Canada’s Brady Leman finishes fourth in men’s ski cross
Brady Leman made it to the men’s ski cross final, but was shutout from a medal as France swept the podium. Leman, of Calgary, wore the red bib in each of his runs, which means […]
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Jennifer Jones wins gold and makes history in women’s curling
Jennifer Jones led Team Canada to gold in women’s curling, defeating Team Sweden 6-3. The Canadian skip, who wore gold eyeliner for the gold medal game, made Olympic history. She is the first woman to […]
Jennifer Jones and Team Canada extend undefeated record
Jennifer Jones continued her unbeaten streak in women’s curling. She defeated Lene Nielsen and Team Denmark 8-5. Team Canada is now 4-0 in the round-robin. It was a seesaw battle through eight ends until Canada […]
A medal worth dying for
Severe injuries and the memory of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke who was killed in a practice run in 2012 have raised questions about whether extreme sports have become too dangerous. Some think including extreme […]
Team Canada improves to 3-2 in curling round-robin
Canada squeaked out a 7-6 victory over Denmark in the final end, bringing the men’s curling team back above a .500 record in round-robin play. Team Denmark used the hammer to finish the first end up […]
Canadians winning hearts, not just medals
Team Canada sits in second place in medal standings as of Feb. 13, but Canada can be just as proud of the team’s heartwarming displays of sportsmanship. The first week of the Olympic games has […]
Marianne St-Gelais fails to qualify for short track final
Canada’s Marianne St-Gelais — silver medalist in the women’s 500-metre short track in the 2010 Olympics — failed to reach this year’s final, placing third in her semifinal heat. St-Gelais fell back to third in […]
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand falls in slopestyle final
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand of Quebec City placed last in the men’s ski slopestyle final. He was the lone Canadian competing. Beaulieu-Marchand fell off the rail in his first run in the final. It paralleled his first […]
Toronto to protest Sochi’s anti-gay law
The Sochi Olympics’ anti-gay policies are not sitting well with Toronto’s gay community which is planning a rally on Feb. 6 at the Russian consulate. The controversial Russian law came into effect in July after […]
Patrick Chan places third in short team skating event
Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan scored 89.71 on his short program at the Sochi Olympics, placing third as the team event competition got underway Feb. 6. Chan, 23, is the current world champion. He stumbled […]