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The International Biathlon Union on Saturday announced a two-year ban for Evgeny Ustyugov, who was part of the gold medal-winning men’s relay team six years ago, citing evidence he used the banned steroid oxandrolone around the time of the Olympics. CBC | World News
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Canada’s women’s basketball team commanding attention as serious Olympic medal threats
Through three generations, Canada’s women’s basketball team has fought battles on and off the court. Funding and exposure were long considered insufficient. But with those issues slowly being won, the fourth-ranked squad can finally focus on one long-standing goal: the Olympic podium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Darcy Sharpe wins rail jam silver to add to X Games medal haul
Canada’s Darcy Sharpe continued to make his mark at the X Games on Sunday in Aspen, Colo. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women proving an Olympic 7s medal is an expectation, not a goal
The silver medal earned by Canada’s women at the New Zealand Sevens is the first time in nearly three years they has medalled at three consecutive tournaments. As Nigel Reed writes, an Olympic medal in Japan is no longer a dream for this squad. It is becoming an expectation. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Liam Brearley’s historic bronze adds to heavy medal finish for Canada to close out the Youth Olympics
Canadian athletes saved their best single-day medal haul at the Youth Olympics for last. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Andrew Longino rockets to first gold medal at Youth Olympics
Calgary skier Andrew Longino captured Canada’s first gold medal at the Youth Olympics early Tuesday afternoon in Switzerland. His key to golden success? The sweet sounds of Elton John. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian lugers slide to country’s 1st medal at Youth Olympics
Two 16-year-old lugers from Whistler, B.C., captured Canada’s first medal at the Youth Olympics on Saturday. With snow falling on the iconic St Moritz-Celerina Olympia Bob Run, the Canadian women’s luge duo of Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless slid to silver with their family and friends cheering wildly at the bottom of the track. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Sarault, Dubois continue medal haul at Four Continents short-track championship
Just when Courtney Sarault thought she had nothing left in the tank, the Canadian speed skater dug deep to overcome pain and fatigue. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Resilient Canadians capture 3rd world junior gold medal in 6 years
Akil Thomas capped a three-goal, third-period comeback with his first of this year’s world junior hockey championship, beating Russian goalie Amir Miftakhov late in regulation to lift Canada to a 4-3 gold-medal win on Sunday in Ostrava, Czech Republic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada can look to silver lining after last-minute loss in Dubai 7s gold medal match
Team Canada has options. It can do one of two things. It can beat itself up while reflecting on what might have been in Dubai. Or it can lift its collective head, and face front with confidence at what lies down the road. CBC | Sports News
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