After being shut out on the opening day of competition in PyeongChang, Canada has picked up medals in high frequency on Day 2.
Long track speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen picked up Canada’s third medal of the day, grabbing silver by the slimmest of margins in the men’s 5,000-metre race. He edged Norway’s Sverre Lunde Pedersen in a photo finish with a time ofĀ 6:11.616.
PHOTO FINISH determines #TeamCanada's @TedJan Bloemen finishes in front of Norway's Pedersen by the smallest of marginshttps://t.co/OHpiY4IkM6 pic.twitter.com/mP3vmu2cf6
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That put the Dutch-born Canadian into first place until Sven Kramer of the Netherlands put together an Olympic-record race (6:09.76) for gold.
Bloemen is the first Canadian man to earn a medal in this distance since 1932.
This won’t be the last we see of him either, as the 31-year-old will skate in the 10,000-metre race along with the team pursuit.
Ted-Jan Bloemen’s strength was on display during the 5000m final.
He nabbed silver in a photo finish š„ #MoreCanada @Bell pic.twitter.com/n1Jl9LDCep
ā CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 11, 2018