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Veteran Canadian snowboarder Anderson wins gold

Posted 28 February 2010 by Tyler Edwards

Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson overcame a 0.76 second deficit in the the final of men’s parallel giant slalom, to win gold Saturday at Cypress Mountain. Anderson triumphed through fog and rain, edging rival Benjamin Karl of Austria,who took silver. It was a long-time coming for  Anderson, who has 59 podium finishes and 26 victories in 207 career [...] Continue Reading

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Medal standings day 7

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 Continue Reading

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Patrick Marleau and Team Canada will face Germany on Tuesday at 4:30 PM PST.

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Day 12 preview: Canada set to play Germany in men’s hockey

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

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Medal standings after day 4

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

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Dutch Sauerbreij, the golden girl of parallel giant slalom

Posted 26 February 2010 by Cecilia Olmos

Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands maintained the consistency during the competition to take the gold in the snowboard parallel giant slalom final, at the Vancouver Olympic Games. In the misty Cypress Mountain, Sauerbreij rode the final against Russia’s Ekaterina Ilyukhina where the Dutch got the first snowboard medal for her country. Ilyukhina took the silver. The fight [...] Continue Reading

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Canadian freestyle skiers Warren Shouldice (left) and Steve Omischl, console each other in the finish area at the men's aerials final at Cypress Mountain, Thursday.

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Belarus flipped to gold in aerials while Canada couldn’t find podium

Posted 25 February 2010 by Kaitlin Kettle

  In his third Olympic appearance, Alexei Grishin of Belarus finally captured a gold medal on Thursday on Cypress Mountain, while the Canadian men were shutout of a medal finish.   Grishin, who was the bronze medallist in Salt Lake City and took fourth place in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, claimed the gold medal this time [...] Continue Reading

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Aussie aerialist’s flight is golden

Posted 25 February 2010 by Steve Loung

Australia’s Lydia Lassila took home gold in the ladies’ Olympic aerials event on Wednesday. Continue Reading

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Canadian McIvor owns the ski cross podium

Posted 23 February 2010 by Andrew Garas

With the snow pouring down on Cypress Mountain, Canadian Ashleigh McIvor flew over the final jump to earn a gold medal in women’s ski cross on Tuesday at the Vancouver Winter Games. Norway’s Hedda Bernsten won silver, while Marion Josserand of France finished in third. “This is just the most amazing moment of my entire life, I’m [...] Continue Reading

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Switzerland’s Schmid wins first-ever ski cross Olympic gold

Posted 21 February 2010 by Rosa Garcia

Michael Schmid of Switzerland is the first time Olympic gold medalist in the men’s ski cross on Sunday at Cypress Mountain. Continue Reading

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Three Canadians advance to ski cross finals

Posted 21 February 2010 by Rosa Garcia

Top Canadian was led by Chris Del Bosco who qualified in second place with a time of 1:12:89. Stanley Hayer finished in 10th place and Davey Barr in 25th. Continue Reading

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