It was no surprise to hear cheers for Charles Hamelin when introduced during the men’s 1,500 semi finals Saturday night. It was a star studded first round with Hamelin, America’s Apolo Anton Ohno and S. Korea’s…
Canadian’s Charles Hamelin, Oliver Jean and Guillaume Bastille were medal favourites going into this year’s men’s 1,500m event and at the preliminary event Saturday night, they tried to prove it. Jean, who stands as the…
North Americans dominated the top four spots at the women’s moguls qualifying round on Saturday at Cypress Mountain in Vancouver. All three Canadian competitors advanced to the medal round. Jennifer Heil lead the way in second…
The river of gold in women’s hockey is said to run through North America, but don’t tell that to the girls from Sweden. Erica Uden Johansson had one goal and one assist, while goaltender Kim Martin stopped…
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…
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands broke the Olympic record Saturday in the 5,000m event with a time of 6:14:60, on his way to his first Olympic gold medal. The 23-year-old Dutch superstar was the heavy favourite coming into the…
Switzerland’s Simon Ammann made it look easy as he soared to victory in the normal hill ski jumping competition at Whistler Olympic Park, Saturday. The 28-year-old veteran, and World Cup leader, set a hill record…
The men’s alpine skiing downhill competition at Whistler Creekside, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. PT, has been postponed until Monday due to poor weather conditions. Alpine officials determined the Whistler slopes were too soft as…
Training resumed Saturday at the Whistler Sliding Centre, just one day after Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a practice run. The sixth men’s training session that was slated to resume at 8 a.m. PT after…
El espíritu Olímpico tocó el corazón del mundo entero después de que el legendario jugador de hockey, el Canadiense Wayne Gretzky, encendiera el pebetero en Canada Place, lugar donde yacerá la flama hasta el término…