CANADA'S MEDAL COUNT
SILVER – Jenn Heil (Day 2: Women's Moguls)
BRONZE – Kristina Groves (Day 3: Women's Long Track Speed Skating – 3,000m)
GOLD – Alexandre Bilodeau (Day 3: Men's Moguls)
SILVER – Mike Robertson (Day 4: Men's Snowboard Cross)
GOLD – Maëlle Ricker (Day 5: Women's Snowboard Cross)
SILVER – Marianne St-Gelais (Day 6: Women's Short Track Speed Skating – 500m)
GOLD – Christine Nesbitt (Day 7: Women's Long Track Speed Skating – 1,000m)
GOLD – Jon Montgomery (Day 8: Men's Skeleton)
SILVER – Kristina Groves (Day 10: Women's Long Track Speed Skating – 1,500m)
GOLD – Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (Day 11: Figure Skating – Ice Dance)
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(Photograph By: Jenelle Schneider / Canwest News Service)
Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are Canada's Ice King and Queen!
For the first time in the history of Olympic Ice Dancing, a North American pair won the Gold Medal. It was a flawless performance by these two stunning athletes. And yes, I do say athletes. It takes an unbelievable amount of strength, stamina, flexability and athletic ability to pull off what they do. Now while I can't show you video from their Gold Medal winning performance, I did find their exact performance on YouTube at a different event. Keep in mind their Olympic performance was 10-times better but you'll get the idea.
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Of note, watch the 3:12 mark for a remarkable athletic move…
When Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were in Saskatoon for the 2009 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships, I asked them about that move. While he wouldn't reveal the "secret", Scott did tell me that he didn't have any padding on his leg. It's all about Tessa putting that skate in the right position and making no sudden movement. It's stunning.
I've said it once and i'll say it again – it really is poetry on ice. And unlike a Shakespearean tragedy, this story finished with a happy ending – Olympic Gold.
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Here's how Saskatchewan Athletes fared on Day 11 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
Corinne Bartel (Lanigan, SK): Women's Curling – Canada beat Sweden 6-2
Ben Hebert (Regina, SK): Men's Curling – Canada beat USA 7-2
Hayley Wickenheiser (Shaunavon, SK): Women's Hockey – 3 Shots on Goal as Canada beat Finland 5-0 in the Semi Finals
Gina Kingsbury (Uranium City, SK): Women's Hockey – 6 Shots on Goal as Canada beat Finland 5-0 in the Semi Finals
Colleen Sostorics (Kennedy, SK): Women's Hockey – +3 as Canada beat Finland 5-0 in the Semi Finals
Meaghan Mikkelson (Regina, SK): Women's Hockey – +1 as Canada beat Finland 5-0 in the Semi Finals
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Here's how Canada fared on Day 11 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
MEN'S CURLING
Canada beat USA 7-2
WOMEN'S CURLING
Canada beat Sweden 6-2
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Semi Finals
Canada beat Finland 5-0
SKI JUMPING: Team
Canada (Eric Mitchell, Trevor Morrice, Stefan Read, Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes) finished 12th
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING: Women's Team Sprint Freestyle
Canada (Sara Renner / Daria Gaiazova) finished 7th
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING: Men's Team Spring Freestyle
Canada (Alex Harvey / Devon Kershaw) finished 4th
FIGURE SKATING: Ice Dance
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir – GOLD
Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier – 14th Place
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Here's what on tap on Day 12 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games (All times SK)
9am – Women's Curling: Canada vs. Great Britain
1pm – Long Track Speed Skating: Men's 10,000m
1:30pm – Biathlon: Women's 4x6k Relay
3pm – Alpine Skiing: Men's Giant Slalom
4pm – Men's Curling: Canada vs. China
4pm – Nordic Combined: Team 4x5k / 4x5k Relay
4:03pm – Freestyle Skiing: Women's Ski Cross
6:30pm – Men's Hockey: Canada vs. Germany
6:30pm – Figure Skating: Women's Short Program
9pm – Women's Curling: Canada vs. Russia
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