Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada takes 1st place during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Moguls on Day 3 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on February 14, 2010 in Cypress Mountain, Canada. (Photo by Alexis Boichard/Getty Images)
Stephen Brunt

So that's how it feels

After so many years of Canadian near misses and failure, a huge cheer echoes from coast to coast as Alexandre Bilodeau brings home the gold and achieves an Olympic first

Alexandre Bilodeau greets his brother Frederic after winning the Freestyle moguls gold medal on Cypress Mountain. CTV
Christie Blatchford

Gold comes home

Canada’s first Olympic gold medal quickly became a touching moment as waiting for freestyle moguls winner Alexandre Bilodeau at the bottom of Cypress Mountain on Sunday was his greatest supporter...his brother Frédéric

Fans cheer on Kristina Groves during Sunday's speed skating race in Richmond B.C.Getty Images
Roy MacGregor

A rink that roared

It is a sound that moves fluidly across the Olympic Oval in Richmond B.C., it made Clara Hughes dance on her blades while propelling Kristina Groves to Olympic bronze

Men's hockey

How Canada can win

Eric Duhatschek examines what the home team must do to mine gold in Vancouver

Brian Burke speaks to the media in 2009
Eric Duhatschek

Burke trying to put heartache behind him

General manager of Toronto Maple Leafs and Team USA says he cries 'less every day' as he attempts to cope with the loss of son Brendan

It's make-or-break time for Wotherspoon

Canadian veteran will be going up against more than just his rivals today. He will be racing to define his career

Men's moguls

Bilodeau wins Canada's first gold

Our Golden moment: Montreal native defeats defending champion Dale Begg-Smith to win Canada's first gold on home soil

Speed Skating

Kristina Groves wins bronze

Canada has its second medal of the Olympic Games after Ottawa native claims third place by 0.03 seconds in the women's 3,000 metres

Men's luge

Edney sets Canadian record

Youngster finishes seventh for highest-ever finish by a Canadian as Felix Loch claims gold in German 1-2

Pairs skating

Chinese pair have good karma

Canadians in sixth and seventh, out of medal hunt, as Shen and Zhao set record

Luongo lit up in final tuneup

Team Canada goaltender benched after conceding five goals as Minnesota runs roughshod over Vancouver

Record crowd watches East win

108,713 see Dwyane Wade lead the Eastern Conference past the West at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Sunday's NBA All-Star game

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Lorne Rubenstein
A PGA enigma

After a lengthy slump former U.S. Open Champion and World No. 1 rallies on the links in Monterey, California during Pebble Beach Pro-Am

David Duval plays a shot on the nineth hole during round two of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 12, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California.
LORNE RUBENSTEIN
Golf will outlast Tiger's tale

“Golf is much bigger than any one star, including Tiger Woods, because the game goes way beyond the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and country clubs,” George Kirsch says

in this Nov. 15, 2009, file photo, Tiger Woods from the United States, hits an approach shot during the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. While Woods has not played since Nov. 15 in Australia, the competition has been as fierce as ever _ not against Phil Mickelson or any other player, rather the paparazzi. Some say the first picture of him, since driving his SUV into a tree outside his Florida home and setting off an explosive and incredible sex scandal, could bring as much as $100,000. ( AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)
Stephen Brunt
Gretzky myth burning bright

The Great One: For most the image of NHL legend carrying the Olympic flame at this weekend’s opening ceremonies pulled at our heart strings while for some his image stuck other chords

Former hockey great Wayne Gretzky waves as he carries the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at BC Place on February 12, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Getty Images / Robyn BECK
David Naylor
The future is now for young U.S. figure skaters

America's teen figure skaters Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu hope to steal the show in Vancouver

US Mirai Nagasu performs during the women's figure skating training session at Trout Lake Centre in Vancouver on February 13, 2010, during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Getty Images/ VINCENZO PINTO