Another medal for Canada at the Sochi Winter Games.Host Russia clinched its first gold medal by winning the inaugural team figure skating event, claiming 75 of a possible 80 points.Canada captured the silver medal with 65 points, five more than the bronze medal-winning Americans.Kevin Reynolds did an admirable job filling in for Patrick Chan, landing three quad jumps and scoring 167.92 points to finish second in the men's free skate.—Spencer O'Brien expected a medal at the Olympic women's slopestyle final.Instead the Canadian snowboarder and reigning F-I-S world champion made a mistake and finished last in the 12-athlete field.O'Brien was overcome with emotion and expressed disappointment for letting Canada down.Her reaction has prompted an outpouring of attention and support.—Canada was red-hot Saturday but the Olympic team has cooled off Sunday.The silver medal in team figure skating has been the lone bright spot so far.Along with Spencer O'Brien's poor result Canada also finished well back in the men's super-G and skiathlon events.Canada has four medals, which is tied for fourth overall. Norway leads the way with seven.—Germany's Felix Loch defended his Olympic title in the men's luge.Loch posted a four-run time of three minutes 27-point-5-2-6 seconds at the Sanki Sliding Center.Calgary's Samuel Edney was the top Canadian in the event.He finished 10th overall, a decline from his seventh-place showing at the Vancouver Games in 2010.—Another Olympic Winter Games, another gold medal for Ireen Wust.The Dutch star claimed a speedskating gold medal at her third straight Winter Olympics, winning the women's 3,00-metre event.Defending champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic settled for the silver medal, clapping for her rival after Wust crossed the line.Winnipeg's Brittany Schussler was the top Canadian, finishing 19th in 4:14.65.Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin was 24th in 4:18.70.—Olga Graf won Russia's first medal at the Winter Games.She clinched a surprising bronze in the women's 3,000 metres speedskating event.The 30-year-old was not expected to contend for a medal.Graf's celebration nearly turned embarrassing as she unzipped her body suit to her belly button only to remember there was nothing underneath.—(The Canadian Press)
