Vicki Hall
Freelance writer
Vicki has written about sports in Canada for more than 15 years for CBC Sports, Postmedia, the Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Journal. She has covered five Olympic Games, 10 Grey Cup championships and one Stanley Cup Final. In 2015, Vicki won a National Newspaper Award for sports writing and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Latest from Vicki Hall
Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title
Calgary’s Cavalry FC can finally call itself Canadian Premier League champions. Playing in front of its hometown crowd, Cavalry FC dethroned the four-time champions Forge FC from Hamilton 2-1 Saturday in Calgary.
Soccer -CPL |
Eileen Gu comes through with World Cup halfpipe gold in Calgary
Thousands of people crammed onto the hill at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park Saturday night in Calgary to snap pictures and scream in support of Eileen Gu.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Freestyle Skiing |
Preview
Canada's Einarson set for long-awaited trip to Sweden seeking 1st world curling title
Fresh off winning a record-tying fourth Canadian women's curling championship, Kerri Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris are jetting off to Sweden in pursuit of their first world title.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Curling |
Kingsbury wins 3rd straight dual moguls world title, holding off reigning Olympic champ
Mikaël Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., successfully defended his men's dual moguls world title on Sunday in Bakuriani, Georgia, defeating Sweden's Walter Wallberg.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Freestyle Skiing |
Analysis
'You can't win if you don't score': Canadian men left stifled by Swedish defence in hockey quarter-final
Canada's failure to muster any sense of sustained offensive pressure against the suffocating Swedish defence sends men's team home without a medal for first time since 2006.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |
Analysis
Shaky wins against China should serve as wake-up call for Canada's men's hockey team
Should Canada win an Olympic medal in men's hockey, the team should send flowers and thank-you cards to the players on Team China for giving them a serious run in the qualifying round.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |
Chinese men's hockey team playing beyond the boxscore in rematch against Canada
The Chinese men’s hockey team heard the criticism heading into the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |
Analysis
Canadian men's qualifying round rematch against China opportunity to 'improve as a team'
In theory, Team Canada wanted to avoid a detour through the qualifying round in men’s hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |
Analysis
Canadian coach Julien should consider goalie change after Pasquale's implosion against U.S.
It was certainly a game to forget for Canadian goaltender Eddie Pasquale, whose struggles led to a 4-2 loss to the U.S. on Saturday. Now coach Claude Julien must decide whether to make a switch in net against China.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |
Analysis
Veteran Olympian O'Dell's thunderous hit sets tone for Canadian men's hockey team in opening win over Germany
Eric O’Dell is not a big name on the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team. The Ottawa product plays on the third line – the energy line – and is expected to forecheck hard, cycle the puck and maximize his minutes.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |