Clark, Canada bring home silver
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark added a second Olympic silver medal to her collection after she and the Canadian women’s hockey team fell 2-1 against the United States in overtime, with Megan Keller breaking the tie four minutes and seven seconds into the extra frame.
It was a slow start to the game, with the Canadians not making it onto the scoreboard until fifty-four seconds into the second period, with Kristin O’Neill securing a shorthanded goal.
In the final period, with 2:23 left on the clock, the States pulled their goaltender for the one-player advantage.Nineteen seconds later, that decision paid off with Hilary Knight bringing things to 1-1 and sending the game into overtime.
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 31 saves on 33 shots in net for Canada, while her American counterpart Aerin Frankel went 30-for-31.
Canada is off to curling finals
In back-to-back action against Norway, the Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, ended their day on a high after securing their spot in Olympic finals.
The morning started with an 8-6 loss to Norway, who opened the match with a triple in the first end.Canada added a single before Norway answered back with a double in the third to pull ahead 5-1. Repeating their previous results, Canada added another single before Norway secured two points in the fifth.
In the sixth end, Canada used the hammer to add a triple in an attempt to close the gap before stealing another point in the seventh.
The final point was claimed by Norway in the eighth before a blank ninth end, which led Canada to concede.
In a redemption semifinal game against Norway just eight hours later, Canada came back to claim the 5-4 win and their place in the Olympic final.
Following a blank first end, Canda secured a single in the second and stole another in the third to go up 2-0.
Norway then found their way on onto the scoreboard by claiming a single in the fourth end..
A pair of blanked ends in the fifth and seventh sandwiched a single for Canada in the sixth to give them the 3-1 lead. The two teams exchanged singles before Norway evened the score 4-4 in the tenth with a double to push things into an extra end.
With the advantage of the hammer, Canada secured a single point and the win.
Team Canada will look ahead to playing for gold against Great Britain on Feb. 21 at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Saskatchewan action will strictly take place at the hockey arena for Day 14 of Milano Cortina.
The Canadian men’s hockey team, which features Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, will face Finland in semifinals at 9:40 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Canada added another medal to their collection on Day Thirteen, thanks to Clark and the women’s hockey team securing silver. Canada’s medal count: 15 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 6 Bronze).
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