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Topic Started: Oct 5 2012, 12:54 AM (20 Views)
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Another World Cup mens downhill, another podium finish for Canada. DeMeco Ryans Jersey . Benjamin Thomsen of Invermere, B.C., was second in a World Cup event Saturday, the inaugural event on the course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Last weekend in Chamonix, France, Calgarys Jan Hudec won downhill gold while Erik Guay of Mont Tremblant, Que., was third. And Thomsen was no slouch, either, posting a solid fifth-place finish in France. "Its a little bit overwhelming right now. Its awesome," Thomsen said following Saturdays race. "When I crossed the finish line nobody raised their hands so I thought, `Oh no, I must have had a bad run. "But then I saw my name come up. Im still in shock." Guay finished 20th while Hudec was 24th. Switzerlands Beat Feuz claimed the win, his third of the season, and was honoured to have Russian president Dmitry Medvedev take part in the medal presentation afterwards. "This will remain an unbelievable moment in my life," Feuz said. "Winning such an important downhill on my birthday and then being awarded by Medvedev is just incredible." Feuz posted a time of two minutes 14.10 seconds down the long and highly technical Rosa Khutor slope. Thomsen finished 0.27 seconds behind for his best career result. Frances Adrien Theaux was for third, 0.59 seconds back. American Bode Miller was fourth, just 0.02 seconds behind Theaux. Miller was highly critical of the course set all week, saying there are too many turns to consider it a real downhill. But Feuz disagreed. "Its a very nice course. Its a complete downhill," Feuz said. "Maybe its possible to change a bit on the upper part but thats just a small detail. Its just too bad the Olympics are not next year and Ive got to wait two years to come back." Thomsen had plenty of reason to be confident going into the race. He was third, eighth and sixth in the three training runs this week. "In the start gate I got nervous for once," Thomsen said. "I knew I had some fast training runs and I knew I had to go for it all the way down. "I knew it wasnt going to be pretty. At the top I was on my hip and slipping inside all over the place. When I got down on to the flats I told myself to put my head down and go for it." Guay, the reigning world downhill champion, praised his teammate. "Ben just continues to impress me," said Guay. "This course is so gnarly -- that was totally impressive skiing. We are all just pumped for him. "I didnt have the greatest run. It was difficult to get the setup right and figure out how to ski it." Guay said Thomsens determination enabled him to make it on the podium. "I think its heart more than anything," Guay said. "He wants it -- he wants it more than most people. "You know the expression that talent only goes so far? Well, I think that applies here. He works hard and hes willing to do what it takes." Johno McBride, Canadas head speed coach, said Thomsen tweaked his approach in Saturdays race. "Yesterday Benny struggled quite a bit on the top," said McBride. "I told him if he was somewhat competitive on the top he could be a contender. "He backed off to make a gate at the top and he skied well from the mid section down to the finish." Feuzs retiring Swiss teammate, Didier Cuche, finished 12th and held on to a slim 26-point lead over Austrias Klaus Kroell in the downhill standings. Feuz is 27 points back in third and only two more downhills remaining this season. With a 100-point boost in the overall standings, Feuz moved up to second, 50 points behind Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, who picked up just two points with a 29th-place finish. "Its a good message to Ivica today," Feuz said. "Im making a lot of people nervous but Im just having a great time and Ive got nothing to lose." Thomsens previous best finish came last weekend with his fifth-place effort in France. Heady stuff, considering a few weeks ago, he risked losing his spot on Canadas World Cup team and being sent home to compete on the minor Nor-Am circuit. Whats more, Thomsen was working construction and landscaping jobs two summers ago to help fund his dream of making it as a ski racer. "I dont really know where this is coming from," Thomsen said. "Ive been working so hard the last couple of years and it just took me until now to get a full run together. "Everybody from Canada works so hard to get where we are. We might be a small group on the mens team but we perform well and Im so happy to be part of that." For Theaux, it matched his best result of the season after also finishing third in November in a super-G in Lake Louise, Alta. With heavy security and the race finish halfway up the mountain, there were only about a thousand fans on hand, and the stands were only half full. The top Russian finishers were Slovenian-born Alek Glebov in 44th and Andrey Bystrov -- who was making his World Cup debut -- in 45th. The race was held in frigid conditions of minus 10 Centigrade, with the sun moving in and out of a mostly cloudy sky, making the icy upper portion of the course extremely difficult. Super-G world champion Christof Innerhofer of Italy usually excels on ice, but he was unlucky when his one of his skis dislodged after he hit a bump on the top, ending his run prematurely. American racer Erik Fisher also lost a ski and crashed through the safety netting, although he appeared to avoid serious injury. A super-combined race is scheduled for Sunday, then the womens circuit arrives and begins downhill training on another all-new course Wednesday. Patrick Peterson Womens Jersey . The injury is a blow for Canada, which had called Simpson up for the next round of World Cup qualifiers starting in June. Simpson was hurt in a tackle just before halftime of Wednesdays game. Brandon Pettigrew Womens Jersey . The 30-year-old Velazquez was promoted from Villarreals third team to take charge of its B team midway through last season when the Spanish club shuffled around its coaching staff after a poor start in the topflight. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . Rottier signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday, just two days after being released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Womens Calvin Johnson Jersey . Major League Soccer punished Robson for "aggravated dissent" on an assistant referee in stoppage time during Wednesdays 2-0 home loss to underdog FC Dallas. Womens Ndamukong Suh Jersey . Mathews was injured on his first carry of the preseason in the first quarter and did not return to the game. He is expected to have surgery Friday morning and coach Norv Turner said hell be out four to six weeks.Chase Schaber had a hat trick and Brandon Ranford added four assists as the Kamloops Blazers beat the Victoria Royals 4-3 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday. Blazers winger JC Lipon had the other goal for Kamloops (17-7-1), while goalie Cole Cheveldave made 26 saves. Royals left winger Jamie Crooks scored twice and Logan Nelson added a single for the Royals (11-15-1). Elsewhere in the WHL it was: Vancouver 4 Moose Jaw 3 (SO); Edmonton 4 Spokane 1; Lethbridge 3 Red Deer 1; and Seattle 4 Swift Current 2. At Victoria, Kamloops opened the scoring midway through the first when centre Schabers pass bounced off a Royals defender and into the net. The Royals tied the game near the 15-minute mark on a broken play, as Crooks pounced on the puck and snapped a shot low glove side on Cheveldave. Schaber and Crooks traded their second goals of the game in the second. Schaber put the Blazers up 2-1 on a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Ranford, but Crooks tied the game a few minutes later with a backhanded tally. Royals star foorward Kevin Sundher got the second assist on the goal, moving him into first all-time for Royals/Chilliwack Bruins franchise points at 218. Calvin Johnson Elite Jersey. Schabers game-winning third goal came just over five minutes into the final period on a breakaway. Lipon added his ninth goal of the season late in the game to seal the deal. Keith Hamilton also finished with 26 saves for Victoria. Giants 4 Warriors 3 (SO)@ At Moose Jaw, Sask., Matt Bellerive scored the only goal in the fifth round of the shootout as Vancouver (17-9-2) recovered to beat the Warriors (16-8-3). --- Oil Kings 4 Chiefs 1@ At Edmonton, Dylan Wruck scored twice as the Oil Kings (16-8-3) got past Spokane (11-8-3). --- Hurricanes 3 Rebels 1@ At Lethbridge, Alta., Brody Sutter had two goals and an assist as the Hurricanes (7-20-1) beat Red Deer (14-8-3). --- Thunderbirds 4 Broncos 2@ At Kent, Wash., Seattle (11-12-1) scored three times in the final three minutes to rally and beat Swift Current (11-15-4). ' ' '
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London, England (Sports Network) - England goalkeeper Robert Green left West Ham to sign with QPR on a two-year deal Thursday. Wholesale Jerseys . The 32-year-old Green is with England at Euro 2012 as a backup to Joe Hart and has won 12 caps for his country. He played six years at West Ham, but decided to leave the club, which earned promotion to the Premier League this season. "Rob is obviously someone with vast experience at international and Premier League level and his pedigree speaks for itself," QPR coach Mark Hughes said. "Hes got all the characteristics of a top keeper and hell be a huge addition for us who will stimulate the goalkeeping group, which can only be good for the squad as a whole." Green has played 215 Premier League matches between Norwich City and West Ham. Julio Jones Womens Jersey . -- A favourable bounce and a timely goal have put the Edmonton Oil Kings back in the thick of the Western Hockey League final. Brent Celek Jersey . But Ryder Hesjedal has plenty of other things on his mind. Coming off his Giro dItalia victory last month, Hesjedal is currently in Spain, preparing for the 2012 Tour de France. John Kuhn Jersey . And this time, the training staff is going to make sure there are no recurrences when he returns to the lineup. Kemp went 1 for 4 with a double in two games since being reinstated from the disabled list on Tuesday. NFL Jerseys Wholesale . The Goldeyes took a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning, only to watch the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks storm back for a 5-3 win before 4,811 fans. Charles Clay Jersey . Garcia as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world football on Tuesday.TIJUANA, Mexico -- Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., scored 21 points to lead Canada to a decisive 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 quarter-final win over Mexico Wednesday night at the Olympic qualifying tournament in womens volleyball. With the victory, Canada advances to semi finals against the Dominican Republic on Friday. The Dominicans, the tournaments highest ranked team at No. 9 in the world, defeated Canada in four sets on Monday in round-robin play. Canada is ranked 22nd internationally. "We played a disciplined game," said Canadas head coach Arnd Ludwig. "Our defensive tactics gave Mexico a lot of problems. It was a total team effort." Apart from very early in the first set, Canada only trailed once in the entire match against Mexico. That was in the third set when the Mexicans went on a five point run to take a 10-9 lead. The Canadianss responded with a seven-point run of their own with Jaclyn Ellis of Mississauga, Ont. Michael Vick Youth Jersey. , serving that put the set and the match out of reach for Mexico, ranked 27th in the world. In the first set, Liz Cordonier of Vancouver put Mexico far back with a six point service run of her own. In the second, Mexico closed the gap to 17-15 at one point but they were kept off balance by the Canadian strategies. "We played steady," Pavan said. "We improved our blocking defence and serving. We felt we had been serving to easy in the prior matches. We put pressure on them the whole game and never really allowed them to get back into it." The other semifinal pits world number-10 Cuba against Puerto Rico. Cuba had a bye to the semi while Puerto Rico hammered Costa Rica in Wednesdays other quarter-final 25-12, 25-12, 25-9. ' ' '
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