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Denny Morrison is having the Olympics of a lifetime. Mens Nike Air Max 95 Shoes Grey/Dark Grey/Black/Blue . Three days after taking silver in the mens 1,000-metre long track speed skating event at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Morrison has added a bronze to his cabinet, this time in the 1,500 metres on Saturday. "Its been a long road with a lot of persistence and its finally paid off," an elated Morrison told CBC Sports after the race. Morrison, skating 15th of 20 pairs, capitalized on a strong opening lap to lay down a time of one minute, 45.22 seconds, and was the leader until Polands Zbigniew Brodka topped it for gold in 1:45.00. "What Ive found [in 1,500-metre races] is that I cant go out slow and conservative and try to beat the other guys who finish strong, I have to go out my way – go out fast, and just hang on," Morrison said. "And I was able to hang on just enough." There was more drama to come in the final pairing. Dutch skater Koen Verweij finished in a dead heat with Brodka, crossing the line in 1:45.00 as well. When the times were adjusted, Brodka ended up with the gold medal, a mere three thousandths of a second ahead. But it also meant that Morrison had his medal, after an agonizing wait to see if any of the 10 skaters after him could take his place on the podium. "It is [excruciating], you already want to puke," he said. "Youre already so tired and hurting, but man does it feel good to win [a medal]." Mathieu Giroux of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que., finished in 19th in 1:47.65. Lukas Makowsky of Regina placed 28th in a time of 1:48.51. Teenager Vincent de Haitre of Cumberland, Ont., was 33rd in 1:49.42. Morrisons bronze puts Canadas medal count at 12, with four gold, five silver, and three bronze. Morrison, Giroux and Makowsky are expected to compete in the team pursuit event next week, as they attempt to defend their gold medal from the Vancouver Olympics. Morrisons efforts have been one of the highlights of the Olympics so far for Canada. Not even scheduled to compete in the 1,000-metres after falling in the event at the Canadian trials, Morrison was given a spot in the race thanks to teammate Gilmore Junio, who gave up his. The Fort St. John, B.C., native fully took advantage of the opportunity, taking silver in the 1,000 metres behind Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands. Defending Olympic champion Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands finished fifth. American Shani Davis continued his disappointing 2014 Olympic campaign with an 11th-place finish. Canada now has two medals in long track, both from Morrison. The Dutch team has dominated the proceedings at Adler Arena, taking four gold and 13 medals so far in only seven races, matching the record set by East Germany in the 1988 Games in Calgary. With five long track events still remaining, the Netherlands will likely surpass that mark in the coming days. To compare, the other nations have eight long track medals combined. Its a big turnaround for the Dutch team from their Vancouver effort in long track, where it finished well below expectations with three gold and only seven medals total. New Balance Classics WL574-Stadium Jacket Womens Shoes Grey . Its been a successful Games for Canada, which will finish near the top of the medal standings again. From repeat gold medal winners to multiple medal winners to undefeated teams to acts that define the Olympic spirit, there are many solid candidates who could be considered to receive the honour. Mens Nike Free 5.0+ Running Shoes Light Grey/Black/White . But when hes eligible to come off long-term injured reserve Dec. The Quebec Remparts are the hottest team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after picking up their eighth win in a row on Saturday, a 6-1 win over the Halifax Mooseheads. Raphael Corriveau led the Remparts (19-4-3) with two goals and an assist while Mikhail Grigorenko, Adam Erne, Vincent Barnard and Frederick Roy added singles to round out the scoring for Quebec. Alexandre Grenier scored the lone goal for the Mooseheads (14-7-2). Francois Brassard stopped 31 shots for the win as Zachary Fucale allowed five goals on 27 shots before being pulled for Marc-Olivier Daigle, who allowed one goal on three shots. The Remparts scored once on five power-play chances while Halifax went 1-for-3. Quebecs current winning streak has moved them up to second place in the league, one point behind the Saint John Sea Dogs. Elsewhere in the QMJHL, it was: Baie-Comeau 5, Shawinigan 1; Cape Breton 9, Rouyn-Noranda 4; Moncton 4, Victoriaville 3 and Gatineau 4, Blainville-Boisbriand 3 (OT). In Quebec City, After a scoreless first period, Roy opened the scoring at 5:50 of the second, giving the Remparts a 1-0 lead. Before the period was through, Corriveau and Erne scored 188 seconds apart to give Quebec a 3-0 lead after 40 miutes. Womens Nike Free 5.0 V4 Running Shoes Gym Red/White. Grenier put the Mooseheads on the board with a power-play goal at 5:50 of the third period but Grigorenko scored a power-play goal of his own just over three minutes later to restore a three-goal lead for the Remparts. 26 seconds after Grigorenko, Barnard scored to make it 5-1 Quebec. Corriveau added his second of the game at 9:25 to make it 6-1. --- Drakkar 5 Cataractes 1 At Baie-Comeau, Que., Lukas Cingel and Raphael Bussieres had two goals each as the Drakkar (13-11-0) defeated Shawinigan (17-8-3). --- Screaming Eagles 9 Huskies 4 At Sydney, N.S., Morgan Ellis and Denis Kindl each had two goals and an assist to lead Cape Breton (11-13-1) past Rouyn-Noranda (7-18-2). --- Wildcats 4 Tigres 3 At Moncton, N.B., Allain Saulnier scored twice and added an assist while Alex Saulnier chipped in three assists as the Wildcats (15-11-1) beat Victoriaville (17-9-1). --- Olympiques 4 Armada 3 (OT) At Gatineau, Que., Mathieu Gagnon scored in overtime and Alexandros Soumakis added two goals in regulation as the Olympiques (13-10-2) defeated Blainville-Boisbriand (12-12-2). cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
