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...took a congratulatory call from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, she had won four medals. She added the fifth last Saturday in what she calls the "most dreaded race," the 5,000 m, to set a new Canadian standard. And Vancouver 2010 is still in the picture. Cross-country skier Beckie Scott, who won a silver medal but had hoped for more, said Klassen's ability to meet the goals so publicly set out for her makes her performance even more amazing...
...sense of Canada's highs and lows at these 20th Winter Olympics, ponder a seven-hour span last Wednesday. Most Canadians awoke to news that cross-country skier Chandra Crawford of Canmore, Alta., had pocketed gold in the 1.1-km sprint, a bit of an improvement on her 46th-place finish at the 2005 world championship. Then Winnipeg's Cindy Klassen and Ottawa's Kristina Groves netted gold and silver, respectively, in speedskating. That made Klassen the first Canadian to win four medals at a single Olympics (she would add a fifth on Saturday). Three hours later, Canada survived...
...sports authorities and public authorities can do something about this." The i.o.c. announced late Friday that the Austrian athletes' urine tests came back negative, but both Olympic and Italian officials said their investigation will steam ahead. Not all were cheering. Several of the Austrians searched, including two cross-country skiers who had the 4 ? 10-km relay the next day at 10 a.m. (they finished last), were outraged. "We were surprised in our room," said cross-country skier Jürgen Pinter. "Suddenly the police came in and didn't let us leave on the night before the competition. This...
...came from freshman David McCahill, who led the men’s 10k freestyle team. His time of 24:02.00 was good enough for 31st place, and although the Crimson only took ninth place in the event, they were helped by a strong performance from an up-and-coming skier. “These are encouraging signs,” Graves said. “Of course, everybody would like to see first or second or third, and we’re moving towards that, but we’re making forward progress, and that’s good...
...shows up at the Olympics just like those annoying mascots. Miller's coaches insist that he's not skiing badly, just having bad luck. "He's been engaged and active," says head coach Phil McNichol. "He's skiing as strong and fast through intervals in training as any other skier." Miller has just two more chances to prove...