FOG BLOG BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS LOG: NO MEDALS FOR CANADA TODAY BUT WOMEN'S HOCKEY SCORED BIG:
While you were sleeping: How Canada performed at the Beijing Olympics Thursday, Friday.......fter medalling multiple times on day six, Canada did not find the podium on day seven at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
However, the women’s hockey team continued its offensive domination with a 11-0 win against Sweden in the quarterfinals.
Here’s what you may have missed from competition on the day that began Thursday evening and continued into Friday morning.
Hockey
Canada’s women’s hockey team continued to flex its offensive muscles in an 11-0 win against Sweden in the quarterfinals.
Brianne Jenner kicked off the scoring just three minutes into the first period. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin found Jenner at the front of the Swedish goal; Jenner fanned on the first shot but tucked in the second underneath the goalie’s pad to give Canada the go-ahead goal.Canada’s semifinal opponent has yet to be announced. Its archrival, the United States, won its quarterfinal game against the Czech Republic 4-1.
Canada remains undefeated in Beijing as it seeks to reclaim the gold medal, which it lost to the U.S. at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
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