Weidemann has joined a select group of Canadian speed skating women after leaving Beijing with three medals.
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GettyImages-1370666577 (1) (GETTY IMAGES) Weidemann joins an elite group after full set of medals Poulin - nicknamed 'Captain Clutch' claimed her own third Olympic gold medal with the team setting a Games scoring record with 57 goals. Poulin also set a new Olympic record by scoring in a fourth consecutive ice hockey gold medal match, the first person - woman or man - to achieve that in the history of the Games, stretching all the way back to 1920. "It's going to be so awesome to see them realise their dreams one day, too." When I look to the future, there are so many incredibly-skilled young, female hockey players out there who are probably going to put us all to shame one day. “We’re going to continue to do that, too, because we want to stay on top. "I look at the way we played in all three zones, and how much offence we were able to generate, and think that as we move forward in the next few years teams are going to have to continue to elevate and continue to push. “We’ve completely elevated the style of play, the way women’s hockey is played," she said. So too does she predict a bright future for the women's game. I’m so grateful for their support throughout the years." “I remember going into my granny’s craft room and making these medals and giving them out to my family and telling them I was going to be on that team one day.
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She recalled being inspired by watching women's hockey at Salt Lake City 2002, telling : "To be able to see Team Canada and Team USA on TV playing hockey was a pretty special moment. Nurse set a new Olympic record with 18 points in the tournament, one more than the previous mark held by fellow Canada great Hayley Wickenheiser. The team won the title for the fifth time with a 3-2 victory over Team USA and set a number of records along the way. Sarah Nurse and Marie-Philip Poulin have both rewritten the history books en-route to Team Canada reclaiming hockey gold. GETTY IMAGES) Nurse and Poulin rewrite the history books Sarah Nurse poses with her gold medal after the Beijing 2022 women's ice hockey final (ge
Two further bronzes in the mixed team aerials and ski jump mean they have contributed to 13 of Team Canada's 24-strong medal haul at the Olympic Winter Games.įemale competitors contributed to five golds among 16 medals claimed by women at PyeongChang 2018. Two golds courtesy of the women's speed skating team pursuit and ice hockey are among a total of 11 medals Canadian women have won in individual and single-sex team events. The women of Team Canada contributed to more than half the team's medal total of 24 so far at Beijing 2022.
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