We're just days away from a vitally important Canadian national championships. We give you the lowdown on what to watch for in Gatineau at #SCNats26. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/scnats26-s...

We bring the spirit of Festivus to our look back at the first round of the College Football Playoff. Grievances are aired, feats of strength noted ... a fun twist to the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

It's become a bit of a holiday tradition in this space. And that's a look back at some summer thoughts about the current season for @SkateCanada athletes. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/so-about-t...

It's been a season of great improvement for Canada's Grayson Long, and it traces back to summer training that showed him how some of the world's best get to the top. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/its-been-f...

The College Football Playoff field is set and the way we got there couldn't have been any messier. We sort through the carnage and the anger in this week's CFB thoughts. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

The Grand Prix season is in the books and we've got some Canadian thoughts (and big concerns) about the Final in Nagoya. It's all here in your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/grand-prix...

Worry for the ACC, which could be staring down complete playoff elimination with the wrong result on Saturday. It didn't have to be this way. The weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Some thoughts on what @PiperGilles said at Finlandia, and why the power brokers in figure skating need to listen. Plus an early look at the Grand Prix Final. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). @SkateCanada rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/are-we-rea...

Rivalry Week is here and that means fun trophies to play for, bragging rights to earn ... and in this era, some very big playoff implications. It's all here for you in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have plenty of company on their Olympic quest. We dig into that and wrap up the Grand Prix Series, all here in your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/our-story-...

Oklahoma has gone from an afterthought to being in the driver's seat for a College Football Playoff spot. All that and more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

With only two @SkateCanada pair spots available for the 2026 Olympics, Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier have had to find an extra source of motivation for this season. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/its-so-not...

Playoff madness is upon us as we enter the final three Saturdays of the regular season. We examine all of that and more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

We're back from @SkateCanada International and we brought some final thoughts home from Saskatoon about what we saw out there. Plus some big weekend updates, all part of your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-some...

The first set of College Football Playoff rankings are in, and we're here to dissect exactly what tone has been set by the committee. It's the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

It was a record-setting finish to #SCI25 on Sunday, with @SkateCanada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier claiming a sixth straight ice dance crown. We dive into that and more in our final dispatch from Saskatoon. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-danc...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are back on top at #SCI25, but their third straight triumph was extra special for the Canadian duo. All that and a women's free skate wrap, here for you on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-this...

The skating renaissance of Stephen Gogolev has been a great Canadian story at #SCI25. We've got the latest on that and an ice dance wrap from today out here in Saskatoon. All here on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-a-ne...

The stage was set for Friday to be a perfect night for Trennt Michaud at #SCI25. But not quite, as it turned out. Our recap of Day 1 at SaskTel Centre on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-not-...

We've got some bonus early content for you from Saskatoon, where #SCI25 begins tonight at SaskTel Centre. We'll have plenty more later this evening on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-this...

In our first dispatch from #SCI25 in Saskatoon, we catch up with five-time SCI ice dance champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Plus a few other news and notes from the day. It's all here for you on the Substack. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-its-...

It's almost College Football Playoff rankings time and that hot topic, along with a wildly spinning coaching carousel, heads up this week's CFP thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Skate Canada International is on the horizon and we've got an early primer on what you'll see in Saskatoon. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). #SCI25 rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/sci25-some...

Soon enough, we'll only need one hand to count the unbeaten teams left in this college football season. We get into that and a bunch more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

You see where Canada's Layla Veillon and Alexander Brandys got their start, and certain thoughts come to mind. We tell the story of their rise up the junior ice dance ranks in your weekend read on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/were-very-...

An ode to the Indiana Hoosiers, and why you better believe they're serious national title contenders. All that and more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

The Grand Prix season is almost upon us, and we've got an early look at how things stand for @SkateCanada athletes going into the six-event series. All that and a bunch for your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/some-canad...

A pair of shockers in Week 6 have largely derailed two of the pre-season's most highly regarded college football squads. We delve into that and a bunch more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

There's a bit of extra emotion behind the free dance this season for @SkateCanada's Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer. We get into that and lots more in this dispatch, all part of your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/something-...

We saw a whole lot of familiar on Saturday ... and we're here to celebrate some surprises, too. The weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Canadian teen Uliana Shiryaeva wanted more international experience this season. She'll get a rather large opportunity next month. That and whole bunch more in your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/making-tim...

Week 4 answered more questions about contenders and pretenders. And reminded us at least one team in particular remains very good. The weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

This week, we catch up with @SkateCanada junior pair champions Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov, who are living in two worlds this season and thriving in a big way. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/were-excit...

It's only September but we're (reluctantly) diving into some College Football Playoff talk already. All that and more in the weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

It was a big move for them, but already it has turned out to very much be right one for @SkateCanada ice dancers Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac. Plus a Junior Grand Prix update for you on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/it-felt-li...

Just when you thought we might be in for a quiet Saturday of college football ... well, things happened. The weekly CFB thoughts on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have history on their minds heading into the Olympic season. Plus an update on a prominent @SkateCanada ice dance team. All that and much more on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/a-backward...

College football is back and that means it's over-reaction time for moi again on the Substack thing. And Week 1? Well, that's where this whole concept first started. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/over-react...

Skate Canada's annual high performance camp is the launching point for the Olympic season. And we've got a selection of many thoughts from the proceedings. Your weekend long read on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/camping-ou...

The return of Keegan Messing has sent shockwaves through the Canadian skating world. We dive into that and a whole lot more in your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). @SkateCanada rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/mens-skati...

It's August and that means it's question time in this space. As in, some queries about what might unfold in the Olympic season to come. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). @SkateCanada rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/question-a...

Italy is a country that Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud have yet to visit, and the @SkateCanada pairs team is aiming to check off that travel box at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/itll-make-...

Yeah, it's dead smack in the middle of a hot summer. But cool yourself off with an early, early primer on the Olympic season from a @SkateCanada perspective. Your holiday weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/all-eyes-o...

While she works her way through some boot issues, 2024 @SkateCanada champion Kaiya Ruiter is excited about taking two new programs into the Olympic season. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/im-still-h...

It's one of the hottest topics in figure skating. But for @SkateCanada champion Roman Sadovsky, tackling the music rights clearance issue wasn't much of an issue at all. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/the-stars-...

It's a hot summer day and a certain telecom company has me in a ranting mood. Plus a few skating nuggets (including some kinda fun numbers) to round out your early weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/when-plus-...

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford's path to the @SkateCanada Hall of Fame was truly launched back in 2012 in New Brunswick. A long read for your holiday reading pleasure on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/that-was-l...

.@SkateCanada junior champion David Bondar is going senior domestically this season, and it's a transition he's hoping to make in a big way. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/i-really-w...

Manitoba's Breken Brezden has the attention of @SkateCanada brass with her continued growth on the ice. And she's hoping it takes more places in the season ahead. Your weekend reading on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/i-dont-see...

On @SkateCanada's Maddie Schizas, The Lion King, Worlds, the Olympic season ... and so much more. This week's dispatch for you (a little bit earlier than usual) on the Substack thing. Enjoy ... and subscribe (it's free!). rwbrodiewrites.substack.com/p/it-was-tim...