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For as important ski competition has been for the majority of Mikaël Kingsbury's life, his family has been and will always be the priority. That's why, in preparation to defend his Olympic gold medal on Saturday, he made sure they all knew he was thinking of them. 

Figure skater Madeline Schizas launched Canada into the final of the team competition with a personal-best performance at the Olympics in Beijing on Sunday. But a last-place skate from Roman Sadovsky in the men's free soon after makes even a podium finish now seem challenging for the Canadians.