Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal has won a gold medal in the women’s moguls, and her sister Chloe has captured silver. It is a special achievement that is being celebrated across Canada as reflected on Twitter and elsewhere tonight. Hanna Kearney of the U.S. finished third. Picture at left shows Justine (left) and Chloe a few days ago when they qualified. At right, the ecstasy of victory grips the sisters moments after finishing their runs. In fact, Justin and Chloe have a sibling, Maxime, who apparently did not finish in the money. Of course, many people are regretting that Maxime “didn’t bronze.” Earlier Regina’s Mark McMorris took bronze in the men’s slopestyle snowboarding event. The snowboarder was favoured to win gold but was competing just a few weeks after breaking a rib. American Sage Kotsenberg won gold with a first-run score of 93.50. Norway’s Staale Sandbech earned silver with a score of 91.75. Maxence Parrot, from Bromont, Que., was fifth with 87.25, while Montreal’s Sebastian Toutant was ninth with a 58.50. Charles Reid of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was eliminated after finishing 14th in the semifinal. Canada’s women’s hockey team has won its opening game against Switzerland 5-0. They outshot the Swiss 69-14. Rebecca Johnston led the way for Canada with a goal and two assists. Charline Labonte made 14 saves for the shutout. Canada’s next game is on Monday at 7 a.m. against Finland. Canada’s Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir finish 2nd in the ice dance short program in team figure skating. Canada is 2nd overall
