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Winter Games

Americans lead medal count after day two

Canada’s hopes for its first gold medal on home soil were put on hold on day two, delayed by poor weather and a strong American performance. The first disappointment occurred early in the day when the men’s downhill race was postponed because of rainy conditions.  The race was to feature Manuel Osborne-Paradis, who has skied [...]


Winter Games

Slovakia wins first-ever gold medal

Slovakia wins first-ever gold medal

Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia won gold on Saturday in the women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park. This was the first gold medal for Slovakia since they first competed at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.  Since then, they have only captured one medal, silver, at the 2006 games in Turin. Kuzmina was [...]