McMorris finishes top 10 in slopestyle
Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris wasn’t able to secure a spot on the Milano Cortina podium following slopestyle finals this morning.
McMorris scored 75.50 points in his first run but didn’t to improve on that score. He finished the second run with 37.56 points and wrapped his time at the Games with 39.53 points in the final run.
His performance was enough to earn him eighth place overall.
Canada rocks Day 12
It was a short match against host team, Italy this morning, as the Canadian men’s team, which includes Regina curler Ben Hebert, secured an 8-3 win in only seven ends.
Following a blank first end, Italy took the lead early in the game with a single in the second before stealing a double in third, which brought things to 3-0.
From there, Canada owned the scoreboard.
The Canadians used the hammer to secure a double in the fourth, before they sandwiched four points in the sixth end between singles in the fifth and seventh.
Following eight straight points earned by Canada, Italy conceded.
Canada is off to semifinals after overtime win
It was a close game between Canada and Czechia, as the men’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, secured a 4-3 overtime win and their place in semifinals with a goal from Mitch Marner one minute and 22 seconds into the extra frame.
Canada was first on the scoreboard thanks to Macklin Celebrini scoring just over three minutes into the first period.
Five minutes later, Czechia’s Lukas Sedlak evened the score, before his teammate David Pastrnak took advantage of Canada’s penalty and secured a power play goal at 14:49, giving them the lead into the first break.
The second period only saw action from Canada, with Nathan MacKinnon picking up a power play goal at 12:16 to tie the game 2-2 heading into the final period.
Czechia kept Canada on their toes as they took the lead once again following a goal from Ondrej Palat at 12:18, but Canada’s Nick Suzuki evened the score once again just over four minutes later to force overtime.
The Canadians will look ahead to semifinal action which will take place on Feb. 20 with the time and opponent still to be determined.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 13 in Milano Cortina will be full of action with two Saskatchewan athletes taking to the ice.
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team will be looking for gold when they take on the United States in the Olympic final at 12:10 p.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Regina’s Ben Hebert and the Canadian men’s curling team will have an early start with a game against Norway at 2:05 a.m. SK time. Canada has already qualified for semifinals, which are scheduled for Thursday at 12:05 p.m. SK time, but their opponent will depend on the final games of the round robin
Olympic Notes: Canadian speed skaters were working hard today, as Steven Dubois earned Canada their fourth gold of the Games in the men’s 500-metre event and the women’s 3000-m relay team secured another bronze. Canada’s medal count: 15 (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze).
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