PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — What Canada Did on Saturday, Day 1, at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games:
BIATHLON
Women’s 7.5km Sprint — Julia Ransom of Kelowna, B.C. finished 40th with a time of 23:15.0; Rosanna Crawford of Canmore, Alta., finished 53rd with a time of 23:29.2; Emma Lunder of Vernon, B.C. finished 54th with a time of 23:30.4; Megan Tandy of Prince George, B.C., finished 57th with a time of 23:42.8.
CURLING
Mixed Doubles — Kaitlyn Lawes of Winnipeg, and John Morris, Canmore, Alta., defeated Switzerland 7-2 and defeated O.A. from Russia 8-2. Their record is 5-1 with one game left in the round robin, and they have clinched a berth in the semifinals.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Women’s Skiathlon 7.5km Classic + 7.5km Free Final — Cendrine Browne of Saint-Jerome, Que., finished 33rd in 44:01.9; Emily Nishikawa of Whitehorse, finished 44th in 45:16.6; Anne-Marie Comeau of Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., finished 48th in 45:42.8; and Dahria Beatty of Whitehorse, finished 52nd in 46:17.3.
LUGE
Men’s — Sam Edney of Calgary sits fifth after two runs with a time of 1:35.617; Reid Watts of Whistler, B.C. sits 10th after two runs with a time of 1:35.855; Mitchel Malyk of Calgary sits 16th after two runs with a time of 1:36.125.
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SHORT TRACK
Men’s 1,500m — Samuel Girard of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que. finished fourth with a time of 2:11.176; Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que. was disqualified from the final; Pascal Dion of Montreal finished third in the B Final with a time of 2:26.412.
Women’s 3,000m relay — Canada finished second in Heat 1 with a time of 4:07.627 and qualified for the finals.
Women’s 500m — Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Que., finished first in Heat 1 with a time of 43:634; Marianne St-Gelais of St-Felicien, Que., finished first in Heat 7 with a time of 43.437; Jamie MacDonald was disqualified from Heat 6. Boutin and St-Gelais advanced to the quarter-finals.
SKI JUMPING
Men’s Individual Normal Hill — Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes of Calgary finished 26th with a score of 208.1.
SNOWBOARDING
Men’s Slopestyle — Maxence Parrot of Bromont, Que. (87.36); Mark McMorris of Regina (86.83); Tyler Nicholson of North Bay, Ont. (79.21); and Sebastien Toutant of L’Assomption, Que. (78.01) all qualified for the next round during their heats.
SPEEDSKATING
Women’s 3,000m — Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa finished sixth with a time of 4:04.14; Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa finished seventh with a time of 4:04.26; Brianne Tutt of Airdrie, Alta., finished 20th with a time of 4:13.70.
