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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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Next Competition
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Men's/Women's Compound and Recurve Finals on Day 6.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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James Wiebe (867-334-8934)
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Competition 1
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Team competition-Round 1 amd 2 - Men
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Results
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Québec
Nova-Scotia
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Highlights
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Even if both of the Laforest were resting for most of the day, it was an easy day for Team Québec who defeated Nova-Scotia and New-Brunswick with a score of 5-0.
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Competition 2
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Team competition-Round 1 amd 2- Women
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Results
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British-Columbia
Prince Edward Island
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Highlights
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It was also an easy day for Team British-Columbia who won both of their ties; 5-0 against Prince Edward Island and also against Saskatchewan. Team BC is really looking forward to Thursday where they will meet Team Ontario who is seeded number 4 in this competition. Manager Lindsay Thompson said: `'Ontario has a strong team, especially the girls, but we believe we can win this and move forward to the final. Our goal is to bring the gold medal home.''
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Competiton 3
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Team competition - Round 1-2 : Men
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Results
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Ontario
North West Territories
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Highlights
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Team Ontario had a close fight against Team Manitoba. The 5/8 seed Tommy Mckee from Ontario lost to unseeded Dave Harrison. The men's doubles team from Ontario defeated Team Manitoba in 3 sets. Team Ontario also won their ties against Nunavut (5-0)and North West Territories (5-0) to finish in first place in pool D.
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Competition 4
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Team competition - Round 1-2-3 : Women
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Results
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Ontario
Nunavut
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Highlights
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In the North West Territories badminton is a family affair. All of the athletes on the team have a relative that is also on the team. Jennifer and Gilian are sisters, Eric and Chris are brothers, Danielle and Stephane are brother and sister while Laurell, the coach, and Derek are mother and son.
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Competition 5
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Team competition - Round 3
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Results
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Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
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Highlights
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Saskatchewan had to count on two of their experienced players, Ben Harack and Shane Dirk, that participated in the last Canada Winter Games in 2003. Along with their green outfits and hats, Saskatechewan over came Prince Edward Island. Manager Laurie said : ''This tie was critical for us. We really needed to win if we wanted to have a chance to fight for the fifth or sixth position.''
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Competition 6
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Team competition - Round 3
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Results
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North West Territories
Nunavut
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Highlights
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The tie between North West Territories and Nunavut came down to the very last match. Jennifer Waugh and Derek Graf defeated Kelly Mclarty and Michael Putilik to bring the first victory of the team event for Team North West Territories.
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Competition 7
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Team competition - Round 3
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Results
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Nova-Scotia
New-Brunswick
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Athletes to Watch
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Team British-Columbia
Team Québec
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Val St - Jacques (867- 334-8938)
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Competition 1
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Individual Competition
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Results
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Tyson Smith, AB 47:14.8 (6 shooting penalties)
Maxime Leboeuf, QC 47:35.3 (6 shooting penalties)
Yannick Letailleur, AB 50:59.4 (8 shooting penalties)
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Highlights
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Rosanna Crawford and Tyson Smith took home their second wins of these Games in biathlon despite each having 6 penalties on the shooting range. Both were the fastest skiers of the day and with the addition of the shooting penalties were able to stay ahead of the next competitors.
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Athletes to Watch
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Team Quebec (Women) - With the Relay competitions coming, the women's team from Quebec looks very strong as potential winners for this competition. Alberta will be challenging Quebec for the gold medal.
Team Alberta (Men) -With the Relay competitions coming, the men's team from Alberta looks very strong as potential winners for this competition. Quebec will be challenging Alberta for the gold medal.
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Memorable Moment of the Day
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Ryan Knight (Whitehorse, Yukon) is a 19 year old who has competed in 3 Canada Games including summer and winter. He competed at 2003 Games in Biathlon, in 2005 for Cycling and in 2007 for Biathlon. He has also competed in 3 Arctic Winter Games for the sports of biathlon and speedskating. Ryan finished 25th in the Sprint Competition.
Family of biathletes Maxime Leboeuf and sister Audrey Vaillancourt are competing as members of the Quebec team this week. Their older brother Francois Leboeuf also competes in the sport and represented Quebec in the 2003 Canada Winter Games. Maxime finished 3rd in Monday's Sprint competition and 2nd in today's Inidividual competition while Audrey finished a respectable 7th place (1 shooting penalty) in the women's Sprint competition and 5th in today's Individual competition as one of the best female shooters of the day.
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Next Competition
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The Relay competition will be scheduled for Wednesday and we will be watching Quebec and Alberta dual it out in both the men and women's Relays. Other teams to watch are BC, ON and MB on the women's side and SK, BC, and ON for the men's side
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Joanne Thomson (867-334-8941)
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Competition 1
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Team NS vs Team BC
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Results
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NS 5, BC 7
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Highlights
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Team BC controlled the beginning ends of the game taking a 5-2 lead half way through the game. Team NS had a missed opportunity in the 5th end to tie the game. On the final rock, Team NS over curled a tap for 2 leaving BC lieing 1. Team NS rallied back in the last half of the game and found themselves 1 point down in the 10th end. Needing to steal, Team NS tried to draw a rock around a couple of guards. Failing to curl, the rock was left in the open and the BC played an open take out to win the game.
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Competition 2
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Team NU vs. Team YT
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Results
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NU 1, YT 11
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Highlights
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Team Yukon controlled the game right from the beginning. The score going into the 5th end break was 10 to 1 in favour of Team YT.
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Competiton 3
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Team SK vs. Team QUE
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Results
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SK 8, QUE 3
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Highlights
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'We are pretty excited, with the win today it puts us in a great position,' said Stephanie McVicar the skip of Team SK. 'We didn't miss much and played solid.' McVicar went on to add, 'Our coach James Malainey is unreal. We wouldn't want anyone else!'
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Competition 4
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Team NL vs. Team MB
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Results
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NL 3, MB 5
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Highlights
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The game was close from the start. Team MB stole a point in the 5th and then another in the 7th to take 5-2 lead. NL rallied in the 9th end and scored 1 for a score of 5-3. Team MB ran the Newfoundland Labrador foursome out of rocks in the 10th end for the win.
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Competition 5
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Team ON vs. Team PE
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Results
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ON 11, PE 3
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Highlights
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Team Ontario controlled the game from the 1st end. Each time Team Ontario scored, they were able to generate multiple points and were able to keep Team PEI to singles.
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Competition 6
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Team NB vs. Team NWT
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Results
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NB 7, NWT 6
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Highlights
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After 5 ends of play, Team NB was leading by a score of 3-1. Team NWT was able to capitalize in the 6th end and score 4 points. Team NB returned with a 3 ender in the 7th end and a steal in the 8th to take a 7-5 lead. Team NWT was kept to a single point in the 9th and were run out of rocks in the 10th end. Team NB won by a score of 7-6.
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Athletes to Watch
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After three draws, Team Saskatchewan is looking as one of the teams to beat.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Karen Ouellette (867- 334-8945)
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Next Competition
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Men's/Women's Dual Moguls on Day 7.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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John Pomeroy (867- 334-8963)
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Competition 1
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Team NL vs. Team NWT
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Results
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NL12, NWT 0
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Highlights
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Adam Molloy and Luke Adam showed why they're two of Newfoundland and Labrador's leaders as each player scored three goals in the team's first win at the Canada Winter Games.
Despite not scoring for the third straight game, Northwest Territories registered 20 shots on Newfoundland and Labrador's Nick Champion and had several scoring chances.
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Competition 2
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Team MB vs. Team QC
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Results
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MB 7, QC 6 (OT)
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Highlights
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This was a heart-stopper for both teams involved, including the fans, coaches and, of course, players. Braden Adamyk scored the game-tying goal for Manitoba with 23 seconds left and then, in overtime, Shayne Wiebe became the hero as he scored to give Manitoba a 7-6 win. This was the first major upset in the men's hockey tournament at the Canada Winter Games.
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Competiton 3
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Team AB vs. Team NB
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Results
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AB 4, NB 3
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Highlights
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New Brunswick gave the defending champions from Alberta all they could handle. The game was tied 3-3 until late in the third period, when Steven Siego scored the game-winner. Alberta defenceman Jordan Rowley scored twice to lead his club.
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Competition 4
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Team ON vs. Team NS
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Results
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ON 6, NS 0
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Highlights
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Steve Stamkos scored two goals and was a force once again for an Ontario team that seems tough to stop. His linemate, Cody Hodgson, had a pair of assists.
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Competition 5
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Team BC vs. Team SK
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Results
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BC 5, SK 4 (OT)
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Highlights
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Another quarterfinal at Canada Games Centre and another great hockey game. Saskatchewan was down 4-3 late in the third period until Chad Suer's point shot beat Team B.C. goaltender Martin Jones with 25 seconds to play, sending the green fans into a frenzy and the game into overtime.
Thomas Frazee will remember this game for a long time. The B.C. forward sent a backhander at the net and it somehow squeezed through the pads of Saskatchewan goaltender Jeffrey Bosch to give B.C. the overtime win.
'This is the one right here,' Frazee said when asked where this game ranks. 'This is the one to take us to to the medal round. It's awesome. I'm still in shock.'
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Athletes to Watch
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Nick Champion (NL) Kevin Alexander (NWT)
Shayne Wiebe (MB) Jean-Sebastien Berube
Jordan Rowley (AB) Kelsey Tessier (NB)
Alex Pietrangelo (ON) Kirk Rafuse (NS)
Brandon McMillan (BC) Kruise Reddick (SK)
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Next Competition
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It's semifinal day at the Canada Winter Games. Top-ranked Alberta faces off against Manitoba and Ontario meets B.C., with the winners playing for gold and the losers for bronze on Friday. Alberta was a favourite coming into the event but Manitoba showed on Tuesday night that its grit could carry it to the final. Ontario and B.C., meanwhile, could be an offensive explosion, as both clubs are strong up front.
The four teams in the middle of the pack - Quebec, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick - will look to finish as high as fifth as relegation round games continue.
One of the bottom four teams - Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Northwest Territories - can still finish as high as ninth.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Chris Jurewicz (867- 334-8949)
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Competition 1
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Junior Women -44Kg
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Results
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Jordan Poliakiwski (SK)
Jessica Mah (BC)
Andrea Madgett (ON)
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Competition 2
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Junior Women -48Kg
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Results
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Jade Parsons (ON)
Nicole Edlund (BC)
Alice Cloutier (QC)/Alicia Wilbert (PE)
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Competition 3
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Junior Female -52Kg
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Results
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Renee Guggino (ON)
Joelle Couture-Legare (QC)
Myriam Fortin (NB)/Nicole Tsukishima (AB)
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Competition 4
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Junior Men -51Kg
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Results
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Nick Zakharov (ON)
Miguel DeSousa (BC)
Dominique Cote (QC)/Kendal McArthur (SK)
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Competition 5
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Junior Men -55Kg
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Results
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David Ancor (ON)
Layton Keely (BC)
Maxime Castonguay (QC)/Thomas Okamura (AB)
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Competition 6
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Junior Men -60Kg
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Results
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Sergio Pessoa (QC)
Matthew Vaughan (NS)
Mark Welsh (ON)/Serge Zamotine (AB)
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Highlights
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Sergio Pessoa of Quebec had a hard match against Matthew Vaughan of Nova Scotia but eventually won by scoring a full point for his sweeping hip throw. In the bronze medal match, Mark Welsh of Ontario scored a thunderous counter throw against his opponent from New Brunswick.
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Athletes to Watch
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Andre-Pierre Bosse of New Brunswick won a bronze in the under 66Kg division. His twin brother Rene-Pierre won a bronze in the under 73Kg division. Judo runs in the family as their father, Bertin, is a 6th degree black belt.
The heavier weight categories from junior men 81Kg and higher, and the junior women 57Kg and higher will be competing.
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Next Competition
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Judo Competition Day 2 continues on Day 6.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Gordon Okamura (867- 334-8952)
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Competition 1
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Team NB vs. Team PEI
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Results
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NB 8 PEI 1
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Highlights
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In the seeding game between PEI and New Brunswick, the 8-1 win went to New Brunswick, with Martine Cormier (Dieppe) posting one goal and three assists and Sophie Goguen (Dieppe) assisting on three. Lynn MacKay (Charlottetown) captured PEI's only goal, assisted by Sheryl MacAulay (Souris).
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Competition 2
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Team MB vs. Team BC
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Results
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MB 5 BC 4
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Highlights
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British Columbia came out strong against Manitoba in the first quarterfinal game, with Kristen Mihalcheon (Vernon) picking up a point and two assists and Danielle Krusel (Langley) posting two goals. With the game tied at four, Lisa Timmerman (Winnipeg) popped the winner in for Manitoba with just under two minutes left in the game. Kayla Krentz (Steinbach) and Chrisie Leiman (Stonewall) assisted on the goal. Final score was 5-4.
Manitoba moves to the semi-final tomorrow at 11:00 am Canada Games Centre.
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Competition 3
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Team QC vs. Team SK
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Results
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QC 8 SK 1
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Highlights
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In the second quarterfinal, Saskatchewan and Quebec met up, with Quebec coming away with an 8-1 win. Jessica Pepper (Laval) picked up a pair of goals and two assists for Quebec and Kyla Reay (Saskatoon) claimed Saskatchewan's only goal.
Quebec moves to the semi-final against Alberta tomorrow at 1:00 pm Canada Games Centre.
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Competition 4
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Team AB vs. Team NS
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Results
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AB 8 NS 1
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Highlights
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Alberta and Nova Scotia me up in the third quarterfinal of the day, with Alberta posting an 8-1 win over their eastern competitors. Dailyn Bell (Lacombe) picked up two goals and three assists and Kelsey Haworth (Calgary) claimed a hat trick and one assist for Alberta. Danielle Dempsey (Herring Cove) picked up the sole unassisted goal for Nova Scotia.
Alberta moves onto the semi-final game tomorrow against Quebec at 1:00 pm Canada Games Centre.
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Competition 5
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Team On vs. Team NB
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Results
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ON 10 NB 3
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Highlights
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In the last game of the day, New Brunswick came away from their win this morning to play in the fourth quarterfinal against Ontario. Ontario downed New Brunswick 10-3, with Bryanna Kelly (Beamsville) coming away with a hat trick and an assist.
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Athletes to Watch
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Kyla Krentz - Steinbach, MB
Jessica Pepper - Laval, QC Cortney Keeble - Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot, QC
Dailyn Bell - Lacombe, AB Jennifer Hartley - Balzac, AB Kelsey Gerwing - Calgary, AB
Bryanna Kelly - Beamsville, ON
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Next Competition
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Tomorrow, Wednesday February 28, two relegation games and two semi-final games will be played. The schedule is as follows: 9:00 am - BC vs. NS 9:00 am - SK vs. NB 11:00 am - ON vs. MB 1:00 pm - AB vs. QC
Both semi-final games should be exciting match-ups.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Alayne Martell-Crocker (867- 334-8956)
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Competition 1
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Air Pistol / Team Event
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Results
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P.Maison/P.Tousignant, QC, 1111/1200
M.Hendry/S.Pidwerbeski, SK, 1098/1200
R.Macaulay/J.Selig, NS, 1062/1200
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Highlights
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Previous mens team air pistol match record of 1088/1200 smashed by Team Quebec. Ontario squeezed past Nova scotia by a single point to recieve the bronze medal. Looking at today's individual scores, Matthew Henddry(SK)and Philippe Maison (QC)tied for highest score with 557/600.
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Competition 2
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Shooting - Men's Team Air Pistol Final
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Results
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C.Hampton/T.Johnson, BC, 1054/1200
S.Incrocci /C.Thwaites, BC, 715/800
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Highlights
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Previous women's team air pistol record (713/800) broken today by team BC. Three-way tie for bronze settled by countback. Strong performance by Shvawn Christensen of Ontario who was released from hospital to shoot and is recovering from pnuemonia. Of local interest, Danielle Marcotte shot the second highest individual score of the day to help a fourth place finish for Team Yukon.
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Next Competition
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Mens and Womens Air Rifle Team Event
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Robert Mooney (867- 334-8959)
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Next Competition
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Snowboarding Halfpipe Preliminaries and Finals on Day 6.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Christian Hrab (867- 334-8968)
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Competition 1
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Ladies 3000m
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Results
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Madeline Martin, OV 5:06.48
Qc, 5:21.12
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Highlights
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After winning the gold in the women's 1500m, Madeline Martin (ON) beat her nearest competitor by just over 12 seconds. Powering through the wind she felt that it was one of the toughest races that she has ever done. ' There's a really big wind out there.' Her performance nearly set a new Canada Games record. She missed it by 1.14 seconds.
Andrea Johnson (MB)won her very first medal of the games. After winning the silver she said, 'That was like the best race of my life. I'm so happy'. With her dad watching the race he could only say that he was very excited for her. 'She worked very, very hard'.
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Competition 1
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Men's 5000
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Results
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Clovis Cameron Auger QC, 8:03.63
Keith Sulzer, AB,8:07.25
Kyle Gendron, MB,8:08.69
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Highlights
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With his second bronze medal in hand, Kyle Gendron (MB)stated that you had to keep positive. 'The wind was gusting to 28km so that meant that you had to drive into the corners and really work the straight aways. I had to concentrate on consistant lap times if I wanted to get on the podium.'
Once again Ketith Sulzer (AB) was paired with his friendly rival Clovis Cameron Auger (QC). 'That was the toughest race that I have ever had to do. The wind was a factor but I performed much better here than I did at the Junior qualifier in Fort St. John, BC. Clovis started getting a few strides away from me but I tried as best I could to hang on'. Keith ended up with the silver medal ( 8:07.25) while Clovis won the gold (8:03.63).
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Athletes to Watch
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Alanna Komisar (Alberta) - Tomorrow are the 100m sprints. Alanna had the fastest qualifying time. She did not medal in the 500 so she will be hungery for a win.
Any of the top nine men 100sprinters (AB,MB,ON,QC,SK) -This one will be very exciting as only 6/100 of a second separate first to ninth. look for a show down as there are men who want medals.
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Quote of the Day
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Spoken like a true Long Tracker of the Canada Winter Games, Camille Bergeron Begin, walked out side and with a smile on his face said 'Oh it's sunny out here, just like summer!'
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What to Watch For Tomorrow
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It will be an excitind ay with the men's and women's 100m sprints. It's a skate off and the differential between the firat and ninth qualifying times are very small. It could go to anyone. This is a new event for the CWG.
The team pursuits will be racing for the first time in CWG history. Look for a battle between Ontario and Alberta for the gold and the bronze is up for grabs.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Peggy Poole (867- 334-8972
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Competition 1
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Duet
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Results
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Bowness, Camille / Morin, Marie-Lou, QC, 80,500
Fortin, Jo-Annie / Leclair, Stephanie, QC, 79,000
Brooks, Emily / Friesen, Claire, AB, 75,833
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Highlights
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The Duet preliminaries were held this morning at the Canada Games Center. Team Quebec had another solid performance at the pool. Camille Bowness and Marie-Lou Morin, who have both been on the 13-15 National Team, finished first with 80.500. The second Quebec Duet, Jo-Annie Fortin and Stephanie Leclair, had a score of 79.00. Nathalie Lagrange, once again was extremely pleased with the performances of the Quebec athletes. 'Our goal is to win the Canada Games Synchro Competition. I think we have been starting the right way and today's performance is another step towards attaining our goal' says Lagrange.
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Competition 2
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Team Event
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Results
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Team Quebec- 83.50
Team Ontario- 80.167
Team Alberta- 78.333
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Highlights
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The swimming pool was the place to be tonight at the Canada Games. The team event is one of the best to watch in synchronized swimming and is always well attended. Team Quebec swam on a jungle theme routine and finished with a strong first with 83.500. Lagrange, the Head Coach, was very proud, 'The team event is the priority for Quebec because it includes everyone' she said. Team Ontario was second with 80.167. The Ontario Coaching Staff felt the Team swam very well and in unity. It is a big step forward for them and they now are confident to be podium contenders. Alberta followed with a strong third (78.333). Vanessa Bray said:' the team swam safe because of music problem earlier this week but now we know we can move up the standings'.
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Athletes to Watch
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Team QC - They have been finishing 1st in Team and duets and solos all finished within the TOP 2.
Camille Bowness (QC) -Was on the 13-15 National Team and won the solo prelims.
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Human Interest Story
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Two cousins on the Saskatchewan team. One is from Regina and the other from Saskatoon. She took up synchro when she saw her cousin. Samantha Lukash and Kayla Holowatuk.
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Next Competition
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Duet and Team Finals on Day 7.
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Sport Information Officer / Media Contact
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Catherine Gosselin-Despres (867- 334-8982)
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