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- Olympic closing ceremony celebrates Canada
- The closing ceremony of the Vancouver Games kicked off with typical Canadian self-deprecation, but quickly became a celebration of Canada and its athletic and cultural achievements — often with a twist of humour.
- Canada outlasts U.S. for hockey gold
- Sidney Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and scored just under eight minutes into overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the gold medal in Olympic men's hockey on Sunday.
- Canadian hero Crosby seizes golden moment
- One shot for gold. That is what an absolutely compelling and thrilling Olympic gold-medal game came down to on Sunday afternoon.
- Youth was served for Team Canada
- Sidney Crosby made sure the country's fantasy came to life with a dramatic overtime goal to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the coveted gold that ignited a nationwide party.
- Arthur: Crosby makes leap from superstar to legend
- It will be replayed like Paul Henderson's goal, or Mario Lemieux's, and it will be carved into this country's memory. Parents will tell their children about it; it will become myth, here.
- Crosby's goal ends thriller against U.S.
- The roar first erupted inside Canada Hockey Place and stretched across the prairies of Manitoba, to the shores of Parry Sound, Ontario, to Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
- YOUR VIEW: What's your favourite moment from the Vancouver Olympics?
- After 17 days, the Vancouver Olympics came to an end Sunday, but not before providing sports fans with a slew of memorable moments. What's your favourite memory from the Vancouver Olympics?
- Olympic classic, but uncertain future
- When it was over, Patrick Kane lamented the loss, then the wait.
- Russell: Extraordinary Canadian Olympians
- On the last day of the Games it all became clear to me. I was in the presence of the Olympians, athletes with skill and drive who have the ability to work magic and restore faith.
- 10 things we learned in Vancouver
- Yes, we're all exhausted and a tad past Olympic overdose, but here's a list of 10 things we've learned during the Vancouver Games.
- Russian president blasts sports officials
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has demanded that sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
- Martin cemented status as curling's greatest
- Canadian skip Kevin Martin put the finishing touch on his already legendary résumé by finally capturing an elusive Olympic gold medal in Vancouver. Go ahead and give him one more title: greatest curler of all time.
- A self-deprecating celebration of Canadiana
- Why the swan song of the Vancouver Olympics was a brilliant showpiece of Canadiana, utilizing one of the greatest Canadian traits ever: light-hearted, self-deprecating humour.
- Kim, Rochette skate and nation build
- They call ladies figure skating the marquee event of the Winter Olympics, and in Vancouver there was star power and poignancy.
- Breakout Games for Canada's cross-country men
- Traditional Nordic powerhouses owned the cross-country skiing events at Whistler Olympic Park, with Norway winning nine medals and Sweden taking seven.
- Bode Miller took over 'Vonn-couver'
- He came into the Olympics as an afterthought, another alpine skier lost in the long shadow of Lindsey Vonn. But Bode Miller once again produced his best work coming from outside the spotlight, skiing for broke and coming away with one of the richest medal hauls in history.
- U.S. goalie Miller named tournament MVP
- The Olympic tournament all-star team was U.S. goalie Ryan Miller and defenceman Brian Ralfaski, Canadian defenceman Shea Weber, forward Pavol Demitra of Slovakia, Canadian forward Jonathan Toews and U.S. forward Zach Parise.
- Vancouver hockey fans revel in men's hockey win
- Tens of thousands of people in Vancouver took to the streets Sunday after Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win the gold medal in men's Olympic hockey.
- Norway's Northug golden in 50K, Canada's Kershaw 5th
- Petter Northug of Norway captured the men's 50-kilometre cross-country race Sunday on the final day of competition at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
- Canadians tasted bitter defeat, sweet victory in skeleton
- Agony and ecstasy. Victory and defeat. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The Olympic skeleton track had it all that Friday night when Mellisa Hollingsworth's dreams were crushed and Jon Montgomery's came true.
- Long-track team fell short of expectations
- Heading into Vancouver, high hopes were put on Canada's long-track speedskating team to match or exceed its medal total at the Torino Games. But the team wound up with five medals, less than in Torino and well below expectations.
- Norway takes home 3 biathlon gold from Whistler
- While there was no owning the biathlon podium in Vancouver, Norway made another statement as the country to beat at the Winter Olympics.
- A Saturday full of redemption
- Each of the three Canadian gold medals on Saturday came with a healthy dose of redemption for the athletes who won them.
- 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.
- Canadian bobsleigh medals came under radar
- Before the 2009-10 World Cup season, everybody was pegging pilots Helen Upperton and Pierre Lueders to lead the Canadian charge for Olympic medals in Vancouver. Then Kaillie Humphries and Lyndon Rush began to steal the spotlight.
- Canada will win 5-3, predicts Don Cherry
- As patriotic as ever, Don Cherry sat down with CBCSports.ca to share his thoughts on Team Canada's chances against the United States in the men's hockey gold-medal match Sunday at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Olympic roundup: What Canada did on Day 16
- It was a record-setting day for Canada at the Vancouver Olympics. Canadian athletes scooped up three gold medals Saturday to push their total gold tally to 13, more than any other country.
- Olympic digest: Top stories of Day 16
- Here are the top five stories from Day 16 of the Vancouver Games.
- Canada golden in men's curling
- It may have taken eight years, but Kevin Martin took that next step up the podium he was seeking with a 6-3 win over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud in the Olympic men's curling final Saturday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
- Canada wins gold in men's speedskating pursuit
- A solid gold touch of redemption shone on Canada's men's long-track speedskaters on Saturday as they finished first in team pursuit at the Winter Olympics.
- Canada's Anderson wins snowboarding gold
- Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson won the gold medal in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding event at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Jokinen leads Finland to hockey bronze
- Finland scored three goals within three minutes and 35 seconds in the third period, beating Slovakia 5-3 in the bronze-medal game Saturday night at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday
- Joannie Rochette, Alexandre Bilodeau, Hayley Wickenheiser, Kevin Martin and Jon Montgomery are a few of the athletes who could be selected to carry Canada's flag at Sunday's closing ceremony of the 2010 Olympics.
- Canada sets Olympic gold record
- Canada has rocked the Vancouver Olympics in a way nobody anticipated.
- Bronze Rush for Canada in 4-man bobsleigh
- Lyndon Rush seemed a little disappointed with his bronze medal after the conclusion of the final four-man runs on Saturday at the Winter Games.
- Emotional Renner caps career in final race
- Sara Renner of Canmore, Alta., who "caught the bug" as a 12-year-old when the 1988 Calgary Winter Games staged cross-country ski events in her hometown, wrapped up a celebrated career Saturday at age 33 in another Games in Canada.
- Rogge praises Vancouver
- As he prepares to declare the 2010 Winter Olympics officially closed, the president of the International Olympic Committee said not just the host city, but the entire country, have reason to celebrate.
- Canada-U.S.: Who's the underdog?
- His tongue was placed firmly in cheek when he said it, or so it seemed, but Team Canada coach Mike Babcock suggested the other night that, given the record of the Americans and the thumping they gave Finland in the semi-finals, that surely they had to be the favourites to win gold.
- Brian McKeever's Olympic dream over
- The head coach of the Canadian cross-country ski team confirmed Saturday that legally blind skier Brian McKeever will not start Sunday's 50-kilometre mass-start classic race at the Vancouver Games, ending McKeever's dream of becoming the first Paralympic athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics.
- Rochette, Majdic share Terry Fox Award
- Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic are the winners of the Terry Fox Award at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Holcomb helps U.S. set Winter Olympics record
- The sports switch did not worry Steve Holcomb. When his son, Steven, changed winter sports allegiances from alpine skiing to bobsleigh, he knew both were inherently dangerous and vastly time consuming and offered little return.
- Chilean athletes get extended stay in Vancouver
- The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games may be the first in history to proceed under a tsunami advisory following a massive earthquake in Chile this morning.
- Italy's Razzoli takes men's slalom gold
- Leading after the first run, Italy's Giuliano Razzoli posted a combined time of 1 minute 39.32 seconds to hold off Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, who finished 0.16 seconds off pace to collect silver.
- Stoeckli powers Swiss to curling bronze
- Switzerland won the Olympic bronze medal in men's curling on Saturday when Ralph Stoeckli scored two with the final stone to rally his team to a 5-4 win over young Sweden skip Niklas Edin
- Staal 'thrives for these situations'
- Canada's Eric Staal will be ready for Sunday's gold-medal hockey showdown against the United States, says Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford, adding, "He's a big-game player. He showed it with us when we won the Cup [in 2006]."
Hockey: Canada's Game
- Canada outlasts U.S. for hockey gold
- Sidney Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and scored just under eight minutes into overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the gold medal in Olympic men's hockey on Sunday.
- Canadian hero Crosby seizes golden moment
- One shot for gold. That is what an absolutely compelling and thrilling Olympic gold-medal game came down to on Sunday afternoon.
- Youth was served for Team Canada
- Sidney Crosby made sure the country's fantasy came to life with a dramatic overtime goal to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the coveted gold that ignited a nationwide party.
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