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Canada enjoys its best Winter Games everCanada met its goals for the Torino Games -- a third-place finish by total medal count, and its best performance ever at the Winter Olympics. more... Torino Games pass Olympic flag to Vancouver
A wild array of clowns, acrobats and other circus acts took to the stage Sunday at Stadio Olimpico in Turin as the curtain fell on the 2006 Winter Olympics. more... Vancouver starts countdown to 2010 Winter Games
Vancouver's Olympic leaders arrived back home Monday night bearing the Olympic flag marking them as hosts of the 2010 Winter Olympics. more... Canada's Olympians get heroes' welcome homeBrad Gushue and Duff Gibson were among several Olympians greeted with a heroes' welcome upon their return from Turin to Canada. more... Gold-winning Gushue greeted warmly in St. John'sNewfoundland skip Brad Gushue and his gold medal-winning curling team arrived home early this morning to 2,000 cheering fans at St. John's International Airport. more... Klassen becomes Canada's greatest OlympianSpeed skater Cindy Klassen has become Canada's greatest Olympian, cementing that status with a record fifth medal Saturday in Turin. more... Canadian Olympian donates $10,000 to charityClara Hughes won't receive a cash bonus for her Olympic gold medal, but that didn't stop her from being charitable. more... Rogge: IOC 'very satisfied' with GamesAs the 20th Winter Olympics drew toward a close Sunday, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said the IOC is "happy with the games, very satisfied." more... IOC not bothered about Canada's lucky looniesCanadians took the legend of the lucky loonie to a whole new level in Turin, but the International Olympic Committee didn't seem to mind. But that blind eye may change if the practice gets out of hand. more... Sweden edges Finland for gold in men's hockeySweden defeated their neighbour and rival Finland 3-2 to capture the gold medal in men's hockey Sunday, erasing the sting of their embarrassing exit from the Olympics four years ago. more... Reviewing the highs and lows of hockey at TorinoIt was an Olympic men's hockey tournament full of surprises. "If you had bet $10 on Sweden and Finland being in the final, you would have got a lot of money," said Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson. more... The Calgary Games legacy pays a dividend todayThe fact that half of Canada's athletes competing in Turin either train in Calgary or are from Alberta shows the legacy of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary lives on. more... Lueders says he'll compete at 2010 OlympicsVeteran bobsledder Pierre Lueders and his four-man team missed a medal by less than a tenth of a second Saturday. He plans to keep competing until the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. more... Lucky maple leaf pin placed in oval's iceA new twist on the lucky loonie helped propel Canada to the podium at Oval Lingotto. more... Canadian men claim gold in Olympic curlingCanada claimed the gold medal in Olympic men's curling after a spectacular 10-4 win over Finland in Pinerolo, Italy. more... |
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