Crawford looks to defend skiing gold on home snow
Chandra Crawford would love a repeat performance of “O Canada,” this time in her home country.
Winter Games
Vonn leads pack in women’s alpine skiing
On her first run in the giant slalom event in Lienz on Dec. 28, American skier Lindsey Vonn crashed, was taken to the hospital and had her bruised arm placed in a splint. She raced…
Canada’s Dube and Davison hope for Hollywood ending
Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison hope the heartbreak of their past fuels a passion on the ice that could see them on the podium at this year’s Winter Olympic Games.
Chan ready to “attack” rivals
Patrick Chan is poised to become the first Canadian to win Olympic gold in men’s figure skating.
Heil could grab Canada’s first medal at home
Canada’s Jennifer Heil is expected to take home a medal from Vancouver as she defends her freestyle skiing title at the 2010 Olympics this February. Women’s freestyle skiing has eight Canadian competitors and looks…
Youthful Canadian biathletes aim for success
Canada will be sending its youngest-ever biathlon team to this year’s Olympic Games in Vancouver. The high flying group of skiier/shooters is looking to follow in the footsteps of three-time Canadian Olympic medallist Myriam Bedard,…
Humphries ready to challenge big contenders
On every visit to the World Cup podium this season the focus for Kaillie Humphries has been the same — winning women’s bobsleigh gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. The Calgarian pilot of Canada-1 finished second…
Morrison longing for gold on home ice
Denny Morrison will have home advantage and with that comes an unprecedented expectation by both Canadians and himself. The long track speed skater is entered in four events, the 1,000m, 1,500m, 5,000m, and team…
Curler Bernard seeks gold rush in Vancouver
The role of the underdog is nothing new to Canada’s Cheryl Bernard, as it is a familiar situation that she and her fellow teammates have grown accustomed to. After all, Bernard had never won…
Canadian women’s hockey team forging golden trail
The road to perfection began at Mile Zero. Melody Davidson, coach of the Canadian Olympic women’s hockey team, led the team on an intensive orientation trip to Mile Zero in Dawson’s Creek last August….