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Canada wins 2 Olympic silver, 2 bronze in a good day in Beijing

Canada tied with Norway for second on the Olympic medal table
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Canada91裸聊视频檚 Eliot Grondin celebrates his silver medal in the men91裸聊视频檚 snowboard cross final at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China on Thursday, February 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Team Canada enjoyed its most successful day so far at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a four-medal haul on Thursday.

Snowboarder Eliot Grondin and speedskater Isabelle Weidemann each collected silver medals, while alpine skier Jack Crawford and Canada91裸聊视频檚 mixed aerials team each nabbed bronze.

Canada, with 12 total medals, now sits tied with Norway for second on the Olympic medal table. Austria leads with 13.

Grondin had not been challenged all day.

The Canadian cruised through every race on his way to the men91裸聊视频檚 snowboard cross final in Zhangjiakou at the Beijing Olympics, where he fought hard for a silver medal that was a photo finish away from being gold.

Grondin of Ste-Marie, Que., crossed the finish line 0.02 seconds behind Austria91裸聊视频檚 Alessandro H盲mmerle for Canada91裸聊视频檚 second medal Thursday.

Just a few minutes earlier 91裸聊视频 and a few hundred kilometres away in the Yanqing zone 91裸聊视频 Jack Crawford held on tight for third place in the alpine combined.

The 20-year-old Grondin led every race heading into the big final. Then it was his turn to play catch-up. He stuck close to H盲mmerle from start to finish, never letting the Austrian break away.

It stayed that way until Grondin plunged to the finish line for the nail-biting finish. After a few tense moments, the Canadian91裸聊视频檚 silver medal was confirmed.

91裸聊视频淚 kind of knew I was going to be silver, but I tried everything I had,91裸聊视频 he said.

91裸聊视频淛ust to share the podium with Alessandro is amazing.91裸聊视频

It was Canada91裸聊视频檚 fourth medal in snowboarding at Beijing and second in as many days after Meryeta O91裸聊视频橠ine captured bronze in the women91裸聊视频檚 snowboard cross on Wednesday.

On the slopes, Crawford finished third with a total time of two minutes 32.11 seconds for Canada91裸聊视频檚 first-ever medal in alpine combined.

The Toronto native entered the slalom portion of the event in second place after going 1:43.14 in the downhill. He then did a 48.97 in the slalom.

Johannes Strolz of Austria won gold (2:31.43) while Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway took home the silver (2:32.02).

The 24-year-old Crawford came close to a medal on two previous occasions in Beijing. He was sixth in the men91裸聊视频檚 super-G on Tuesday and fourth in the men91裸聊视频檚 downhill event on Monday, finishing seven-hundredths of a second behind the bronze medallist.

Crawford says recent changes to his skiing style and overall approach have given him more of a winner91裸聊视频檚 mindset.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e taken on this new mentality of 91裸聊视频榟ow do I put myself in a position to win every single race,91裸聊视频91裸聊视频 he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd even if you91裸聊视频檙e not winning, even if you91裸聊视频檙e not coming in the top 10, if you have that mentality and you have that ability to push and put yourself in the position where you could win, it91裸聊视频檚 probably going to be a good day regardless of where you end up.

Canada91裸聊视频檚 mixed aerials team picked up Canada91裸聊视频檚 third medal of the day 91裸聊视频 and second bronze 91裸聊视频 at the Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park.

The United States claimed gold with 338.34 points while China settled for silver with 324.22.

The Canadian trio of Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que.; Miha Fontaine of Lac-Beauport, Que.; and Quebec City91裸聊视频檚 Lewis Irving finished the final with a total of 290.98 points to edge out fourth-place Switzerland, which totalled 276.01 points.

Irving, who took the team91裸聊视频檚 third and final jump, gave credit to his teammates for even having the Canadians in a position to win a medal.

91裸聊视频淭hey did great,91裸聊视频 said Irving. 91裸聊视频淢iha, I watched him go and put it down. So it was up to me and it91裸聊视频檚 just amazing to be able to support a team like that and get it done.91裸聊视频

Flavie Aumond and 脡mile Nadeau also competed for Canada in the qualifying rounds of the freestyle skiing event, which was making its Olympic debut at the Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park.

It is Canada91裸聊视频檚 first aerials medal since the 2002 Salt Lake Games, when Veronica Brenner won silver and Deidra Dionne claimed bronze in the women91裸聊视频檚 event.

Meanwhile, Weidemann won silver in the women91裸聊视频檚 5,000 metres.

The 26-year-old from Ottawa collected her second medal in Beijing after a bronze in the 3,000 metres.

The Canadian posted a time of six minutes 48.18 seconds skating in the penultimate pairing.

Dutchwoman Irene Schouten then beat Weidemann91裸聊视频檚 time for gold in an Olympic-record 6:43.51.

91裸聊视频淚 really emptied the tank today. I gave all my energy. So I looked up (but) I couldn91裸聊视频檛 really see the time. I haven91裸聊视频檛 skated that deep into the hole in a while. And I was just trying to stay on my feet,91裸聊视频 Weidemann said of her effort.

On the ice, Ben Street had a goal and an assist as Canada91裸聊视频檚 Olympic men91裸聊视频檚 hockey team stormed out of the gate early before cruising to a 5-1 victory over Germany on Thursday at the Beijing Games.

Alex Grant, Daniel Winnik, Maxim Noreau and Jordan Weal also scored for Canada while goaltender Edward Pasquale made 23 saves.

Canadian skip Jennifer Jones opened the women91裸聊视频檚 curling round-robin schedule Thursday night with a 12-7 victory over South Korea91裸聊视频檚 EunJung Kim at the Ice Cube.

Jones iced the win with a steal of two in the 10th end.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 typical Team Jones fashion I think,91裸聊视频 said vice Kaitlyn Lawes. 91裸聊视频淯sually we bring it down to the wire, so what a way to start the Olympics.91裸聊视频

On the men91裸聊视频檚 side, Canada91裸聊视频檚 Brad Gushue improved to 2-0 by downing Norway91裸聊视频檚 Steffen Walstad 6-5 in men91裸聊视频檚 round-robin play.

At the Capital Indoor Stadium, Canada91裸聊视频檚 Keegan Messing, who arrived a week late to the Games after a positive COVID-19 test, finished 11th in men91裸聊视频檚 singles figure skating amid perhaps the finest Olympic field ever assembled.

Messing91裸聊视频檚 Olympic story wasn91裸聊视频檛 what he91裸聊视频檇 hoped to write. He missed the team event entirely. And in his free program, he downgraded one of his two quadruple jumps to a triple, a costly mistake in a field full of big jumpers that he wishes he could have back.

Still, competing in Beijing at all felt like a victory.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just happy to be here. I91裸聊视频檝e got the biggest smile on my face,91裸聊视频 Messing said through his face mask. 91裸聊视频淎nd I feel full. It91裸聊视频檚 everything. This is the Olympic dream, I never thought I was going to come twice. And here I am.91裸聊视频

Meanwhile, the drama continued off the ice in figure skating.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva practised as usual Thursday morning despite reports the 15-year-old had tested positive for a banned heart medication.

If that leads to a disqualification for the gold medal-winning Russians in the team event, fourth-place Canada could be in line to win bronze.

Earlier, Elizabeth Hosking from Longueuil, Que., placed sixth in women91裸聊视频檚 snowboard halfpipe, improving 13 spots from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. She said getting significantly closer to the podium has just added fuel to her fire.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a big achievement going to the Olympics, but I guess I91裸聊视频檓 just a person that is never settled,91裸聊视频 said Hosking.

91裸聊视频淵ou know, that91裸聊视频檚 what fires me. I just want better for myself and better for my competitive career.91裸聊视频

American Chloe Kim successfully defended her Olympic title, throwing down a 94.00 in her first run to win gold. Spain91裸聊视频檚 Queralt Castellet (90.25) took home the silver and Japan91裸聊视频檚 Tomita Sena (88.25) finished with bronze.

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