Interesting Green: 2010 Winter Olympic - A dance to beat the bules

TODAY, Wednesday February 24, 2010, SPORTS, PAGE 50
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PHOTO: Virtue and Moir apply some salve on Canada’s wounded pride TODAY, Wednesday February 24, 2010, SPORTS, PAGE 50

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VANCOUVER — Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir did more than just win Olympic gold on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time).

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The ice dancers helped rescue national pride, which was so badly bruised by the shock defeat of Canada’s highly-fancied hockey team at the hands of their American rivals 24 hours earlier.

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Virtue and Moir delivered Canada’s first title in the discipline, beating Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the US into second spot, with world champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia collecting bronze after the free dance final. The result meant Russia failed to take the ice dance gold for just the third time since it was introduced at the Games in 1976.

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“It’s just perfect. You couldn’t write up a better story for the two of us,” said Moir.

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Canada’s Olympic plans haven’t panned out as expected, but team bosses defended their controversial “Own the Podium” campaign. Before the Games started, Canada vowed to dazzle the world and walk away with the most medals but, with seven days to go, they’re lagging behind.

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“I think we’d be living in a fool’s paradise to say we could catch the US and win,” said Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive Chris Rudge. “But we’re not throwing in the towel. You never do that in a fight.” Canadians needed something to cheer about after their ice hockey team, studded with National Hockey League stars, crashed to a shock 5-3 loss to the US on Sunday.

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Germany surged to the top of the medal table alongside the US with their seventh gold on Monday, courtesy of their women’s cross-country team who clinched the sprint title ahead of favourites Sweden and third-placed Russia.

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The winning pair of Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and Claudia Nystad sneaked home in a time of 18min 3.7sec, just 0.6sec ahead of Sweden.

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PHOTO: Simply sensational: Kim Yu Na earns 210.03 points for her dazzling performance in the season-opening Trophee Bompard in Paris. After Saturday's triumph, Kim shifts her focus to the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics. KYODO PHOTO
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PHOTO: Friendly rivalry: Trophee Bompard winner Kim Yu Na (center), second-place finisher Mao Asada (left) and third-place finisher Yukari Nakano share a moment in the spotlight in Paris on Saturday evening.
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