Canada won three gold medals in a row on the 16th day of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, securing the top place in overall gold medal count.
Canadian skaters win Olympic gold in men's team pursuit
Canadians won their 11th gold medal on the 16th day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in speed skating after winning men's team pursuit.
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison finished the distance at the Richmond Olympic Oval in 3 minutes 41.37 seconds leaving behind just 0.21 seconds the team from the United States with the silver.
The Dutch team, led by Sven Kramer, won the race for the bronze against the team from Norway, setting the new Olympic Record of 3 minutes 39.95 seconds.
Canada wins in men's Snowboard PGS, takes 12th Olympic gold
Canadian snowboarder Jasey Jay Anderson brought his Olympics-hosting country 12th gold medal after winning in men's parallel giant slalom.
The silver went to Austria's Benjamin Karl, while the bronze was packed by French snowboarder Mathieu Bozzetto, who defeated Russia's Stanislav Detkov.
Canada defends title of Curling Champs, packs 13th Olympic gold
Canadian men's curling team defended their Olympic champion's title by beating Norway at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
The Olympics hosts enjoyed their 6-3 victory over Norway at the Vancouver Olympic Center as they strengthened their lead in medals standings to an overall of 13 golds with only a day of the Games remaining.
Earlier in the day, Switzerland packed home the bronze after defeating Sweden 5-4.
Finns win bronze in men's ice hockey after beating Slovakia 5-3
Finland beat Slovakia 5-3 to win the bronze medal in men's ice hockey on Saturday.
The Finns scored first in the match but were trailing 3-1 by the end of the second period. They bounced back, however, in the third period, scoring three goals in three and a half minutes.
Canada will face off the United States in the ice hockey final at the Vancouver Games on Sunday.
Day 16 brings no medals for Russia
With no medals won on the 16th day of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Russia remained beyond the top ten countries in overall medal count.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Overall
1. Canada 13 7 5 (25)
2. Germany 10 12 7 (29)
3. United States 9 14 13 (36)
4. Norway 8 8 6 (22)
5. South Korea 6 6 2 (14)
11. Russia 3 5 7 (15)
MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti)
