BEIJING 鈥� Here are some notable quotes from Olympians at the 2022 Beijing Games on Feb. 7, 2022:
"I had no more muscles, no more energy, no more cardio. I remember I was drawn by my treatments. I almost wanted to quit sometimes because it was getting so hard just to get to the next morning.
"To be standing here three years later and winning gold, that is completely crazy."
-- Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot after winning gold in the men's slopestyle event three years after undergoing chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
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"I definitely couldn't have executed much better than I did. I had a couple of mistakes, but ski racing isn't about perfection, it's just about who can be in the finish and be the fastest. I couldn't have done much more today."
-- Canadian skier Jack Crawford, who just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in men's downhill.
鈥淚 won鈥檛 ever get over this.鈥�
-- American star skier Mikaela Shiffrin, whose defence of her giant slalom Olympic title ended when she was disqualified during her first run.
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"It's a heartbreaking loss. That's as tough as they get in your life. We battled with everything we had."
-- Canadian curler John Morris, after he and partner Rachel Homan were denied a spot in the mixed doubles semifinals with an 8-7 extra-end loss to Italy.
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"I'm not going to lie, I was quite nervous. But I think one of my strengths is just being able to get out there and do it."
-- Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas, who continued her impressive Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the women's free skate portion of the team event.
"The panda on my snowboard is a feel-good animal. It鈥檚 one of my favourite animals, and when I was designing the board with Burton and knew I was coming to China, it was a no-brainer to toss a panda on there.鈥�
- Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, who won slopestyle bronze, explains the panda design on his snowboard.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2022.
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