Canadian Skaters' 'Mighty Ducks' Moment Personifies the Olympic Spirit

Canada's Denny Morrison won the silver medal in Wednesday's 1,000-meter speedskating final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But here's where the story gets interesting — Morrison was only in the race because teammate Gilmore Junio voluntarily gave us his spot so Morrison could skate instead

The roots of the swap lie in last month's Canadian qualifying race for the 1,000-meter event in Sochi. Morrison fell during that, meaning he finished too late to make the squad but was slotted as Canada's first alternate. This despite the fact that Morrison actually had a much better chance to win the race than Junio, who made the Canadian squad after Morrison's fall. Junio is a 500-meter specialist who finished 11th in that race on Monday Read more...