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Michael Ireland
Date of Birth:
January 03, 1974
Birthplace: Mississauga, ON
Ht: 5'11"
Events: 500m
Club: River Heights Skating
Coach: Mike Crowe
Language Spoken: English
Training site: Richmond Olympic Oval
Previous Competitions: Lillehammer (1994)Salt Lake City (2002)Turin (2006)
Event: Men's 500m
DateEvent RankResults
Feb 15 - 3:30 p500m - Race 1 1735.38
Feb 15 - 6:34 p500m - Race 2 1670.63

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Korea's Mo wins 500m, Wotherspoon places ninth
Korea's Mo wins 500m, Wotherspoon places ninth

South Korea's Mo Tae-Bum has won gold in the men's 500-metre long track speed skating race, while veteran Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon was ninth in what is expected to be his final race in the distance.

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Ireland is a former world record holder, World Sprint champion and a three-time Olympian. 

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The skater was 2001 World Sprint Champion, won a silver and two bronze World Championship medals and finished top 10 in the Olympics twice.  

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Four-Man Bobsleigh: USA 1 - Gold
Reigning world champion Steven Holcomb leads the US to a gold medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Germany 1 - Silver
Led by the most decorated bobsledder in Olympic history -- Andre Lange -- Germany claims the silver medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Canada 1 - Bronze
A third-place finish for the Canadian foursome, missing out on silver by just 0.01 seconds.
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Men's slalom: Cousineau run
Julien Cousineau was the top Canadian in men's slalom with an eighth-place finish.
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Men's slalom: Gold medal run

Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.

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Men's slalom: Silver medal run
Croatia's Ivica Kostelic wins the silver medal in the men's slalom.
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Men's slalom: Bronze medal run
A third-place finish for Andre Myhrer of Sweden.
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Men's Snowboard PGS: Anderson gold
Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson with a first-place finish ahead of Austria's Benjamin Karl.
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Men's team pursuit: Canadian gold

Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.

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Ladies' 30km mass start: Gold medal
Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland edges Marit Bjoergen of Norway for the gold in an incredible finish to the ladies' cross-country 30km mass start.
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