All of Canada's athletes turned in an exceptional performance at these Games and they've made all Canadians proud.

The 2006 Olympic Winter Games have been a great success for Canada. We set an aggressive goal of a top-three finish at these Games and we will leave Turin having achieved that goal.

But that might just be bad luck. Sometimes you just lose games. We have guys who are phenomenal athletes, so that helps. And I don't see our guys getting tired that much. But there are a lot of factors.

Nutrition is becoming more and more important to all athletes as far as performance level, ... At this level, it's very serious. The type of food you put into your body can enhance your performance or dehance it. If you want to be the best athlete you can be, you want to be as lean as you can be. The leaner athlete is the better athlete.

Charlotte Amalie may not have won any games yet, but they have good athletes, good players.

These athletes were not allowed to compete in domestic competitions that were considered as trials to qualify for the games.