Canadian speed skater Kristina Groves (right) scooped up a bronze medal Sunday in the women’s 3,000-metre race. The Ottawa-born athlete was outdone at the Richmond Olympic Oval by the Czech Republic’s Martina Sablikova (center), who won gold with a time of 4:02.53 and Germany’s Stephanie Beckert (left), who won a silver medal with her time of 4:04.62.
Fellow Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes finished fifth at 4:06.01 and Winnipeg’s Cindy Klassen placed 14th at 4:15.53.
