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Denny Morrison has decided to retire following a decorated 16-year career with the Canadian long track speed skating team. The 34-year-old from Fort St. John, B.C., hangs up his skates with four Olympic medals and a remarkable comeback story after an accident in 2015. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic gold medallist Conor Dwyer retires after receiving doping ban
American double Olympic champion Conor Dwyer said Friday he was retiring from swimming on the day he was handed a 20-month doping ban that ruled him out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Let’s Play Operation With Olympic Ski Slopestyle Gold Medallist Dara Howell
Dara Howell is many things, including an Operation aficionado. Well, kind of. Get to know Huntsville, Ontario’s Olympian and X-Games medallist better before she competes at this weekend’s World Cup in Stubai, Austria. CBC | Sports News
Read More »2-time Olympic gold medallist Heather Moyse making bobsleigh comeback
Heather Moyse is returning to the track. Bobsleigh Canada announced Monday night that Moyse, a two-time Olympic champion, will be making a comeback, but the 39-year-old brakeman stressed her intention is to help young athletes and not reunite with her longtime partner Kaillie Humphries. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Will weightlifter be Canada’s 2nd gold medallist from 2012 Olympics?
Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard’s bronze medal from the London Olympics could be upgraded to gold after the two women who finished ahead of her were nabbed in doping retests. CBC | Sports News
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