Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post.
Canadians Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker earned a silver and bronze medal in freeski halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on Friday.
Sharpe earned the silver with a score of 90.75 points while Karker nabbed the bronze with 87.75. China's Eileen Gu took gold with 95.25 points.
Sharpe stomped an 89.00 in her first run down the halfpipe to place her in second. The Calgary native recorded a score of 90.00 in her second run before solidifying her silver medal with a score of 90.75 in her third and final run.
"It kind of solidifies you and makes you feel comfortable to push yourself and try harder tricks and keep pushing your runs," Sharpe told The Canadian Press following the event. "The pressure is always on that first run and it kind of sets the tone with how the day is going to go."
Ontario's Karker put down a solid 87.75 points during her first run down the pipe, a score which was enough to put her on the podium for the bronze medal in her first-ever Olympics appearance.
"It was really heartbreaking for me last Games to be first alternate but I wasn't ready to medal then," said Karker. "So coming into these Games as a medal contender was just amazing and I can't believe how far I've come in the last four years and I'm super proud."
Sharpe's silver on Friday is her second Olympic medal after winning gold at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Calgary's Amy Fraser finished eighth in her Olympic debut with a 75.25.
The Canadian women earned Canada its 21 and 22nd medal of the Games.
--with files from The Canadian Press
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post.
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