Rochette nails her hardest skate
As Joannie Rochette skated her way onto the ice for the most difficult performance of her life, the hometown crowd embraced the courageous skater with roars of encouragement after the hearing of the passing…
Cynthia Phaneuf
Tragedy hits home with Canada’s Joannie Rochette
Joannie Rochette, Canada’s top female figure skater, was given the shocking news that her mother, Therese Rochette, died of a heart attack Sunday morning, two days before she was scheduled to compete in the women’s figure skating event.
Skater Rochette aims for redemption in Vancouver
Joannie Rochette has been working harder than ever to not let a precious opportunity at an Olympic podium pass her by the second time around. Rochette, who placed 5th at Torino, needs to make…