Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson overcame a 0.76 second deficit in the the final of men’s parallel giant slalom, to win gold Saturday at Cypress Mountain. Anderson triumphed through fog and rain, edging rival Benjamin Karl of Austria,who took silver. It was a long-time coming for Anderson, who has 59 podium finishes and 26 victories in [...]
Canadians had something else to be ecstatic about besides winning medals; Canada made history by winning three gold medals on day 16, bringing their total count to 13 overall, the most ever won by a host country and highest total ever won. Men’s curling Kevin Martin of Killam, Alberta, led his team of John Morris, Marc [...]
Oli Jokinen had two goals, including the game winner, as the Finns erased a two-goal deficit after two periods for their fifth Olympic medal since the 1988 Calgary Games.
The number 13 is not unlucky for the host nation. On Saturday, Canada had three gold medal finishes, becoming only the third country to ever win 13 gold medals at a Winter Games. The record could be broken on Sunday when the men’s hockey team meets the undefeated U.S. club in a highly anticipated gold [...]
Lyndon Rush and Canada 1 captured a bronze medal in four-man bobsleigh at the Vancouver Winter Games on Saturday. Rush, of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and his crew of Chris Le Bihan, Lascelles Brown, and David Bissett missed the silver medal by 0.01 seconds. “I’m conflicted right now, you know what I mean because those guys did [...]
The second time was the charm for Kevin Martin. In his second Olympics appearance, one of the most decorated Canadian curlers was able to add the only thing missing from his curling resume, a gold medal. Martin and Canada defeated Norway 6-3 to capture Canada’s second straight men’s curling gold medal, following Brad Gushue’s [...]
Germany defended their women’s team pursuit Olympic title on Saturday after making up almost one second in the final lap to overtake the Japanese team at the line by just two hundedths of a second. The Germans struggled on the over-used ice in the first few laps, and fell behind by almost two seconds early [...]
Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic, both Olympic bronze medallists, have been named the joint recipients of the Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox Award.
A day before the great USA – Canada hockey rivalry plays out, the two countries battled on another sheet of ice. Canada’s Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux beat the Americans in the men’s long track team pursuit at the Richmond Oval in what could be the last speed skating race at the [...]
Giuliano Razzoli of Italy claimed gold in the men’s slalom on Saturday at Whistler Creekside. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia was in fourth place after run one but took the silver in run two while Sweden’s Andre Myhrer came from a far 10th spot to win the bronze.
