Otto Jelinek, Canadian figure skating world champion and Olympian, dead at 86 - CBC

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, Olympians and headliners of the Stars on Ice performance. (Image Credit: starsonice.ca) Figure skating fans will get to witness a world class performance at the local arena. A special holiday-themed Stars on Ice performance will be held at Vernon’s Kal Tire Place December 18. The event will be headlined by Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who took bronze in the 2026 Olympics and are also five-time World Medallists and five-time Canadians Ice Dance Champions. The duo will be joined on the rink by a number of internationally renowned skating stars:

For Jeffrey Whaley, danger comes with the job. The Canadian BMX freestyle rider flips, spins and tailwhips over gaps most of us would never even consider. But it’s a risk he chooses to take. “I control my flairs and backflips. I do not control the war over there,” Whaley says.