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Posts tagged with "Paralympics"
Mar. 20 | The paralympics are coming to a close this Sunday and Canada has unfinished business to attend to. Canada currently stands in fourth place overall in the medal standings with 14 overall (seven gold) one shy of the 15 they won in the previous two Olympics....
Feb. 28 | By Alex
To say it’s been an emotional roller coaster ride these past two weeks is an understatement. From the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili and Therese Rochette, to opening day ceremonial glitches to track, arena, transportation and weather problems...
Sep. 17 | The International Paralympic Committee really messed this one up.
Roy won the 5000 m T54 but was forced to return the gold medal after protests by the Americans, Australians and Swiss teams who felt the crash-filled race wasn’t fair.
And the IPC...
Sep. 17 | Upon winning her 5th gold medal in Beijing (14th in her career) Chantal Petitclerc is Canada’s most decorated athlete ever. She is incredibly popular in China.
Yet, she’s not getting one red cent from the Canadian Olympic Association. Bonjour...
Sep. 16 | I’ve been hearing all week on sports radio shows about how it’s unfortunate the Paralympics taking place in Beijing as we speak don’t get more attention and coverage.
I agree. It’s too bad the networks bail out and move on to other...