Olympic Update

It was a nail biter for Canadians everywhere last night, as Canada won its third gold medal of the games and won a very tight hockey game against a surprisingly strong Switzerland club.

Long track speed skater, Christine Nesbitt came in first place in the 1,000 metre race last night, taking the gold medal in the competition. It was very close as Nesbitt was a mere 0.02 seconds faster than the Dutch skater, Annette Gerritsen. Congratulations to her and Kristina Groves, who finished fourth in the race.

Canada still sits fourth overall in the medal standings, with three golds, three silvers, and one bronze.

Canadian figure skater and medal hopeful, Patrick Chan, finished fifth overall after completing both the long and short program. Chan skated well last night, but was unable to overcome the points he lost in the short program. Regardless, he skated his heart out, and represented Canada with pride and dignity. Congratulations to him. American skater, Evan Lysacek won the gold narrowly edging Russia's Evgeni Plushenko, who took the silver. Daisuke Takahashi of Japan won the bronze medal.

Team Canada won an amazingly close game, against an acrobatic Jonas Hiller and the Swiss last night. It was a little too close for many Canadian hockey fans, as Sidney Crosby scored the lone goal in the shootout to solidify the win for Canada. This puts Canada in second place in group A, with five points and a record of 1-1-0-0. Team USA currently holds first with two wins.

In another shocker, the men's Slovakian ice hockey team beat Russia in the shootout last night, and the United States beat team Norway by a score of 6-1.