Ater a slower-than-usual start to this year鈥檚 Winter Games, Team Canada is no longer looking at goose eggs, earning its first two medals 鈥� a silver and bronze 鈥� on the slopes followed by another silver on the men鈥檚 speed skating track and another in women鈥檚 moguls.
And on the ice, fans were losing their minds over Alberta鈥檚 Kaetlyn Osmond and Ontario鈥檚 Eric Radford and Meagan Duhamel.
OH MY GOD!!! FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE ADELE SO I ALREADY LOVE THIS PROGRAM!!! SECOND OF ALL, THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL I SHED A TEAR (yet again)!!!
鈥� dil (@dilmquez)
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While you were sleeping:
Max Parrot and Mark McMorris gave Team Canada their first medals of the Pyongyang Winter Games with a silver for Parrot and a bronze for McMorris in snowboarding.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a rough road for sure, but it definitely feels super, super good to be here and even better to put a run down. To land on the podium is always a really good feeling,鈥� said McMorris.
Take a look at the best shots from 's first ever double podium in men's slopestyle 馃摳
鈥� Team Canada (@TeamCanada)
The women鈥檚 ice hockey team got off to a stellar start in Pyongyang early this morning with a 5-0 win over Russian athletes.
Aaaand beat the Russians 5-0 for a perfect start to the games!
鈥� Kat Slepian (@katslepian)
Penticton-born freestyle skier Andi Naude took home sixth place in moguls after receiving a DNF from judges in the final women鈥檚 moguls race, placing 6th.
It was the B.C. athlete鈥檚 first official Olympics after she was the first alternate in the 2014 Sochi Games.
Justine Dufour-Laponte, who took home silver, was full of praise for Naude.
鈥淚 know that girl. She works so hard. I would have loved to give her a thousand hugs and a thousand kisses. But she has to give it to herself. It鈥檚 a big moment for her and she has to live it. But I just told her that I was proud of her,鈥� she said.
Three B.C. athletes competed in the women鈥檚 7.5 km sprint biathlon, each qualifying for Monday鈥檚 10-kilometre race.
, finishing 40th out of 87 competitors. She completed the course in 23 minutes, 15 seconds.
Vernon鈥檚 Emma Lunder was 54th in 23:30.4 (two targets missed) and Megan Tandy of Prince George was 57th in 23:42.8 (two targets missed).
Jamie Macdonald, who鈥檚 hometown was Fort St. James, also competed in the Short Track women鈥檚 500 m event, but received a penalty and did not qualify or the finals.
But Macdonald did qualify for the finals in the 3,000 metre relay, along with Marianne St-Gelais, Kim Boutin and Kasandra Bradette 鈥� all from Quebec. The foursome will be up against China, Italy and Korea on Feb. 20.
Defending Olympic champion Charles Hamelin came up short and not finishing the men鈥檚 short track 1500 m event. Meanwhile, Canada鈥檚 Samuel Girard finished just off the podium in fourth. 鈥淚t was a tough race. I got a few good guys in there. I tried to make my way to the front and at some point it went wrong. It happens in short track,鈥� Hamelin told reporters Saturday.
Canadian mixed doubles curlers John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes have also clinched a spot in the semifinals.
Who, what, when to watch (PST):
4 p.m.: Curling 鈥� Mixed Team semifinal
Manitoba鈥檚 Kaitlyn Lawes and Morris will face off against the Republic of Korea in the seventh round robin match.
5 p.m.: Snowboard 鈥� Women鈥檚 slopestyle
Saturday鈥檚 events were called off due to incliment weather on the hill for B.C. born-and-raised Spencer O鈥橞rien, 30, alongside Canadians Laurie Blouin and Brooke Voigt 鈥� who鈥檚 currently calling Whistler home. Instead, the three athletes will get one chance to make the podium in a two-tier final.
6 to 8:30 p.m.: Figure Skating 鈥� Mixed Team
Gabrielle Daleman, Patrick Chan and Tessa Virtue with partner Scott Moir will finish the last three events in the mixed team program.
8:30 p.m.: Snowboard 鈥� Women鈥檚 Halfpipe
Whistler鈥檚 Mercedes Nicoll 鈥� a three-time Olympian 鈥� will hit the hill to qualify in the women鈥檚 halfpipe event, in addition to Canadian teammates Elizabeth Hosking and Calynn Irwin of Ontario. Nicoll鈥檚 return to the Olympics comes after sustaining a concussion in Sochi 2014, that forced her out of competition for two years.
2:10 a.m. (Monday): Biathlon 鈥� Women鈥檚 10 km pursuit
Three B.C. athletes competed in the women鈥檚 7.5 km sprint biathlon, each qualifying for Monday鈥檚 10-kilometre race. , finishing 40th out of 87 competitors, followed by Vernon鈥檚 Emma Lunder in 54th and Megan Tandy of Prince George in 57th.
4:30 a.m.: Speed Skating 鈥� Women鈥檚 1500 m
Josie Morrison, originally from Kamloops, will be competing alongside fellow Canadian鈥檚 Kali Christ and Brianne Tutt.
Olympics highlight of the day:
The men鈥檚 bobsleigh teams don鈥檛 compete until Feb. 18, but have been keeping busy in one of the most Canadian ways possible:
What does the Canadian Bobsleigh Team do for fun?
鈥� Todd Hays (@ToddDHays)
