Canada’s biathletes competed in the sprint events on Day 7 of the games. The men took part in the 10K with Patrick Cote finishing 7th in a time of 26:57.6, one spot ahead of teammate Francois LeBoeuf and his time of 27:15.39.
Maxime LeBoeuf skied to a time of 28:37.6, good for 27th spot, with David Johns one spot back in 28th, clocking a time of 28:48.3.
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The women took part in the 7.5K sprint final with Canada's skiers clustered together at the finish line.
Kathryn Stone finished in 39th place - posting a time of 28:10.9, seconds ahead of teammate Alicia Hurley and her 40th place time of 28:28.5.
Tatiana Vukadinovic finished in 42nd place at 29:51.0 with Jytte Apel one place back in 43rd at 31:38.8.
The next competition for the biathletes is the pursuit event, with the men skiing 12.5km and the women 10km.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Canada's cross-country skiers did not compete on day 7 of the games.
The next competition for the cross-country skiers is the mens 4x10km and womens 3x5km relay events
MENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Mike Anderson, Canada’s Men’s curling team needed to win both and look for a little help along the way in order to advance to the medal round.
The men doubled up the US 8-4 in the morning draw, but fell 7-5 to Finland in the final draw of the round robin, ending their quest for a medal. The men finished the round-robin in sixth place at 4-5.
WOMENS CURLING
Skipped by Laurier’s Hollie Nicol, Canada’s Women’s curling team closed out the round robin with an 8-1 win over the Czech Republic.
Canada secured top spot in the round robin by virtue of their 9-0 record, and will face a yet-to-be determined opponent in Thursday's semifinal. The Czech Republic and Great Britain finished in a tie for fourth and will play a tiebreaker to determine the final playoff participant.
Pre-tournament favourites Russia and China will meet in the other Thursday semifinal, with the gold medal match slated for Friday.
MENS HOCKEY
Canada’s Men’s hockey team defeated Kazakhstan 7-2 to run their record to 4-0 in the round robin. Canada’s (4-0) next opponent will be a to-be-determined semifinal opponent in a game schedule for Friday evening.
WOMENS HOCKEY
Canada’s Women’s Hockey wrapped up the round-robin portion of the competition with a 4-1 win over Japan. Canada sits atop the standings with a 5-0 record and will face Slovakia in one of two Thursday night semifinals.
LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING
The Canadian men competed in the 1000-meter event.
Philippe Riopel the best finish for Canada - finishing 5th in a time of 1:11.51. Regina's Mykola Makowsky was 14th in 1:12.31, while Vincent Blouin finished 22nd clocking a time of 1:14.02 - three placings higher than Calgarian Keith Sulzer's 25th place time of 1:14.38.
The Canadian men have finished their Universiade competition. We thank them for their efforts at the games, and wish them continued success in their athletic and academic careers.
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On the women's side, Justine L'Heureux was the top Canadian skater, clocking a time of 7:31.63 - good for 6th spot, one better than Shannon Sibold's 7th place time of 7:32.99.
Calgary's Kirsti Lay was 15th with a time of 7:48.50.
The Canadian women will next take to the ice on Wednesday, competing in the 1000-meter event.
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Canada's short track speed skaters completed their competition Monday and departed the athlete’s village.
We thank them for their efforts at the games, and wish them continued success in their athletic and academic careers.
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