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Canadian Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward took home his first career world-championship medal on Sunday with silver in the men’s C3 scratch race, the country’s fourth podium finish of the week in Rio de Janeiro. CBC | Sports News
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Marielle Thompson leads Canadian women’s medal sweep at ski cross World Cup
Two-time Olympic medallist Marielle Thompson led the way Saturday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland with her fifth ski cross gold medal in a seven-race stretch. Fellow Canadians Brittany Phelan and India Sherret collected silver and bronze, respectively. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brittany Hudak, Mark Arendz claim team sprint bronze, Canada’s 7th medal at Para biathlon worlds
Brittany Hudak and Mark Arendz claimed Canada’s seventh medal of the Para Biathlon World Championships with team sprint bronze on the final day of competition in Prince George, B.C. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Marion Thénault caps aerials World Cup season with gold medal in Kazakhstan
Marion Thénault of Sherbrooke, Que., ended her successful aerials World Cup season on top of the medal podium Sunday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralympic medal wins by Russian, Belarusian athletes won’t be recorded on medal table in Paris
Russian and Belarusian athletes who finish on the podium in Paralympics events in Paris this year will not have their medal wins recorded on the Games medals table, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »How Canada’s Hallie Clarke crash-landed into a gold medal at the skeleton worlds
In hockey terms, Hallie Clarke took a hit to make a play. The 19-year-old Canadian crashed through the finish line at the skeleton world championships, becoming the youngest person ever to win gold at the event. She said Tuesday that her chaotic close was all part of the plan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Finlay Knox pulls off comeback for 1st career gold medal at swimming worlds
Canada’s Finlay Knox captured gold in the men’s 200-metre individual medley on Thursday at the World Aquatics Championships, rallying from behind in the last 50m. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Marielle Thompson cruises to 3rd straight World Cup ski cross gold medal
Marielle Thompson swept away her competition this weekend at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia, claiming gold in the women’s big final on Sunday. The 2014 Olympic champion from Whistler, B.C., is now on a streak of three consecutive wins and has won gold in four of the last five World Cup events this season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Here are some (too early) medal predictions for the Summer Olympics
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter parses a statistical model’s projections for how Canadian athletes will fare in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mark Arendz leads Canada’s Para biathlon medal haul with 3rd World Cup win of week
Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., won his third consecutive Para biathlon race of the week on Sunday, capturing the men’s 10 km individual event at a World Cup in Martell, Italy. CBC | Sports News
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