PyeongChang 2018: Team Canada at the end of Day 12
PYEONGCHANG (February 21, 2018) – Here is what you need to know about Team Canada at the end of Day 12 at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018:
| GOLD: 9 | SILVER: 5 | BRONZE: 7 | TOTAL: 21 |
RESULTS: Team Canada’s competition results
COMPETITION SCHEDULE: Team Canada Day-By-Day at PyeongChang 2018
DOWNLOAD: PyeongChang 2018 press photos for editorial use
MEDIA AVAILS: See below for media availabilities tomorrow (February 22)
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QUICK FACTS:
- Brady Leman wins Canada’s first Olympic medal in men’s ski cross – the sport made its debut at Vancouver 2010;
- With three Olympic medals, Kaillie Humphries has the most of any Canadian bobsleigh athlete;
- Three-time Olympian Phylicia George, who competed at Rio 2016 and at London 2012, wins her first Olympic medal
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FLASH QUOTES:
Kaillie HUMPHRIES
On winning bronze:
“I’m extremely happy right now. Each time I’ve been able to come to the Olympics and compete for Canada is a huge honour but to know that six months ago Phylicia (GEORGE) came in…We’ve worked extremely hard to be in this position (and) the competition was stiff.”
On how it compares to winning gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and at Sochi 2014:
“This is probably my most emotional medal, how hard we’ve worked, how much went into this medal and how much it means – and how great a person Phylicia is.”
Phylicia GEORGE
On winning bronze:
“I started bobsleigh six months ago so it’s been a lot of work. Kaillie has been an amazing mentor to me, I’ve had great coaches, great therapists so I’m just thankful to everybody who’s put themselves into me and the fact that we were able to come together and do this, I’m just really excited by it.”
Brady LEMAN
On becoming Olympic champion:
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet. It’s something I have been working so hard for, for 10-plus years now, especially the last four after coming fourth in Sochi. To battle back from that and stay strong and confident in myself is huge, and I’m just so proud right now.”
On his previous Olympic Games:
“This blows them out of the water. The other two were in a sense always disappointing. I broke my leg the day before competition in Vancouver and then just missing the podium in Sochi was kind of bittersweet. Fourth at the Games is a big accomplishment, but at the same time you’re the first guy who doesn’t get a medal. So it’s a tough one to swallow, but I’ve had such a great experience regardless of results at all my Games. This one I really tried to enjoy a little more and be part of the Olympic experience and I used that on race day.”
On overcoming adversity:
“I had a lot of support from my team around me. My family stuck with me through it all and some good results in between the Games always helps to fuel the fire and I just love the sport. I get to do what I love everyday. If it’s in the summer or winter I’m skiing or training, so that kind of makes it easy.”
On family support:
“They’ve always been right beside me or right behind me and they got me started in skiing, my parents, my sister, and they let me go away all the time and always have smiles and hugs and love no matter what happens. They’re super proud and I couldn’t be happier they were here.”
Kaetlyn OSMOND
On the short programme:
“I just really wanted to enjoy my programme. I got to skate it in the team event and as much fun as I had it still wasn’t the enjoyment that I wanted. Today that was my goal, to have fun, enjoy it and to stay focused. I am very happy. That programme is exactly how I have been training it and to be able to have that much fun in my short programme means everything to me.”
On her personal best:
“It means so much I have been fighting to keep this programme and improving it at each event. I was a little upset after the team event short programme, but to come out here, not long afterwards and do this programme and do a personal best and season’s best it’s really important to me.”
Max PARROT
On qualifying first from heat 1:
“Qualifying first in my heat is really awesome because it means I’m going to be dropping in the last seeds of the final so I get to watch everybody’s runs before I do mine.”
On going for a difficult second jump despite scoring well in the first run:
“I already knew with my 89 (points) that I would go to the finals so no stress at all for the second one, I was just trying to make it better. Most of the guys rode pretty well and judges scored pretty well as well so I’m happy with how it went today.”
On overcoming fear in big air:
“I think (with) fear you can actually work on that, so everybody that has some fear you can through that and have no fear. I think it’s like that for any sports. I feel like I’m still young today but I’ve had some fears just trying quads in the past and I’ve been able to get through that so I think anyone can get through that no matter what the age.”
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NEXT DAY MEDIA AVAILABILITIES:
February 22, 2018
What: Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Ski Cross Press Conference
Attaché: Jeff Feeney (jeff@diving.ca)
Where: Main Press Centre – Gangneung
When: 12:00 KST
Who: Brady Leman
What: Bobsleigh – Women’s 2-Man Press Conference
Attaché: Chris Dornan (hpprchris@shaw.ca)
Where: Main Press Centre – Gangneung
When: 12:45 KST (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Who: Kaillie Humphries, Phylicia George
Please refer to the calendar for post-training and/or post-event availabilities.
*Media availabilities are subject to change.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Josh Su, MPC & Media Relations Officer
Canadian Olympic Committee
Cell: +82-10-7240-8075
Email: jsu@olympic.ca
Photi Sotiropoulos, Communications Lead
Canadian Olympic Committee
Cell: +82-10-7343-8075
Email: psotiropoulos@olympic.ca