Speed skater Laurent Dubreuil captured Canada’s 24th medal of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games on Friday, winning silver in the men’s 1,000-metres.
After missing the podium by just three-hundredths of a second in 500m — an event in which he’s the reigning world champion — the 29-year-old got his medal moment in the longer distance, finishing in one minute, 8.32 seconds.
“I was in the shape of my life, and I just had a bad day six days ago,” Dubreuil told CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis.
It’s Canada’s third-ever silver medal in the men’s event, after Denny Morrison’s placing at the 2014 Games, and Gaétan Boucher’s in 1980 — who also won the gold four years later.
Canmore, Alta., skater Connor Howe finished in 12th place, while Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu of Sherbrooke, Que., finished 22nd.
Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil captures 1,000m silver at Beijing 2022
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Duration 4:49
Speed skater Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., wins the silver medal in the men’s 1,000m with a time of 1:08.32. 4:49
Curling bronze for Team Gushue
Canada is back on the Olympic men’s curling podium after an 8-5 win over the United States in the bronze-medal match.
Brad Gushue’s rink from St. John’s stole two in the ninth end, before running the Americans out of rocks in the 10th.
It’s Gushue’s second Olympic medal, along with Mark Nichols, having won gold together at the 2006 Games in Tornio.
It’s also the second Olympic medal for Marc Kennedy, an alternate with Gushue’s team, adding to his Olympic gold he won with Kevin Martin’s team at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
Sweden skip Niklas Edin is guaranteed a third-career Olympic medal, but will look for his first gold against Olympic rookie Bruce Mouat’s rink of Great Britain in the final.
You can watch the final Saturday at 1 a.m. ET, on the CBC Sports app, CBC Gem or at CBCSports.ca.
Extended Highlights: Canada’s Gushue claims men’s curling bronze with win over U.S.
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Duration 15:05
Canada’s Brad Gushue beats American 8-5 John Shuster in the men’s curling bronze medal game at Beijing 2022 for his second Olympic medal. 15:05
Gow brothers hold brief lead in biathlon mass start
At the five-kilometre mark of the men’s 15km biathlon mass start, it was the Gow brothers of Canada leading the pack in first and second place.
Older brother Scott, 31, was out in front with 28-year-old Christian drafting in behind — both having cleared the first prone shooting range without a miss.
The better day belonged to Christian, however, who went a perfect 15-for-15 shooting through the first three ranges, and stayed in the mix for a top-10 (at times top-five) finish.
The two-time Olympian from Calgary struggled in the final range of the race, however, missing three targets with the wind picking up and skied to 13th place as the top Canadian finisher.
Scott struggled on the range after the first leg, tallying seven misses overall to finish in 25th place.
Jules Brulotte, 25, from Sherbrooke, Que., finished in 18th place, clawing his way from the back of the pack where he sat in 29th at the five-kilometre mark.
Johannes Thingnes Boe won his fourth gold medal of the Beijing Games. It was Norway’s 15th gold medal of these Olympics, breaking the record for the most gold medals in a single Olympics — a record previously tied between Norway, Germany and Canada at 14 gold medals.
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Canada did not have an athlete racing for a medal in the big final of men’s ski cross for the first time since the event was added to the Olympic programme in 2010.
Defending Olympic champion Brady Leman was the top Canadian finisher, having been eliminated in his semifinal race, and finished in second in the small final to place sixth overall.
Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., placed ninth overall, losing to Leman by a photo finish in their quarter-final race.
Ottawa’s Jared Schmidt placed 10th, and Toronto’s Kevin Drury in 12th, both of whom were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
TORONTO – Reigning PWHL MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of training camp.
The 33-year-old Spooner had knee surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after she was checked into the boards by Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinal series on May 13.
She had a goal and an assist in three playoff games but did not finish the series. Toronto was up 2-1 in the semifinal at that time and eventually fell 3-2 in the series.
Spooner led the PWHL with 27 points in 24 games. Her 20 goals, including five game-winners, were nine more than the closest skater.
Kingsbury said there is no timeline, as the team wants the Toronto native at 100 per cent, but added that “she is doing really well” in her recovery.
The Sceptres open the PWHL season on Nov. 30 when they host the Boston Fleet.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2024.
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board declined Friday to confirm media reports that India has decided against playing any games in host Pakistan during next year’s Champions Trophy.
“My view is if there’s any problems, they (India) should tell us in writing,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi told reporters in Lahore. “I’ll share that with the media as well as with the government as soon as I get such a letter.”
Indian media reported Friday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated its concerns to all the Champions Trophy stakeholders, including the PCB, over the Feb. 19-March 9 tournament and would not play in arch-rival Pakistan.
The Times of India said that “Dubai is a strong candidate to host the fixtures involving the Men in Blue” for the 50-over tournament.
Such a solution would see Pakistan having to travel to a neutral venue to play India in a group match, with another potential meeting later in the tournament if both teams advanced from their group. The final is scheduled for March 9 in Pakistan with the specific venue not yet decided.
“Our stance is clear,” Naqvi said. “They need to give us in writing any objections they may have. Until now, no discussion of the hybrid model has happened, nor are we prepared to accept one.”
Political tensions have stopped bilateral cricket between the two nations since 2008 and they have competed in only multi-nation tournaments, including ICC World Cups.
“Cricket should be free of politics,” Naqvi said. “Any sport should not be entangled with politics. Our preparations for the Champions Trophy will continue unabated, and this will be a successful event.”
The PCB has already spent millions of dollars on the upgrade of stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi which are due to host 15 Champions Trophy games. Naqvi hoped all the three stadiums will be ready over the next two months.
“Almost every country wants the Champions Trophy to be played here (in Pakistan),” Naqvi said. “I don’t think anyone should make this a political matter, and I don’t expect they will. I expect the tournament will be held at the home of the official hosts.”
Eight countries – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Afghanistan – are due to compete in the tournament, the schedule of which is yet to be announced by the International Cricket Council.
“Normally the ICC announces the schedule of any major tournament 100 days before the event, and I hope they will announce it very soon,” Naqvi said.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ottawa‘s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are through to the doubles final at the WTA Finals after a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Australia’s Ellen Perez in semifinal action Friday.
Dabrowski and Routliffe won a hard-fought first set against serve when Routliffe’s quick reaction at the net to defend a Perez shot gave the duo set point, causing Perez to throw down her racket in frustration.
The second seeds then cruised through the second set, winning match point on serve when Melichar-Martinez couldn’t handle Routliffe’s shot.
The showdown was a rematch of last year’s semifinal, which Melichar-Martinez and Perez won in a super tiebreak.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will face the winner of a match between Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, and Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova in the final on Saturday.
Dabrowski is aiming to become the first Canadian to win a WTA Finals title.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.
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