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…
Sven Kramer, the three-time reigning world champion and world record holder, was disqualified following a lane violation, in what would have been an Olympic record in the men’s 10,000m race. South Korea’s Lee Seung-Hoon won gold, skating an Olympic best 12:58.55. Seung-Hoon, starting in the inside lane, surprised everyone by winning an event dominated by the Dutch.
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…
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…