Sochi 2014 Canadian Olympic Coverage
This is our live coverage of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. All live blogs of Canada's best athletes will appear here. To find specific coverage, see the links on the right!
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Both skaters in pair 16 fail to beat Denny's time. -
American Shani Davis is in the next pair.
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Denny REALLY attacked that race -
It was a pleasure to watch, at the end of a 1500m the skaters should be dead. Denny left it all out there.
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Brodka from Poland gets a time of 1:45.00 and takes over top spot
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Denny in 2nd place with 3 pairs left.
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Poland's Brodka just skated 1:45.00 to bump @Denny_Morrison down to 2nd, there are only 3 pairs to go. #WeAreWinterby Team Canada via twitter 2/15/2014 2:58:56 PM -
This is intense. The entire crowd is buzzing. There is now a Russian skater, the chants begin. RUS-IE-YA RUS-IE-YA RUS-IE-YA
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Niedzwiedzkl from POL and Kuzin from KAZ on the track
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Both fail to crack the top 3
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Aaaaand we're back! The final run is underway! -
Canada's Neilson will be up in 5 runs.
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Men's Skeleton is on right now! Supporting Canadian sliders! Teeth first!
#Sochi2014by Eric Marks via twitter 2/15/2014 4:18:49 PM -
WATCH NOW: Men's skeleton run 4, featuring Canadians @NeilsonEric and @JohnnyFairbairn . bit.ly/1c9IFvy #CBCOlympicsby CBCOlympics via twitter 2/15/2014 4:21:34 PM -
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Here we go! GO ERIC!
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He gets a total time of 3:48.77 and sits in 2nd place for the time being.
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Is it just me, or are Team Canada's helmet way cooler than the other competitors?
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Lot's of love for Neilson's helmet apparently!Eric Neilson from Canada in the Skeleton Competion...sick looking helmet! Also great first nameFeb. 15, 2014
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2 more to go till Fairburn
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Neilson currently sitting in 4th!
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Men's Skeleton: Final runs on #CBCOlympics right now. John Fairbairn needs a great run and som help for a medal. Eric Neilsen racing too.by Devin Heroux via twitter 2/15/2014 4:39:12 PM -
Fairburn at the starting gate!
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John Fairbairn @JohnnyFairbairn #Sochy2014 @Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BghwGPpIIAAPqce.jpg
by AlbertDCastro via twitter 2/15/2014 4:39:56 PM -
Solid final run for Fairburn. He gets a total time 3:48.13 and holds the top spot for the time being.
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Fun fact of the day: Canada has won the last two Olympic gold medals in Mens Skeleton. Duff Gibson in 2006 and Jon Montgomery in 2010.
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Tough break for Daly (USA), unable to get on his sled properly at the start. Falls to 17th place, but he managed to make it to the end of the track safely.
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Unofficial Results
GOLD - Tretiakov (RUS)
SILVER - Dukurs (LAT)
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Tretiakov is now crowd surfing. He just won the gold medal... he can do whatever he'd like!
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Fairburn finishes in 7th and Neilsen finishes in 13th.
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Thanks for joining us today for the Mens Skeleton competition. We'll be back on February 17 at 9:30am ET for the 3rd and 4th runs of the Mens Two-Man Bobsleigh competition.
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We're about 10 minutes to the start of snowboard cross quarterfinals with Olympic champion Maelle Ricker and 2006 bronze medallist Dominique Maltais. This was the last rider after the first seeding run.
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Looking up from the finish area at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. That backdrop saw Mark McMorris, Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre medal at Sochi 2014.
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Ricker will be in QF2 and Maltais will be in QF3. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute updates!
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Top 3 from each QF will move on to the semis.
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We're off in Rosa Khutor. No Canadians in the first heat but medal favorite Samkova is leading.
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Samkova (CZE), Moenne Loccoz (ITA), and Gulini (USA) move on from QF1
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