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Hamelin becomes CanadaB次元官网网址檚 most decorated male Winter Olympian with 5,000m relay gold

Hamelin now tied with sprinter Andre De Grasse for most Olympic medals won by any Canadian man
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Charles Hamelin (6) of Canada after winning gold in the menB次元官网网址檚 5,000-metre short-track speedskating relay final at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Charles HamelinB次元官网网址檚 final Olympic race was one for the record books.

Hamelin, 37, capped off his Olympic career in golden fashion as he helped his teammates win the menB次元官网网址檚 5,000-metre short-track speedskating relay on Wednesday.

The medal B次元官网网址 his sixth B次元官网网址 makes him the most decorated Canadian male Winter Olympian of all time, and ties him with long-track speedskater Cindy Klassen as the only other Winter Olympian with a half-dozen podium finishes. He has three golds, one silver and one bronze from previous Olympics.

Hamelin and Canadian teammates Steven Dubois, Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Pascal Dion won the race in a time of six minutes 41.25 seconds.

South Korea won silver in 6:41.69, while Italy claimed bronze in 6:43.431.

The medal means Hamelin is now tied for most Olympic medals won by any Canadian man, with sprinter Andre De Grasse. HeB次元官网网址檚 the oldest man to win a short-track speedskating medal, and joins womenB次元官网网址檚 hockey players Caroline Ouellette, Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser as the only Canadian Olympians with four gold medals.

Dubois, meanwhile, has now won three medals B次元官网网址 one of every colour B次元官网网址 at the Beijing Games. He had earlier won silver in the 1,500 and bronze in the 500.

He becomes the second Canadian Olympian to complete the medal set in Beijing. Long-track speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won a gold, silver and bronze on the Ice Ribbon oval.

Meanwhile, at the Ice Cube, Brad GushueB次元官网网址檚 rink secured a semifinal berth without hitting the ice for a match.

Canada was guaranteed a top-four finish when the menB次元官网网址檚 round-robin session was completed. Losses by Switzerland and Russia cleared the qualification route for 5-3 Canada.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a big stress relief to be honest,B次元官网网址 Gushue said.

Jennifer Jones began her day by putting her Canadian rink back in the playoff conversation with a 7-6 victory over Tabitha Peterson of the United States. Jones improved to 4-3 with her third victory in a row.

A second match against China wraps up later Wednesday.

Canada was 1-3 earlier in the week B次元官网网址 a far cry from medal contention B次元官网网址 before beating Russia, Britain and the U.S. in consecutive matches.

B次元官网网址淲e just go out there and try to enjoy it,B次元官网网址 said Jones. B次元官网网址淚 always feel itB次元官网网址檚 such a privilege to be on the ice. So weB次元官网网址檙e never really scared to lose or make mistakes. WeB次元官网网址檙e just trying to go out there and do our very best.

B次元官网网址淲e just want to keep winning so we can keep curling.B次元官网网址

A fourth loss wouldnB次元官网网址檛 have eliminated the Canadians, but it would have been a serious blow to their semifinal aspirations in the womenB次元官网网址檚 curling draw.

Jones was tied for third place with JapanB次元官网网址檚 Satsuki Fujisawa after 10 sessions. The top four teams in the 10-team field will advance.

B次元官网网址淚 feel like weB次元官网网址檙e playing with tons of confidence,B次元官网网址 said Canada vice Kaitlyn Lawes. B次元官网网址淚t doesnB次元官网网址檛 hurt when the skipper is making some amazing shots.B次元官网网址

Canada closes out round-robin play Thursday against DenmarkB次元官网网址檚 Madeleine Dupont.

In Zhangjiakou, the cross-country duo of Antoine Cyr of Gatineau, Que., and Graham Ritchie of Parry Sound, Ont., set a best-ever result for Canada in the menB次元官网网址檚 classic team sprint in an Olympic Games.

The Canadians held their own for much of the six-leg race until the Norwegians, Russians and Finns pulled away. Canada crossed the finish line fifth, a little over 22 seconds behind the gold-medal winners from Norway.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 last Olympic medal in cross-country skiing was in Turin in 2006.

In the womenB次元官网网址檚 four-person biathlon relay, the Canadians struggled to keep up en route to a 10th-place finish. Canada finished 4:30.4 behind the gold-medal-winning team from Sweden in the 24-kilometre race.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 foursome was made up of Emma Lunder from Vernon, B.C.; CalgaryB次元官网网址檚 Megan Bankes; Emily Dickson of Burns Lake, B.C.; and Sarah Beaudry from Prince George, B.C.

Canada has not won a medal in biathlon since Myriam BedardB次元官网网址檚 two golds in 1994.

On the slopes, Max Moffatt of Caledon, Ont., placed ninth in menB次元官网网址檚 freeski slopestyle with 70.40 points against some stiff competition.

Alexander Hall of the United States won gold with 90.01 in his first run. Hall called it the best slopestyle run of his career.

In his first run, the 23-year-old Moffatt ended a rail slide too early, leading to a score of 47.18. Then in the second run he was a little tighter in his technical elements for 65.31.

B次元官网网址淯nfortunately, I felt like I had a little more gas in the tank to try and get a better run down,B次元官网网址 said Moffatt, who won silver in slopestyle at the X-Games in Aspen, Colo., last month.

B次元官网网址淛ust got caught up in the rails there, but thatB次元官网网址檚 slopestyle, thatB次元官网网址檚 the way it goes.B次元官网网址

Meanwhile, a stumble for alpine skier Erik Read took him out of contention in the menB次元官网网址檚 slalom.

Read, from Canmore, Alta, was making good time in his second run when a mistake saw him take a little spill halfway down the hill. He quickly got back up and finished the race 5.01 seconds behind gold-medal winner Clement Noel of France. Read placed 24th.

CalgaryB次元官网网址檚 Trevor Philp failed to complete his opening run and did not ski in the second run.

B次元官网网址 The Canadian Press





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