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1996 OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATLANTA *Men�s 100m Final: Donovan Bailey sets World Record, wins Gold *Men�s 4x100m relay Final: Canada pulls off huge victory |
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1998 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN NAGANO *Russ Rebagliati wins gold in snowboarding (before the debacle over his positive test for marijuana). *Men�s Speed Skating *Figure Skating, Men�s Long Program (Stojko completes skate despite painful groin injury). *Women�s Curling Final (Schmirler�s team wins for Canada; 1st yr Curling is recognized medal sport). *Men�s Pairs Bobsled (Canada and Italy finish in tie, share gold medal) **For Hockey, see International Hockey section. |
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| 2000 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN SYDNEY *Men�s Tennis � Doubles Final (Nestor & Lareau strike gold) |
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| 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS IN SALT LAKE CITY *Pairs Figure Skating Long Program (a.k.a. Skategate � Sale & Pelletier) *Women�s 5k Cross-Country Pursuit (Becky Scott wins bronze) ***Lots of hockey, see International Hockey Section |
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| 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN ATHENS *Women's Trampoline (Karen Cockburn bronze) *Rowing - Men's Fours (Canada silver, miss gold by inches) *Men's Artistic Gymnastics (Shewfelt wins Canada's first ever Gymnastics gold) *Men's Vault (Shewfelt ripped off by judges) *Cycling - Women's Sprint Final (Lori-Ann Muenzer with Canada's first-ever cycling golf) *Women's 100m Hurdles Final (favourite Felicien trips over first hurdle) *Men's 3m Springboard (Despartie wins silver on spectacular final dive) *Canoe/Kayak Women's K1-500m Final (Brunet wins bronze at 5th Olympics) *Canoe/Kayak Men's K1-500m Final (Adam van Koeverden gold) *Closing Ceremonies |
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| 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS IN TORINO *Women's Moguls (Jennifer Heil gold) *Women's Long-Track 3000m (Cindy Klassen bronze) *Women's Cross-Country Team Pursuit (Sara Renner/Beckie Scott silver) *Men's Figure Skaking, Long Program (Jeff Buttle surprise bronze) *Women's Short-Track 500m (Anouk LeBlanc-Boucher photo-finish bronze) *Women's Long-Track Team Pursuit (Canada Silver, Klassen's 2nd medal) *Men's Long-Track Team Pursuit (Canada Silver vs. hometown Italians) *Women's Skeleton (Mellisa Hollandsworth-Richards bronze) *Women's Snowboard Cross (Dominique Maltais bronze, plus USA's Jacobellis blows it on last jump) *Men's Skeleton (Duff Gibson gold, Jeff Pain silver) *Women's Cross-Country Spring (Chandra Crawford gold) *Women's Long-Track 1,500m (Cindy Klassen's 4th medal is gold, Kristina Groves silver) *Men's Curling Final (Canada wins, skipped by Brad Gushue with Russ Howard at 2nd) *Women's Long-Track 5000m (Klassen bronze for 5th medal, Clara Hughes gold) *Closing Ceremonies (including passing of flag to Vancouver for 2010) ***Lots of hockey, see International Hockey Section |
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