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In women's snowboard big air, Laurie Blouin of Stoneham, Que., was fourth after the qualifying round. She scored 92.

Skier Cassie Sharpe is off to a promising start in the women's halfpipe, taking the top spot in qualifying. Sharpe, from Comox, sa国际传媒, scored 93.40 on her second run after a 93.00 on her first time down the halfpipe.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are a step closer to ending their Olympic careers with gold medals around their necks. The three-time world champions and ice dancing partners for two decades scored 83.

It was a day mixed of mixed results for sa国际传媒 in curling, with Rachel Homan coming back to beat Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 10-8 while Kevin Koe fell 8-6 to Switzerland's Peter De Cruz.

Justin Kripps of Summerland, sa国际传媒, and Alexander Kopacz of London, Ont., look poised for a medal in two-man bobsled after sitting in second place after two runs. The final two runs go Monday.

It was a victory, if an unconvincing one, for Team sa国际传媒 in its final men's hockey preliminary-round game. The Canadians defeated a scrappy South Korean squad 4-0 in its round-robin finale.

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This is one of a series of columns by specialists at the Royal sa国际传媒 Museum that explore the human and natural worlds of the province. The Royal sa国际传媒