Sochi 2014 Sliding Live Coverage
Follow along and engage with our behind-the-scenes coverage of the Canadian Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton events at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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Hollingsworth is already an Olympic bronze medalist from the 2006 Torino Winter Games. -
.@Skelly_Rider up tonight in women's skeleton final: ow.ly/tDbLJ #WeAreWinter pic.twitter.com/4UgoCCfoJD
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@Hinchtown Did you see the Canadian Sarah Reid's helmet in the skeleton? Very cool. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgcWNCfCIAI54jV.jpg
by TeamCanada1 via twitter 2/14/2014 3:54:19 PM -
So far sliding very well...can't believe how fast these guys go!...and headfirst!
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Sarah has moved up one spot from her previous run...now in 7th position.
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And Reid has an amazing run, moving up to first spot for now!
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Ughh Reid loses the top spot by 0.01 seconds to Russia's Maria Orlova!
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It's going to be a race for the top spot between Great Britain, USA and Russia.
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Damn! #Luge ? or #Skeleton looks like a #rollercoaster ride except that YOU are the rollercoaster!… instagram.com/p/kZ5myZJe_E/
by MisterVir via twitter 2/14/2014 5:22:08 PM -
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The Canadian skeleton athletes are rocking some seriously cool helmets in #Sochi . goo.gl/xg7ApIby Yelenaez935 via twitter 2/14/2014 5:24:17 PM -
Canada is officially bumped off the podium in women's Skeleton, but our sliders have been amazing!!! Proud Canadian without a doubt!
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Russia is currently in first! This crowd is going insaneee.
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And the final two sliders are up! These posted times are milliseconds apart! It's going to be a close call.
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And USA bumps Russia into 2nd place. Great Britain holds it's breath!
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GOOD LUCK LIZZIE YARNOLDby katycat_xx via twitter 2/14/2014 5:30:11 PM -
come on lizzie yarnold bring home the gold #sochi2014by ClaireWynarczyk via twitter 2/14/2014 5:30:13 PM -
Ridiculously nervous watching the Skeleton final! Come on Lizzie Yarnold!! Go for gold! #Sochi2014by Rebecca Corfield via twitter 2/14/2014 5:30:40 PM -
CANT BREATHE WATCHING THE SKELETONby DaisyCatterall via twitter 2/14/2014 5:31:27 PM -
AWESOME run by Elizabeth Yarnold! She snags gold for Great Britain.
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YES LIZZIE YARNOLDby meghammmmm via twitter 2/14/2014 5:32:44 PM -
Oh yes!!!!
Lizzy Yarnold wins Britain's first gold medal of the #Sochi2014 Winter Olympics in the women's skeleton bbc.in/1c6Dnky”by paulbanks60 via twitter 2/14/2014 5:32:49 PM -
Noelle Pikus-Pace of USA takes silver, and Elena Nikitina of Russia takes bronze.
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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 4:21:31 PM -
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He gets a total time of 3:48.77 and sits in 2nd place for the time being. -
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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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 4:39:10 PM -
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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)
BRONZE - Antoine (USA) -
Tretiakov is now crowd surfing. He just won the gold medal... he can do whatever he'd like!
