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Roman Sadovsky, of Ontario, skates during a practice session at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Roman Sadovsky says he’s been greeted with “you made it” and “you have skates” at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Sadovsky ready for some smooth ice as skating nationals set to get underway

2020 champ among contenders as men’s figure skating competition expected to be wide open

Roman Sadovsky, of Ontario, skates during a practice session at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Roman Sadovsky says he’s been greeted with “you made it” and “you have skates” at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Vancouver Canucks’ Ilya Mikheyev (65) collides with Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel (59) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Mikheyev was called for interference. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Elias Pettersson’s OT winner lifts Canucks to 4-3 win over Penguins

Vancouver has won four straight games on road trip

Vancouver Canucks’ Ilya Mikheyev (65) collides with Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel (59) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Mikheyev was called for interference. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick holds up a Super Bowl trophy as he addresses the crowd during a rally Feb. 7, 2017, in Boston to celebrate the team’s win over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

THE MOJ: A coaching week for the history books, and sizing up the NFL weekend

Carroll, Saban and Belichick gone in one fell swoop, plus our picks for week one of the playoffs

FILE - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick holds up a Super Bowl trophy as he addresses the crowd during a rally Feb. 7, 2017, in Boston to celebrate the team’s win over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
The Lardeau region was one of the earliest areas in the B.C. interior to take to the booming sport of ice hockey, as shown here by this portrait of the Ferguson women’s hockey team, 1907. Do you know when the Canadian Women’s Hockey League was formed? (AL Historical Society)

QUIZ: How well do you know junior hockey?

The 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships, held earlier this month, featured top hockey action

The Lardeau region was one of the earliest areas in the B.C. interior to take to the booming sport of ice hockey, as shown here by this portrait of the Ferguson women’s hockey team, 1907. Do you know when the Canadian Women’s Hockey League was formed? (AL Historical Society)
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Patriots, Belichick going their separate ways after 24 years, 6 Super Bowls

Belichick just the 3rd coach in NFL history to reach 300 career regular-season wins

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after running back Jase McClellan (2) scored a touchdown during the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Nick Saban steps down in Alabama after 7 national college titles

Coach retiring after 17 seasons of making the Crimson Tide a college football powerhouse

Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after running back Jase McClellan (2) scored a touchdown during the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks with an official in the first half of an NFL football game between the Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Super Bowl winning coach Pete Carroll out as head coach in Seattle

Veteran leader moving into an advisory role with the organization after 14 years in charge

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks with an official in the first half of an NFL football game between the Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
TJ Tahid of Maple Ridge is training with a top Dutch team. (Canadian Premier League/Special to The News)

B.C. teen soccer pro training with top Dutch side

Maple Ridge’s TJ Tahid is in the Netherlands with Feyenoord Rotterdam

TJ Tahid of Maple Ridge is training with a top Dutch team. (Canadian Premier League/Special to The News)
A petition has been started to reintroduce man-made jumps to RCR’s terrain parks. Paul Rodgers file.

Petitioners urge resort chain to add man-made jumps to B.C. ski hills

Lobby says Resorts of the Canadian Rockies terrain park policy is stifling athletic development

A petition has been started to reintroduce man-made jumps to RCR’s terrain parks. Paul Rodgers file.
Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov, shown here in Tuesday night’s 5-2 win against the Islanders in New York, has been one the pieces acquired in the team’s blueline overhaul. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: It’s amazing what a year has done for the Vancouver Canucks

Remember last January, when Canuck fans were urging the team to tank for Connor Bedard?

Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov, shown here in Tuesday night’s 5-2 win against the Islanders in New York, has been one the pieces acquired in the team’s blueline overhaul. Vancouver Canucks photo
New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck (15) checks Vancouver Canucks centre Nils Aman in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Canucks down Islanders 5-2 for third-straight win in New York area

Vancouver currently on a season-long seven-game road trip

New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck (15) checks Vancouver Canucks centre Nils Aman in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
(Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire File)

Minor soccer referees in Quebec to wear body cameras to prevent abuse

Association du Soccer Mineur de Windsor tired of abuse given teenage officials

(Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire File)
Korea University captain Yunsuk Lee competes for the puck against a Simon Fraser University Red Leafs player during a game Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Korean team wins all its games at Vancouver Island college hockey tourney

VIU Mariners hockey program hosts inaugural Tom Harris University Showcase event

Korea University captain Yunsuk Lee competes for the puck against a Simon Fraser University Red Leafs player during a game Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Two months after his team were eliminated from Major League Soccer playoffs, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini is looking forward rather than back ahead of the new season. Sartini, left, and Whitecaps CEO & Sporting Director, Axel Schuster, speak during an end-of-season news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Improvement, more ‘special nights’ top Whitecaps agenda for 2024

Vancouver soccer squad look to build on momentum from 2023 MLS season

Two months after his team were eliminated from Major League Soccer playoffs, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini is looking forward rather than back ahead of the new season. Sartini, left, and Whitecaps CEO & Sporting Director, Axel Schuster, speak during an end-of-season news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Michigan running back Blake Corum scores against Washington during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13 to win college football title

Blake Corum runs for 134 yards and two TDs for champs

Michigan running back Blake Corum scores against Washington during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops a shot by New York Rangers’ Jacob Trouba (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Pettersson and Hoglander each score twice as Canucks down Rangers 6-3

Vancouver leads NHL’s Pacific Division with a 26-11-3 record

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops a shot by New York Rangers’ Jacob Trouba (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Each of the 200-plus trails in Cumberland carries a name that hides a rich history, filled with camaraderie, laughter, and stories. Photo by UROC

What’s in a name? Ride down Cumberland’s trail-blazing mountain bike history

Hills surrounding Comox Valley town have become a mecca for mountain biking over the years

Each of the 200-plus trails in Cumberland carries a name that hides a rich history, filled with camaraderie, laughter, and stories. Photo by UROC
Jonathan Lyons, a 65-year-old rider from Bowen Island, B.C., is shown in action at the Canadian Track Championships in Milton, Ont., in a Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Cyclist, Robert Jones

At 65, B.C.’s Jonathan Lyons not slowing down at Canadian Track Championships

‘I’m not a young man any more but I feel strong, I feel healthy and alert.’

Jonathan Lyons, a 65-year-old rider from Bowen Island, B.C., is shown in action at the Canadian Track Championships in Milton, Ont., in a Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Cyclist, Robert Jones
Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson (40) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Miller and Pettersson score 2 apiece, Canucks dump Devils 6-4

Captain Quinn Hughes adds three assists for Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson (40) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Canada’s Caitlin Kraemer, foreground right celebrates scoring with teammates from left, Ava Murphy, Piper Grober, Emma Pais and Alex Law after scoring the opening goal during the Women’s U18 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Canada and Sweden at the Ostersund Arena, in Ostersund, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Per Danielsson/TT News Agency via AP

Canada routs Germany 11-0 at women’s U18 world championship

The Canadians were 2-for-4 on the power play and Germany couldn’t connect on its 3 power plays

Canada’s Caitlin Kraemer, foreground right celebrates scoring with teammates from left, Ava Murphy, Piper Grober, Emma Pais and Alex Law after scoring the opening goal during the Women’s U18 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Canada and Sweden at the Ostersund Arena, in Ostersund, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Per Danielsson/TT News Agency via AP