2010 Vancouver Games and Dominique Maltais

Dominique Maltais: The 33-year-old rider from Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., won a silver medal in women's snowboard cross on Sunday, a vast improvement from her 20th place finish at the 2010 Vancouver Games, according to Huffington Post. "It's a good revenge for Vancouver," said Maltais on Sunday. "I wanted to prove to the world that I could do better than in Vancouver." Russia - Canada's Dominique Maltais saw the Sochi Olympics as a chance to redeem herself. Maltais had won bronze at the 2006 Turin Olympics and was considered a medal favourite heading to Vancouver, but crashed out of competition. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.