Mellisa Hollingsworth personified the beaten and battered Canadian Olympic team Sunday as she trudged into the Whistler Media House. “If anyone has some good eye cream or concealer, let me know,” Hollingsworth said. “As you can tell, I’ve hardly slept.”
Montgomery the 30-year-old car auctioneer from Russell, Man., with the turtle painted on the front of his racing helmet, made it his track Friday, out-running Latvia's Martins Dukurs on his fourth and final run to win the men's 2010 Olympic skeleton gold medal.
With the sun setting over the West Coast mountains, Mellisa Hollingsworth’s four-year quest to grace the top of the Olympic podium faded to black Friday at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
Canadian skeleton racer Mike Douglas of Toronto was disqualified prior to the final two heats of Friday night's 2010 Olympic skeleton event because of a snafu during the pre-race inspection.