Kristina Groves was disappointed with Canada's opening round loss in women's team pursuit - they finished fifth

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Germany slides through semifinals to defend Olympic title

Posted 28 February 2010 by Katelyn Peer

  Germany defended their women’s team pursuit Olympic title on Saturday after making up almost one second in the final lap to overtake the Japanese team at the line by just two hundedths of a second. The Germans struggled on the over-used ice in the first few laps, and fell behind by almost two seconds early on. They chipped [...] Continue Reading

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Denny Morrison lead his team of Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux to gold over the Americans in team pursuit

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Canadian men finally get their long track medal – a gold

Posted 28 February 2010 by Katelyn Peer

  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 men’s long track team pursuit at the Richmond Oval in what could be the last speed skating race at the complex.  It [...] Continue Reading

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Speed Skating · Winter Games

Canada finishes competition atop the podium

Posted 27 February 2010 by Umar Ali

After two weeks of disappointment for the Canadian men’s short track team, Friday night at the Pacific Coliseum would have the men’s 5000m relay team take home the gold in a record setting performance. With the win, Canada achieved the highest number of gold medals at the Winter Olympics, claiming ten, tied for the most at [...] Continue Reading

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Kalyna Roberge was the top Canadian in the 1,000 metres, finishing in fifth place.

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Wang Meng wins third gold medal with victory in 1,000 metres

Posted 27 February 2010 by Nicole Watts

China’s Wang Meng won her third gold medal of the 2010 Olympics with a victory in the ladies’ 1,000 metres at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday, while all three Canadians failed to advance to the final. Wang lead the race right from the start and did not give up her lead, finishing first with a time [...] Continue Reading

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Charles Hamelin set a new Olympic record on route to capturing the gold medal in the men's Olympic 500 m event on Friday.

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Hamelin’s dominance in the 500m proves to be golden

Posted 27 February 2010 by Steve Loung

Canadian short track speed skaters, Charles Hamelin and Francois-Louis Tremblay won gold and bronze medals in a wild 500 m Olympic short track speed skating event on Friday. Continue Reading

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Speed Skating · Winter Games

Canadian men skate into team pursuit final

Posted 26 February 2010 by Mackenzie Liddell

Canada set an Olympic record and has advanced to the final in men’s long track speed skating after winning their semi-final heat against Norway on Friday. Led by Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux, the Canadian team finished the race in a time of three minutes 42.22 seconds, surpassing their record setting time of 3:42.39 [...] Continue Reading

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Kristina Groves was unable to lead Canada to a berth in the semifinals of the Ladies Team Pursuit

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Americans upset Canadians in ladies team pursuit quarterfinal

Posted 26 February 2010 by Igor Henriques

With a surprising upset at the 2010 Olympic games, the seventh ranked American ladies pursuit team defeated the number one ranked Canadian team by five hundredths of a second in their quarterfinal race on Friday. Canada came into the event as world record holders and favourites for gold with a team consisting of Christine Nesbitt, Kristina [...] Continue Reading

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Marianne St-Gelais, seen here winning the silver medal in the 500 metres, won another silver with the 3,000 metre relay team on Wednesday.

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Canada wins silver in 3,000 metre short track relay

Posted 25 February 2010 by Nicole Watts

It was a fitting end to an action-packed, fast-paced event often filled with bumps and slips. After finishing the ladies’ 3,000 metre short track relay in third, Canada was bumped up to second place after winner South Korea was disqualified. Jessica Gregg, Kalyna Roberge, Marianne St-Gelais, and Tania Vicent skated a clean, fast race at the Pacific [...] Continue Reading

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Francois-Louie Tremblay qualified for the quarter final with a new Olympic record time.

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Canadian Tremblay sets Olympic record in men’s 500m

Posted 24 February 2010 by Chris G. Ballard

Francois-Louie Tremblay set a new Olympic record and all three Canadian skaters advanced to the quarter final during Wednesday night’s men’s 500m short track speed skating at the Pacific Coliseum. Tremblay finished the qualifying heat in first place, clocking in at 41.397 seconds, beating the record set by teammate Charles Hamelin just minutes earlier. Hamelin beat fellow-Canadian [...] Continue Reading

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Jessica Gregg is one of three Canadians to qualify for Friday's 1,000 metre quarterfinals.

Speed Skating · Winter Games

Vicent, Roberge, and Gregg all qualify for 1,000 metre quarters

Posted 24 February 2010 by Nicole Watts

All three Canadians made it through the heats of the ladies’ 1,000 metres in short track speed skating at the Pacific Coliseum on Wednesday. Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, and Jessica Gregg all finished in the top two of their respective heats to reach the quarterfinals. Vicent originally finished fourth, but after two of the skaters in her [...] Continue Reading

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