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Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier claim ice dance bronze for 1st Olympic medal
Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have won bronze in ice dance at the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, securing the veteran duo its first Olympic medal. Source link
Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' saved by family foundation
A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas. Source link
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now
The International Olympic Committee is not an organization that generally begs, but they are begging Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych not to compete in a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russian invaded Ukraine in 2022. Source link
Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympic skater Alexandra Paul
A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges in a crash that killed a former Canadian Olympic figure skater in Melancthon Township, north of Shelburne, Ont., nearly three years ago. Source link
Vonn says she had 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following alpine crash at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn had a “successful” third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier said Wednesday Source link
Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48
James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his role on 1990’s TV show Dawson’s Creek, has died. He was 48. Source link
U.S. speed skating star Jordan Stolz lowers Olympic mark in 1,000m gold-medal performance
Jordan Stolz of the United States needed to hold off on celebrating until another speed skater got the chance for a re-skate, then soon enough was able to smile while leaning forward to receive his gold for winning the men’s 1,000 metres at the Milan-Cortina Games in an Olympic-record one minute 6.28 seconds. Source link
Canadiens standout Juraj Slafkovsky leads Slovakia in upset win over 2022 Olympic hockey champs Finland
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice to pick up where he left off four years ago, fellow NHL player Dalibor Dvorsky got the tiebreaking goal with less than 13 minutes left and Slovakia pulled off an upset in the first men’s hockey game of the Milan-Cortina Olympics, beating Finland 4-1 on Wednesday. Source link
'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice
Feedback is always on the lookout for better ways to measure things, and was delighted to learn how the weight of ice is quantified in Austin, Texas Source link
Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go
There are huge benefits to ringing the changes when it comes to exercise, finds committed runner Grace Wade when she analyses the science Source link