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SRC OLYMPIC PREVIEW
SRC breaks down the snowsports for the 2010 Winter Olympics
By Gordie Bowles
By now you've all seen your share of the CTV "Believe" commercials. Heck, why shouldn't you believe?
Canada
enters the 2010 Winter Olympic Games as the decisive favorite, anchored
by the Own the Podium program, a $110 million government initiative
that's designed to produce 35 medals which could dethrone Germany, the
overall winner in 2006 with 29 medals, including 11 golds.
Counting
on predictions at the Olympic Games is about as reliable as the
sunshine in Vancouver. The talent pool is incredibly deep, the margins
of separation are tiny and the array of variables associated with
alpine racing - especially on Whistler Mountain - are immense.
SRC
has accounted for all these factors into our attempt at a "reliable
forecast" of medal winners. Here's a breakdown of what to expect from
the world's best in Vancouver-Whistler in the snowsports events.
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Canadians baking at Winter X: Del Bosco leads SX domination
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Feb. 1, 2010
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Maple Leaf racers nab 5 of 6 podium spots
Canadians roared to five of six podium positions Sunday in ski cross at the Winter X Games, with Chris Del Bosco earning gold to highlight an impressive men's sweep.
In the six-racer final, Del Bosco led from the start, and teammates Dave Duncan and Brady Leman took silver and bronze, respectively. Canadian Davey Barr was fifth. The finish marked the first time a nation other than the U.S. has swept the ski cross podium at X Games.
 Ophelie David of France became the first athlete to record four straight gold medals in any event at the Winter X Games, winning the women's ski cross Sunday ahead of three Canadians. Ashleigh McIvor took silver and teammate Kelsey Serwa bronze. Aleisha Cline of Canada also qualified for the final, taking fifth. In men's quarterfinal action, U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Daron
Rahlves wrecked and injured his hip, requiring a sled transport to the
bottom of the hill. He was taken to a local hospital. |
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FREESTYLE WORLD CUP, GMC WORLD OF SKIING ON TV
Follow the freestyle World Cup tour this winter on Sportsnet. Click the logo above for the FIS Freestyle World Cup TV schedule. Click the Sportsnet logo for the GMC World of Skiing schedule on Sportsnet, and the OLN logo for the GMC World of Skiing schedule on OLN.
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Brydon, Janyk record top-10 finishes in Europe
 Lindsey Vonn won a super-G race Sunday,
clinching the discipline title in the final World Cup race before the
Vancouver Olympics. Canadian Emily Brydon finished ninth. Brydon had the second-fastest
time on the bottom of the course. She finished with a total time of
1:02.41 seconds, within half a second of the podium. In Slovenia, Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the final men's World Cup race before
the Olympics, sizzling to a slalom win Sunday ahead of teammate Marcel
Hirscher. Canadian Michael Janyk was 10th. |
Rubens ramps it up for career best in St. Moritz
 Anja Paerson of Sweden rallied to win a women's World Cup
super-combined Friday at St. Moritz, with Canadian Shona Rubens earning
the first top-10 finish of her career. "I'm pretty stoked for sure," said Rubens. "My super-G was actually not
that awesome but I made up for it in the slalom. It lets me know that I
am in there in the slalom and I know that I have more to give in the
super-G."
Rubens, an Olympian in 2006, said the result is a huge confidence boost heading into the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. |
Breakthrough Games for XC, Canada?
 The official target for Canadian cross-country skiers at the Vancouver
Olympics is one medal of any hue, but the team has enough depth to
surprise before cheering fans on home snow.
Outside observers like Swiss coach Trond Nystad say the Canadians might break through to the podium in several of the 12 events.
"I am convinced that the Canadian men and women will perform at the
Olympics,'' says Nystad, who has followed the steady improvement of the
Canadians. "The talent is there.'' |
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