The Games : Opinion and Analysis — Jesse Campigotto
The Games : Opinion and Analysis — Jesse Campigotto
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Most memorable moments
With the London Olympics in the books, here's a personal list of our standout moments from the Games.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: The thin white line
A guide to what happened Saturday, and what to look for Sunday, at the Olympic Games in London, including a devastating DQ in the 4x100 relay, and our best guess at which athlete will carry the Canadian flag at the closing ceremony.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Canada's last chance for gold?
A guide to what happened Friday, and what to look for Saturday, at the
Olympics in London, including mountain bike favourite Catharine
Pendrel's bid to win Canada's second (and probably last) gold of the Games.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Canada's Brandi Chastain moment?
A guide to what happened Thursday, and what to look for Friday, at the Olympic Games in London, including the Canadian women's soccer team's thrilling bronze-medal victory and Usain Bolt's latest rewriting of the record books.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Canadian medals keep coming
A guide to what happened Wednesday, and what to look for Thursday, at the Olympic Games in London, where Canada landed three more medals to raise its total to 14 and doesn't look to be done.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Drouin saves the day for Canada
A guide to what happened Tuesday, and what to look for Wednesday, at the Olympic Games in London, including Derek Drouin's surprise bronze medal in the high jump on an otherwise disappointing day for Canada.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Be fair to Dylan Armstrong
A guide to what happened Thursday, and what to look for Friday, at the Olympic Games in London, including the latest on Canada's quest to win an improbable badminton medal and a plea for more modest expectations for shot putter Dylan Armstrong.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Canada exceeding expectations
A guide to what happened Wednesday, and what to look for Thursday, at the Olympic Games in London, including the latest chapter in the badminton scandal saga and another chance for Canada to add to its unexpectedly impressive medal haul.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Canada scores bronze hat trick
A guide to what happened Tuesday, and what to look for Wednesday, at the Olympic Games in London, including Canada's bronze-medal hat trick and Michael Phelps' ascension to the title of most decorated Olympian ever.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Agnel steals Lochte-Phelps show
A guide to what happened Monday, and what to look for Tuesday, at the Olympic Games in London, including the emergence of a surprise swimming star.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Who will win Canada's next medal?
A guide to what happened Sunday, and what to look for Monday, at the Olympic Games in London, including our best guess at who could win Canada's next medal after synchro divers Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel put us on the board with a bronze.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Don't write off Phelps or men's 8
A guide to what happened Saturday, and what to look for Sunday, at the Olympic Games in London, including an attempt to put into context both Michael Phelps' 400 IM "loss" and the last-place finish by the Canadian men's eight crew.
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Jesse Campigotto
Olympic Hot Sheet: Top stories for today & tomorrow
A guide to what happened Friday, and what to look for Saturday, as the Olympic Games open in London.
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About the Author
Jesse Campigotto
Jesse Campigotto is a senior writer and editor for CBCSports.ca, which he joined in 2005. He leads the site's Olympic sports coverage, co-hosts the CBCSports.ca Podcast and contributes to the hockey and football sections. Jesse was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ont., and now lives in Toronto.
Categories
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Top Sports Stories
- Russell: Canada a country of team players
- The "team" word kept surfacing with reference to Canada at the London Olympics, reinforcing that this is a country of team players and a group that chose to focus on the success of the entire delegation rather than the near misses of talented individuals, writes Scott Russell. more »
- Olympic Hot Sheet: Most memorable moments
- With the London Olympics in the books, here's a personal list of our standout moments from the Games. more »
- The Olympics of the weird, wacky
- Every Olympic competition has its share of puzzlers, surprises and absurd moments, and the London Games were no exception. more »
- Canadian Honour Roll: The London medallists
- The full list of Canada's medal winners at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. more »
- Shot putter stripped of gold medal for doping
- Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn for doping. more »
