In photos: Blondin skates to silver to women's mass start and other Beijing Winter Olympic highlights

After 16 laps around the 400m oval, Canada’s Ivanie Blondin won the silver medal crossing the finish line just 0.06 seconds after gold medallist Irene Schouten of the Netherlands. Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida took the bronze. This is Blondin’s second medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics after winning gold in the team pursuit alongside Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais.

Ivanie Blondin of Team Canada and Ayano Sato of Team Japan skate during the women's mass start semifinals on Saturday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Irene Schouten of Team Netherlands races for the finish line ahead of Ivanie Blondin of Team Canada and Francesca Lollobrigida of Team Italy during the women's mass start final at National Speed Skating Oval.

Silver Medallist Ivanie Blondin of Team Canada celebrates after competing in the women’s mass start final.Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones and Benjamin Coakwell, of Team Canada, start the four-man bobsled competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.Team Canada’s Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones and Benjamin Coakwell in action during the four-man bobsled competition in the Yanqing district of Beijing.

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