Day 10: Yet Another Bronze as Medal Potential Increases
Updated: Feb 15, 2022
Canada secures yet another bronze at the Olympic Games, however, they have secured at least a silver in one event and have more medal potential in the second and final week of competition.
After heading into the fourth and final run sitting in second place Christine de Bruin falls back one spot to conclude the event. In the Olympic debut of Women’s Monobo, de Bruin captures the first ever bronze medal as she finishes 1.76 seconds behind Team USA’s Kaillie Humphries. The other Canadian in the field, Cynthia Appiah finished eighth.
Canada now has 15 medals, one gold, four silver and 10 bronze.
Women’s Aerialist Marion Thénault was in action for the first time after winning bronze in the Mixed Team. After qualifying for the final she finished seventh, just one spot out from competing for a medal.
With qualifications taking place in both the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Big Air, Canada will be well represented in the final.
On the men’s side, a trio of Canadians qualified. Canada will have the gold and bronze medalists from the slopestyle competition in Max Parrot who qualified first and Mark McMorris who qualified eighth. The third Canadian is Olympic rookie Darcy Sharpe who qualified 12th. Sébastien Toutant, the gold medalist in PyeongChang did not qualify.
As for the women, they are sending the same two into the final as they did in the slopestyle final. Laurie Blouin qualifies fourth with a score of 156.25 while Jasmine Baird qualifies 10th with a score of 129.50.
Another Canadian, 17-year-old Olivia Asselin qualified for the Women’s Ski Slopestyle final. She qualified 11th with a 64.68.
In the post Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir era of Ice Dance Figure Skating, Canada can Not find the podium. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, Canada’s top team, finished in seventh with a score of 204.78. Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen finished in ninth with a 192.35 and Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha finished 13th with a 181.02.
Canada did not have the best first two runs in the 2-man Bobsleigh. Justin Kripps is normally around the top of the standings as Canada’s top pilot, but he is currently 10th, 1.31 seconds back of the lead, along with brakeman Cam Stones. Canada’s top sled belongs to Chris Spring and Mike Evelyn. They are currently eighth 1.19 seconds back of the leader.
Brad Gushue improves to 4-2 in Men’s Curling with a 7-3 victory over Italy. On the women’s side, Jennifer Jones won both her games on the day. First, she beat the Russian Olympic Committee 11-5 followed by Great Britain by a score of 7-3. Jone and her team after losing three straight are now 3-3 and back in contention for a playoff spot.
Team Canada will go for gold once again in Women’s Hockey as they defeated Switzerland 10-3 in the semifinal. Brianne Jenner gets her tournament leading ninth goal and Marie-Philip Poulin added another two goals to her name. Canada has appeared in all six previous gold medal games and is 4-2 in those games. In the seventh gold medal game, it will be a Canada/USA final, for the sixth time.
Day 11:
With three days left in round robin action Canada’s men’s and women’s curling teams look to secure spots in the top-4 and play for a medal. Both teams have three games remaining.
Two curling matches are on the schedule and they are both on the men’s side. Brad Gushue and his team play the morning draw against China and the evening draw against the Russian Olympic Committee. Gushue is in a spot where he controls his own destiny and can solidify a playoff spot.
Figure Skater Madeline Schizas looks to turn some more heads in her first Olympics as the women’s event starts with the Short Program. Schizas got the attention of Canadian supporters with her two stunning performances in the Mixed Team Event. The newly turned 19-year-old is in her first Olympic Games.
In Men’s Hockey, Canada has another date with China as a spot in the quarterfinals is on the line. Canada is coming off a 5-0 win against China in the final game of the group stage.
Canada has numerous chances to medal on this day highlighted by the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Big Air, the Women’s Team Pursuit in Long Track Speed Skating and Men’s 2-man Bobsleigh.
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