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Canada wins 5 medals in short-track: Charles Hamelin came to the Vancouver Olympics as Canada's golden boy of short-track speedskating. And after a slow start that briefly tarnished his lustre, he leaves the Winter Games shining brighter than ever.
Golden night for Canada's short-track skaters: The Canadian men's short-track speedskating team came away with three Olympic medals, including two gold, during a scintillating final day of comeptition at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday.
Canada hits 10 gold with short-track haul: Under heavy criticism for underperforming at the Vancouver Olympics, the Canadian men's short-track team responded on the final night of competition at the Pacific Coliseum with gold and bronze in the 500 metres and gold in the 5,000 relay.
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Canadians clean up on short track: 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.
Canadian women take silver in short-track relay: Canada won its second short-track speedskating medal of the Vancouver Games on Wednesday, with the women's 3,000-metre relay team upgraded to a silver medal after a disqualification at Pacific Coliseum.
Canada's St-Gelais wins short-track silver: Canada's Marianne St-Gelais celebrated her 20th birthday with a silver medal in the 500-metre short-track speedskating final on Wednesday at the Vancouver Olympics.
Canadian short-track team takes silver by lying low: 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. The two Asian countries, which have been at each other's throats during these Olympics, had history. And sooner or later, the inevitable was going to happen.
Ohno 'all smiles' after 7th medal: As Apolo Ohno skated slowly around the rink at Pacific Coliseum, he held both the American flag and seven fingers above his head.
Critics aplenty for Canada's short-track effort: Former Olympic medallist Mathieu Turcotte and national team coach Guy Thibault are among those puzzled by the strategy put forth by Canada in Saturday's short-track loss in the men's 1,000-metre final.
China's Zhou Yang wins short-track gold: China's Zhou Yang set an Olympic record en route to winning gold in the women's 1,500-metre short-track final at the Vancouver Olympics.
St-Gelais outshines famous boyfriend: In hindsight, Marianne St-Gelais admits that she should have wagered something. A night out at a fancy restaurant. A cup of coffee. Anything.
Canada's Hamelins beaten in short-track final: Brothers Charles and Francois Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., were shut out of the medals in the 1,000-metre short-track speedskating final at Pacific Coliseum on Saturday night.
Last chance for Canadian men to reach short-track podium: 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.
Hamelin's Olympic struggles continue: When Charles Hamelin was shutout of winning a medal in last week's 1,500 metres, the speedskater told Canadians not to worry.
Silver a great birthday gift for St-Gelais: Marianne St-Gelais, celebrating her 20th birthday, gave herself undoubtedly her best present as she won a surprising silver medal in the 500-metre short-track speedskating final Wednesday.
Canada's Jean 4th in short-track final: Lee Jung-Su of South Korea won gold in the Olympic men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event Saturday night in Vancouver, with American Apolo Ohno grabbing his sixth career Olympic medal.
All is not lost for short-track speed skaters: It was at the 2006 Olympics in Turin when Charles Hamelin helped Canada's short-track speedskating relay team win silver.