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

Precarious weather conditions at the Whistler Creekside drove juries to postpone the women’s giant slalom event Wednesday at the Vancouver Olympic Games. Under a snowy Whistler, the first run was completed, although some problems came up during some races due to heavy fog and snow fall. Austria’s Elisabeth Goergl finished the first and only run of the [...] Continue Reading

Cloudy skies over Whistler made it difficult for skiers to see at a distance on Sunday during the downhill portion of the men’s super combined.   Askel Lund Svindal of Norway placed first with one of his fastest career times, 1:52.15. Svindal will compete later Sunday in the giant slalom where he will be going for his third medal [...] Continue Reading

Canadian Lyndon Rush will not make it to the podium in men’s two-man bobsleigh after crashing in the second heat on Saturday night at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Vancouver. Rush and pusher Lascelles Brown were in the third place after the first round with a time of 51.67 seconds. However, the 29-year-old pilot lost control [...] Continue Reading

Brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger of Austria took gold in doubles luge for the second time in four years Wednesday night, at Whistler Sliding Centre. They became only the second duo in the event’s history to defend their title, since Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn of East Germany were the first to repeat as champions in1980. The [...] Continue Reading

Patrick Chan will be the focus of Canadians Thursday evening, as he attempts to become the first ever Canadian to win a gold medal in the day’s marquee event, men’s figure skating. Don’t hold your breath however, as he sits seventh overall after the short program. On Tuesday, Chan made some clear errors with footwork and did [...] Continue Reading

The fifth day of the 2010 Winter Olympics was filled with excitement for the host country. Tuesday saw the start of the men’s hockey tournament, as well as curling, and Canada also saw its second gold medal won by Maelle Ricker in the ladies snowboard cross. Germany also made noise in the medal standing by getting a total [...] Continue Reading

Vancouver’s lucky to have only been hit by rain. The last time Olympic alpine skiing took such a hit from the weather came in the 1998 Winter Games, when a mild earthquake registering 5.0 on the Richter scale put a hold on the events at Mount Yakebitai. In addition to the quake, a combination of rain [...] Continue Reading

Canada’s dream of home-spun Olympic gold was not realized on day two at the Vancouver Winter Games, but there was a silver lining. Three Canadian Olympians-Jennifer Heil, Charles Hamelin, and Manny Osbourne-Paradis were considered legitimate contenders for gold on day two,yet for reasons both in and out of their control,none were unable to deliver. Heil highlighted the day as she captured Canada’s [...] Continue Reading

Lindsey Vonn was unable to test her injured shin Thursday as fog took over the Olympic ski slopes in Whistler. The American alpine skier was scheduled for a downhill training run, but bad weather forced its cancellation. Vonn, who had been favoured to win multiple medals at the Olympic Games, announced on Wednesday she is suffering from a right [...] Continue Reading