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Daily Sport Summary: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Ozzie Sawicki (867-334-8963)
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Competition 1
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Women - Vault Finals
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Results
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Dominique Pegg, ON. 15.40 points
Hannah Swift, BC, 15.20points
Alycia Chan, BC 15.05 points
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Highlights
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Dominique Pegg (ON) collected a second gold medal to add to her team bronze and all around gold medals today.
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Competition 2
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Uneven Bars Finals
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Results
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Brittany Rogers, BC, 15.00 points
Melissa Corbo, QC, 13.80 points
Marion Potvin, QC, 13.60 points
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Highlights
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Brittany Rogers (BC) won her first gold medal on the uneven bars with a score 15.00. Quebec's Melissa Corbo and Marion earned their first individual medals with clean and dynamically swung routines.
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Competition 3
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Balance Beam Finals
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Results
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Brittany Rogers, BC, 15.300 points
Kelsey Lang, AB, 14.85 points
Nicole Heikkila, ON, 14.60 points
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Highlights
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Brittany Rogers collected her fourth medal of the Games with a solid performance on the balance beam. Staying on the beam was the key for the other medalists, Kelsey Lang and Nicole Heikkila, as all the other finalists had falls. 'It was so special for me to finish with two golds today', said Rogers, the most decorated female gymnast at these Games. 'I had trouble at the start of the routines, but I'm really happy that I did everything else and stuck the routines.'
BC team coach Kyna Fletcher beams with joy about her gymnast's success in winning three apparatus golds for a haul of six medals for the day, 'I'm just ecstatic about our medal-winning performances today. The coaches in BC have worked hard together to make this an important event for our athletes.'
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Competition 4
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Floor Exercise Finals
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Results
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Alycia Chan, BC, 15.00 points
Amanda Fuller, ON, 14.90 points
Nicole Pineau, BC, 14.45 points
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Highlights
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Alycia Chan (BC) performed her third successful floor routine to claim a third gold medal for BC today. Amanda Fuller (ON) claimed her first individual medal, a silver on floor, with a powerful and confident routine.
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Competition 5
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Men's Floor Finals
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Results
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Kevin Lytwyn, ON, 13.00 points
Matt Lubrick, ON, 12.70 points
Jayd Lukenchuk, SK, 12.65 points
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Highlights
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Kevin Lytwyn (ON) performed a clean floor routine to claim Ontario's first individual medal in men's artistic gymnastics. Teammate Matt Lubrick picked up a silver, his first individual medal by performing the easiest routine with minimal execution deductions. Saskatoon's Jayd Lukenchuk was one of the only finalists to a double back somersault and tied with Calgary's Christian Nuttall with Lukenchuk winning the bronze in a tie-breaker.
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Competition 6
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Pommel Horse Finals
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Results
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Alexander Hoy, BC, 12.45 points
Gabriel Boucher, QC, 12.35 points
Anderson Loran, SK, 12.10 points
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Highlights
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Alexander Hoy (BC) performed the most difficult pommel horse routine and still claimed the gold medal ahead of silver medalist Gabriel Boucher who performed a shorter, more simple routine.
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Competition 7
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Rings Finals
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Results
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Jayd Lukenchuk, SK, 13.35 points
Kevin Lytwyn, ON, 13.15 points
Danny Chambers, BC, 13.05 points
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Highlights
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Saskatoon's Jayd Lukenchuk finished with his first gold medal. Kevin Lytwyn (ON) captured his second individual medal, a silver, in the rings final. Denied a bronze medal on floor in a controversial boundary decision, Danny Chambers (BC) performed a routine with equal difficulty to Lukenchuk's and claimed the bronze medal on rings.
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Competition 8
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Men's Vault Finals
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Results
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Kevin Lytwyn, ON, 13.30 points
Jayd Lukenchuk, SK, 13.00 points
Liam Hawkins, NS, 12.90 points
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Highlights
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Kevin Lytwyn fought hard to win his third individual medal, a gold. Jayd Lukenchuk, added a silver making his total medal count at four. Nova Scotia stepped up to the podium for their only medal in these Games as Liam Hawkins of Halifax claimed the bronze medal.
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Competition 9
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Parallel Bars Finals
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Results
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Jayd Lukenchuk, SK, 13.15 points
Alexander Hoy, BC,12.95 points
Kevin Lytwyn, ON, 12.95 points
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Highlights
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Saskatoon's Jayd Lukenchuk added his fifth medal with a gold on parallel bars.
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Competition 10
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Horizontal Bar Finals
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Results
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Spencer Dear, BC, 13.15 points
Kevin Lytwyn, ON, 12.75 points
Jackson Payne, AB, 12.70 points
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Highlights
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Spencer Dear (BC) collected his only individual medal, a gold, on the horizontal bar to add to his team gold medal. Kevin Lytwyn (ON) made it five for five in his medaling bid today to become the most decorated gymnast of the Games with two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.
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Athletes to Watch
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Dominique Pegg (Sarnia, Ontario) - Dominique Pegg will represent Canada next week in the individual junior competition at the International Gymnix in Montreal, where all of Canada's top female gymnasts will meet the American, Russian, and Dutch teams.
Brittany Rogers (Coquitlam, BC) - The most-decorated women's artistic gymnast of the 2007 Canada Games, Brittany Rogers, will re-unite with Canada's junior national team at the International Gymnix competition in Montreal next weekend. She hopes to continue her momentum competing all around on four apparatus against teams from the U.S.A., Russia, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Kevin Lytwyn (Stoney Creek, Ontario) - Junior national team member Kevin Lytwyn proved that clean and elegant performances without risky difficulty is the key to winning medals at the Canada Games. Lytwyn will take home a total of six medals from Whitehorse, matching Adam Wong's haul from the 2003 Canada Games. The 15 year old will prepare for the Canadian Championships and looks forward to representing Canada soon. 'It feels pretty good to be the most decorated gymnast here. I had a lot of fun and the highlight of the Games for me was just training with the guys', said Lytwyn.
Jayd Lukenchuk (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) -Jayd Lukenchuk came up one medal short in his bid to collect five medals in the apparatus finals, but is not discouraged. The junior national team member looks forward to a trip to Kiev, Ukraine later this month to compete in a senior-level international all around competition.
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Next Competition
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Hopefully, all the athletes can be seen making their way home safe and sound after the Canada Games.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Grace Chiu (867- 334-8952)
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Boxing Finals
The final Provincial/Territorial points ranking for boxing was as follows:
1st: Quebec - 36 points
2nd: Ontario - 26points
3rd: B.C. - 8points
4th: Alberta - 7
5th: NB - 7
6th: SK - 5
7th: NF - 3
8th: NS - 3
9th: MB -3
10th: PEI - 0
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Highlight
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The final night of Boxing at F.H. Collins High School and the 800 plus fans that packed the venue were treated to a tremendously exciting night. Bout Number two on the card featured Kenny Lally of British Columbia and Dominic Babineau of New Brunswick in the 51 kg weight class. The two young warriors gave everything they could and Babineau came out on the right end of a 33 - 32 points decision to capture the Gold Medal.
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Highlight
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The fourth bout of the evening in the 57 kg weight class was another barnbuster which ended up tied at the end of the bout. On a computer countback Kenny Lameroux of Quebec outscored Steve Wilcox of Ontario by a score of 93 - 87. x
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Highlight
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Bout number 7 between Daniel Desorcy of Quebec and Stuart Twardzik of Saskatchewan had the fans on their feet as both boxers showed a great deal of skill and heart. Desorcy ended up with a 54 - 40 points victory for the Gold Medal.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Hank Summers (867-334-8972)
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Competition 1
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Women's 4 X 3.75 km Relay
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Results
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Ontario (Doble, Valjas, Hamilton, Winter) 52:27.5
Alberta (Sandau, Killick, Bruce, Smith) 52:54.1
British Columbia (Egan, Wylie, Brown, Werrell) 53:04.6
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Highlights
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Drama unfolded on the ski trails at the Mt. McIntyre Centre on Friday as Ontario came from behind to win gold over Alberta and British Columbia. The lead changed after each leg of the 4 x 5 km free technique event with Quebec out in front after the first 5 km, Alberta taking over after 10 km and finally a neck and neck battle between Alberta and Ontario at the third exchange. Gavin Hamilton had a great third leg,' stated coach James Cunningham at the finish line. 'Jesse (Winter) skied a smart final leg against Tyson Smith of Alberta but can you believe Hamilton going from 4th to 1st in 5 kilometers, continued Cunningham. It was a great way the finish the Games.'
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Competition 2
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Women's 4x3.75 km Relay Finals
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Results
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Alberta (Widmer, Birkigt, Howie, Kromm) 52:56.6
Ontario (Tomas, Garmulewicz, Deyne, Kullas) 53:42.8
Quebec (Pichard-Jolicoeur, Harvey, Drolet, Champagne) 56:06.5
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Highlights
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The Alberta foursome dominated the women's event almost from the start. Ontario's Alana Thomas was able to apply early pressure with an impressive opening lap and lead by 10 seconds at the first exchange but it wasn't long before Marcia Birkigt, the winner of the classic 7.5 earlier in the week, took control with a 55 second buffer on Team Ontario at the exchange. Tension built during the third leg however as local favorite Bryn Knight chipped away at time difference with Team Quebec and at the exchange Quebec held a slim lead over Emily Nishikawa of the Yukon. Feedback through course marshals built the expectations of the Yukon crowd during the final leg until Nishikawa cruised by high above the stadium to cheer of the assembled crowd. Moments later Yukon had secured their third medal on the trails at Mt. McIntyre.
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The efforts of the Whitehorse Ski Club volunteers were acknowledged by all with the 2007 competitions being compared with the best on the International calendar. The combination of spectator friendly stadium and trails provided excellent viewing for spectators and media alike. In addition the Club organized three special tributes to past ski coaches and athletes from Northern Canada recognizing their contribution to the sport and youth in the Territories. A heartful thanks to all.
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The multiple lap relay events brings to conclusion the cross-country ski competetions at the 2007 CWG. Medals were distributed among teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, the Yukon and North West Territories. A great start for Canada's future Olympians in 2014 or beyond.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Dave Dyer (867- 334-8982)
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Competition 1
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Gold Medal - Team AB vs. Team ON
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Results
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AB 8, ON 6
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Highlights
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Alberta wins the Gold Medal in a game that came down to last end. With the score tied 6-6 playing the 10th end, Joel Peterman, skip of Alberta, made a raise take-out to leave the Alberta squad lieing 2 behind cover. Ontario only shot was to play off a rock on the wing. The rock missed its target and the Alberta skip did not have to throw his last rock.
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Competition 2
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Bronze Medal - Team QC vs. Team PEI
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Results
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PEI 6, QC 3
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Highlights
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After losing the semi-final game to Alberta, Prince Edward Island, who were picked as the team to win the gold medal, rebounded and controlled the bronze medal game right from the first end. The final score was 6-3.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Karen Ouellette (867- 334-8945)
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Michel Desserault (867- 334-8959)
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Competition 1
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Team ON vs. Team QC
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Results
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ON 3, QC 1
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Highlights
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Ontario advanced to its fourth consecutive gold medal game, where it will look for its fourth consecutive gold medal, after a thrilling 3-1 win over Quebec. Jennifer Wakefield, the tournament's leading scorer, led the way offensively with a goal and an assist for Ontariom giving her 19 points in four games.
Quebec seemed deflated by the loss of star forward Marie-Philip Poulin, who was ejected late in the second period after receiving a major penalty for charging, and was outplayed and outshot - 15-3 - in the final 20 minutes. Rebecca Johnston scored the game-winning goal for Ontario during the five-minute man advantage.
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Competition 2
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Team MB vs. Team SK
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Results
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MB 1, SK 0 (OT)
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Highlights
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In what was undoubtedly the best game of the Canada Winter Games, Breann Frykas scored the only goal of the game 42 seconds into overtime, giving Manitoba a 1-0 win over Saskatchewan, and earning them a spot in the gold medal game. The Manitobans won despite being outshot 39-25.
Delayne Brian was, without a doubt, the star of Manitoba's win, turning aside all 35 shots she faced, 26 of those coming in the final 40 minutes. Brian has now allowed only one goal on 68 shots in her last two games played.
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Competition 3
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Team BC vs. Team NL
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Results
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NL 2, BC 1
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Highlights
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Newfoundland & Labrador assured itself of its best finish ever at the Canada Winter Games, moving onto the fifth-place game following a tight 2-1 win over British Columbia. Melanie Tucker scored the game-winning goal with eleven-and-a-half minutes to go to advance the Maritimers.
Nancy Caines held her team in the game from start to finish, turning aside 31 shots to lead Newfoundland & Labrador to victory. British Columbia outshot NL 32-17, but only Erica Kromm's goal with 104 seconds to go eluded Caines.
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Competition 4
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Team NS vs. Team NB
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Results
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NS 2, NB 1 (OT)
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Highlights
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Nova Scotia will look to equal its fifth-place finish from Bathurst in 2003 after knocking off Maritime neighbours New Brunswick 2-1 in a thrilling overtime game. Jessica Wong potted the winner midway through the overtime period, sending Nova Scotia to Saturday's fifth-place game.
Erin Brophy continued her strong play at the Canada Winter Games, scoring Nova Scotia's only goal in regulation time, and setting up Jessica Wong's extra-time winner. Brophy sits second in team scoring with five points (3g, 2a) in four games.
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Competition 5
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Team AB vs. Team NT
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Results
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AB 8, NT 0
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Highlights
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Eight different scorers found the back of the net as Alberta wrapped up top spot in the relegation round, and ninth spot overall, with an 8-0 win over the Northwest Territories in the final game for both teams. Kendice Ogilivie led the way offensively with a goal and two assists.
Leah Sulyma wrapped up a spectacular tournament between the pipes for the Northwest Territories, making another 60+ saves. Sulyma drew the attention of a number of spectators with her highlight-reel saves.
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Competition 6
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Team PE vs. Team YT
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Results
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PE 7, YT 2
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Highlights
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The Canada Winter Games wrapped up for both Prince Edward and the host team from the Yukon, with PEI coming away with a 7-2 win. Kelsey O'Donnell scored twice and added an assist for the Islanders, while Katherine Taylor scored once and picked up a couple of helpers.
Listed as one of the Yukon's players to watch entering the Canada Winter Games, defenseman Mallory Lesage proved why in her final game, scoring twice, albeit in a losing cause.
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Athletes to Watch
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Jennifer Wakefield (ON) - one goal, one assist Jaime Miller (ON) - 23 shots against, 22 saves
Delayne Brian (MB) - 35 shots against, 35 saves, shutout
Nancy Caines (NL) - 32 shots against, 31 saves
Erin Brophy (NS) - one goal, one assist Carmen MacDonald (NS) - 27 shots against, 26 saves
Kendice Ogilvie (AB) - one goal, two assists
Kelsey O'Donnell (PE) - two goals, one assist Mallory Lesage (YT) - two goals
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Next Competition
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Ontario vs. Manitoba - It's a showdown for gold at Takhini Arena as Ontario meets Manitoba for Canada Winter Games bragging rights. Ontario has been the class of the tournament, outscoring their opponents 47-1 in four games, while Manitoba eeked out a 1-0 overtime decision over Saskatchewan to reach the final game.
Quebec vs. Saskatchewan - Although both teams had aspirations of gold, you can bet both will come out flying with hopes of taking home a medal. It's Marie-Philip Poulin, Audrey Belanger-Cournoyer and the rest of Quebec's high-flying offense against Saskatchewan goaltender Kayley Herman, and the Prairie province's smothering defense.
Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Nova Scotia - Having never finished higher than eighth at any previous Canada Winter Games, Newfoundland & Labrador will look to finish at number five in 2007 when they take on Nova Scotia, the fifth-place finishers from 2003.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Jason Larose (867- 334-8949)
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Wendy Gayfer (867- 334-8941)
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Mireille Tallon (867- 334-8938)
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Competition 1
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PEI vs. Manitoba
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Results
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Manitoba 48 PEI 33
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Highlights
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Both teams came out with a strong first quarter and the score stood at 10-8 for team Manitoba after the first 10 minutes of play. The second quarter saw Manitoba capitalize on some costly PEI turnovers (13 for the half) and pull out to a nine point lead at the half (27-18). The third quarter was a low scoring affair with some quality minutes going to some less experienced players on both squads. In the fourth quarter, the teams traded baskets, but the first half deficit for team PEI was too much to overcome, with Manitoba winning by a score of 48-33. PEI now faces team NFLD at 1:00 WST to determine 8th and 9th place in the standings.
Top Scores:
Manitoba: Shawn Watson 26 points, Jeff Watson 14 points
PEI Steven Farquharson 11 points, Adam Loo 10 points
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Competition 2
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Alberta vs. British Columbia
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Results
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BC 51 Alberta 45
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Highlights
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Both teams came out with intensity in the first half of play and demonstrated some excellent transition basketball. Chad Jassman of Team Albert made some beautiful passes to David Godbeer in transiton who finished with 8 points at the half. As a team, Alberta shot 50% from the floor and were up at the half by 1 point with a score or 22-21. The third quarter belonged to BC as they built a 10 point lead thanks to some outstanding pressure defence. BC finised the quarter up by 9 points and firmly in control. Not to be outdone, Alberta came out of the break with some pressure of their own and pulled to within 5 points with just under 5 minutes to play. The teams traded baskets in the last minutes of play. With 40 seconds remaining Alberta missed a shot that would have brought them to within 3. Despite BC's 51-45 victory over Alberta they will still finish behind Alberta in overall standings due to point differentials. With this game in the books, it is now official that Manitoba will claim 5th spot in the final standings followed by team Alberta in 6th place and BC finishes 7th.
Top Scorers:
BC: Deion Green 10 points, Avril Harris 9 points
Alberta: David Godbeer 17, Jakub Maslowski 10
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Competition 3
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PEI vs. Newfoundland
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Results
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PEI 45 NFLD 31
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Highlights
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Team PEI was pleased to come away with a victory in at 45-31 win over team Nfld. Witht the win, PEI comes away with an 8th place finish in the tournament and NFLD finishes in 9th spot.
Top Scorers:
NFLD: Neal Jackson 12 points, Mathew Huxster 10 points
PEI: Adam Loo 10 points, Jeremy MacDonald 10 points
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Competition 4
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Ontario vs Quebec
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Results
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Quebec 63 Ontario 62
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Highlights
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Ontario to claim the gold medal. At the end of the first quarter, both teams were tyed at 14 points a piece and everyone in the gym knew that this contest would come down to the wire! Dayton Sopha led the way for Ontario in the first half of play scoring 17 points while shooting over 60% fromt the floor. Maxime Poulin was the key player for Quebec in the first quarter contributing 13 points for his squad. The third quarter belonged to Quebec as they uped the pressure defensively and shutout Ontario from scoring until the 6:25 mark of the 3rd quarter. The score stood at 48-44 for Ontario at the end of the 3rd. The fourth quarter opened with both teams trading baskets. At the 4:40 mark of the fourth Quebec tied the game on a layup by Manuel Cloutier. The crowd erupted as Cindy Ouellet scored at the 3 minute mark to give Quebec it's first lead of the game of 56-54. The game became very physical at the point and Daton Sopha tied it back up at 58 points. Once again the teams traded baskets until the 45 second mark when Kyle Cicerella hit a nice 10 foot shot to give Ontario the lead once again (62-60). Manuel Cloutier responded with the tying basket at 33 seconds followed by a missed shot from Ontario with 15 seconds to go. Quebec rebounded the miss and Manuel Cloutier went hard to the basket and was fouled with 8 seconds remaining. He was good on one of his two foul shot attempts to give his team a one point lead. Ontario executed well, but missed the final shot of the game to give Quebec the win. Quebec wins gold!!!!!
Top Scorers:
Ontario: Dayton Sopha 27 points, Kyle Ciceralla 19 points
Quebec: Cindy Ouellet 10 points, Manuel Cloutier 19 points, Maxime Pouline 22 points
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Competition 5
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New Brunswick vs. Saskatchewan
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Results
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Saskatcehwan 63 NB 55
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Highlights
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Team Saskatchewan won the bronze medal this evening in the final game of competition over New Brunswick by a score of 63-55. Saskatchewan led by 5 at the half 33-28. NB managed to cut the lead to 4 by the end of the third quarter, but that was as close as they would get. Some missed layups and turnovers cost them the chance to take the lead. In the fourth quarter Saskatchan extended their lead by another 4 points and the game was out of reach for Team NB.
Top Scorers:
NB Paul Guindard 26 points Marc Andre Chicoine 25 points
Saskatchewan Matt Yausie 23 points Raymond Gaudet 24 points.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Margaret Jones (867-334-8934)
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