Olympic News Circle: Summer & Winter Olympics

It has come to my attention that Japan didn’t win any medal, not even a bronze, in Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Italy. That’s a bit odds, don’t you agree? Japan used to have some medals…

Canada lost 0-2 to Russia in Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Italy.

So, this time only Team Canada Women’s Ice Hockey team won the gold medal. Oh, well….

The Canadian Cindy Klassen is the undisputed Queen of the women’s 1500 metres. The 26-year-old from Winnipeg wiped out the competition with an excellent performance that enabled her to outdistance her compatriot Kristina Groves by a good 1”47 hundredths: a huge gap for a sport measured in thousandths. The gold won by Klassen is the fourth in the history of Canadian women’s speed skating, after the distant success of Jean Wilson (Lake Placid 1932) and that of the legendary Catrina LeMay Doan (gold at Nagano and Salt Lake City). Source: torino2006.org

Today is Canada’s day as well as Cindy Klassen’s day. Canada won a total 4 medals today: two gold and two silver.

Canada’s Chandra Crawford stunned the women’s cross-country field as she captured the gold medal in the 1.1-kilometre sprint at the Torino Winter Games Wednesday.In her Olympic debut, Crawford stormed to the lead early in the race on Pragelato Plan course.

The Canmore, Alta., native held her lead over Germany’s Claudia Kuenzel and pulled away to win in a time of two minutes, 12.3 seconds.

Kuenzel edged out Russian Alena Sidko to earn the silver in 2:13.0.

Sidko won the bronze medal in a time 2:13.2 while Beckie Scott of Vermilon, Alta., (2:14.7 ) finished fourth in the four-woman final.

Source: cbc.ca

Yeepee, Canada won another gold medal today. Chandra CRAWFORD won Canada’s 4th gold medal at Turino 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Italy. This brings Canada to a total of 15 medals won as of today.

Oh, my goodness. This is Canada’s last chance for Men’s Ice Hockey at Turin Winter Olympic 2006. Tomorrow’s quarter final will be Canada vs Russia. Hopefully Canada will win. Go Team Canada!