Denny Morrison golden on skates; Jennifer Jones 2nd at the rink
Canadians earn medals in skating, curling, skiing, diving and tennis

It was another banner weekend for Canadian athletes as speed skater Denny Morrison won聽two gold medals while Jennifer Jones聽earned a silver at the world curling championships and biathlete Nathan Smith had a historic win.
Lace up your boots and take a walk down the Canadian Trail.
Morrison聽twice golden
Fort St. John, B.C.'s native-son Denny Morrison聽earned a gold medal Sunday in the聽1,500 metre race after already topping the podium on Saturday in the聽1,000 metre event at the long聽track speed skating World Cup meet in Erfurt, Germany.
The victory gave Morrison the overall 1,500 metre World Cup title.
Congrats/Félicitations <a href="https://twitter.com/Denny_Morrison">@Denny_Morrison</a> 1500m overall champion+gold medal/champion saison 1500m+médaille or <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCFErfurt?src=hash">#WCFErfurt</a> <a href="http://t.co/crk6Ui1fg9">pic.twitter.com/crk6Ui1fg9</a>
—@SSC_PVC
His double-golden performance wasn't the only highlight as聽Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won silver in the 500 metre race on Sunday, his fifth World Cup medal in the distance this season. He wound up second in the overall season standings.
Vincent De Haitre of Calgary, Alta., won bronze in the 1,000 metre event Saturday, his first Wold聽Cup podium in his first season on the circuit.
An eighth-place finish in聽the women's mass start was enough for聽Ottawa's Ivanie聽Blondin聽to capture the overall World Cup title in the event.
Jones' curls to silver
The rink of Winnipeg聽native Jennifer Jones won a silver medal at the world women's curling championship in Sapporo, Japan on Sunday. Jones and crew, third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen,聽lost 5-3 to Switzerland's聽Alina Patz.
Disappointed but proud of our effort til the end! Congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/Alinapaetz">@Alinapaetz</a> & team Switzerland! And thank you Canada for all the cheering!
—@TeamJJonesCurl
The Canadians came close, as the score was 4-3 in the ninth, but it wasn't to be as the Swiss had the hammer in the 10th, taking the win.聽
Canada has earned a podium spot in the tournament for six consecutive years, a record no other nation can match.
Smith earns 1st victory
Nathan Smith of Calgary, Alta., hit a milestone Saturday, winning his first biathlon World Cup race, the聽men's 12.5-kilometre pursuit at an聽event in聽Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. He is the second Canadian to ever win a World Cup聽gold.
His victory comes two weeks after he became the first Canadian to win a medal at the world championships, earning a silver.
Robanske shreds to snowboard gold
Another Calgary son won gold Saturday, as Christopher Robanske聽won top spot at the season's final men's snowboard cross race at La Molina, Spain.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/chrisrobanske">@chrisrobanske</a> ends World Cup snowboard season by winning in Spain: <a href="http://t.co/54FXTk2rrv">http://t.co/54FXTk2rrv</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamCanada?src=hash">#TeamCanada</a> <a href="http://t.co/H8a1pAz44g">pic.twitter.com/H8a1pAz44g</a>
—@CDNOlympicTeam
It was the second victory on the circuit for the 25-year-old and his sixth podium finish.聽
World Cup win a 1st for Cook
Dustin Cook of Ottawa won his first World Cup event, capturing gold at the super-G race聽on Thursday at the season-ending finals in Meribel, France.
He finished .05 seconds ahead of Olympic super-G champion聽Kjetil Jansrud. He earned a silver at the world championships and a bronze at an event聽two weeks ago in the discipline for his first World Cup podium.
Divers win silver
Canadian divers Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal and Vincent Riendeau of Pointe-Claire, Que.,聽earned a silver聽in the 10-metre mixed synchro event at the聽FINA World Series diving circuit stop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Canadian divers won five medals at the event.
Canadian聽earns title at Indian Wells
Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock defeated聽Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-7聽to capture their third team title on Saturday聽at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
Double the smiles, double the success. Well done, Vasek and Jack! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BNPPO15?src=hash">#BNPPO15</a> <a href="http://t.co/7Aw9qEOb9u">pic.twitter.com/7Aw9qEOb9u</a>
—@BNPPARIBASOPEN