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Freestyle skiing gives Canada 1st gold at home: Freestyle skiing will go down in Canadian history books for giving the country its first gold medal on home soil, along with a gold medal in skicross, and a venue full of problems.
Canada's Bilodeau wins gold in men's moguls: Alexandre Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., has won the men's moguls event at the Vancouver Winter Games, becoming the first Canadian to capture Olympic gold on home soil.
Heil wins silver in women's moguls: Jennifer Heil won Canada's first medal at the Vancouver Olympics, but it wasn't the one she, or the country, was looking for.
Canada's McIvor wins skicross gold: Ashleigh McIvor of Whistler, B.C., has won the gold medal in the inaugural women's skicross competition at the Vancouver Olympics.
McIvor turns essay into skicross gold: Ashleigh McIvor never had childhood visions of being an Olympic gold medallist in skicross. It wasn't even part of the Games when she entered the sport, as an 18-year-old in 2002 — at that time, her dream was to qualify for the Winter X-Games.
Heil, Bilodeau each donate $25,000 to charity: Canadian Olympic medallists Jennifer Heil and Alexandre Bilodeau are giving $25,000 each to charity.
Canada's Del Bosco falls in skicross final: Canada's Chris Del Bosco fell on the final jump of the inaugural men's skicross final at the Vancouver Olympics on Sunday.
Heartbroken aerialists see medal slip away: Aerialists Kyle Nissen, Steve Omischl and Warren Shouldice were heartbroken after no Canadians reached the Olympic podium at Cypress Mountain on Thursday.
Canada misses podium in men's aerials: Calgary's Kyle Nissen found himself in the gold-medal position after his first of two jumps, but couldn't nail his second attempt, dropping to fifth place in the men's aerials competition at Cypress Mountain on Thursday night.
Jamaica's Kerr a rare find at these Games: The one-man Jamaican Winter Olympic team, Erroll Kerr finished ninth in the men's ski cross earlier this week, which is an impressive accomplishment, considering a) he comes from a country that has never seen snow and b) trains sporadically in the U.S. on a shoe-string budget and without any government funding, and c) looks more like your typical laid-back, beer-chugging poker buddy than a high performance athlete.
Bilodeau's hometown plans golden celebration: The town of Rosemere, Que., home of Alexandre Bilodeau, prepared for his Olympic appearance by handing out 6,000 scarves, and residents took in his gold-medal freestyle ski run at a jubilant tailgate party.
Bauer's bravery not enough for aerials final: Veronika Bauer, coming back after a year of concussion and knee problems, failed to qualify on Saturday for next week's final in freestyle aerials at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Australia's Lassila wins aerials gold: Lydia Lassila of Australia won the Olympic gold medal in women's aerials Wednesday, her country's second gold at the Vancouver Winter Games.
3 Canadian men soar to aerials final: It was an evening of unpredictable twists and turns in the men's aerials at Cypress Mountain on Monday. And, for once at the Vancouver Olympics, the twists brought good news for Canada.
An entertaining and bloody debut for ski cross: The first running of the ski cross event at Cypress Mountain proved to be a crowded and dangerous addition to the Vancouver games.
Canadians revel in Bilodeau's Olympic success: Family Day unofficially was extended across the country Monday as millions of proud Canadians continue to come together to celebrate the athletic achievement of moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau.
Bilodeau finds inspiration at home: One of the lasting images of the Olympics will likely be Alexandre Bilodeau pumping his fist after winning Canada's first gold medal on home soil. But the moment when he embraced his older brother, Frederic, may resonate more with the freestyle skiing star.
Del Bosco charges into ski cross debut: Coming off his victory at the Winter X Games, where Canada swept the podium, Chris Del Bosco will try for a medal in the men's ski cross on Sunday as the sport makes its Olympic debut on Cypress Mountain.
X-citing times for the Del Bosco family: Chris is coming off winning three gold medals in less than a month. The latest came Sunday at the Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, Colo. One more goal checked off Chris' long list.