FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 9, 2011
–Emerging Talent Kureluk Brings Record-Low Nine Hole Score of 25 to Agenda–
Calgary, Alberta – Jamie Kureluk, a Calgary-based professional golfer with ambitions for the PGA Tour has joined Agenda Sport Marketing.
Jamie became world-renowned last year when he shot an incredible 25 (11-under par) on the back nine at the 2010 RBC Insurance Open en route to winning the championship.
With seven birdies and two eagles, it is the lowest nine-hole score ever recorded in professional golf history.
“Jamie’s accomplishments completely validate the rare talent he has for the game, but reviewing his scorecard of his round of 25 resonates with everyone that’s ever held a golf club,” commented Agenda Partner Colin Young. “We’re very excited to work with Jamie, and with the support of his sponsors, ensure that he can continue to fully focus on playing professional golf.”
As a 14-time winner on the PGA of Alberta Tournament Series, Jamie has set his sights on finishing inside the top 10 on the 2011 Gateway Tour money list, winning a Canadian Tour event in 2011, and, ultimately, qualifying for the PGA Tour.
Currently, Agenda Sport Marketing represents fifteen of Canada’s top Olympians including gold medalists Jon Montgomery, Maëlle Ricker, Carol Huynh, Denny Morrison, and Charles and François Hamelin. Jamie Kureluk is the agency’s first golf professional.
Similar to Canadian Olympians, young golfers in Canada require stable financial support and athlete management experience behind them to be able to compete against the best in the world. Agenda’s approach appealed to Jamie at this stage in his career because he understands the importance of a solid support system in achieving his goals in golf.
“I am excited to partner with Agenda Sport Marketing in my pursuit to play on the PGA Tour,” added Jamie. “Their proven success in athlete management will allow me to focus on my game and full tournament schedule.”
Jamie is currently sponsored and supported by Mazda Canada and GolfTEC.
Agenda Sport Marketing will manage all corporate bookings and sponsorship opportunities for Jamie Kureluk.
For more on Jamie Kureluk, click here.
Agenda's Top 10 Most Meaningful Sport Moments of 2010
Dear Friends of Agenda,
What a year in sport!
It began with anticipation leading up to the Olympic Games in Vancouver and continued through the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Over the past twelve months, sport created shared meaning for our country, inspired our youth and gave us a sense of what it is to be truly Canadian.
We shared in many of these moments together.
What are yours? Let us know.
Here’s Agenda’s Top 10.
Happy holidays!
Colin, Russell, Michelle, Joan, Jenn and Steph
AGENDA’S TOP 10 MOST MEANINGFUL SPORT MOMENTS OF 2010
10 – 72 Years in the Making and a Couple of Commonwealth Comebacks
Ryan Cochrane swept the distance swimming events at the challenging Pan Pacific Championships and made some long-awaited history at the Commonwealth Games with Canada’s first win in the 400m in 72 years. Carol Huynh and Jessica Zelinka combined for two Commonwealth-comebacks. Carol’s from an injury to win gold and Jessica’s after becoming Canada’s seven-sport mom to win silver.
9 – Kyle Shewfelt Blazes a Trail to the Hall of Fame
When Kyle Shewfelt started gymnastics he had a simple goal – to win an Olympic gold medal. Done. Now the trailblazing career that inspired a nation and sent thousands of kids tumbling into gyms across the country has sent Kyle Shewfelt into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
8 – We Are More
If there was a single moment that set the scene for what we used to be as Canadians and what we were about to become, it was the “We Are More” spoken word by slam poet Shane Koyczan. Here’s the line that gave us a warm hug, “…but we are more than genteel or civilized, we are an idea in the process of being realized, we are young, we are cultures strung together, then woven into tapestry and the design is what makes us more than the sum total of our history.” So good.
7 – Intact Insurance Wins Canadian Sport Award
After over 100,000 votes from coast to coast for Canada’s Best Speed Skating Story, the incredible commitment of Intact Insurance to Speed Skating Canada and the growth of the sport from the grassroots to the country’s Olympic best was recognized for Corporate Excellence by the True Sport Foundation.
6 – Redemption and Premonition
Denny Morrison began the Games with weighty expectations for his individual events – the 1000m and 1500m. In the closing days of the Olympics, his final opportunity for a medal came in the Team Pursuit. And he made the most of it winning gold over the American rivals. His victory lap in the Canadian men’s hockey jersey was a subtle premonition of the good things to come.
5 – Playground to Podium for KidSport Canada
On July 13, many of Canada’s brightest Olympians – Jon Montgomery, Kristina Groves, Denny Morrison, Charles and François Hamelin, Maëlle Ricker, Zach Bell, Carol Huynh, Kyle Shewfelt, John Kucera, Jessica Zelinka, Earle Connor – came together to create social change through sport in support of KidSport Canada, an organization that believes all kids should be given the opportunity to experience organized sports. Agenda’s first annual event – Playground to Podium: Sport for Social Change presented by WinSport Canada – raised over $18,000. That’s enough to get over 150 kids off the sidelines and into the game.
4 – Kristina Groves’ Silver Lining
In the end, Kristina Groves finished 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in five events over 15 days but it was her silver in the 1500m that we remember most. The current World Cup overall champ in the distance, Kristina entered the final corner on pace to challenge for gold. At the line, it was silver. But it was the thoughtful maturity and steady approach to her performance that made us proud, and Canada proud too.
3 – Prairie Kid Makes Good in Big City
In just 0.07 seconds, Jon Montgomery reminded us all that it’s okay to be proudly Canadian and celebrate the good times. Jon’s life has been a whirlwind since his win in skeleton and his now-famous victory lap in Whistler Village. From an appearance on Oprah, an overwhelming homecoming in Russell, Manitoba and an award presentation at the Juno Awards, Jon’s shared his Olympic success and national pride with as many Canadians as possible.
2 – Maëlle Ricker’s Coastal Soul
What started out as an ominous west-coast rain-out turned into one of the best moments for us. We knew that when the racing started, Maëlle would be great. After all, this was in her backyard. But a fall in the first qualifier and consistent course closures that threatened to cancel the second qualifier left her on the bubble. Tensions eased as the clouds broke and Maëlle breezed into the top 3 in qualifying. The rest was magic. With coastal soul and an engaging smile, Maëlle captured hearts in Cypress Mountain giving Canada its second gold of the Games.
1 – Charles Hamelin’s Double Gold
On the final Friday night of the Games, Charles claimed his Olympic moments. First, with a dramatic win in the 500m where he edged Apolo at the line. Then again, when he skated with his brother François and the Canadian Relay Team less than 30 minutes later, becoming the only Canadian to win two gold on home ice. It was the race that even the Prime Minister called the most exciting of the Olympics. We agree.
WE’RE MOVING!
Our new address beginning January 1, 2011:
Agenda Sport Marketing
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Head Office: 403.698.6990
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About Agenda Sport Marketing
With offices in Calgary and Vancouver, Agenda Sport Marketing specializes in sport sponsorship and brand activation, sport tourism consulting and athlete management.
Agenda Sport Marketing represents a group of Canada’s foremost winter and summer Olympians including Olympic Champions Jon Montgomery, Maëlle Ricker, Denny Morrison, Charles and François Hamelin, Duff Gibson, Carol Huynh and Kyle Shewfelt; Four-time Olympic medalist Kristina Groves; World Champion John Kucera; Paralympic Champion Earle Connor; Olympic bronze medalist Ryan Cochrane; Olympians Zach Bell and Jessica Zelinka; and Olympic hopeful Paula Findlay.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 1, 2010
Emerging ITU Triathlon Star Paula Findlay Joins Agenda Sport Marketing
–Impressive Breakout Season Includes World Championship Series Wins at Debut of London's Olympic Course and in Austria–
Calgary, Alberta – Following an incredible breakout season where she captured her first two ITU World Championship Series events and finished fifth at the ITU World Championships, Paula Findlay has joined Agenda Sport Marketing.
“After my 2010 season, I was overwhelmed with new opportunities and decisions that were difficult to manage by myself. I chose to partner with Agenda because I love their athlete-centered approach and enthusiastic team. They are truly interested in the long-term success of their athletes and I look forward to working with them in my quest to London 2012 and beyond,” said Paula.
The 21-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, turned heads throughout international triathlon circles this season when she won her first World Cup race in Monterrey, Mexico in April, and finished fourth in the prestigious Hy-Vee World Cup race in Des Moines, Iowa in May.
She quickly moved up to the ITU World Championship Series in London for the debut of the 2012 Olympic course through historic Hyde Park where she separated from the lead group on the final lap to win convincingly.
A second ITU World Championship Series win followed the next weekend in Kitzbuhel, Austria and with a fifth place finish at the 2010 ITU World Championships, she’s quickly become an Olympic medal hopeful for Canada.
“My goals for the 2011 season are to make the Olympic Team and to finish on the podium at the ITU World Championships. Beyond that, I would like to be a podium contender at the 2012 Olympic Games in London” added Paula.
Adding to her already impressive debut season, she was named the ITU’s Top Runner proving that her finishing kick keeps her in any race.
Amazingly, Paula finished atop the rankings despite only scoring points at three ITU World Championship Series events, while most of her competition scored in five or six races.
The ITU World Cup also makes its return to her hometown in July 2011 for the first time since 2005 providing Edmontonians with a chance to cheer on their young star and Olympic medal hopeful in the years leading into London 2012.
For more on Paula Findlay, click here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 23, 2010
Discovery Channel and Agenda’s Jon Montgomery Launch Adventure Travel Show
–See what was on Jon’s action sports bucket list this summer on BEST. TRIP. Ever., premiering on Saturday, November 27–
Calgary, Alberta – If hurtling down a mountain at speeds clocking 135kph is all in a day’s work, how does Olympic gold medalist Jon Montgomery find a new kind of rush?
After reaching the top of the podium at Vancouver 2010, the charismatic skeleton champion enlists three of his closest friends for an athlete’s ultimate road trip – in fact, it’s their BEST. TRIP. EVER.
Premiering Saturday, November 27 at 7 pm ET/8 pm PT on Discovery Channel, this one-hour special follows the adrenaline-seeking crew of four – which includes Montgomery’s fiancée and teammate Darla Deschamps, his best friend and conditioning coach Kelly Forbes, and his friend and skeleton teammate Sarah Reid – as they drive across beautiful British Columbia in search of adventure.
Along the way, coach Forbes functions as a guide, introducing the team to action sport athletes who get the crew into high-adrenaline activities they've never tried before including kite surfing, slack-lining, heli-biking and many more.
With just five days of vacation, an action sports bucket list and a game-for-anything attitude, the fearless foursome begins their BEST. TRIP. EVER.
For a sneak preview, here’s the trailer
For Inquiries:
Russell Reimer
Managing Partner, Agenda Sport Marketing
Head Office: 403.698.6990
Email: russell@agendasport.ca
Web: www.agendasport.ca <http://www.agendasport.ca>
About Agenda Sport Marketing
With offices in Calgary and Vancouver, Agenda Sport Marketing specializes in sport sponsorship and brand activation, sport tourism consulting and athlete management.
Agenda Sport Marketing represents a group of Canada’s foremost winter and summer Olympians including Olympic Champions Jon Montgomery, Maëlle Ricker, Denny Morrison, Charles and François Hamelin, Duff Gibson, Carol Huynh and Kyle Shewfelt; Four-time Olympic medalist Kristina Groves; World Champion John Kucera; Paralympic Champion Earle Connor; Olympic bronze medalist Ryan Cochrane; Olympians Zach Bell and Jessica Zelinka; and Olympic hopeful Paula Findlay.
For media and sponsorship inquiries:
Russell Reimer
Managing Partner, Agenda Sport Marketing
Head Office: 403.698.6990
Cell: 403.585.8242
Email: russell@agendasport.ca
Web: www.agendasport.ca
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Sport for Social Change
Dear Friends of Agenda,
It’s been an incredible time for sport in Canada.
For 17 days in February, we learned that as Canadians, we are capable of much more than we know.
Sport inspired us. But inspiration is only the beginning.
Now, we all have to act.
Many of Canada’s brightest Olympians — Jon Montgomery, Kristina Groves, Denny Morrison, Charles and Francois Hamelin, Carol Huynh, Kyle Shewfelt, John Kucera, Earle Connor and many others — have come together to create social change through sport in support of KidSport Canada, an organization that believes all kids should be given the opportunity to experience organized sport.
We’d like you to join them.
We’re seeking partners to support our efforts in a new fundraising initiative called Playground to Podium: Sport for Social Change on Tuesday, July 13, 2010.
Please contact our office directly to get involved.
If you believe sport has the power to inspire and motivate action and you’re looking for an opportunity create change, join us.
Sincerely,
Agenda Sport Marketing & KidSport Canada
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 21, 2010
Olympic Gold Medalist Jon Montgomery and World Champion John Kucera Join Agenda Sport Marketing
– Whirlwind Tour for Montgomery and Comeback Trail for Kucera Following 2010 Olympic Games –
Calgary, Alberta – Olympic Champion Jon Montgomery, whose gold-medal celebration has become legendary, and current World Champion John Kucera who will look to defend his alpine downhill crown, have both joined Agenda Sport Marketing.
Jon Montgomery’s life has been a whirlwind since his win in skeleton and his now-famous victory lap in Whistler Village.
From an appearance on Oprah, an overwhelming homecoming in Russell, Manitoba and a recent award presentation at the Juno Awards, Jon has been sharing his Olympic success and national pride with as many Canadians as possible.
“I've traveled the country from one side to the other and the reaction to the 2010 Games is as strong now as it was the day after the Closing Ceremonies,” said Jon. “The pride I feel for this country is brimming and I’ve seen so many others truly passionate about the collective experience we shared as Canadians.”
Jon decided to work with Agenda Sport Marketing to manage his career, to build his relationships with great Canadian brands and continue to reach and engage Canadians.
“I chose to work with Agenda because of their exemplary track record and team of high performance athletes who have developed their brands and parlayed their Olympic successes into personal success,” added Jon.
He’s also committed to defending his gold medal in Sochi 2014 and will look to share his Olympic experience with long-time girlfriend Darla Deschamps, also a promising skeleton athlete and 2014 Olympic hopeful.
And while Jon Montgomery’s Olympic experience took him to the top of the podium in Whistler, John Kucera had a different perspective of the 2010 Games providing entertaining insights as an analyst for CTV’s coverage of alpine skiing.
Injured just three months prior to the 2010 Games at the World Cup in Lake Louise, Alberta, John immediately set his sights on returning to competition and defending his World Championship downhill crown – the first-ever for the Canadian men’s team.
With his rehabilitation showing strong progress, John is anxious to get back on the snow for summer training. “I’m continuing to rehab my broken leg. The injury has been healing very well and the doctors are thrilled with the progress I have made,” said John. “It's my goal to work harder then ever before so I can come back stronger and more confident than when I left.”
John joins Agenda on the comeback trail, firmly committed to winning an overall World Cup title, defending his World Championship and, ultimately, becoming an Olympic Champion in Sochi 2014.
He understands that the support of a strong management team is critical for a successful comeback.
“Agenda brings an athlete-first approach that I can really identify with. They’re a committed organization with a passion for amateur sport, and I believe together we will have an amazing and productive relationship,” added John. “Having Agenda in my corner has given me more time and energy to focus on the important things like training hard for my return to snow in the 2010-11 World Cup season.”
Agenda Sport Marketing will manage all booking and sponsorship opportunities for Jon Montgomery and John Kucera.
For media and sponsorship inquiries:
Russell Reimer
Managing Partner, Agenda Sport Marketing
Head Office: 403.698.6990
Cell: 403.585.8242
Email: russell@agendasport.ca
Web: www.agendasport.ca
About Agenda Sport Marketing
With offices in Calgary and Vancouver, Agenda Sport
Marketing specializes in sport sponsorship and brand activation, sport tourism
consulting and athlete management.
Agenda Sport Marketing represents a group of Canada’s foremost winter and
summer Olympians including Olympic Champions Jon Montgomery, Maëlle Ricker,
Denny Morrison, Charles and François Hamelin, Duff Gibson, Carol Huynh and Kyle
Shewfelt; Four-time Olympic medalist Kristina Groves; World Champion John
Kucera; Paralympic Champion Earle Connor; Olympic bronze medalist Ryan
Cochrane; Olympians Zach Bell and Jessica Zelinka.
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Day 13 – Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Insight of the Day
Frustrating. Gut-wrenching. Heartbreaking.
How does fourth feel?
We got up close with the heartbreak alongside the Hamelin brothers, felt the bruising blows with Chris Del Bosco and maybe even missed Vincent Marquis’ incredible fourth when Alex Bilodeau won Canada’s first gold of the Games.
Following a tough weekend for Canada’s athletes, the COC conceded that, as a nation, we will not reach our medal projections and won't own the podium.
In my life, this is the first time that I can remember when Canada boldly declared that it could be number one at something other than just hockey. I admit, I liked that.
With all of the medal predictions come the expectations. And while our athletes have had many more challenges than successes, let’s resolve that they will be measured by more than just medal count.
Let’s also remember that in life, this is the stuff that makes us better, teaches us about ourselves and reveals much more about who we are than does winning.
Perhaps we lost our focus, maybe even just for a few moments, on what is really important. The reasons we got into this as a nation in the first place – to ignite a passion for sport in our children, to build a healthier and more active nation, to welcome the world to Canada and to show them a country that is proud of its sense of place.
Personally, I think it’s time to reclaim the value of fourth.
When the waving flags, go Canada gos, and painted faces are a distant memory, will these be the Games we remember as a nation when we went for it all and succeeded or failed?
I guess it all depends on how you look at fourth.
Agenda Athlete Results
Kristina Groves, Silver Medal, 1500m; Bronze Medal, 3000m; 4th Place, 1000m
Maëlle Ricker, Gold Medal, Snowboard Cross
Denny Morrison, 12th Place, 1000m; 9th Place, 1500m
Charles Hamelin, 7th Place, 1500m; 4th Place, 1000m
François Hamelin, 5th Place, 1000m
Day 8 – Friday, February 19, 2010
Insight of the Day: The Distance Travelled
0.06 seconds.
In the time that it took Kristina Groves to finish just off the podium in fourth place, her teammate Christine Nesbitt had earned Canada’s third gold medal in the women’s 1000m at Richmond’s Oval.
By now, we’ve all heard that the Olympics are a Games of inches. Maybe in Canada, it’s centimetres.
What we don’t know is how athletes will react in the moments immediately after they’ve competed.
“Sweet.”
That’s what Kristina Groves had to say about 0.06 seconds.
It was her best 1000m of the season and had the race been 1010m she may have claimed her second bronze medal of these Games to add to the two silver medals she won in Torino.
What’s always impressed me about Kristina is how focused she is on the process and not the outcome. Over her first decade on the national team, Kristina learned to seek incremental improvements and personal bests instead of medals – mostly because there weren’t any World Cup podiums after her races.
Now, as her personal bests have become world bests, the tremendous expectations for Canada’s speed skating team have also grown.
Over the next 10 days, Kristina will have three more opportunities to turn “sweet” skates into podium performances for Canada.
Whatever the results, we know she’ll represent the best of us, 0.06 seconds at a time.
Agenda Athlete Results
• Maëlle Ricker, Gold Medal, Snowboard Cross
• Kristina Groves, Bronze Medal, 3000m
• Denny Morrison, 12th Place, 1000m
• Charles Hamelin, 7th Place, 1500m
Activation Frontlines
So much love for Alberta House. The Province chose to anchor its activation on the corner of Beatty and Robson across from the Bell Ice Cube rather than in the False Creek area where Molson Hockey House and many of the other provinces make their home for 17 days.
It has paid dividends. Impressive crowds, DJs, great food and a sophisticated lounge atmosphere have definitely presented a vision for the type of Alberta that I live in.
It’s cosmopolitan, urban and fun and definitely lives up to the Province’s vision: Freedom to Create. Spirit to Achieve.
Look Ahead
When it’s all over. We party.
On Saturday, February 27, 8pm, we’re co-hosting a party with Red Bull Canada at Speed Skating Canada House for the long and short track teams. If you’d like to come you are smart. We’ve got tickets so give us a call. Good times.
Weekend Competition Schedule: Friday-Sunday, February 19-21, 2010
• Denny Morrison: 1000m
• Charles Hamelin: 1000m Finals
• François Hamelin: 1000m Finals
• Kristina Groves: 1500m
Day 5 – Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Go.
Keep going.
Help somebody else get going.
I was at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame dinner late last year and one of the inductees, Willie Littlechild, provided a small nugget for the audience that guided his development as an athlete and a leader among the First Nations people of central Alberta.
In many ways this is the simple message of the Olympic movement.
When you get started, you don’t necessarily know what you’ll become but you keep going. You commit to the process of becoming. And with all of your guts, and skill and passion, you have a few moments every four years when you simply are the sum of it all.
We’ve seen over the past four days that Canada’s Olympians truly represent the best of us. And through their stories, their challenges and successes, they’ll help somebody else get going.
Through their support of charities like Right to Play or KidSport Canada, to name a couple, they’ll create a tangible connection between the inspiration of the Games and very real social challenges in communities across our country and abroad.
Insight of the Day
Squamish, BC’s Maëlle Ricker got her start with her dad and brother Jorli not knowing the Olympics would be coming to her backyard and that snowboarding would even be on the schedule.
We caught up to her at the team media conference and she spoke candidly about her passion for the Games and her sport.
“I don’t think there are words to describe it. I’ve wanted to be an Olympic medallist since I can remember before I even knew that snowboarding existed. So, to combine my passion for snowboarding and my passion for the Olympics and to go for it, literally 20 minutes from where I went to school is indescribable,” said Maëlle.
For over 13 years, she’s blazed a trail of progression in women’s snowboarding that’s inspired a new generation of young Canadian girls to get going. She’s competed in three Olympics, won a couple of gold medals at the X Games and is on the verge of her second World Cup overall title in the past three years.
Whatever the Olympics hold for Maëlle, she’s committed to helping young girls get going.
For us, that’s simply golden.
She’ll compete in the Snowboard Cross event at Cypress Mountain today and will look to add to the success at the venue that’s already produced Alex Bilodeau’s gold, and Jenn Heil and Mike Robertson’s silvers.
See more...
Agenda Athlete Results
• Kristina Groves, Bronze Medal, 3000m
• Denny Morrison, 18th Place, 5000m
• Charles Hamelin, 7th Place, 1500m
Activation Frontlines
Big love for Nike’s projection onto the Sears building downtown to commemorate Alexandre Bilodeau’s historic gold medal win with the header: The Mogul of Moguls.
The Canadian Sport Centre hosted the Sport Heroes Collection on February 14th. What started out as a project 7 years ago has now become a formidable collection, beautifully imagined by Artist, Gordon Milne. The event, hosted at Speed Skating Canada house was an opportunity to recognize great Canadians and the sporting moments that they have given to our country. Past champions DIane Jones Konihowski, Silken Laumann, Alex Baumann and Gaetan Boucher joined Milne and over 100 guest for the gala evening.
Look Ahead
• Competition Schedule: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
• Denny Morrison: 1000m
• Charles Hamelin: 1000m Qualifying and 5000m Relay Semifinals
• Francois Hamelin: 1000m Qualifying and 5000m Relay Semifinals
Day 1 – Friday, February 12, 2010
Over the next 17 days, sport will truly inspire Canadians, it will motivate our youth to lead healthier lives, and it will bring us together through podium successes and meaningful moments.
The Agenda Daily is our way of sharing these moments with you and keeping you up-to-date with the athletes we work with including Denny Morrison, Kristina Groves, Charles and Francois Hamelin, and Maëlle Ricker.
Comment of the Day
In his second Olympics, short track speed skater Charles Hamelin is to expected to contend for medals in all three of his individual events and lead the powerful relay team.
When asked about the possibility of winning Canada’s first Gold Medal on Canadian soil Charles had this to say: “If it happens, it will be the greatest moment in my life and it’ll be a great moment for Canada.”
Look Ahead
Tonight: Opening Ceremonies
Saturday: Charles Hamelin takes to the ice in search of Canada’s first Gold Medal on Canadian soil.
Saturday: Denny Morrison competes in the 5000m as a tune up for the shorter distance later in the week.
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