Apparently Canada’s record 24-medal haul at the Torino Olympics would have been higher but for a single second:
- Short-track speed skater Eric Bedard missed bronze by 4-1,000ths of a second in the men’s 500.
- Skier Kelly VanderBeek missed bronze by 3-100ths in the women’s super-G.
- Francois Bourque missed bronze by 76-100ths in the men’s giant slalom.
- Pierre Lueders missed bronze by 9-100ths of a second in four-man bobsleigh.
For those of you keeping track, that’s four medals and a total of .884 seconds.
But frankly, as one who has no athletic talent at all, I’m in awe of the whole team, medals or no (with the exception of the less-than-inspiring men’s hockey team).
