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Winter Universiade Team Canada roundup & results
ERZURUM, Turkey (CIS) – Canadian athletes continued
competition in alpine skiing and biathlon on Friday at the 25th
Winter Universiade, while the reigning champion women’s
hockey team qualified for the gold-medal final thanks to a
dominating semifinal win over the United States.
Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/winter
2011 Winter Universiade website: http://www.erzurum2011.gov.tr/english
In women’s hockey, Canada (6-0) will face Finland (5-0-1) in
Saturday’s title match at 1 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET) after
downing the USA (2-4) 8-1. Université de Moncton forward
Mariève Provost of Laval, Que., led the way with two goals
and an assist. See separate game recap for women’s
hockey.
The Finns beat Slovakia 5-1 in the other semifinal. Canada needed a
shootout session to defeat Finland 2-1 when the two teams met in
their preliminary round opener on Jan. 27.
Canada captured gold in 2009 when women’s hockey made its
Universiade debut in Harbin, China.
In alpine skiing, Olivier Lacaille, a University of Montreal
student from Montreal, was the top Canadian in the men’s
giant slalom finishing in 12th position thanks to a time of
1:55.21. Fellow Montreal native Simon Mannella (1:56.92) of Laval
University also cracked the Top 30 with a 28th-place finish.
Bernhard Graf of Austria won the race in 1:52.04.
In the biathlon mixed relay (2x6km + 2x7.5km), the Canadian
foursome of Kathryn Stone of Grand Prairie, Alta., Jennifer
Paterson of St. Albert, Alta., Johnny Forward of Corner Brook,
Nfld., and Jon Skinstad of Camrose, Alta., was the eighth team to
cross the finish line in 1:44.12.
The gold medal went to the Ukraine (1:24:58).
TEAM CANADA
RESULTS: Friday, February 4
ALPINE
SKIING
Men’s Giant Slalom
1. Bernhard Graf, Austria, 1:52.04; 2. Adam Zika, Czech Republic,
1:52.53; 3. Douglas Hedin, Finland, 1:53.66; 12. Olivier Lacaille,
Montreal, Que., 1:55.21; 28. Simon Mannella, Montreal, Que.,
1:56.92; 37. Philippe Crête Belzile, Cap-Rouge, Que., 40.
Philippe Rivet, Saint-Lambert, Que., 1:59.69; 42. Braden Long,
Clarksburg, Ont., 1:59.82; 52. Louis Morin, Pointe-Claire, Que.,
2:02.50.
BIATHLON
Mixed 2x6km + 2x7.5km
Relay
1. Ukraine, 1:24:58.3, 2. Russia, 1:27:27.2; 3. Bulgaria,
1:28.46.4; 8. Canada (Kathryn Stone, Grand Prairie, Alta., Jennifer
Paterson, St. Albert, Alta., Johnny Forward, Corner Brook, Nfld.,
Jon Skinstad, Camrose, Alta.), 1:44:12.2.
WOMEN’S
HOCKEY
Semifinals
Canada (6-0) defeats USA (2-4) 8-1; faces Finland (5-0-1) in final
on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET.
-CIS-
