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As much as we've all tried very hard to find a way to fight back and get better, in the end it was obvious that we needed a change ... Myself and Kevin were no longer thriving in our back-end role like we did in our 2010 Olympic gold-medal run. I have always been a very driven and intense athlete and right now, in this situation, I feel my passion and love for the game of curling is not where it needs to be. As a result, it is with a very heavy heart that I will be stepping down as my role of third on Team Martin.
Remember this: she skipped Great Britain at the Vancouver Olympics when she was only 19-years-old
Curling is such a big sport here in Canada but I don’t think most people realize the global impact curling has had, especially since the Vancouver OlympicsMore quotes »
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Guay and Osborne-Paradis headline Canada’s ski team for Sochi Olympic season
World Cup or world championship medals. Guay, from Mont-Tremblant, Que., had two fifth-place finishes at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and a fourth in 2006 in Turin, Italy, and goes into the season hoping to claim his first Olympic medal — one of the few prizes from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Eric Staal injured in knee-on-knee collision at hockey worlds
his stick in anger as he left the ice. Staal, a star with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and the only member of Canada’s 2010 Olympic team in Stockholm, has three assists at the tournament. Staal’s brother Marc also suffered a scary injury this season when from Globe and Mail Read more »
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NBC's $800M Ad Haul for 2014 Winter Games Might not Include A-B InBev
the games, to be held in Sochi, Russia, would eclipse the record $700 million-plus that NBC collected for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. (The record for the summer Olympics was set by the London 2012 Olympic Games, which drew over $1 billion in ad sales, from Advertising Age Read more »
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Ten to show Winter Olympics
Jens Byggmark clears a gate during the men's slalom event at Whistler Creek during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Source: AFP THE International Olympic Committee has awarded the Australian broadcasting rights for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia to from The Courier Mail Read more »
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Canadian Olympic Team Media Summit
Dennis/AFP/Getty Images) We're taking you behind the scenes at the Canadian Olympic Team Media Summit happening in Vancouver with Canada's top winter athletes. Join the conversation and tweet along with us #cbcolympics. This story is closed to commenting. from CBC News Read more »
