The result is in from Canada’s protest file on Thursday .. here’s the full news report about the decision :(
A formal complaint filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee over the finish of the women’s 500-metre short-track speed skating final has been denied.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the protest following a hearing held Friday.
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher of Prevost, Que., won the bronze medal in Wednesday’s sprint, but the COC claimed that silver medallist Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria crossed the finish line with her front skate tilted upward.
Rules require skaters to cross with both skates on the ice. …read more

Meng Wang (boy, talk about rhyming) skated to Gold in the Women’s 500m Short Track event (44.345 seconds).
Wang’s victory brings home China’s first Gold Medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Wang, winner of 4 World Cups races this year, was favored to win the event right from the get go.

Wang on her Victory Lap (Source: NBC)

According to today’s schedule of events, it looks like it’s going to be a busy day! I would just like to remind everybody that not only is this a group blog .. but according to the b5media site

… We are opening the site up as a true community endeavor.
… We have invited a variety of other networks to participate as well.
So if you want to write about the games, please feel free to register at the site and we’ll get you all setup. Don’t forget to put in your country (”Extended Profile” under “Users”) and a link to your site …read more

brem writes / asks Is 25 Medals Goal For Canada Realistic? and has a dPoll going. Well, at first I immediately went there and clicked YES (naturally – Go Canada Go!) .. but then I got to thinking ..
25 Medals for Canada? Where are we going to get 25 medals?
I should say that in my general community of friends and online contacts, sure – we are proud of ALL our Canadian Athletes (maybe a little more with the 5 Winnipeggers in Torino) and we are quite happy if they just perform to the best of their abilities to …read more