Alex Bilodeau won the gold medal in mens moguls at the Sochi Winter Olympic
Games on Monday and his teammate Mikaël Kingsbury grabbed the silver.
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bronze medal went to a Russian skier, Alexander Smyshlyaev, to the delight of
the crowd. A third Canadian skier, Marc-Antoine Gagnon, finished just off the
podium in fourth place. Bilodeau, the champion four years ago in Vancouver,
becomes the first man to ever successfully defend the mens Olympic moguls crown.
Hes also the first Canadian athlete to defend an Olympic crown in any event
since speed skater Catriona Le May Doan won gold in the 500 metres in both 1998
and 2002. Worlds best "I knew I had done everything to get ready," Bilodeau told
CBC after his victory. "I knew I had to put the pressure on that young kid whos
so good," referring to his teammate, Kingsbury. "I went for the best run of my
career," he said. Bilodeau and Kingsbury came in as heavy favourites, having
spent much of the last few years trading places atop the world rankings. The
26-year-old Bilodeau was the gold medallist four years ago in Vancouver. But
Kingsbury, 21, was the reigning world champion. "It means a lot," Kingsbury said
of his silver medal. "I did a great run, just a little mistake. Alex totally
deserved it [and] Im super proud of myself to have the silver medal." The gold
and silver bookends a very successful week of freestyle skiing for Canada at the
Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe
took gold and silver in the womens final on Saturday night, clasping hands and
fighting back tears as their parents screamed from the stands. On Monday, it was
Bilodeaus family doing the crying and celebrating, with his parents and his
brother Frederic in attendance, cheering him on. "Mikaël is in my mind when I
ski but my brother is in my mind all the time," Bilodeau said. The two brothers
embraced near the finish line after the event ended. Although he was favoured to
medal, the day got off to a rough start for Bilodeau. At one point he sat in
eighth place, barely passing the cutoff to move on to the next round. But he
found his game in subsequent rounds before saving his best performance for the
final. His last run was awarded the highest score of 26.31, but there was still
one skier to come — his teammate and rival, Mikaël Kingsbury. Kingsbury
performed a solid run in his final run. But his score of 24.71 was not enough,
and he had to settle for the silver.
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. Both sides are having domestic troubles going into their meeting in Tuesdays
Champions League round of 16 first-leg match, but it is arguably Barcelona which
has more to prove. Saturdays 3-2 loss at Osasuna, coupled with Real Madrids 4-2
win over Levante on Sunday, left the defending Spanish champion 10 points behind
its bitter rival, which has dropped only eight points all season.
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.C. -- Phil Mickelson spent five hours in the stifling heat Tuesday at Pinehurst
No. SAN FRANCISCO -- Jhonny Peralta knew he hit it well. He didnt know how well
until the ball landed in the seats. Peraltas two-run homer produced the first
runs scored by St. Louis in its first at-bat since June 18, a span of 14 games,
leading the Cardinals past the reeling San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Thursday. "Id
heard from the guys that you need to hit it hard to get it out here," Peralta
said. Carlos Martinez (2-3) earned his second win as a starter and added a
two-run single for the Cardinals, who won their second straight after losing
three in a row. Martinez allowed a run and five hits in five innings. He walked
one and struck out six. "Weve had our struggles at the plate," Peralta said. "It
was good to start it off in the first inning." Madison Bumgarner (9-6) fell to
0-3 over his past four home starts after allowing five runs -- four earned --
and six hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out six. Bumgarner
also drove in a run for the Giants, who have lost 17 of 22 and fell out of first
place in the NL West. "You always want to play at home and I havent pitched very
good here all year," Bumgarner said. "I dont know what it is. You cant give in,
you have to keep grinding." Help could be on the way. The Giants optioned first
baseman Adam Duvall to Triple-A Fresno after the game in anticipation of
recalling Brandon Belt in time for Fridays game in San Diego. "Hes somebody we
like having out there," Bumgarner said. "Its not going to do anything but help
us." Angel Pagan may return to the Giants lineup early next week, giving them
some semblance of order at the top of the lineup. Matt Carpenter continued
ripping Giants pitching, extending his hitting streak against them to 11 games
with a 2-for-4 effort. He has a .519 (28 for 54) career average against the
Giants and has hit safely in 18 of his 20 games, including the post-season,
against them. "Its one of those crazy things," Carpenter said. "Luck has been on
my side so far I guess." YYadier Molina added three hits and Oscar Tavares, John
Jay and Shane Robinson each drove in a run for the Cardinals.
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Peraltas first-inning home run, after Carpenter drew a walk, put St. Louis ahead
to stay. "I was able to work the walk and Jhonny hit the home run," Carpenter
said. "That kind of set the tone and we found a way to pile it on." Bumgarner
drove in a run for the Giants in the third, but then gave up three runs in the
fourth -- two on a single from Martinez. Robinson, pinch hitting for Martinez in
the sixth, tripled home a run. Tavares added an RBI in the seventh. The Giants
loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth, but Martinez got Buster Posey on a
swinging strike three to end the threat. In the sixth, Tyler Colvin walked, Adam
Duvall singled and Brandon Crawford punched a single into right field. An error
allowed Colvin to score. Sam Freeman, Seth Maness and Jason Motte combined to
keep the Giants at bay. NOTES: Giants INF Joe Panik batted second, where he hit
for Triple-A Fresno, as manager Bruce Bochy tweaked the lineup. "He has some
sense of comfort there," Bochy said. ... OF Hunter Pence hit lead off and OF
Gregor Blanco was dropped to eighth. ... INF Marco Scutaro continues to make
progress and if hes fine after playing for the second straight day for the
Arizona Rookie League Giants, he could be elevated to Fresno by Sunday. . RHP
Matt Cain (1-6, 4.38) pitches for the Giants when they open a three-game series
at San Diego on Friday. Hes 7-13 lifetime against the Padres. ... RHP Lance Lynn
(8-6, 3.38) pitches for the Cardinals when they open a three-game set with the
Miami Marlins in St. Louis. Hes 2-0 with a 5.79 ERA against the Marlins. ...
Cardinals OF Allen Craig was given a day off. He was hitting .176 on the road
trip. ... Cardinals RHP Joe Kelly will make two more rehab starts and return
after the All-Star Break. . 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh met with Cardinals
manager Mike Matheny after the game.
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