"Iggy!" It's a scream Jarome Iginla has heard many times in his career. But never this loudly, never with so much urgency.
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To Iginla, Crosby's call sounded like gold
- February 28, 2010 10:10 PM
- By Michael Traikos
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Olympic Memories: A face in the crowd
- February 28, 2010 9:49 PM
- By Michael Traikos
My favourite memories are the ones where I got to put down my press pass and become a fan.
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Gold-medal game was worth the steep price of admission
- February 28, 2010 6:52 PM
- By Michael Traikos
The fans that packed Canada Hockey Place had a lot in common with one another. Most were born in this country. Most grew up playing hockey. And most had gone into their closet Sunday morning and purposely picked out something that was red-and-white.
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Canadians clean up on short track
- February 26, 2010 11:24 PM
- By Michael Traikos
Charles Hamelin always wanted to be a superhero. But during the first two weeks of these Olympics, it seemed like he was just average Joe without any powers. And then, when the country needed him the most, he came through and saved the day for Canada. In true superhero fashion, he even ended up with the girl.
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Korea's Lee looks for golden hat trick
- February 25, 2010 10:44 PM
- By Michael Traikos
Many years ago, he was the Olympic champion's first coach. That was back when both were living in Seoul. When Lee Jung-Su was just a skinny little kid in the first grade who did not know a thing about short track speedskating. And when Vancouver was just another name on a map.
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Last chance for Canadian men to reach short-track podium
- February 25, 2010 9:37 PM
- By Michael Traikos
The day after the Canadian men's short-track speedskating team was shut out of a winning medal in the 1,000 metres, Charles Hamelin and Francois-Louis Tremblay entered a ping-pong tournament in the athletes' village.
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Canadian short track team takes silver by lying low
- February 24, 2010 11:46 PM
- By Michael Traikos
The strategy was simple. In a 3,000-metre relay race featuring short track speedskating's biggest rivals, the Canadian women team's objective was to stay out of the way of the Koreans and Chinese and wait for the carnage to unfold.
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Crosby probably wouldn't get penalty shot call against Russia
- February 24, 2010 4:26 PM
- By Michael Traikos
"It's just math," Canada hockey coach Mike Babcock said after he selected Sidney Crosby to take a penalty shot that had initially been awarded to Rick Nash. At the time, there was no argument against Babcock's decision.
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Iginla finds momentum with Staal, Crosby
- February 24, 2010 12:02 AM
- By Michael Traikos
Jarome Iginla has moved like a Yo-Yo through the lineup during these Olympics. But after scoring twice in an 8-2 win against Germany on Tuesday night, the Team Canada winger might have finally found some stability alongside Sidney Crosby and Eric Staal.
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Canada can't afford mistake in short track relay
- February 23, 2010 10:40 PM
- By Michael Traikos
There were no Drew Barrymore or Ellen Page sightings at the Pacific Coliseum Tuesday. But all the other elements of the 2009 roller derby film Whip It seemed to be accounted for as the Canadian women's relay team practiced Tuesday.
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About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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- To Iginla, Crosby's call sounded like gold
- "Iggy!" It's a scream Jarome Iginla has heard many times in his career. But never this loudly, never with so much urgency.... Continue reading this post
- Olympic Memories: A face in the crowd
- My favourite memories are the ones where I got to put down my press pass and become a fan.... Continue reading this post
- Gold-medal game was worth the steep price of admission
- The fans that packed Canada Hockey Place had a lot in common with one another. Most were born in this country. Most grew up playing hockey. And most had gone into their closet Sunday morning and purposely picked out something... Continue reading this post
