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BEIJING — Matt Tomkins was prepared for whatever was thrown at him.

BEIJING — Brad Gushue's Canadian men's curling team will advance to the Olympic semifinals if they beat Great Britain on Thursday in the final game of the round robin. That part of the playoff scenario is simple.

YANQING, China — Justin Kripps will get another chance to slay the Flying Snow Dragon. The Yanqing National Sliding Centre chewed up and spit out Canada's top bobsled pilot in Olympic two-man races.

BEIJING — COMPLETING THE COLLECTION Ottawa speedskater Isabelle Weidemann can now boast an Olympic medal of every colour around her neck. Weidemann teamed with Ivanie Blondin, also of Ottawa, and Valérie Maltais of Saguenay, Que.

BEIJING — Canada's Olympians have made many trips to the podium at the Beijing Winter Games, but heading into Tuesday, only one of those included a stop on the top step.

BEIJING — There’s hope for a Canadian medal in the women’s ski cross, Canada and the U.S. face off for gold once again, and the women’s figure skating competition concludes Thursday at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

BEIJING — Here are some notable quotes from the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Feb. 15, 2022: "When something takes your passion away for six months of your life, you have to put it in a closet, it's hard ...

BEIJING (AP) — Miroslav and Michaela Knies will have big smiles on their faces when their son Matt plays for the United States against Slovakia at the Olympics.

BEIJING (AP) — Eins, zwei, drei. In German, that means one, two, three. And for the German bobsled team, it also means history.