FEBRUARY 19
BIATHLON
Canada's biathletes did not compete on Day 2 of the games.
The first competition for the biathletes is scheduled to take place
Saturday with the men competing in the 20K event and the women
competing in the 15K event.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers did not compete on Day 2 of the
games. The first competition for the cross-country skiers is
scheduled to take place Friday with the men competing in the 10K
event, and the women competing in the 5K event.
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Mike Anderson, Canada's Men's Curling team
opened their round robin competition with an 8-5 loss to
Sweden. Canada's record after the first day of play is 0-1,
and the team will play two draws on Friday – 9:00am against
Japan and 7:00pm against Norway.
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Hollie Nicol, Canada's Women's Curling team
played two games on the opening day of round robin competition.
The Canadian women defeated Russia 13-9 in an extra end to open the
competition before sending the USA to an 0-2 start with a 13-3 win
in the evening draw.
Canada sits atop the standings with a record of 2-0, tied with
China and will face Japan in their only Saturday draw –
beginning at 2:00pm
MENS HOCKEY
Canada's Men's Hockey team did not compete on Day 2 of the
games. The first competition for the men's hockey team is
scheduled to take place Friday afternoon at 1:30pm against
China.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada's Women's Hockey team remained unbeaten, defeating Finland
5-0. Canada scored all five goals in the third period, with Vanessa
Davidson notching a pair. The Canadian women's record is now 2-0 as
they head into an off-day at the games. Canada's next game is
scheduled to take place Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm against
Slovakia
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's Long Track Speed Skaters competed in the men's and women's
500-meter event.
Phillppe Riopel registered the top finish for Canada's men, placing
10th with a combined two-race time of 72.58 seconds. Regina's
Mykola Makowsky finished 18th overall with a combined time of
74.46 seconds. Quebec City's Vincent Blouin finished 25th overall
with a combined time of 76.67 seconds, while Calgary's Keith Sulzer
posted a two-race time of 77.79 seconds and finished in 27th
place.
The Canadian men will next skate on Friday as they participate in
the 5000-meter event.
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Calgary's Anastasia Bucsis posted Canada's best result in the
women's 500-meter event, finishing 18th overall with a combined
time of 81.98 seconds.
Quebec City's Justine L'Heureux finished 20th overall with a
combined time of 82.93 seconds, while Calgary's Shannon
Sibold finished 24th overall with a combined time of 87.49
seconds.
Kirsti Lay of Medicine Hat has been nursing a sore shoulder since
arriving in Harbin, and had to withdraw from the field.
The Canadian women will next skate on Friday as they participate in
the 1500-meter event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Two Canadian men reached the final of the 1500-meter event in short
track speed skating on day two of the 24th Winter Universiade in
Harbin, China.
Winnipeg's Tyler Derraugh and Montreal's Guillaume Bastille both
qualified for the finals final of the 1500-meter event finishing in
6th and 7th place respectively.
Canadian skater Liam McFarlane advanced to the semifinals by virtue
of a second place finish in the 8th and final preliminary heat, but
failed to advance to the final.
Calgary's Richard Shoebridge failed to advance to the semifinals
after a 4th place finish in his preliminary heat.
The Canadian men will next skate on Friday as they participate in
the 500-meter event.
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Canada failed to qualify a skater to the finals as China dominated
the podium in the women's 1500-meter short track speed skating
event.
Montreal skaters Nita Avrith, Annik Plamondon and
Marie-Andrée Mendes-Campeau all qualified from their
preliminary heats, but none were able to advance to the final
round.
Gabrielle Waddell posted a 4th place finish in her preliminary
heat, and failed to move to the semifinal rounds.
The Canadian women will also participate in the 500-meter
individual event as well as the 3000-meter relay preliminaries on
Friday.
FEBRUARY 22
BIATHLON
Canada's biathletes did not compete on Day 5 of the games.
The next competition for the biathletes is scheduled to take place
Tuesday with the men competing in the 10K sprint event and the
women competing in the 7.5K sprint event.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross -country skiers did not compete on Day 5
of the games. The next competition for the cross-country
skiers is scheduled to take place Monday with the women competing
in the 5K pursuit event and the women competing in the 7.5K pursuit
event.
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Mike Anderson, Canada's Men's curling team
dropped both their round robin competition games on Sunday –
falling 9-4 to Switzerland in the morning draw and following it up
with a 7-5 loss to Korea in the evening draw. Canada's record
falls to 3-3 and the team sits sixth in the standings. The men play
once on Monday when they take on China at 2:00pm.
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Hollie Nicol, Canada's Women's curling team
won their only draw on Sunday, defeating Korea 8-6.
Canada sits alone atop the standings boasting a record of 6-0, and
will play twice on Monday - 9:00am against China and 7:00pm against
Great Britain.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada's Men's hockey team did not compete on Day 5 of the games.
Canada's (1-0) next opponent will be Czech Republic (1-1) in a game
schedule for Monday afternoon at 12:30pm.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada's Women's Hockey team defeated China 7-1 to run their record
to 4-0. Canada will enjoy a day off from competition on Monday and
will next take to the ice Tuesday afternoon at 3:30pm against
Japan.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's Long Track Speed Skaters competed in the men's 1500-meter
event.
Calgary's Philippe Riopel posted the team's bets result, finishing
with a time of 1:51:35 good for 9th place.
Regina's Mykola Makowsky finished in 13th spot – posting a
time of 1:52.21
Ste-Foy, Quebec's Vincent Blouin finished 17th overall with a
time of 1:52:57, two spots better than Calgary's Keith Sulzer and
his time of with a time of 1:52:94.
The Canadian men do not skate on Monday, and will next take to the
ice on Tuesday competeing n the 1000-meter event.
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No Canadian skaters competed in the 100-meter event on Sunday.
The Canadian women will next skate on Monday as they participate in
the 5000-meter event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Monteral's Guillaume Bastille posted Canada's best results of the
24th Winter Universiade, finishing fourth in the 3000-meter
final.
Bastille advanced to the finals with the fourth fastest time in one
of two semifinals, and missed out on a medal by three-hundredths of
a second.
Montreal's Alexander Boisvert-Lacroix also advanced to the
semifinal round, but finished 7th and did not move on to the
finals.
Canada's mens 5000-meter relay team advanced to the finals by
winning their semifinal qualifier. The men skate for gold
tomorrow.
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Canada failed to qualify a skater to the finals of the 3000-meter
event on Sunday.
Montreal skaters Marie-Andrée Mendes-Campeau, Nita Avrith,
Annik Plamondon, and Valerie Lambert all advanced from the
preliminary heats.
Lambert and Plamondon were eliminated from medal contention in
their semifinal when the overseeing official disqualified the
entire eight skater field.
Mendes-Campeau and Avrith completed their race, but were not among
the four fastest times.
Already qualified for the final of the 5000-meter relay event,
Canada's women also. skate for gold tomorrow.
FEBRUARY 23
BIATHLON
Canada's biathletes did not compete on Day 6 of the games.
The next competition for the biathletes is scheduled to take place
Tuesday with the men competing in the 10K sprint event and the
women competing in the 7.5K sprint event.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Finishing 34th, Mississauga, ON athlete Alana Thomas posted
Canada's result as the female cross -country skiers competed in the
5K pursuit event.
Thomas finished the sprint event in a time of 34:09.9 – six
spots better than St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, QC skier Alexia
Pichard-Jolicoeur's time of 34:41.0
Anna Crawford of Lake George, NY finished in 43rd spot with a time
of 35:18.0, while Peterborough, ON skier Mary Thompson finished one
spot back in 44th, positng a race time of 35:50.7.
The men competed in the 7.5K pursuit event with Gavin Hamilton
posting Canada's best result – finishing 29th in a time of
43:06.4. Ed McCarthy finished 47th in a time of 44:44.1 with
Calgary's Carl Steudler completing the race in 46:08.8 – good
for 60th spot.
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Mike Anderson, Canada's Men's curling team
dropped their third game in a row on Monday afternoon –
falling 7-4 to China in the afternoon draw. Canada's record
falls to 3-4 and the team sits sixth in the standings. The men play
twice on Tuesday - 9:00am against the United States before wrapping
up the round robin at 7:00pm against Finland.
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Hollie Nicol, Canada's Women's curling team
won both of their draws on Monday, defeating China 7-6 in the
morning draw and downing Great Britain 9-3 in the evening
draw.
Canada sits alone atop the standings boasting a record of 8-0.
Having already clinched top spot in the round robin, Canada will
play once on Tuesday - 2:00pm against Czech Republic.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada's Men's hockey team defeated Czech Republic 3-1 to run their
record to 3-0 in the round robin. Kyle Ross, Reid Jorgensen
and Mike Hellyer scored for Canada while Aaron Sorochan stopped
21of 22 Czech shots in the Canadian net. Canada's (3-0) next
opponent will be Kazakhstan (3-0) in a game schedule for Tuesday
afternoon at 7:00pm.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada's Women's Hockey team enjoyed a day off from competition on
Monday and will next take to the ice Tuesday afternoon at 3:30pm
against Japan.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian men did not skate on Monday, and will next take to the
ice on Tuesday competing n the 1000-meter event.
* * *
The Canadian women did not skate on Monday, and will next take to
the ice on Tuesday competing n the 5000-meter event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Monteral's Guillaume Bastille earned Canada's first medal at the
24th Winter Universiade, finishing second in the 1000-meter
final.
Bastille also medalled for Canada in the men's 5000-meter relay.
Bastille teamed up with Alexander Boisvert-Lacroix, Richard
Shoebridge and Tyler Darraugh to finish second behind the Chinese
in a time of 7:03.929.
* * *
Montreal skaters Marie-Andrée Mendes-Campeau, Nita Avrith,
Annik Plamondon, and Valerie Lambert combined to win Canada's third
medal of the games – a bronze in the 3000-meter relay
event.
The Canadians completed the relay in a time of 4:32.728, behind
teams from China and Korea.
Canada's combined medal count stands at three – two silver
and a bronze.
FEBRUARY 24
BIATHLON
Canada’s biathletes competed in the sprint events on Day 7 of
the games. The men took part in the 10K with Patrick Cote finishing
7th in a time of 26:57.6, one spot ahead of teammate Francois
LeBoeuf and his time of 27:15.39.
Maxime LeBoeuf skied to a time of 28:37.6, good for 27th spot, with
David Johns one spot back in 28th, clocking a time of 28:48.3.
* * *
The women took part in the 7.5K sprint final with Canada's skiers
clustered together at the finish line.
Kathryn Stone finished in 39th place - posting a time of 28:10.9,
seconds ahead of teammate Alicia Hurley and her 40th place time of
28:28.5.
Tatiana Vukadinovic finished in 42nd place at 29:51.0 with Jytte
Apel one place back in 43rd at 31:38.8.
The next competition for the biathletes is the pursuit event, with
the men skiing 12.5km and the women 10km.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers did not compete on day 7 of the
games.
The next competition for the cross-country skiers is the mens
4x10km and womens 3x5km relay events
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Mike Anderson, Canada’s
Men’s curling team needed to win both and look for a little
help along the way in order to advance to the medal round.
The men doubled up the US 8-4 in the morning draw, but fell 7-5 to
Finland in the final draw of the round robin, ending their quest
for a medal. The men finished the round-robin in sixth place at
4-5.
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Hollie Nicol, Canada’s
Women’s curling team closed out the round robin with an 8-1
win over the Czech Republic.
Canada secured top spot in the round robin by virtue of their 9-0
record, and will face a yet-to-be determined opponent in Thursday's
semifinal. The Czech Republic and Great Britain finished in a tie
for fourth and will play a tiebreaker to determine the final
playoff participant.
Pre-tournament favourites Russia and China will meet in the other
Thursday semifinal, with the gold medal match slated for
Friday.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada’s Men’s hockey team defeated Kazakhstan 7-2 to
run their record to 4-0 in the round robin. Canada’s (4-0)
next opponent will be a to-be-determined semifinal opponent in a
game schedule for Friday evening.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada’s Women’s Hockey wrapped up the round-robin
portion of the competition with a 4-1 win over Japan. Canada sits
atop the standings with a 5-0 record and will face Slovakia in one
of two Thursday night semifinals.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian men competed in the 1000-meter event.
Philippe Riopel the best finish for Canada - finishing 5th in a
time of 1:11.51. Regina's Mykola Makowsky was 14th in 1:12.31,
while Vincent Blouin finished 22nd clocking a time of 1:14.02 -
three placings higher than Calgarian Keith Sulzer's 25th place time
of 1:14.38.
The Canadian men have finished their Universiade competition. We
thank them for their efforts at the games, and wish them continued
success in their athletic and academic careers.
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On the women's side, Justine L'Heureux was the top Canadian skater,
clocking a time of 7:31.63 - good for 6th spot, one better than
Shannon Sibold's 7th place time of 7:32.99.
Calgary's Kirsti Lay was 15th with a time of 7:48.50.
The Canadian women will next take to the ice on Wednesday,
competing in the 1000-meter event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's short track speed skaters completed their competition
Monday and departed the athlete’s village.
We thank them for their efforts at the games, and wish them
continued success in their athletic and academic careers.
Canada’s combined medal count stands at three – two
silver and a bronze.
FEBRUARY 25
BIATHLON
Canada's biathletes competed in the pursuit events on Day
8 of the games. The men took part in the 12.5K with Patrick Cote
finishing four spots ahead of teammate Francois LeBoeuf's 13th
place peformance.
David Johns skied to a 27th place finish – one spot
better than Maxime LeBoeuf in 28th.
The women took part in the 10K pursuit final with Canada's skiers
once again clustered together at the finish line.
Kathryn Stone finished in 38th place - ahead of teammate Alicia
Hurley and her 40th place time of 12:58.7.
Cranbrook's Jytte Apel finished in 41st.
The next competition for the biathletes is Friday's mixed relay
event
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers competed in the relay
events on day 8 of the games.
In the womens 3x5km relay events – Canada's trio of Alana
Thomas, Alexia Pichard-Joilcouer and Anna Crawford finished in 12th
apot – clocking a time of 48:56.5.
In the mens 4x10km relay, the Canadian skiers also finished in 12th
spot with a time of 2:02:58.7.
The next competition for the cross-country skiers is Friday's Men's
30km event.
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Mike Anderson, Canada's Men's
curling finished the round-robin in sixth place at 4-5 – they
did not advance to the medal round
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Hollie Nicol, After closing out the
round robin with a 9-0 record, Canada's Women's enjoyed a day off
and watched as Great Britain defeated the Czech Republic in a
tiebreaker to determine the final playoff participant. Canada
will face Great Britain in one of two Thursday semifinals, while
China and Russia meet in the other.
The bronze medal matchup will take place Thursday afternoon, with
the gold medal match slated for Friday.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada's Men's hockey team enjoyed a day off following a
7-2 win over Kazakhstan on Tuesday night.
Canada will face Slovakia in one of two Friday semifinals, Russia
and Kazakhstan will meet in the other.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada's Women's Hockey enjoyed a day off after wrapping
up the round-robin portion of the competition with a 5-0 record.
Canada will face Slovakia in one of two Thursday night
semifinals. Filand and China will meet in the other
semifinal.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian men have finished their Universiade
competition
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On the women's side, The Canadians competed in the 1000-meter
event.
Ste-Foy, Quebec's Justine L'Heureux posted another impressive
finish at the games, skating the 2 1/2 lap circuit in a time of
1:19.59 - good enough for 9th place.
Despite dealing with a sore shoulder all week, Calgary's Kirsti Lay
toughed out another good skate, finishing in a 16th place time of
1:21.38, one spot ahead of teammate Anastacia Bucsis and her
clocking of 1:21.53.
Now skating out of Quebec City, Calgary's Shannon Sibold also
turned in a solid performance, hitting the line in 1:23.68 - good
for 24th spot.
The Canadian women will next take to the ice on Thursday, competing
in the 5000-meter team pursuit event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's short track speed skaters completed their
competition Monday and departed the athlete's village.
Canada's combined medal count stands at three – two silver
and a bronze.
FEBRUARY 26
BIATHLON
Canada's biathletes did not compete on day 9 of the
games.
The next competition for the biathletes is Friday's mixed relay
event
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers did not compete on day 9 of
the games.
The next competition for the cross-country skiers is Friday's Men's
30km event.
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Mike Anderson, Canada's Men's
curling finished the round-robin in sixth place at 4-5 – they
did not advance to the medal round
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier's Hollie Nicol, Canada defeated Great
Britain 7-5 in the semifinal to advance to Friday's gold medal
match.
Canada will meet world silver medalist Bingyu Wang of China for
gold.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada's Men's hockey team enjoyed a day off on day 9 of
the games.
Canada will face Slovakia in one of two Friday semifinals, Russia
and Kazakhstan will meet in the other.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada's Women's Hockey team advance to the gold medal
final with a 10-1 win over Slovakia in one of two Thursday night
semifinals. Canada will face either Finland and China in Friday's
final
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian men have finished their Universiade
competition
* * *
On the women's side, The Canadians competed in the team pursuit
event.
Ste-Foy, Quebec's Justine L'Heureux combined with Calgary skaters
Kirsti Lay and Shannon Sibold for a 6th place performance - posting
a time of 3:12.64.
The Canadians failed to advance to the medal skate - but posted a
time of 3:13.45 in a consolation side skate
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's short track speed skaters have completed their
Universiade competition.
Canada's combined medal count stands at three – two silver
and a bronze.
FEBRUARY 27
BIATHLON
Canada’s biathletes wrapped up their competition with the
mixed relay event. Canada finished the race in 8th place.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers wrapped up their competition with the
Women's 15 km and Men’s 30km events.
Anna Crawford was the fastest skier for Canada, posting a 31st
place finishing time of 53:59.6,
Alexia Pichard-Jolicoeur skied the course in a time of 55:17.5 -
good for 37th spot, with Alana Thomas arriving at the finish line
in 42nd place clocking in at 56:32.0.
In the men's 30km event, Ed McCarthy placed 35th, in a time of
1:35:20 with Gavin Hamilton finishing with a 42nd place time of
1:38:39.5 - one spot better than Carl Steudler's time of
1:38:43.5
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Mike Anderson, Canada’s
Men’s curling team finished the round-robin in sixth place at
4-5 – they did not advance to the medal round
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Hollie Nicol, Canada won a silver medal,
losing to China's Bingyu Wang 6-5 in the gold medal final.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada defeated Slovakia 8-1 in one of two Friday semifinals.
Canada will meet Russia for gold in the final competition event of
the Universiade games.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada’s Women’s Hockey won gold, defeating China 3-1
in the final.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian athletes have finished their Universiade
competition
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's short track speed skaters have completed their Universiade
competition.
Canada’s combined medal count stands at five – one
gold, three silver and a bronze.