USA delivers first gold in four-man bobsled since 1948 (USA Today)

W.H. Auden wrote a poem called Night Train about a train crossing the border and delivering mail. Driving the bobsled nicknamed Night Train, USA-1 pilot Steven Holcomb crossed the border and delivered a long-awaited gift: a U.S. Olympic gold in four-man bobsled Saturday for the first time since 1948.

Peterborough cheers as Olympians strike hockey gold (The Peterborough Examiner)

Wow. The bars were packed and tension was thick when the U.S. tied the game with only 30 seconds left in the third period. But finally, in overtime, Canada won with Sidney Crosby giving the country its 14th gold medal and memories to last a lifetime.[...]

Flashy pants and Canadian gold help Olympic men’s curling reach new heights (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)

VANCOUVER - Flashy pants, raucous fans and a Canadian gold — the men's Olympic curling tournament had it all.

Canada Wins Men’s Olympic Curling Gold (New York Times)

Canada defeated Norway, at last securing a gold medal for the Canadian skip, Kevin Martin.

U.S. and Canada in Fight for Olympic Hockey Gold (New York Times)

Sunday’s gold medal men’s hockey game will most likely be trench warfare, fought in the corners, along the boards, in the no-man’s land in front of the net.

US sets medals record, Canada ties gold record (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

While the Vancouver Olympics aren’t finished, the medal races are — and in spectacular fashion for North Americans. The United States is guaranteed 37 medals and Canada will finish with at least 13 gold medals. Both are the best of these games and part of the greatest hauls ever at a Winter Olympics.

USA-Canada gold-medal game: Potential to be memorable (USA Today)

Canada men’s hockey coach Mike Babcock jokingly says he knows of the movie Miracle, about the USA’s 1980 gold-medal performance.

The keys to a hockey gold medal (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)

A look at the storylines, matchups and a prediction for Sunday’s USA-Canada title clash for gold.

Martin, Team Canada grab the gold (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)

Canada goes undefeated in the tournament to help the “Old Bear” finally hang gold around his neck.

With gold, Martin and Canada are comb free (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)

Follically challenged Canadian skip Kevin Martin avenged a painful ‘02 loss with a dominant gold-medal showing.

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