‘Old Bear’ has his day
It took eight years, but Kevin Martin has finally avenged the sting of a last-shot loss in the final at Salt Lake City. Canada’s best curler is now an Olympic champion.
Olympics
On top of the World
Sidney Crosby lifts his team—and the nation—in what might go down as the greatest game of all time
An Act of Courage
Skating just days after her mother’s death, Joannie Rochette delivered one of the Games’ defining moments
Quite an introduction
Between the sometimes-luminous opening ceremonies and the corny clichés of the closing show, Canada presented versions of itself the world had never seen
Thérèse Rochette (1954-2010)
‘This is for you, Maman,’ Joannie said of the medal her mother didn’t get to see her win
Canada Reborn
Own the Podium was more than just good sport. It was a picture of our country as it was always supposed to be.
The Best—and Worst
SCOTT FESCHUK: Judging various elements of the Vancouver Olympics using a numerical ranking from zero to 10
Therese Rochette laid to rest
Canadian figure skating darling mourns for her mother