In photos: Canada’s Christine de Bruin wins bronze in monobob and other Beijing Winter Olympic highlights
Canada’s Christine de Bruin won bronze in the inaugural Olympic monobob race at the Beijing Games on Monday. Kaillie Humphries — the Stony Plain, Alta., native’s former Canadian teammate — took gold in her first Olympics competing for the United States.
Canada’s Christine de Bruin won bronze in the inaugural Olympic monobob race at the Beijing Winter Olympics.THOMAS PETER/Reuters
Christine De Bruin, of Canada, celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's monobob at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press
Canada's Christine de Bruin wins bronze in the women's monobob event during the Beijing Winter Olympics in Yanqing, China.MARK BLINCH/The Canadian Press
Team Canada's Christine de Bruin competes in the women's bobsleigh monobob third heat during the Beijing Winter Olympics.Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press
Kaillie Humphries from Stony Plain, Alta.,and former Canadian athlete, took gold in her first Olympics competing for the United States in the new event monobob.THOMAS PETER/Reuters
Canada's Ella Shelton (R) and Switzerland's Laura Zimmermann fight for the puck during the women's play-offs semifinal match of the Beijing Winter Olympic. Canada would go on to win 10-3.GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP
Canada's players celebrate their seventh goal during the women's play-offs semifinal match of the Beijing Winter Olympics.ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP
Natalie Spooner of Canada talks to family members on a video call after defeating Switzerland in the semi-finals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during the figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press
Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished seventh in ice dance at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in what was likely their final Olympic appearance.Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva can continue to compete at the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test in December, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Monday.EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/Reuters
Canadian skip Jennifer Jones, top left, and Jocelyn Peterman, right, call on Kaitlyn Lawes and Dawn McEwen to sweep as they face the team from the Russian Olympic Committee at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Canada would go on to win 11-5.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
Canadian skip Jennifer Jones celebrate her team's victory over the Russian Olympic Committee with teammates at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen finished ninth in ice dance at the Beijing Winter Olympics.ALEKSANDRA SZMIGIEL/Reuters
Marion Thenault of Canada on her first jump in the women's freestyle skiing aerials finals at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China.LINDSEY WASSON/Reuters
Canada's Marion Thenault crashes in the women's freestyle skiing aerials finals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Matthias Hangst/Getty Images AsiaPac
Canada's Laurie Blouin competes in the snowboard women's big air qualification run during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games at the Big Air Shougang.KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP
Laurie Blouin of Canada competes during the women's snowboard big air qualifications of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press
Jasmine Baird of Team Canada performs a trick during the warm up ahead of the Women's Snowboard Big Air Qualification on Day 10 of the Beijing Winter Olympics.David Ramos/Getty Images AsiaPac
Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon takes part in the women's downhill training session during the Beijing Winter Olympics.JOE KLAMAR/AFP
Canada's Brad Gushue reacts during the mens round robin game of the Beijing Winter Olympics between Canada and Italy, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Canada won 7-3.LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP
Canadian Max Parrot stayed on course for a chance at a second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics after topping the Big Air qualifying standings on MondayPHIL NOBLE/Reuters
Justin Kripps and Cam Stones of Team Canada push off at the start slide during the 2-man Bobsleigh Heats on day 10 of Beijing Winter Olympics.Alex Pantling/Getty Images AsiaPac
Christopher Spring and Mike Evelyn, of Canada, slide during the 2-man heat 1 at the Beijing Winter Olympics.THOMAS PETER/Reuters