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Just call it the heartbreak in High River.

When the giant crying bear puppet blew out the Olympic flame to conclude the 2014 Winter Olympic closing ceremonies in Sochi, it ended one of the most memorable spells in Canadian sport history.

Brian McKeever will once again lead Canada’s Paralympic effort into the 2014 Games.

Two Canadian men cracked the top 20 in the men’s 50-km freestyle on the final day of the 2014 Winter Olympics, but as has been the case for the cross-country team in Sochi, the results were less than satisfactory.

The Olympic women’s relay race is one Canada will remember for the rest of their lives – and one that will haunt Canmore’s Zina Kocher for a long time.

Canada’s hopes for a medal in the 2x6, 2x7.5 kilometre mixed biathlon relay came crashing down early when Canmore’s Megan Imrie sped too quickly into a treacherous turn and hit the ground hard at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Wednesday (Feb.

Four months ago, Canada’s cross-country ski team was brimming with great expectations. Their goal of two medals at the 2014 winter Olympics seemed plausible, as coach Justin Wadsworth believed his team was the best the nation had ever assembled.

Three of Canada’s young guns offered Canadian cross-country ski fans a glimpse of the future with a 12th-place finish in the 4x10 kilometre team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Sunday (Feb. 16), finishing in 1:33:19.

Attention Banff: your Panda has been bronzed. Banff’s Jan Hudec ended Canada’s 20-year Olympic alpine medal drought and scored the first piece of hardware for Bow Valley athletes at the 2014 Sochi Games on Sunday (Feb.

Emily Nishikawa was the fastest Canadian on another sweltering day in Sochi’s Laura stadium at the 2014 Winter Olympics, as the team finished 14th in the women’s 4X5 kilometre cross-country ski relay on Saturday (Feb. 15).