Canada secured its 11th gold medal of the Olympics with a thrilling, 0.29 second-win against the United States in the final of men’s team pursuit speed skating.
Canada Edges United States For Gold in Team Speed Skating
The winning team of Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky, and Denny Morrison met their goal in 3:41.37. Interestingly, the bronze medalists of the Netherlands performed their medal round run in less time, recording a scorching 3:39.95. But since they weren’t in the finals to begin with, they don’t get the gold, because like the biathlon and Bob Costas’ hair, nothing makes sense in the Winter Olympics.
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