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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.
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.
Hughes leaves behind a legacy of hope: Clara Hughes didn't know how much money it was. She just knew that it didn't matter how much money it was, and that she wanted someone else to have it. The last time she did this, she knew the total because the cash was already in her bank account. This time, it won't spend much time there, if any at all.
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Hughes ties Klassen with 6th Olympic medal: Speedskater Clara Hughes, in her final individual Olympic race, tied teammate Cindy Klassen's all-time record for a Canadian with a sixth career Olympic medal on Wednesday, a bronze in the women's 5,000 metres.
Speedskater Hughes donates medal bonus: Canadian long-track speedskater Clara Hughes is donating her $10,000 bronze-medal bonus to the Take A Hike Foundation, a program providing adventure-based learning for at-risk kids in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Wotherspoon's legacy tainted: It's an unfair consequence of being an Olympian — having your name dragged through the mud when you fail to reach the top of the podium.
Canada's Groves wins speedskating bronze: Kristina Groves won Canada's first Olympic speedskating medal at the Vancouver Games, capturing bronze Sunday in the women's 3,000 metres.
Groves wins silver in 1,500, Nesbitt left out: Canadian speedskater Kristina Groves won her second medal of the Vancouver Games on Sunday, a silver in the women's 1,500 metres.
Nesbitt good enough for gold: Christine Nesbitt had been nervous all morning, was nervous as she warmed up, was nervous as she prepared to start a race that most people thought she had in her back pocket, if she could fit a back pocket into her airtight speed-skating suit
Nesbitt delivers with gutsy skate: Christine Nesbitt scraped and clawed her way through a riveting 1,000-metre race at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Thursday and was rewarded with a gold medal — but it was only by a margin of 2-100ths of a second over Annette Gerritsen of the Netherlands.
Watch Now: Hughes talks about her Olympic career: CBC's Steve Armitage interviews Canadian speedskating bronze medallist Clara Hughes about her prestigious Olympic career.
Don't forget about Groves: Almost lost among all the heartache Sunday from the hockey rink to the skicross course was the fact Kristina Groves picked up her second medal of the Games, a silver in the women's speedskating 1,500 metres, and is on pace to win four at the Olympics.
Hughes turns in one final inspiring performance: "Give me five more laps," she had said, her smile blossoming again, again. Clara Hughes had just skated her heart out, as she always does, in the 3,000 metres last week, and she knew that after all this time she had just one Olympic race left.
Klassen's journey: a tale of perseverance: Just a year and a half removed from double knee surgery, Cindy Klassen's return to the Olympics was a triumph that came from perseverance and dedication to her sport.
Olympic Contenders: Men's Pursuit: The Canadian team has a good chance to land on the podium. The reigning silver medalists from Turin in 2006, the team is now composed of Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux, and they're very familiar with the Richmond Oval. Home ice advantage could pay off.
Olympic Contenders: Women's Pursuit: The Canadian team is the titan everyone else will aim to beat. Led by Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler, they hold the world record in women's pursuit, set on Dec. 6, 2009.
Dutch speedskater Tuitert stuns Davis for gold: Veteran speedskater Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands was an upset winner over Shani Davis in the men's 1,500 at the Richmond Oval on Saturday with former world-record holder Denny Morrison of Canada again suffering disappointment at the Vancouver Games.
Groves not sweating near miss: Shortly after Kristina Groves had finished fourth in the 1,000 metres, the Canadian speed skater walked into the media zone and noticed a group of local reporters huddled around a sign that read "bronze medal."
Canada's Nesbitt gets gold in 1,000 speedskating: Christine Nesbitt captured Canada's first speedskating gold medal of the Vancouver Games on Thursday at the Richmond Oval, winning the women's 1,000 metres.
Davis clips Mo for 1,000 speedskating win: Shani Davis of the United States finished the men's 1,000-metre speedskating final in style, taking the gold medal in the last pairing of the competition to defend his Olympic title at the Richmond Oval.
Never fear, the Zamboni is here!: Fed up with the ice resurfacer malfunctions, VANOC called in the heavy artillery Tuesday, bringing in a Zamboni from Calgary via flatbed truck.
Nesbitt 10th, S. Korea golden in 500 speedskate: South Korea's Lee Sang-Hwa captured gold in the women's 500-metre long-track speedskating event at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Tuesday, while Canada's Christine Nesbitt placed 10th.
VANOC sends in the Zamboni: After problems with the Olympia ice resurfacers at the Richmond Olympic Oval, VANOC said late Monday it is shipping a Zamboni from Calgary to be on the ice by Tuesday.
Speedskater Kramer golden at 5,000: Gold medal favourite Sven Kramer of the Netherlands didn't let the pressure get to him, winning the 5,000 metres by more than two seconds on the nearest competitor Saturday at the Vancouver Olympics.
Canadian skaters deploy high-tech suits: Three years of work, dozens of prototypes, seemingly endless testing and a near-paranoid shroud of secrecy went into the new "skinsuits" Canada's long-track speedskaters will use Saturday in the men's 5,000 metres at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
VIDEO: Canadian speedskaters expect big medal haul: CBC Sports' Scott Russell takes a look at what to expect from the speedskating competition at the Vancouver Olympic Games.
Stephen Colbert gears up for Olympics: Like many of the athletes vying for gold in Vancouver, Stephen Colbert's Olympic training has been eventful.
Olympic megastar Klassen an 'underdog': Six-time Olympic medallist Cindy Klassen, a speedskater who won five medals at the 2006 Torino Games, heads to 2010 recovering from double knee surgery. No longer a top contender, she's getting stronger every day and is still reaching for the podium.