Kristina Groves wins bronze
Posted Feb 14, 2010 06:28:07 PM.
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Kristina Groves has put Canada’s powerhouse long-track speedskating team on the board at the Winter Olympics.
The Ottawa native raced to a bronze medal in the women’s 3,000 metres at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
She finished in four minutes 4.84 seconds. Czech Martina Sablikova won gold 4:02.53. Stephanie Beckert of Germany captured silver in 4:04.62.
The 3,000 was the 33-year-old Groves’ first of five events at the Games.
Privately, long-track team officials feel the Canadians can claim up to nine medals at these Olympics. Most of their medals are likely to come in events scheduled for later in the week.
The competition was delayed for several minutes when the ice resurfacing machine leaked water on the track.
