Source: Devin Heroux, CBC Sports, March 8, 2018 Cross-country skier owns 13 Winter Games medals, including bronze in biathlon, and is 1 away from record Thirteen-time Paralympic medallist Brian McKeever has been named Canada’s flag-bearer for Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “It’s always an honour to represent Canada, and to do it… Continue reading Brian McKeever named Canada’s flag-bearer for Paralympics opening ceremony
Tag: Winter Games
Rock bottom: Canadian curling grapples with disastrous Olympics
Source: Devin Heroux , CBC News, February 25, 2018 Men’s, women’s teams miss podium for first time ever It started off so well. Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris captured gold in the first-ever mixed doubles Olympic curling event. The dream of a Canadian curling podium sweep was alive and well in South Korea. Then it all… Continue reading Rock bottom: Canadian curling grapples with disastrous Olympics
The 2018 Olympics were a big win for Canada
Source: Vicki Hall, CBC News, February 25, 2018 Pyeongchang will be remembered fondly, despite the misses in signature sports But with the passage of time, the 2018 Winter Games will go down as a resounding victory for the Canadian Olympic team, regardless of the failure to convert in its so-called signature sports. The history books… Continue reading The 2018 Olympics were a big win for Canada
Sask. man having ‘absolutely amazing’ time driving Zamboni at Winter Olympics
Source: CBC News, February 26, 2018 ‘We have three Zambonis. We named them Soju, Pork Belly and Kloud,’ said Hanson Skotheim with a laugh He may not have been competing in the Winter Olympics, but a Saskatchewan man had one of the most important jobs: ice making. Hanson Skotheim, from the Grayson, Sask. area, maintained ice and drove a… Continue reading Sask. man having ‘absolutely amazing’ time driving Zamboni at Winter Olympics
South Korea’s final Olympic challenge: keep the lights on
Source: Jane Chung, Thomson Reuters , February 25, 2018 Host nation must decide how to avoid turning surplus venues into white elephants Olympic officials have showered praise on South Korea’s Winter Games organisers for staging a successful event against the odds, but they have also left it with a warning: don’t leave any white elephants behind.… Continue reading South Korea’s final Olympic challenge: keep the lights on
Canada triumphs over Czechs to win men’s hockey bronze
Source: Canadian Press, February 24, 2018 Andrew Ebbett, Chris Kelly lead Canadians with pair of goals each Canada’s men’s hockey team has won the bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Games with a 6-4 victory over the Czech Republic. Team Canada’s victory comes a day after a semifinal loss to Germany which ended its bid for… Continue reading Canada triumphs over Czechs to win men’s hockey bronze
Friendship between Serwa, Phelan fuels their way to Olympic glory
Source: Kristina Rutherford, Sportsnet.ca, February 23, 2018 PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — As she stood in the start gate while the clock ticked down to signal the beginning of her race, Kelsey Serwa could feel her heart beating and she could hear the sound of a heartbeat playing over the loud speakers, too—as she describes it,… Continue reading Friendship between Serwa, Phelan fuels their way to Olympic glory
Canadian men’s curlers fall to Swiss in bronze-medal match
Source: Nick Murray, CBC Sports, February 23, 2018 1st time Canada’s men’s team kept off Olympic podium For the first time ever, Canada’s men’s curling team is leaving an Olympic Games without a medal. Canada fell to Switzerland 7-5 in the bronze-medal match Friday in South Korea, which will also mark the first time both the men’s… Continue reading Canadian men’s curlers fall to Swiss in bronze-medal match
Canada sets national record with 27 Olympic medals
Source: Myles Dichter, CBC Sports, February 23, 2018 Medal haul surpasses Vancouver mark for a single Winter Games Canada is enjoying its most successful Winter Olympics ever. With Kaetlyn Osmond’s bronze in women’s figure skating, the nation earned its 27th medal in Pyeongchang — one more than the total on home soil in Vancouver in 2010, and two more than in… Continue reading Canada sets national record with 27 Olympic medals
Canada edges Finland to reach men’s hockey semifinals
Source: The Canadian Press, February 21, 2018 Canadian defenceman Maxim Noreau scores lone goal to book meeting with Germany Maxim Noreau’s goal early in the third period moved Team Canada into the Olympic men’s hockey semifinals with a 1-0 win over Finland. The breakthrough goal came 55 seconds into the third period with Noreau blasting a… Continue reading Canada edges Finland to reach men’s hockey semifinals