National Sports

BEIJING — Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics, as speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to bronze in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa finished with a time of three minutes 58.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury has been dethroned. Kingsbury, the defending champion, settled for moguls silver with a score of 82.

BEIJING — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has won men's moguls silver at the Beijing Olympics. More to come. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann picked up Canada's first medal at the Beijing Olympics with bronze in the women's 3,000 metres. The 26-year-old from Ottawa finished with a time of three minutes 58.64 seconds at the Ice Ribbon oval.

Friday's Scoreboard AHL Hershey 4, Cleveland 1 Utica 3, Laval 2 Ontario 5, Grand Rapids 2 Syracuse 4, at Belleville 2 WB/Scranton 4, Bridgeport 3 Charlotte 5, Rochester 2 Springfield 3, Hartford 2 Lehigh Valley 5, Providence 1 Chicago 1, Milwaukee 0

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The Red Deer Rebels have now won four of their last five, after a 2-1 win over the Prince Albert Raiders.

TORONTO — Had Pascal Siakam not started the season recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse believes his team probably would’ve had more than one all-star this season.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Friday night.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The Saint John Sea Dogs snapped a two-game losing streak Friday, hammering the Blainville-Boisbriand 4-0. The Sea Dogs (15-12-0-3) outshot the Armada (15-12-2-1) in all three periods, with goals coming from four different scorers.

No hammer, no problem for Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville.