PINEROLO, Italy – Finally!

One day after the Canadian men put it all together on the ice for – really – the first time since the Trials, Canada's women's team did the same in defeating Norway's Dordi Nordby for the Torino 2006 Olympic bronze medal.

Quote of the day from Amy Nixon, third for Team Canada's Shannon Kleibrink, from this AP story:

Dude, I thought I wasn't going to make it through the week. I thought I'd be IVed, so I'm happy.

Here's the view from Ingerlund, and also from... China?! ... not to mention Australia, which also offers the best headline seen in a while.

Sweden versus Switzerland for gold tonight...