BEIJING 鈥� Here are some notable quotes from the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022:
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"One million per cent we needed to win that game. That was a massive win. I thought we played good from the first rock to the last rock. I'm super proud of how we played today. It was a really consistent game from the team."
鈥� Canadian skip Jennifer Jones after ending the team's losing skid in an 11-5 victory against Russia.
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"That's what every athlete is coming here to the Olympics to do 鈥� to fight for every moment and be their best. That's what we did today. We were very resilient. And we should be very proud of that."
鈥� Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles on fighting to save a lift gone wrong during her seventh-place performance with partner Paul Poirier.
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"It's a feeling of pride and elation and excitement. This one feels more emotional than most. It just really hits the heartstrings. I feel very proud. I feel very honoured 鈥� I feel like I've found my people."
-American bobsledder Kaillie Humphries after winning gold in the Olympics' inaugural monobob race. Humphries previously won two gold medals competing for Canada.
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鈥淭he panel considered that preventing the athlete to compete at the Olympics would cause her irreparable harm in the circumstances.鈥�
鈥� Matthieu Reeb, director general of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, on the decision to allow Russia's Kamila Valieva to compete in women's figure skating despite failing a pre-Games drug test.
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"(What) I want to say to him is just heal up and you're a warrior for even going out for a ride after what happened in practice. He got a bunch of treatment from the doctor and he didn't have to go out there and do that. And he did. So I applaud him for that and I hope he's not seriously injured and good on him."
鈥� Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris on what he wants to say to teammate Sebastien Toutant, the 2018 big air gold medallist, who was injured on his third run and failed to qualify for the final.
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"To be honest, no. Our history goes back to 1998 and that is some of the longest-running history of a rivalry. I think it is pretty unmatched."
鈥� Canadian hockey player Sarah Nurse on whether there is any Olympic rivalry that comes close to the rivalry between Canada-USA women's ice hockey players.
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"From the outside, it really looks (like my rise was) fast and kind of unpredictable. But for me and my team and my loved ones, we knew that I was able to do it. I received so much support and had so much fun. I'm really proud of what I did in the past four years."
鈥� Canadian freestyle aerials skier Marion Th茅nault following her seventh place finish. Th茅nault, a former gymnast, became involved in the sport less than four years ago. 聽
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2022.
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