Canada meets U.S. for gold in women’s hockey, Joannie Rochette skates in the women’s free skate, men take to the sky in the aerials
VANCOUVER, B.C.-The Canada Place foghorn that signals Canadian medals could be pumping out a steady beat again today, with several chances ahead to add to the host country’s 15-medal score:
Curling. The Cheryl Bernard rink out of Edmonton today beat Switzerland 6-5 to reach Friday’s gold-medal game against Sweden (6 p.m. Eastern), who earlier beat favoured China 9-4. Later today, unbeaten Kevin Martin takes on Sweden in a men’s semi, a spot in Saturday’s men’s final on the line (5 p.m. Eastern).
Women’s hockey. A day after the men’s team set off wild celebrations in the arena and outside in the streets here, the Canadian and American women renew their long-running rivalry in front of a sellout crowd at Canada Hockey Place. The pre-game hype goes so far as suggesting this could be the best women’s shinny matchup in history, with the U.S.’s youth and speed matched against a steely, relentless Canadian team led by veteran Hayley Wickenheiser (6 p.m. Eastern).
Women’s figure skating. Joannie Rochette of Montreal, skating in memory of her mother Therese and capturing the hearts of the entire country, takes to the Pacific Coliseum ice surface for the performance of her life tonight. Rochette is in third place heading into the women’s free skate to decide the medals in one of the Games’ glamour events. South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na, who has trained in Toronto under two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser for almost four years, is the leader after a dazzling James Bond-themed routine in the short programme, with Kim’s longtime rival Mao Asada of Japan in second (8 p.m. Eastern; With 24 skaters, Canada’s Cynthia Phaneuf, sitting in 14th after the short programme, is seventh in the order—Kim will skate fourth from last in the final group, followed by Asada and Rochette).
Men’s aerials. Steve Omischl of North Bay, Ont., carries Canada’s brightest hopes to fly as freestyle skiing wraps up its menu at Cypress Mountain. Favoured Anton Kushnir of Belarus failed to qualify, opening the door a touch for Omischl and the likes of top qualifier Zongyang Jia of China, American defending world champion Ryan St. Onge, and Canada’s Kyle Nissen and Warren (Wooky) Shouldice; all of them expected to be in the mix for the gold medal (9 p.m. Eastern).
VANCOUVER, B.C.-The Canada Place foghorn that signals Canadian medals could be pumping out a steady beat again today, with several chances ahead to add to the host country’s 15-medal score:
Curling. The Cheryl Bernard rink out of Edmonton today beat Switzerland 6-5 to reach Friday’s gold-medal game against Sweden (6 p.m. Eastern), who earlier beat favoured China 9-4. Later today, unbeaten Kevin Martin takes on Sweden in a men’s semi, a spot in Saturday’s men’s final on the line (5 p.m. Eastern).
Women’s hockey. A day after the men’s team set off wild celebrations in the arena and outside in the streets here, the Canadian and American women renew their long-running rivalry in front of a sellout crowd at Canada Hockey Place. The pre-game hype goes so far as suggesting this could be the best women’s shinny matchup in history, with the U.S.’s youth and speed matched against a steely, relentless Canadian team led by veteran Hayley Wickenheiser (6 p.m. Eastern).
Women’s figure skating. Joannie Rochette of Montreal, skating in memory of her mother Therese and capturing the hearts of the entire country, takes to the Pacific Coliseum ice surface for the performance of her life tonight. Rochette is in third place heading into the women’s free skate to decide the medals in one of the Games’ glamour events. South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na, who has trained in Toronto under two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser for almost four years, is the leader after a dazzling James Bond-themed routine in the short programme, with Kim’s longtime rival Mao Asada of Japan in second (8 p.m. Eastern; With 24 skaters, Canada’s Cynthia Phaneuf, sitting in 14th after the short programme, is seventh in the order—Kim will skate fourth from last in the final group, followed by Asada and Rochette).
Men’s aerials. Steve Omischl of North Bay, Ont., carries Canada’s brightest hopes to fly as freestyle skiing wraps up its menu at Cypress Mountain. Favoured Anton Kushnir of Belarus failed to qualify, opening the door a touch for Omischl and the likes of top qualifier Zongyang Jia of China, American defending world champion Ryan St. Onge, and Canada’s Kyle Nissen and Warren (Wooky) Shouldice; all of them expected to be in the mix for the gold medal (9 p.m. Eastern).
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