Youth Olympics: How Canadians fared on opening day
Canadians didn't earn a medal in the first day of competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Saturday in Lillehammer, Norway, but some have put themselves in a solid position to do so. Here's a quick look at how they fared.
Figure skater Roman Sadovsky in position for medal
Canadians didn't earn a medal on the first day of competition at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Saturday in Lillehammer, Norway, but some have put themselves in a solid position to do so.
Here's a quick look at how they fared:
Figure skating
Men's short program
- Roman Sadovsky (Toronto), 2nd
Pairs short program
- Justine Brasseur (LaSalle, Que.), Mathieu Ostiguy (Granby, Que.), 4th
Curling (Preliminary)
- Canada def. Great Britain, 4-2
- Canada def. Czech Republic, 5-2
Hockey (Preliminary)
Men
- Russia def. Canada, 4-3
Super-G
Women
- Ali Nullmeyer (Toronto), 7th
- Amelia Smart (Invermere, B.C.), 19th
Men
- Justin Alkier (Barrie, Ont.) 19th
- Ryan Merkley (Mississauga, Ont.), 21st