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

Lee Jung-Su of South Korea, left, leads compatriots Sung Si-Bak, centre, and Lee Ho-Suk during the men's 1500 metres short track speed skating final on Saturday.
Roy MacGregor

A sport unlike any other, where anything can happen

Short track is a magnificent event to watch, roller derby with skates and without contact - or at least deliberate contact

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

Peer makes winning start to Dubai tournament

Israeli rallies to beat 15th-ranked Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium, a year after she had been denied a visa to the Emirates

International arrest warrant issued against Landis

U.S. cyclist is accused of hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer

Jamie McMurray wins Daytona 500

After stoppage-filled race, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver holds off Dale Earnhardt Jr to take the checkered flag

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David McMahon sent us this photo of two-time Olympian Lise Meloche, cross country skiing in the Gatineau Park after a recent snow-storm
The Usual Suspects
Welcome to broadcasting in the 21st century

Up close and personal at the Vancouver games: Sports media's technological renaissance shifts into high gear this weekend as television executives proclaim "everyone will be served"

Reinfried Herbst of Austria points at a television camera after the first run of the Alpine Skiing World Cup Slalom race in Kitzbuehel January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Leckel

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Jeff Blair
Winners and lugers

A recap of the first day of sliding competition as Felix Loch and David Möller are 1-2 heading into Sunday's final third and fourth runs at Whistler.

Germany's Felix Loch speeds down the track in the first run of the men's singles luge event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia February 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young
Grange's Olympic Blog
The fear is real

In the wake of Friday's tragic death of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili, hard questions to come after approval given to the world's fastest luge track

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia comes around the 15th turn during the second Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 10, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Kumaritashvili was killed on Feburary 12, 2010 after crashing while making a practice run. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Grange's Olympic blog
Place your winter bets

The Winter Olympics can soothe your post Super Bowl hangover

Didier Cuche of Switzerland takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on November 28, 2009 in Lake Louise, Canada. (Photo by Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
The Usual Suspects
Olympic hockey takes a backseat on NBC

American network listens to demographics and opts for figure skating instead of Canada v. United States preliminary round game

British Sinead and John Kerr perform during an Ice Dance training session on February 11, 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Getty Images/Vincenzo PINTO
Go Figure
Kids get chance to see Chan skate

Schoolchildren in London, Ont., come out in force to see Canadian contender warm up for his shot at Vancouver gold

Vancouver 2010
Meet the Olympic Games groupies

Some Olympic superfans travel the world as volunteers. Others trade posters and pins. All are hooked on the heady atmosphere of peace, love and understanding

For Games groupies, the global celebration and shared festivities are like a home away from home.
Gary Mason
Record-setting Games audience expected

NBC sports boss Dick Ebersol expects record ratings for Winter Games

NBC Sport and Olmypic Chairman Dick Ebersol talk to the media about the 2007 China Bowl at a press conference on September 24, 2006 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The game between the Seattle Seahawks and the England Patriots will take place on August 8, 2007 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)