Here are some of our top results and video links in Olympic sports this past week.
The bobsleigh and skeleton season came to an end and what a season it was for Kaillie Humphries and Chelsea Valois who were third this week and finished the season with a podium in every race culminating with them winning the crystal globe for the overall World Cup title. Click here for a beautiful photo that Kaillie posted with the crystal globes.
Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden finished their season with the crystal globe as well after a 4th place finish at the Sochi test event. Read more about their feat here.
Click here for bobsleigh and skeleton race videos.
Finishing the season so successfully at the Sochi track, hopefully they take this energy to the Olympics next year.
Speaking of the 2014 Olympics, two athletes punched their ticket to the Games with their podiums on the weekend in Sochi.
Mikaël Kingsbury won the moguls event at the Sochi test event. This win combined with his season's results have confirmed his place on Team Canada for 2014. It was also a great day for Philippe Marquis who joined him on the podium in 3rd. Click here for video highlights. Click here for Philippe's French blog post describing his experience.
Roz Groenewoud also cemented her spot on the Olympic team with a second place finish in the ski superpipe. Click here for video highlights. Keltie Hansen got her first podium of the season finishing third just behind Roz. Mike Riddle also earned a podium finishing 3rd in the men's ski superpipe edging him one step closer to making the Olympic team. Here's the video highlights.
With training days cancelled in Sochi due to fog and too much snow, ski cross finally got under way with Kelsey Serwa and Marielle Thompson finishing 1-2 for Canada. Click here for the race video. The cancelled days made for pretty photos posted by Kelsey (click here) and Chris Del Bosco (click here).
Chris also added a podium for Canada with a 2nd place finish. Click here for the race video.
Ariane Lavigne earned her first ever World Cup podium finishing 3rd in snowboard parallel giant slalom. Click here for the race video. The snowboard parallel slalom was cancelled due to warm weather.
In Judo, Kelita Zupancic won the gold medal at a World Cup in Budapest. Click here for the video. Antoine Valois-Fortier took the bronze. You can read more here.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Heartbeat Highlights
The Heartbeat is my weekly newsletter detailing which upcoming events are being held in Canada and which events are being televised or streamed on the internet.
Heartbeat Highlights is a review of those events which will include outstanding results and links to videos of those great performances for those who may not have been able to see the events live.
It was another stellar weekend for our Canadian athletes.
Davis Cup Tennis - Vancouver
Canada's Davis Cup tennis team made history on the weekend beating #1 Seeded Spain to reach the Elite 8 in the Davis Cup for the first time. If you missed it, you can view the highlights from day 1 by clicking here, the doubles highlights here and the day 3 video highlights is here.
Canada will host Italy in the quarter finals April 5-7th. City to be determined.
Summary: Canada 3 - 2 Spain
Milos Raonic def. Albert Ramos 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Frank Dancevic def. Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-2 6-2
Marc Lopez/Marcel Granollers def. Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil 4-6 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Milos Raonic def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-2
Albert Ramos def. Frank Dancevic 7-5 6-4
Luge World Championships - Whistler
You can view competitions by clicking here and then clicking on the link in the schedule for each event.
Summary:
3rd Women's Event: Alex Gough
2nd Team Event: Alex Gough, Sam Edney, Justin Snith, Tristan Walker
1st U23 Doubles: Justin Snith, Tristan Walker (4th overall)
5th Men's Event: Sam Edney
To read Luge Canada's summary report, click here. To read Eric MacKenzie's Canadian Press report, click here.
Bobsleigh Skeleton World Championships
The World Championships for Bobsleigh and Skeleton have been held during the past two weekends. Click here for the Bobsleigh Skeleton TV YouTube channel where they have every heat from each event posted. Last weekend, Kaillie Humphries repeated as World Champion with new partner Chelsea Valois.
This weekend was the skeleton and 4 man-bobsleigh competitions.
The highlight for Canada was Sarah Reid who won bronze in the women's skeleton. Click the links for heat 1, heat 2, heat 3 and heat 4 and highlights.
Snowboard Cross World Cup
Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood was host to the Snowboard Cross World Cup this past weekend. Thanks to CBC Sportsweekend for the telecast.
Men's: 1st Chris Robanske
Click here to view the exciting men's final.
Women's: 2nd Dominique Maltais
Click here to view the women's final that also included Maëlle Ricker.
Short Track Speed Skating
Charles Hamelin has shown that he will be the one to beat next year with a double win at the Sochi test event.
1st Charles Hamelin 500m (Click here for video)
1st Charles Hamelin 1000m
2nd Women's 3000mRelay
FIS World Cup - Deer Valley
Moguls
1st Mikaël Kingsbury (19th consecutive podium)
2nd Alex Bilodeau
Click here for video.
As a sidenote, Sportsnet is televising last weekend's Calgary World Cup today and tomorrow. Check your local listing here.
Dual Moguls
1st Alex Bilodeau
Click here for video of men's final.
2nd Justine Dufour-Lapointe
Click here for video of women's final.
Aerials
2nd Travis Gerrits
Click here or here for video.
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Just over one year to the 2014 Olympics, the cross-country World Cup was held in the host city, Sochi.
Click here for video highlight. Click here for Haywood Race Report.
Women's relay 3rd Dasha Gaizova and Perianne Jones
FIS Ski-Cross World Cup
2nd: Tristan Tafel
Click here for race video with a very exciting finish.
Sportsnet is replaying the Ski-Cross action today. Click here for local listings.
Water-Polo World Championships Qualifying
Canada's men's and women's teams competed in Calgary this past weekend in the hopes of qualifying for the World Championships. Both teams were successful. Click here to read more.
Objectif Sochi
Whether you speak french or not, Objectif Sochi which airs on the french CBC network on Saturday afternoons is worth watching. There are some bilingual features and lots of Olympic sport action. Click here to view past episodes.
Road To The Olympics
CBC have launched their Olympic website in anticipation to the 1 year to go to Sochi on Thursday. Click here for athlete profiles, videos and news.
En Route Vers Les Olympiques
Radio Canada a aussi lancé leur site Olympique. Plus infos.
Heartbeat Highlights is a review of those events which will include outstanding results and links to videos of those great performances for those who may not have been able to see the events live.
It was another stellar weekend for our Canadian athletes.
Davis Cup Tennis - Vancouver
Canada's Davis Cup tennis team made history on the weekend beating #1 Seeded Spain to reach the Elite 8 in the Davis Cup for the first time. If you missed it, you can view the highlights from day 1 by clicking here, the doubles highlights here and the day 3 video highlights is here.
Canada will host Italy in the quarter finals April 5-7th. City to be determined.
Summary: Canada 3 - 2 Spain
Milos Raonic def. Albert Ramos 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Frank Dancevic def. Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-2 6-2
Marc Lopez/Marcel Granollers def. Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil 4-6 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Milos Raonic def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-2
Albert Ramos def. Frank Dancevic 7-5 6-4
Luge World Championships - Whistler
You can view competitions by clicking here and then clicking on the link in the schedule for each event.
Summary:
3rd Women's Event: Alex Gough
2nd Team Event: Alex Gough, Sam Edney, Justin Snith, Tristan Walker
1st U23 Doubles: Justin Snith, Tristan Walker (4th overall)
5th Men's Event: Sam Edney
To read Luge Canada's summary report, click here. To read Eric MacKenzie's Canadian Press report, click here.
Bobsleigh Skeleton World Championships
The World Championships for Bobsleigh and Skeleton have been held during the past two weekends. Click here for the Bobsleigh Skeleton TV YouTube channel where they have every heat from each event posted. Last weekend, Kaillie Humphries repeated as World Champion with new partner Chelsea Valois.
This weekend was the skeleton and 4 man-bobsleigh competitions.
The highlight for Canada was Sarah Reid who won bronze in the women's skeleton. Click the links for heat 1, heat 2, heat 3 and heat 4 and highlights.
Snowboard Cross World Cup
Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood was host to the Snowboard Cross World Cup this past weekend. Thanks to CBC Sportsweekend for the telecast.
Men's: 1st Chris Robanske
Click here to view the exciting men's final.
Women's: 2nd Dominique Maltais
Click here to view the women's final that also included Maëlle Ricker.
Short Track Speed Skating
Charles Hamelin has shown that he will be the one to beat next year with a double win at the Sochi test event.
1st Charles Hamelin 500m (Click here for video)
1st Charles Hamelin 1000m
2nd Women's 3000mRelay
FIS World Cup - Deer Valley
Moguls
1st Mikaël Kingsbury (19th consecutive podium)
2nd Alex Bilodeau
Click here for video.
As a sidenote, Sportsnet is televising last weekend's Calgary World Cup today and tomorrow. Check your local listing here.
Dual Moguls
1st Alex Bilodeau
Click here for video of men's final.
2nd Justine Dufour-Lapointe
Click here for video of women's final.
Aerials
2nd Travis Gerrits
Click here or here for video.
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Just over one year to the 2014 Olympics, the cross-country World Cup was held in the host city, Sochi.
Click here for video highlight. Click here for Haywood Race Report.
Women's relay 3rd Dasha Gaizova and Perianne Jones
FIS Ski-Cross World Cup
2nd: Tristan Tafel
Click here for race video with a very exciting finish.
Sportsnet is replaying the Ski-Cross action today. Click here for local listings.
Water-Polo World Championships Qualifying
Canada's men's and women's teams competed in Calgary this past weekend in the hopes of qualifying for the World Championships. Both teams were successful. Click here to read more.
Objectif Sochi
Whether you speak french or not, Objectif Sochi which airs on the french CBC network on Saturday afternoons is worth watching. There are some bilingual features and lots of Olympic sport action. Click here to view past episodes.
Road To The Olympics
CBC have launched their Olympic website in anticipation to the 1 year to go to Sochi on Thursday. Click here for athlete profiles, videos and news.
En Route Vers Les Olympiques
Radio Canada a aussi lancé leur site Olympique. Plus infos.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Bobsleigh & Skeleton in Whistler this weekend
Are you near Whistler this week? The Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup is being held November 23 and 24 at the Whistler Sliding Centre. It's your chance to cheer for Canada and support our Canadian Olympians and national team members.
Competitors include Olympic medallists Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries, Lyndon Rush, Lascelles Brown and Canadian Olympians Melissa Hollingsworth and Justin Kripps as well as Christopher Spring who competed for Australia at the 2010 Olympic games, but now represents Canada.
It's an exciting time for the Canadian Team with the season starting with great successes.
Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries has won the first two races this season in women's bobsleigh bringing her total to five consecutive races going back to last season. Humphries and Chelsea Valois won the season opener in Lake Placid two weeks ago and followed it up with another win at Park City, Utah last weekend. Can they keep it going at home?
Sarah Reid and Melissa Hollingsworth took the first two spots of the skeleton podium in Lake Placid November 9th. Cassie Hawrysh just missed the podium at Park City last weekend in only her second career World Cup race. Can they sweep the podium in Whistler?
Click here to read Melissa's blog post about the Lake Placid race. Cassie wrote a great blog post about her first World Cup race. You can read it here.
The men haven't been as successful this season...YET! Is Whistler the race that will see them on the podium?
Who can forget Jon Montgomery's amazing skeleton gold in Whistler in 2010? Can he bring those memories back to get to the podium or will John Fairbairn and Eric Neilson who have fared better so far this season be our top Canadian?
The bobsleigh teams are pushing each other with Team Rush (Canada 1) leading the Canadians at the first World Cup in 2-man and 4-man bobsleigh and Team Spring (Canada 2) being the top Canadian team at the second race in 2-man and 4-man. Canada 3 is led by Olympian Justin Kripps. Click here for full list of bobsleigh team.
Team Kripps' Justin Kripps and Jean-Nicolas Carriere as well as Team Spring have interesting blog posts that you can read here.
If you're in Whistler this weekend, wear your red and white and cheer extra loud for me. As an added bonus, Whistler/Blackcomb opened early for the season and have numerous special events planned this week. Click here for details. It has been too long since my last trip to Whistler. I'm sure that since the Olympics, it's bigger and better than it was the last time I was there. Wish I was there this weekend to catch the World Cup and hit the slopes.
To see the past World Cup performances or to watch the events live online, click here for the skeleton YouTube channel and click here for the bobsleigh YouTube channel. To see it on television, Sportsnet will be broadcasting the events. Check your local listings for the times.
Here is the schedule for this weekend:
Friday 23rd
Women's Skeleton: 10am
2 Man Bobsleigh: 3pm
Women's Bobsleigh: 6:30pm
Saturday 24th
4 Man Bobsleigh: 6:30pm
Men's Skeleton: 3pm
Presale General Admission tickets available via Whistler.com for $10. Click here. VIP tickets are $75 and include a gondola pass.
Day of tickets are available at Whistler Blackcomb's ticket kiosk at the base of the Excalibur gondola, or the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Click here for more information.
Go Canada Go!
Competitors include Olympic medallists Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries, Lyndon Rush, Lascelles Brown and Canadian Olympians Melissa Hollingsworth and Justin Kripps as well as Christopher Spring who competed for Australia at the 2010 Olympic games, but now represents Canada.
It's an exciting time for the Canadian Team with the season starting with great successes.
Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries has won the first two races this season in women's bobsleigh bringing her total to five consecutive races going back to last season. Humphries and Chelsea Valois won the season opener in Lake Placid two weeks ago and followed it up with another win at Park City, Utah last weekend. Can they keep it going at home?
Sarah Reid and Melissa Hollingsworth took the first two spots of the skeleton podium in Lake Placid November 9th. Cassie Hawrysh just missed the podium at Park City last weekend in only her second career World Cup race. Can they sweep the podium in Whistler?
Click here to read Melissa's blog post about the Lake Placid race. Cassie wrote a great blog post about her first World Cup race. You can read it here.
The men haven't been as successful this season...YET! Is Whistler the race that will see them on the podium?
Who can forget Jon Montgomery's amazing skeleton gold in Whistler in 2010? Can he bring those memories back to get to the podium or will John Fairbairn and Eric Neilson who have fared better so far this season be our top Canadian?
The bobsleigh teams are pushing each other with Team Rush (Canada 1) leading the Canadians at the first World Cup in 2-man and 4-man bobsleigh and Team Spring (Canada 2) being the top Canadian team at the second race in 2-man and 4-man. Canada 3 is led by Olympian Justin Kripps. Click here for full list of bobsleigh team.
Team Kripps' Justin Kripps and Jean-Nicolas Carriere as well as Team Spring have interesting blog posts that you can read here.
If you're in Whistler this weekend, wear your red and white and cheer extra loud for me. As an added bonus, Whistler/Blackcomb opened early for the season and have numerous special events planned this week. Click here for details. It has been too long since my last trip to Whistler. I'm sure that since the Olympics, it's bigger and better than it was the last time I was there. Wish I was there this weekend to catch the World Cup and hit the slopes.
To see the past World Cup performances or to watch the events live online, click here for the skeleton YouTube channel and click here for the bobsleigh YouTube channel. To see it on television, Sportsnet will be broadcasting the events. Check your local listings for the times.
Here is the schedule for this weekend:
Friday 23rd
Women's Skeleton: 10am
2 Man Bobsleigh: 3pm
Women's Bobsleigh: 6:30pm
Saturday 24th
4 Man Bobsleigh: 6:30pm
Men's Skeleton: 3pm
Presale General Admission tickets available via Whistler.com for $10. Click here. VIP tickets are $75 and include a gondola pass.
Day of tickets are available at Whistler Blackcomb's ticket kiosk at the base of the Excalibur gondola, or the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Click here for more information.
Go Canada Go!
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