BEIJING 鈥� Here are some notable quotes from Olympians at the 2022 Beijing Games on Feb. 10, 2022:
"When I say something, I usually want to achieve it. And when I was 12, I said that I wanted to win the Olympics. I got silver today, so for sure I'm going to keep pushing and trying to get that gold at the next one."
鈥擡liot Grondin of Ste-Marie, Que., who finished second in the men's snowboard cross in a photo finish.
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"I don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 going to sink in until I actually get home."
鈥擟anadian skier Jack Crawford on winning bronze in the men's alpine combined after narrowly missing the podium twice before in Beijing.聽
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"It's a big achievement going to the Olympics, but I guess I'm just a person that is never settled.
"You know, that's what fires me. I just want better for myself and better for my competitive career."
鈥擡lizabeth Hosking from Longueuil, Que., who placed sixth in women's snowboard halfpipe, improving 13 spots from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
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"I鈥檓 so excited. I鈥檓 overjoyed. Winning a medal earlier in the week I thought was the top of it, so this is also very exciting. I was hoping the 3000m wasn't a fluke."
鈥擲peedskater Isabelle Weidemann after a second-place finish in the women鈥檚 5,000 at the National Speed Skating Oval on Thursday. She won a bronze in the 3,000 earlier in the Games.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be really hard in this field to go through undefeated. Our goal is to try to make the semi, no matter the position we are in, and just try to make a bunch of shots along the way and give ourselves a chance.鈥�
鈥擟anadian skip Jennifer Jones on whether she can repeat her Sochi 2014 performance and go through the women鈥檚 curling team event unbeaten.
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"I'm just happy to be here. I've got the biggest smile on my face. And I feel full. It's everything. This is the Olympic dream, I never thought I was going to come twice. And here I am."
鈥擟anadian figure skater Keegan Messing, speaking through a face mask, after finishing 11th in the men's singles skate after a roller-coaster Olympics.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2022.
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