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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.
Skeleton star Montgomery to appear on Oprah: Olympic skeleton champion Jon Montgomery is looking to talk up Canada when he appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The segment, recorded in Whistler, is slated to air Friday.
Hollingsworth wants to come back for 2014: After a heartbreaking fifth-place finish at the Vancouver Olympics, Canadian skeleton racer Mellisa Hollingsworth doesn't want to waste any time getting back on the track.
O'Connor: Death of a dream: Every athlete dreams of winning a gold medal at the Olympics, but only one athlete per event gets to win. And we, the people, watching them here and at home, get to move on to the next race, to the next great Canadian medal hope to the next big hockey game. We, the people, get to forget.
Canada's Montgomery wins skeleton gold: Jon Montgomery of Russell, Man., has won the gold medal in men's skeleton at the Vancouver Olympics.
Hollingsworth crushed with 5th place in skeleton: Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth, ranked No. 1 in women's skeleton racing, finished fifth after a disappointing final in Whistler on Friday.
Russell celebrates Montgomery gold: The rural Manitoba community of Russell is bursting with pride over the gold medal won by Jon Montgomery, who has quickly become a hometown hero.
Q & A: Gold medallist Jon Montgomery: Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery of Russell, Man., was still beaming Saturday at a Whistler brewery, where the funnyman met with reporters to talk about drinking beer, dealing with Olympic pressure and how winning a gold medal could change his life.
Montgomery gives Canada more dramatic gold: Jon Montgomery became Canada's fourth gold medallist at the Vancouver Olympics on Friday, snatching it away from fellow skeleton rider Martins Dukurs of Latvia in the final run.
Hollingsworth skids under spotlight: Nobody feels worse than slider Mellisa Hollingsworth right now, after her fifth-place finsih in women's skeleton at the Vancouver Olympics.
Canada's Douglas disqualified in men's skeleton: Michael Douglas, one of Canada's top contenders in the men's skeleton was disqualified just prior to his third run in the competition on Friday at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
2 protests denied after Williams skeleton win: The International Federation of Bobsleigh and Tobogganing has denied two more protests questioning the legality of the helmet Britain's Amy Williams wore while winning the Olympic women's skeleton gold medal.
Skeleton officials rule British helmet OK: Skeleton's international governing body ruled late Thursday night that British racer and Olympic leader Amy Williams's helmet is legal, rejecting a protest filed by the U.S. team and supported by five other nations.