Olympics-Ice hockey-Finland's Anttila completes rough journey to Beijing gold
By Julien Pretot
Canada Sport News
Speed skating-Rival countries chip away at Dutch dominance
BEIJING : Rival countries chipped away at the Netherlands' domination of speed skating, diversifying the medal tally at the Beijing Olympics in comparison to previous Winter Games.
Ice hockey-Finland's Anttila completes rough journey to Beijing gold
BEIJING : Finland's journey to the ice hockey gold in Beijing has been a long one, but that of Marko Anttila has been especially tough as the veteran spent six days in isolation before helping his team win their maiden Olympic title.
Ski-jumping-Suit disqualifications leave dark cloud
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Ski jumping's gold medals were spread around the sport's superpowers but the big talking point of the Olympic programme was the slew of "suit violation" disqualifications that turned the inaugural mixed team event into something of a farce.
Yanqing proves a treasure trove for Germany's sliders
YANQING, China : The Yanqing National Sliding Centre is in a suburban district in Beijing, but Germany's sliders turned the "Flying Snow Dragon" into a Bavarian fortress, yielding ten golds and firing their country to second in the Winter Olympics medal table.
Fourth time’s the charm – Eve Muirhead claims Beijing gold to live Olympic dream
Eve Muirhead claimed the Olympic title at the fourth time of asking after steering Great Britain to an emphatic 10-3 win over Japan in Beijing.
