrete obstacles.