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Marie-Michèle Gagnon top Canadian in women's downhill at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — Marie-Michèle Gagnon was the top Canadian in women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics. The native of Lac-Etchemin, Que., placed eighth. Gagnon tied with Austria's Mirjam Puchner with identical times of one minute 33.45 seconds.
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Marie-Michele Gagnon, of Canada, gestures after the women's downhill at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in the Yanqing district of Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Dmitri Lovetsky

BEIJING — Marie-Michèle Gagnon was the top Canadian in women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics.

The native of Lac-Etchemin, Que., placed eighth.

Gagnon tied with Austria's Mirjam Puchner with identical times of one minute 33.45 seconds.

Switzerland's Corinne Suter won gold in 1:31.87.

Italians finished second and third, with Sofia Goggia finishing in 1:32.03 for silver and Nadia Delago taking bronze with a time of 1:32.44.

Roni Remme of Collingwood, Ont., placed 24th in 1:35.36.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2022.

The Canadian Press

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