Bildeau wins first Canadian gold!
Mogul skier Alexandre Bilodeau became the first Canadian to win gold for Canada in a Canadian Olympics. Bilodeau pulled off an upset, defeating Vancouver native Dale Begg-Smith, who competes for Australia. Begg-Smith took the silver. Also surprising, American Bryon Wilson won bronze.
This is the third Olympics to be held in Canada. [...]
The Women do the U.S. proud in Moguls
The U.S. women took gold and bronze in the moguls, giving the U.S. their first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics. Hannah Kearney, of Vermont, won gold after failing to medal in Torino. Shannon Bahrke, of California, took bronze. Jenn Heil, of Canada, won the first Canadian medal of the Olympics, taking [...]
Will There Be Snow for Vancouver?
As Americans watch the Northeast get buried under record snowfall, Canadians must be wondering, “Why not Vancouver?” With the Olympic games just days away and athletes already arriving for practice sessions, officials are scrambling to make Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain suitable for use. Whistler’s slopes have plenty of snow and will pose no problem, but Cypress [...]
