CANADIANS IN ACTION
BOBSLEIGH Men’s two- seater — Justin Kripps, Summerland, B.C., and Alex Kopacz, London, Ont., tie with German sled for gold ( 3: 16.86); Nick Poloniato, Hamilton, and Jesse Lumsden, Burlington, Ont., seventh ( 3: 17.74); Chris Spring, Priddis, Alta., and Lascelles Brown, Calgary, 10th ( 3: 18.24). CURLING
Women — Rachel Homan’s rink defeated Japan, 8-3. With three games left in the roundrobin, their record is 3-3.
Men — Kevin Koe, Edmonton, lost 9-7 in an extra end to U.S. After opening the tournament 4- 0, Canada has lost their last three matches and are tied for third place with Britain (4-3). FIGURE SKATING Ice dancing — Tessa Virtue, London Ont., and Scott Moir, Ilderton, Ont., first in short program with 83.67 points; Kaitlyn Weaver, Toronto, and Andrew Poje, Waterloo, Ont., eighth ( 74.33); Piper Gilles, Toronto, and Paul Poirier, Unionville, Ont., ninth — all advance to Tuesday’s free skate. FREESTYLE SKIING Women’s halfpipe — Cassie Sharpe of Comox, B.C., qualifies first ( 93.40); Rosalind Groenewoud, Calgary, 11th ( 73.20) — both advance to finals. HOCKEY Women — Jennifer Wakefield of Pickering, Ont., scored two goals and Shannon Szabados, Edmonton, stopped 14 shots to lead Canada to a 5- 0 semifinal win over the Olympic Athletes from Russia. Canada hopes to capture their fifth- straight gold medal when they play the United States ( Wednesday, 11: 10 p. m. ET). SNOWBOARDING Women’s big air — Laurie Blouin, Stoneham, Que., fourth in qualifying with a top mark of 92.25 points; Spencer O’Brien, Courtenay, B.C., 11th ( 76.75) — both advance to final; Brooke Voigt, Fort McMurray, Alta. ( 67.75), did not advance. SPEEDSKATING Long Track
Women’s team pursuit — Canada ( Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann, both Ottawa; Keri Morrison, Burlington, Ont.; Josie Morrison, Kamloops, B.C.) won their quarter- final over a German squad in a time of 3: 00.01, and advance to Wednesday’s semifinal against Japan.
Men’s 500 — Alex BoisvertLacroix, Sherbrooke, Que., 11th place ( 34.934 seconds); Gilmore Junio, Calgary, 17th ( 35.158); Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., 18th ( 35.16).