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The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first Games with two host cities in the name. So the medals for the upcoming Winter Games represent ‘two halves coming together.’ CBC | Sports News
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World 800m champ Marco Arop prioritizes winning track medals over world record ‘passion project’
While talk between Grand Slam Track events could shift to Marco Arop’s continued pursuit of David Rudisha’s 800-metre world record, he remains focused on the opportunity to develop another skillset racing the 1,500. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadians win 3 gold medals at short track worlds in Beijing
The Canadian short track speed skating team won three gold medals and added a silver at the world championships in Beijing on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Dubreuil, Blondin skate to silver medals at World Cup season finale in the Netherlands
Canadian speed skaters Ivanie Blondin and Laurent Dubreuil claimed silver medals on Sunday at the final stop of the long track World Cup tour in Heerenveen, Netherlands. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Arendz, Wilkie lead Canada to 12.5 km standing gold medals at Para biathlon worlds
Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie were victorious at the Para biathlon world championships on Sunday in Pokljuka, Slovakia, while fellow Canadian Derek Zaplotinsky captured silver in men’s 12.5 km individual sitting, his first-ever medal at the competition. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Scarcity behind the medals: Canada’s Olympic sports facing funding crisis
Survey data indicates 80 per cent of NSOs are skipping competitions athletes would normally attend, 70 per cent have paused, scaled back or eliminated programming, 90 per cent have reduced or eliminated training camps and 80 per cent have increased athlete fees, said COC CEO David Shoemaker. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emma McKeon, 1st female swimmer to earn 7 medals at single Olympics, retires at 30
Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ivanie Blondin wins 2 more medals at World Cup speed skating event in Nagano
Ivanie Blondin was a key player in two of Canada’s medals at the long-track speed skating World Cup on Sunday in Nagano, Japan, earning a silver in the women’s mass start and a bronze with Yankun Zhao in the mixed gender relay. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ivanie Blondin grabs 2 speed skating medals for Canada at Four Continents
Ivanie Blondin helped Canada to a team sprint gold medal before picking up an individual bronze Friday as the season-opening ISU Four Continents speed skating championships opened in Hachinohe, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian short track skaters win 4 medals, including 3 golds at World Tour event
A focus on teamwork — in both individual distances and in the relay — helped Canada’s short track squad capture four medals, including three gold, on home ice on Saturday during the second stop of the ISU Short Track World Tour in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
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