Posted 28 February 2010 by John Matheson
The second time was the charm for Kevin Martin.
In his second Olympics appearance, one of the most decorated Canadian curlers was able to add the only thing missing from his curling resume, a gold medal.
Martin and Canada defeated Norway 6-3 to capture Canada’s second straight men’s curling gold medal, following Brad Gushue’s win in 2006 [...] Continue Reading
Posted 28 February 2010 by John Matheson
When the pressure was on, the experienced skip came through.
Switzerland defeated Sweden 5-4 to capture the bronze medal after veteran skip Ralph Stockli was forced to draw to the four-foot to score two points for the win in the final end.
The veteran Swiss team of Stockli, third Jan Hauser, second Markus Eggler, and lead Simon Strubin played [...] Continue Reading
Posted 26 February 2010 by Amit Mann
In their first Olympic games, China’s women’s curling team has impressed by picking up a bronze medal as they defeated Switzerland 12-6 at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Friday.
Two-time Olympic silver medalist Mirjam Ott conceded defeat after shooting a blank in the eighth end compared to China’s four.
China started the game strong scoring five in [...] Continue Reading
Posted 26 February 2010 by Chris G. Ballard
Sweden’s Anette Norberg has cemented her place in curling history.
Norberg clinched her second straight Olympic gold medal, defending her title against Canada’s Cheryl Bernard 7-6 in extra ends at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Friday afternoon.
Team Sweden, consisting of skip Norberg, third Eva Lund, second Cathrine Lindahl lead Anna Le Moine and alternate Kasja Bergstroem, [...] Continue Reading
Posted 17 February 2010 by Gustavo Garcia
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
United States
6
5
7
18
Germany
4
4
3
11
Norway
3
3
2
8
Canada
3
3
1
7
France
2
1
4
7
South Korea
3
2
0
5
Austria
1
2
2
5
Switzerland
3
0
1
4
China
2
1
1
4
Russia
1
2
1
4
Italy
0
1
3
4
Sweden
2
0
1
3
Netherlands
1
1
1
3
Japan
0
1
2
3
Australia
1
1
0
2
Slovakia
1
1
0
2
Czech Republic
1
0
1
2
Poland
0
2
0
2
Belarus
0
1
1
2
Estonia
0
1
0
1
Latvia
0
1
0
1
Finland
0
1
0
1
Kazakhstan
0
1
0
1
Slovenia
0
0
1
1
Croatia
0
0
1
1
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Posted 23 February 2010 by Steve Loung
The Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team will play Germany on Tuesday for a chance to match up against the Russians in the quarter-finals. Continue Reading
Posted 15 February 2010 by Kaitlin Kettle
After day 4 in Vancouver, the Americans stay on top of the leaderboard with 8 Olympic medals. Team Canada added a silver medal to their collection today keeping them tied for fourth in the medal count race. Notably, Switzerland had an incredible fourth Olympic day, getting on the medal board with three gold medals.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 2 2 [...] Continue Reading
Posted 25 February 2010 by John Matheson
Men’s hockey will be the focus for Canadians on Friday when Team Canada plays Slovakia in semifinal action.
Canada will be looking to hold on to the momentum gained from a dominating 7-3 win over the Russians and Alexander Ovechkin. Slovakia upset Sweden in the last quarterfinal Wednesday, and netminder Jaroslav Halak will be the key [...] Continue Reading
Posted 25 February 2010 by Rod Perry
Not even a head cold could stop team Canada skip Cheryl Bernard.
The 43-year-old’s rink came through in the clutch in another nail-biter to defeat Switzerland skip Mirjam Ott 6-5 in semifinal action of women’s curling at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Thursday.
The win assures the home nation of a medal, as they will face Anette [...] Continue Reading
Posted 25 February 2010 by Rod Perry
Team Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud survived a close match to defeat team Switzerland skip Ralph Stockli 7-5 in semifinal action on Thursday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
With the win, Norway will go on to face Canada in the finals on Friday, while Switzerland will face team Sweden.
The Norwegians had the hammer in the second end, [...] Continue Reading