Ater a slower-than-usual start to this yearB次元官网网址檚 Winter Games, Team Canada is no longer looking at goose eggs, earning its first two medals B次元官网网址� a silver and bronze B次元官网网址� on the slopes followed by another silver on the menB次元官网网址檚 speed skating track and another in womenB次元官网网址檚 moguls.
And on the ice, fans were losing their minds over AlbertaB次元官网网址檚 Kaetlyn Osmond and OntarioB次元官网网址檚 Eric Radford and Meagan Duhamel.
OH MY GOD!!! FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE ADELE SO I ALREADY LOVE THIS PROGRAM!!! SECOND OF ALL, THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL I SHED A TEAR (yet again)!!!
B次元官网网址� dil (@dilmquez)
BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE MEAGAN & ERIC!!! 馃憦馃憦馃憦 GO
While you were sleeping:
Max Parrot and Mark McMorris gave Team Canada their first medals of the Pyongyang Winter Games with a silver for Parrot and a bronze for McMorris in snowboarding.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been a rough road for sure, but it definitely feels super, super good to be here and even better to put a run down. To land on the podium is always a really good feeling,B次元官网网址� said McMorris.
Take a look at the best shots from 's first ever double podium in men's slopestyle 馃摳
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The womenB次元官网网址檚 ice hockey team got off to a stellar start in Pyongyang early this morning with a 5-0 win over Russian athletes.
Aaaand beat the Russians 5-0 for a perfect start to the games!
B次元官网网址� Kat Slepian (@katslepian)
Penticton-born freestyle skier Andi Naude took home sixth place in moguls after receiving a DNF from judges in the final womenB次元官网网址檚 moguls race, placing 6th.
It was the B.C. athleteB次元官网网址檚 first official Olympics after she was the first alternate in the 2014 Sochi Games.
Justine Dufour-Laponte, who took home silver, was full of praise for Naude.
B次元官网网址淚 know that girl. She works so hard. I would have loved to give her a thousand hugs and a thousand kisses. But she has to give it to herself. ItB次元官网网址檚 a big moment for her and she has to live it. But I just told her that I was proud of her,B次元官网网址� she said.
Three B.C. athletes competed in the womenB次元官网网址檚 7.5 km sprint biathlon, each qualifying for MondayB次元官网网址檚 10-kilometre race.
, finishing 40th out of 87 competitors. She completed the course in 23 minutes, 15 seconds.
VernonB次元官网网址檚 Emma Lunder was 54th in 23:30.4 (two targets missed) and Megan Tandy of Prince George was 57th in 23:42.8 (two targets missed).
Jamie Macdonald, whoB次元官网网址檚 hometown was Fort St. James, also competed in the Short Track womenB次元官网网址檚 500 m event, but received a penalty and did not qualify or the finals.
But Macdonald did qualify for the finals in the 3,000 metre relay, along with Marianne St-Gelais, Kim Boutin and Kasandra Bradette B次元官网网址� all from Quebec. The foursome will be up against China, Italy and Korea on Feb. 20.
Defending Olympic champion Charles Hamelin came up short and not finishing the menB次元官网网址檚 short track 1500 m event. Meanwhile, CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Samuel Girard finished just off the podium in fourth. B次元官网网址淚t was a tough race. I got a few good guys in there. I tried to make my way to the front and at some point it went wrong. It happens in short track,B次元官网网址� Hamelin told reporters Saturday.
Canadian mixed doubles curlers John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes have also clinched a spot in the semifinals.
Who, what, when to watch (PST):
4 p.m.: Curling B次元官网网址� Mixed Team semifinal
ManitobaB次元官网网址檚 Kaitlyn Lawes and Morris will face off against the Republic of Korea in the seventh round robin match.
5 p.m.: Snowboard B次元官网网址� WomenB次元官网网址檚 slopestyle
SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 events were called off due to incliment weather on the hill for B.C. born-and-raised Spencer OB次元官网网址橞rien, 30, alongside Canadians Laurie Blouin and Brooke Voigt B次元官网网址� whoB次元官网网址檚 currently calling Whistler home. Instead, the three athletes will get one chance to make the podium in a two-tier final.
6 to 8:30 p.m.: Figure Skating B次元官网网址� Mixed Team
Gabrielle Daleman, Patrick Chan and Tessa Virtue with partner Scott Moir will finish the last three events in the mixed team program.
8:30 p.m.: Snowboard B次元官网网址� WomenB次元官网网址檚 Halfpipe
WhistlerB次元官网网址檚 Mercedes Nicoll B次元官网网址� a three-time Olympian B次元官网网址� will hit the hill to qualify in the womenB次元官网网址檚 halfpipe event, in addition to Canadian teammates Elizabeth Hosking and Calynn Irwin of Ontario. NicollB次元官网网址檚 return to the Olympics comes after sustaining a concussion in Sochi 2014, that forced her out of competition for two years.
2:10 a.m. (Monday): Biathlon B次元官网网址� WomenB次元官网网址檚 10 km pursuit
Three B.C. athletes competed in the womenB次元官网网址檚 7.5 km sprint biathlon, each qualifying for MondayB次元官网网址檚 10-kilometre race. , finishing 40th out of 87 competitors, followed by VernonB次元官网网址檚 Emma Lunder in 54th and Megan Tandy of Prince George in 57th.
4:30 a.m.: Speed Skating B次元官网网址� WomenB次元官网网址檚 1500 m
Josie Morrison, originally from Kamloops, will be competing alongside fellow CanadianB次元官网网址檚 Kali Christ and Brianne Tutt.
Olympics highlight of the day:
The menB次元官网网址檚 bobsleigh teams donB次元官网网址檛 compete until Feb. 18, but have been keeping busy in one of the most Canadian ways possible:
What does the Canadian Bobsleigh Team do for fun?
B次元官网网址� Todd Hays (@ToddDHays)
