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Canada hands Italy their first loss ever! Dream start for Gallant/Peterman!

Italy concedes! Canada wins! First Italian loss ever!

Two teams scored 5 in an end in 2018 (Canada and China). Which means this is only the 6th time in Olympics history it's been done.

A team scored 5 in an end three times in 2022. Once by Italy, twice by Norway. Interestingly, Norway scored 5 in the 2nd end against Italy, but lost 11-8. So, nothing is a given.

HUGE SCORE FOR CANADA!!!

That is very good news. As long as he's okay, we'll worry about his ability to compete later. Dude's been through it.

Is it only for me, but is the CBC feed freezing and jumping around a lot?

When I said I wanted Canada to play lights out, this isn't what I meant.

Lights out in the curling venue

I thought Canada didn't have a "House" this year? CBC misled me. I visited Canada House in PyeongChang and it was amazing. Got to rub shoulders with the women's hockey team after their gold medal game. Unfortunately, they lost. The only time they've lost this century. And I was there. The only time. Awesome. But anyway, Canada House was loads of fun.

I have a family member who lives in Kitchener. I've spent lots of time there. I was supposed to spend this past New Years there, but got sick instead. Since we're bragging about travel, I went to Hawai'i and French Polynesia this past summer; Aruba, Barbados, St. Kitts and St. Lucia in December, and will go all over South America this summer (watching WC games in Argentina will be fun!). But I'm staying put here in Guatemala for the Games.

Nice. Short stay in Thailand. I miss Asia. And it's prices.

Where are you? It's still Tuesday here.

Well, if they don't call headshots or attempts to injure, the gold's as locked for Canada as the Cup has been for Florida!

Nice work! In regards to Short Track, it really is all or nothing. Dandjinou either wins his race, or he falls. Sarault is more consistent in terms of finishing her races, but not quite as dominant (though still very dominant). For the men's relay, it's either gold or fall. The team is superior to the rest, and the only ones that can beat them are themselves. That's less true in the Women's and Mixed relay, but I still expect the same. If they finish all their rounds, they're on the podium. Because this time it's outside Korea and China, I'm hopeful some of the more "interesting" calls will be behind us, but it's hard to leave politics behind. It's interesting that you say you were optimistic, and the totals show that. But I still think a lot is being left on the table. Lots of chances, but we'll see if they come through. Interestingly, Canada has won medals in 9 different sports the last 4 Olympics, and 10 in the one before that (2006). I feel like there are less chances in less sports this time around, especially with all the sliding sports off the table. Figure skating is yet again doubtful, too. We have outside shots in a couple of sports, and there's always a surprise (ski jumping and alpine in Beijing, Luge in PyeongChang, Alpine again in Sochi). Having lots of potential in lots of events can be fun, too. Unfortunately, I am very emotionally invested in Short Track. I've got the vodka on stand by, either to celebrate or cry myself to sleep.

Event Gold Silver Bronze Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill SUI SUI GER Men's Super-G SUI SUI AUT Men's Giant Slalom SUI BRA SUI Men's Slalom NOR FRA NOR Men's Team Combined SUI AUT FRA Women's Downhill ITA GER USA Women's Super-G ITA NZL USA Women's Giant Slalom AUT NZL USA Women's Slalom USA SUI GER Women's Team Combined USA ITA GER Biathlon Men's 10km Sprint ITA NOR FRA Men's 20km Individual FRA NOR NOR Men's 12.5km Pursuit ITA FRA NOR Men's 15km Mass Start NOR NOR FRA Men's 4x7.5km Relay FRA NOR SWE Women's 7.5km Sprint FRA SWE SWE Women's 15km Individual ITA SWE ITA Women's 10km Pursuit SWE SWE FRA Women's 12.5km Mass Start FRA ITA SWE Women's 4x6km Relay FRA SWE NOR 2x7.5km Men + 2x7.5km Women Mixed Relay FRA NOR SWE Bobsleigh 2-man Bobsleigh GER GER GER 4-man Bobsleigh GER GER GER Women's Monobob GER AUS USA 2-woman Bobsleigh GER GER USA Cross-Country Skiing Men's 10km + 10km Skiathlon NOR NOR NOR Men's Sprint Classic NOR NOR SWE Men's Team Sprint Free NOR ITA FRA Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay NOR FRA ITA Men's 10km Free NOR NOR NOR Men's 50km Mass Start Classic NOR FIN NOR Women's 10km + 10km Skiathlon SWE SWE USA Women's Sprint Classic SWE NOR SWE Women's Team Sprint Free SWE GER NOR Women's 4 x 7.5km Relay SWE NOR FIN Women's 10km Free SWE USA SWE Women's 50km Mass Start Classic NOR NOR SWE Curling Men GBR CAN SWE Women CAN SUI KOR Mixed Doubles ITA GBR CAN Figure Skating Men Single Skating USA JPN FRA Women Single Skating JPN USA USA Pair Skating JPN GER CHN Ice Dance USA CAN FRA Team Event USA JPN CAN Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials CHN UKR CHN Men's Moguls CAN JPN CAN Men's Dual Moguls CAN CAN JPN Men's Ski Cross CAN ITA FRA Men's Freeski Halfpipe USA AUS USA Men's Freeski Slopestyle NOR USA USA Men's Freeski Big Air AUS USA CAN Women's Aerials CHN USA CHN Women's Moguls AUS FRA USA Women's Dual Moguls USA AUS FRA Women's Ski Cross SUI CAN SWE Women's Freeski Halfpipe CHN CHN GBR Women's Freeski Slopestyle SUI CHN CAN Women's Freeski Big Air CAN CHN ITA Mixed Team Aerials CHN USA UKR Ice Hockey Men's 12-team tournament CAN SWE FIN Women's 10-team tournament CAN USA FIN Luge Men's Singles GER AUT LAT Men's Doubles GER GER AUT Women's Singles GER GER AUT Women's Doubles AUT GER USA Team Relay GER AUT LAT Nordic Combined Men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km GER NOR AUT Men's Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km AUT GER NOR Men's Team Sprint Large Hill 2x7,5km AUT GER FIN Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500m CAN CAN NED Men's 1000m CAN ITA KOR Men's 1500m CAN NED ITA Men's 5000m Relay CAN KOR NED Women's 500m NED CAN ITA Women's 1000m CAN NED USA Women's 1500m KOR BEL CAN Women's 3000m Relay NED CAN KOR Mixed Team Relay 2000m CAN NED CHN Skeleton Men's Skeleton GBR GBR GER Women's Skeleton BEL GER GER Skeleton Mixed Team GBR GER USA Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual SLO JPN SLO Men's Large Hill Individual SLO AUT JPN Men's Super Team AUT SLO JPN Women's Normal Hill Individual SLO AUT CAN Women's Large Hill Individual SLO CAN JPN Mixed Team SLO JPN AUT Ski Mountaineering Men's sprint ESP SUI FRA Women's sprint FRA FRA SUI Mixed Relay FRA SUI ESP Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom ITA ITA AUT Men's Snowboard Halfpipe JPN AUS JPN Men's Snowboard Cross CAN FRA AUT Men's Snowboard Slopestyle CAN CHN JPN Men's Snowboard Big Air CHN JPN JPN Women's Parallel Giant Slalom CZE ITA GER Women's Snowboard Halfpipe USA KOR JPN Women's Snowboard Cross GBR FRA AUS Women's Snowboard Slopestyle AUS JPN CAN Women's Snowboard Big Air JPN JPN GBR Mixed Team Snowboard Cross FRA AUS FRA Speed Skating Men's 500m USA POL NED Men's 1000m USA NED POL Men's 1500m USA NED CHN Men's 5000m NOR FRA CZE Men's 10000m ITA CZE NOR Men's Mass Start BEL ITA NED Men's Team Pursuit USA NED FRA Women's 500m NED USA NED Women's 1000m NED NED USA Women's 1500m NED NED JPN Women's 3000m NED NOR CAN Women's 5000m NOR CAN NED Women's Mass Start NED CAN USA Women's Team Pursuit NED CAN JPN

I put the crying emoji, but we really need this one:

Thank you @Topicmaster1010 for doing this! 1. Gallant 2. McMorris Spalding 3. I will never bet against my girl Poulin

Wow, Einarson came back from the dead there with an incredible last shot in the 10th, and then a steal in the 11th. Feel bad for Lawes, though.

As a Habs fan, I'm sorry on a personal level that they're not going to Italy. But both Caufield and Hutson have been tearing it up since the roster was announced, and they are playing in front of Guerin twice to show him what he's missing. As a Canadian hockey fan, I'm also fine with these decisions. Never get in the way of your enemy making a mistake.

Just want to point out that Canada also got 10 golds in 2014 (so this would be the 4th time they'd hit double-digit golds). For shame, CBC.

For me, predictions aren't to assume who will win each event, it's more to have a discussion about the leaders in each one. Especially the sports I don't really follow, to know who are the favourites. Of course nothing ever goes to plan, that's why we love sports. I just use a good prediction as a guide.

I know conditions in Paris weren't great during the shot put, but that would have won by 22cm.

Like I said, technically possible. Just unlikely. I said the 20 year part flippantly, but I could see Toronto eventually getting a SOG, or Vancouver getting another WOG.