Bronze medal finish for Hudak
Brittany Hudak, who hails from Prince Albert, raced to third place in the Para cross-country skiing women’s 10-kilometre interval start standing event, with a time of thirty-two minutes 40.9 seconds. It’s the fourth bronze medal of Hudak’s Paralympic career.
She finished 2:23.2 behind the first-place finisher.
Hudak will have a one-day break before returning to competition for the Para biathlon sprint pursuit standing qualification round at 3:35 a.m. SK time on March 13. If she advances, finals will take place later that morning at 6:10 a.m. SK time.
Canada makes semifinals, remains undefeated
Day Five saw another win for Canada on the sheet, as Kipling’s Gil Dash joined the wheelchair curling team for their 9-6 win over Slovakia.
Canada opened the match by scoring two points in the first end before stealing four in the second.
That 6-0 lead proved beneficial as the next four ends only saw action from Slovakia. In the third end, the Slovaks used the hammer to secure a double before stealing singles in the fourth and fifth, as well as a double in the sixth to tie things at six.
Team Canada was able to break the stalemate with a single in the seventh, followed by a stolen double in the final end to improve to 7-0.
Results from this morning’s draw secured Canada’s place in semifinals.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Saskatchewan will be busy on the ice, as Day Six will see two games on the curling sheet.
For their sixth day of consecutive play, Kipling’s Gil Dash and the Canadian wheelchair curling team will prepare for an eventful morning as they face South Korea at 6:35 a.m. SK time, before playing the United States later at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: Team Canada adds more bronze to their collection with Brittany Hudak finishing third in the women’s 10-km interval start standing event, while Mark Arendz mirrored results in the men’s event. Canada’s medal count: 10 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze). A full recap of Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca