BEIJING 鈥� Here are some notable quotes from the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022:
"Every medal is a different story. They're unique. This is a special one. The veterans who have been here since 2018, they felt that loss in the shootout. It was a hard one for all of us.
"We came back together. We were ready to go. The work that's been put in behind closed doors with this group is unbelievable."
鈥擶omen's hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin after Canada reclaimed the gold medal with a 3-2 win over the United States.
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鈥擟anada's Brianne Jenner, who was named the tournament's most valuable player, on winning women's hockey gold.
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"In the final, I really just stuck with it because a ski cross race isn't over until you're across the finish line. So happy I stuck with it and really just focused on what I needed to do to do well."
鈥擬arielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., who made a late double pass to claim silver in the women's ski cross final.
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"It just wasn't enough. The sadness is more that it's over. We don't get to play anymore and that always makes me sad."
鈥擟anadian skip Jennifer Jones after the women's curling team failed to advance to the playoffs.聽
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"It was an extremely difficult shot and we literally missed it by a whisker 鈥� It's less than a millimetre on the top rock."
鈥� Canadian skip Brad Gushue, who lost the men's curling semifinal 5-3 to Sweden, on missing a runback double-takeout in the 10th end that would have won the game for Canada.
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"Still a great experience being in China and getting to know these guys. Happy with how we competed."
鈥擟anadian men's hockey captain Eric Staal after the team crashed out of the Games with a 2-0 quarterfinal loss to Sweden.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2022.
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