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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 10, 2014, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE C2 SOCHI, Russia - Five things to look for today at the Sochi Olympics: BUMP AND JUMP - If Alexandre Bilodeau of Rosemere, Que., and Mikael Kingsbury of Deux- Montagnes, Que., continue their dominance, Canadians will be celebrating another 1- 2 finish in moguls. The two skiers have dominated the World Cup circuit this season and Bilodeau is the defending champion after winning Canada's first gold medal four years ago in Vancouver. HURRY HARD - Canadian skips Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg and Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., step into the hack as the curling competition gets underway. Jones opens play against China and Sweden as she tries to win Canada's first women's gold since 1998. Jacobs is trying to defend the gold medal Kevin Martin won in 2010. His first game is against Sweden. THE BOYS ARE BACK - Sidney Crosby and the rest of Team Canada take the ice for the first time as they prepare for their Feb. 13 game against Norway. It might not be the most energetic practice considering many players wrapped up the NHL season Saturday, then boarded planes for Sochi on Sunday. The Canadians, of course, are the defending Olympic champions. SPEED DEMONS - Charles Hamelin of Ste- Julie, Que., and the rest of the powerhouse short- track speedskating team compete in their first events. A double gold medallist in Vancouver, Hamelin will skate in the 1,500. It's not his best event - he was seventh four years ago in Vancouver - but any time he's on the ice he's a medal contender. SECOND SHOT - Canadian biathlete Jean- Philippe Le Guellec will try to improve on his impressive fifth- place finish in the men's 10- kilometre sprint when he races in the 12.5- kilometre pursuit. Le Guellec is seeking the first Olympic medal for a Canadian male biathlete. C 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014 winnipegfreepress. com OLYMPICS OLYMPICS RESULTS and TV LISTINGS ON TV Monday, Feb. 10 6: 30 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Alpine Skiing ( W) Super Combined Slalom ( 1h15) 7: 45 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 15m) SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Freestyle Skiing ( M) Moguls ( 1h45) 8 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Freestyle Skiing ( M) Moguls ( 45m) 8: 45 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 15m) 9 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Ice Hockey ( W) Finland vs. Canada ( 2h30) 9: 30 a. m. SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Biathlon ( M) 12.5km Pursuit ( 45m) 10: 15 a. m. SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Luge ( W) ( 1h45) 10: 30 a. m. CBWFT ( 10) ( 7) ( 10) [ 118] 703 Hockey ( F) Finlande c. Canada, Curling ( H), Luge ( F) �preuve individuelle, Ski acrobatique ( H) bosses finale, Remise des m�dailles Couverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014 de Sotchi. ( 5h30) 11: 30 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 30m) 12 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Freestyle Skiing ( M) Moguls ( 1h30) 1: 30 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 30m) 2 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Biathlon ( M) 12.5km Pursuit ( 1h) NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Speed Skating ( M) 500m Gold Medal, Biathlon ( M) 12.5km Pursuit Gold Medal ( 2h) 3 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Luge ( W) ( 1h) 7 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 4h) NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Alpine Skiing ( W) Super Combined Gold Medal, Freestyle Skiing ( M) Moguls Gold Medal, Short Track Speed Skating ( M) 1500m Gold Medal ( 3h35) 8 p. m. SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Curling ( 3h) 11 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Curling ( W) Sweden vs. Canada ( 3h) CBWFT ( 10) ( 7) ( 10) [ 118] 703 Curling ( F), Ski acrobatique ( F) slopestyle finale, Hockey ( F) Allemagne c. Su�de, Ski de fond ( H et F) sprint 1,5km style libre, Surf des neiges ( H) demi- lune Couverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014 de Sotchi. ( 6h) 11: 05 p. m. NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Short Track Speed Skating ( W), Luge ( W) ( 1h) 12: 05 a. m. NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Alpine Skiing ( W) Super Combined Gold Medal, Freestyle Skiing ( M) Moguls Gold Medal, Short Track Speed Skating ( M) 1500m Gold Medal ( R) ( 3h25) 2 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 15m) 2: 15 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Freestyle Skiing ( W) Slopestyle Qualifying ( 45m) 3 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Freestyle Skiing ( W) Slopestyle ( 1h) 3: 45 a. m. SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Cross Country Skiing ( M, W) Sprint Qualifying Round ( 1h15) 4 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Curling ( M) Canada vs. Sweden ( 3h) 5 a. m. CBWFT ( 10) ( 7) ( 10) [ 118] 703 Hockey ( F), Curling ( H), Surf des neiges ( H) demi- lune, Ski de fond ( H et F) sprint 1,5km style libre finale, Patinage de vitesse longue piste ( F) 500m finale, Hockey ( F), Patinage artistique ( Couples) programme court, Biathlon ( F), Luge ( F) finale Couverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014 de Sotchi. ( 5h30) What Canada did Canada's weekend at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games ( distances in metres unless specified): SUNDAY ALPINE SKIIING Men's downhill - Erik Guay, Mont- Tremblant, Que ( 21st overall in two minutes 7.04 seconds); Ben Thomsen, Inveremere, B. C. ( 19, 2: 08.00); Jan Hudec, Calgary ( 21, 2: 08.49); Manuel Osborne- Paradis, Vancouver ( 25, 2: 09.00). BIATHLON Women's 7.5- kilometre Sprint - Rosanna Crawford, Canmore, Alta., ( 25th, 22 minutes 10.8 seconds, one penalty); Megan Imrie, Falcon Lake. Man. ( 31, 22: 19.5 ( 1); Zina Kocher, Red Deer, Alta. ( 32, 22: 25.5 ( 2); Megan Heinicke, Prince George, B. C., ( 59, 23: 34.5 ( 3). CROSS- COUNTRY SKIING Men's 30- kilometre Skiathlon - Alex Harvey, St- Ferreol- les- Neiges, Que. ( 18th, one hour 10 minutes 0.2 seconds); Ivan Babikov, Canmore, Alta. ( 25, 1: 10: 14.6); Graeme Killick, Fort McMurray, Alta. ( 45, 1: 13: 16.1). FIGURE SKATING Team Event ( free skates) Men - Kevin Reynolds, Coquitlam, B. C., ( second, 167.92 points); Ladies - Kaetlyn Osmond, Marystown, N. L ( fifth, 110.73); Ice Dance - Tessa Virtue, London, Ont., and Scott Moir, Ilderton, Ont. ( second, 107.56); Canada won the silver medal with 65 points - 10 behind Russia. LUGE Men's singles - Sam Edney, Calgary ( placed 11th overall with a time of 3: 29.777 after four runs); Mitchel Malyk, Calgary ( 26, 3: 32.157); John Fennell, Calgary ( 27, 3: 32.716). SKI JUMPING Men's K90 ( normal hill) individual - Mackenzie Boyd- Clowes, Calgary ( ranked 36th after first jump with 114.4 points); Dusty Korek, Calgary ( 39, 111.1) - neither qualified for final round. SNOWBOARDING Women's slopestyle - Spencer O'Brien, Courtenay, B. C. ( 12th overall in final, best run of 35.00 points); Jenna Blasman, Kitchener, Ont. ( 11th in semifinals, 32.25 - did not advance to final). SPEEDSKATING ( Long Track) Women's 3,000 - Brittany Schussler, Winnipeg ( 20th, 4: 14.65); Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa ( 25, 4: 18.70). SATURDAY BIATHLON Men's 10- kilometre Sprint - Jean- Philippe le Guellec, Shannon, Que. ( fifth overall in 24: 43.2); Nathan Smith, Calgary ( 13, 25: 09.7); Brendan Green, Hay River, NWT, ( 23, 25: 31); and Scott Perras, Regina ( 74, 27: 32). CROSS- COUNTRY SKIING Women's Skiathlon ( 7.5 km Classic plus 7.5 km Freestyle) - Emily Nishikawa, Whitehorse ( 42nd; 42: 04.7); Brittany Webster, Caledon, Ont., ( 51, 43: 25.6); and Amanda Ammar, Onaway, Alta. ( 55, 44: 24.3). FIGURE SKATING Team Event ( short programs) - Tessa Virtue, London, Ont., Ilderton, Ont., and Scott Moir, Ilderton, Ont. ( second in ice dance, 72.98 points); Kaetlyn Osmond, Marystown, N. L. ( fifth in ladies, 62.54); Canada placed second in qualifying with 32 points to advance to the finals. Team Event ( long programs) - Kirsten Moore- Towers, St. Catharines, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch, Waterloo, Ont. ( second in pairs, 129.74). Heading into Sunday's final three disciplines, Russia leads Canada, 47- 41. FREESTYLE SKIING Women's moguls - Justine Dufour- Lapointe, Montreal, gold medal ( 22.44 in final run); Chloe Dufour- Lapointe, Montreal, silver medal ( 21.66); Audrey Robichaud, Quebec City ( 10th after second run, 20.35); Maxime Dufour- Lapointe, Montreal ( 12th after second run, 18.64) - neither qualified for final. HOCKEY ( Women) Preliminary Round - Canada 5, Switzerland 0 LUGE Men's singles ( standings after second run) - Sam Edney, Calgary ( 10th, 1: 45.329); Mitchel Malyk, Calgary ( 27, 1: 46.768); John Fennell, Calgary ( 30, 1: 46.911). SKI JUMPING Men's K90 ( normal hill) individual ( qualifying) - Mackenzie Boyd- Clowes, Calgary ( 21st, 113.4 points); Dusty Korek, Calgary ( 28, 107.4) - both advance to final; Matthew Rowley, Red Deer, Alta. ( 41, 100.0); Trevor Morrice, Calgary ( 47, 88.7) - neither qualified for final). SNOWBOARDING Men's Slopestyle - Mark McMorris, Regina, bronze medal ( 88.75 points in final round); Maxence Parrot, Bromont, Que., ( fifth in final, 87.25); Sebastien Toutant, L'Assomption, Que., ( ninth in final, 58.50); Charles Reid, Mont- Tremblant, Que. ( 14th in qualifying, 46.25 - did not advance). SPEED SKATING ( Long Track) Men's 5,000 - Mathieu Giroux, Pointe- aux- Trembles, Que. ( 22nd, 6: 35.77). 1 2 1 CANADA'S MEDAL COUNT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 5 things to watch KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Calgary's Samuel Edney finished 11th on Sunday in the men's luge event at the Sochi Games. The 6- foot- 2, 209- pound Edney was the top Canadian, posting a fourrun time down the Sanki Sliding Center track of three minutes 29.777 seconds. Edney finished 2.251 seconds behind German Felix Loch, who won his second straight Olympic gold medal. Edney stood 10th after the opening two runs Saturday, with a combined time of 1: 45.329. Calgary's Mitchel Malyk ( pictured) finished 26th. - The Associated Press German luger wins gold, Canadians 11th and 26th SOCHI, Russia - Ski jumping was one of the eight original sports at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but it has taken 90 years for women to take flight. They finally get their chance Tuesday, when women's ski jumping makes its Olympic debut. What took so long? " Question of the century," said Sarah Hendrickson, the 2013 world champion. " Sure, 20 years ago we didn't have enough women to have an event. I think we were ready in 2006 and definitely ready in 2010, but unfortunately they pushed it to 2014. But now we've made it." In 2011, the IOC announced it would add women's ski jumping to the program for the Sochi Games. - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel One giant leap for womankind S OCHI, Russia - After riding the emotional high of winning gold, silver and bronze on the opening day of medal competition in Sochi, things cooled down a bit for Canada's Olympic team on Sunday. Canada entered the day with confidence after sisters Justine and Chlo� Dufour- Lapointe capped Saturday's competition with a bang, finishing first and second, respectively, in the women's moguls. Snowboarder Mark McMorris had earlier won bronze in men's slopestyle. But medal hopeful Spencer O'Brien couldn't keep the momentum going Sunday. The 2013 world champion in women's slopestyle snowboarding failed to duplicate her success in Sochi, botching landings halfway down the course in each run and finishing last in the 12- woman final. A devastated O'Brien lamented she let Canada down. " Sorry, I'm just really disappointed right now," she said. " I had a really hard year, coming back from some injuries. I was really happy to be riding the way I was here. I was just really excited to be a part of Team Canada. Just after watching Mark yesterday, I was really inspired to just try really hard to bring home a medal. " I went for my hardest run and it didn't work out today. So I'm really disappointed and really sad that I let Canada down." Several people took to social media to support O'Brien, including Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. " Snowboarder@ spencerobrienfeels the weight of Canada on her shoulders in Sochi. Spencer - feel our pride & respect," Hadfield tweeted. Canada also came up short in alpine and cross- country skiing, where the men's teams had outside medal chances. Despite the missed opportunities, Canada is still in good shape overall. With Sunday's silver medal in team figure skating, Canada enters Day 4 of the Sochi Games with four medals. Canada is tied for fourth in the medal standings with host Russia, and its four medals overall is second only to leader Norway ( two gold, one silver, four bronze). Canada is ranked behind the Netherlands and the United States, however, as those countries have more gold medals. They had three after the first two days of competition at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. There's legitimate potential for more hardware today, with defending champion Alex Bilodeau and World Cup star Mikael Kingsbury competing in men's moguls and Vancouver double- gold medallist Charles Hamelin taking part in the men's 1,500- metre men's short- track speedskating race. Justine and Chlo� Dufour- Lapointe, along with sister Maxime, who finished 12th in the women's moguls, made the rounds on Sunday, and it didn't take long to realize how much their lives had changed in the last 24 hours. Journalists from around the world packed an emotional news conference with the sisters and their parents. The reporters wanted to know just about everything about the siblings: How did the women get started in the sport? Who is the most competitive? Who is the tidiest? Who is the most studious? " It's true that it's notable enough for three sisters to participate in the same event at the same Olympics - ( but) it's even more extraordinary that two sisters won the gold and silver," said Ad�la�de de Gouvion Saint- Cyr, a journalist for Eurosport. " They are bubbly, they are always smiling, they are young - it's a nice story. Their parents are also part of this story... We want to get to know them." On the slopes, the mood was less upbeat. O'Brien appeared to lose her balance and leaned back on the snow midway through her first run before slipping out again on her second run. The Courtenay, B. C., native cut both runs short and took a slow ride down the side of the course instead of showing the high- flying spins and tricks she had planned. " I felt great, actually," she said. " That's why it was kind of like a sledgehammer a little bit." Canada returned to the podium with a silver in the first ever Olympic team figure skating event, though there was little drama to end the eight- team competition. With host Russia entering the day with a daunting lead over Canada, and the United States trailing the Canadians by an even larger gap, the medal placings were all but cemented when Kevin Reynolds took to the ice for the men's free skate. - The Canadian Press Momentum slows in Sochi Canada wins single medal on second full day of competition Medal standings 1. Norway - 7 medals ( 2G, 1S, 4B) 2. Netherlands - 4 medals ( 2G, 1S, 2B) 3. USA - 4 medals ( 2G, 2B) 4. ( tie) Canada - 4 medals ( 1G, 2S, 1B) 4. ( tie) Russian Federation - 4 medals ( 1G, 2S, 1B) 6. Austria - 2 medals ( 1G, 1S) 7. ( tie) Poland - 1 medal ( gold) 7. ( tie) Germany - 1 m edal ( gold) 7. ( tie) Switzerland - 1 medal ( gold) 7. ( tie) Slovakia - 1 medal ( gold) 11. Sweden - 2 medals ( 2S) 12. ( tie) Czech Republic - 2 medals ( 1S, 1B) 12. ( tie) Italy - 2 medals ( 1S, 1B) 14. ( tie) Slovenia - 1 medal ( silver) 14. ( tie) Finland - 1 medal ( silver) 16. ( tie) Great Britain - 1 medal ( bronze) 16. ( tie) Ukraine - 1 medal ( bronze) SCAN PAGE TO SEE LATEST OLYMPIC RESULTS, VIDEOS MIKE RIDEWOOD / COC / THE CANADIAN PRESS Justine Dufour- Lapointe ( left) holds her gold medal and sister Chlo� holds her silver for women's moguls. C_ 02_ Feb- 10- 14_ FP_ 01. indd C2 2/ 9/ 14 10: 26: 46 PM ;