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A lucky loonie may have helped make Canadian Olympic history. Jan Hudec became the first Canadian in 20 years to win an Olympic medal in alpine skiing on Sunday when he captured a bronze in the mens super-G competition. Hudec, of Calgary, planted the coin at the finish line before he crossed it with a time of one minute, 18.67 seconds, tying him with American Bode Miller for the bronze. "Who cares if it helped," Hudec said after the race, laughing. "That loonie is worth more than a buck now, I can tell you that." Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won gold with a time of 1:18.14, and American Andrew Weibrecht took the silver at 1:18.44. The last Canadian to win an Olympic medal in alpine was Ed Podivinsky, who won a bronze in the downhill event at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. No Canadian man has ever won a gold or silver medal at the Olympics in alpine. "Its almost like it doesnt even belong to me," Hudec said. "Theres just been so many people that have supported me and seen me through to this point that its the peoples medal, more or less. "Im just so stoked that I could put down a race today. Ive always been kind of a racehorse and I put it down when the pressures on." In order to even make it to Sochi, Hudec had to overcome a herniated disk he suffered in mid-January, which put his participation at these Games in question, not to mention the seven knee injuries hes endured over his career. Podivinsky and Steve Podborsky are the only other Canadian men with an Olympic alpine medal. Podborsky won bronze in the downhill in 1980 at Lake Placid. Kerrin Lee-Gartner is the last Canadian to capture Olympic gold in alpine, winning the womens downhill event at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville. Montreals Erik Guay, considered a medal contender heading into Sundays super-G, started his run a little off-balance, and though he appeared to recover, started falling behind and eventually missed a gate. It was another disappointment for Guay, who finished fifth in this discipline at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, missing the podium by three one-hundredths of a second. Rookie Olympian Morgan Pridy of Whistler, B.C., put in a strong run of one minute, 19.19 seconds to finish 10th. Rounding out the Canadian contingent was North Vancouvers Manuel Osborne-Paradis (tied for 24th), who did not have a strong performance, finishing 2.05 seconds back of Jansrud. It was Jansruds second medal in Sochi, having earned a bronze in the mens downhill event last Sunday. Howie Kendrick Jersey . On Sunday, head coach Patrick Roy said the teams leading scorer will skate at Mondays morning practice and the club will make a decision on his status for Game 6 at that point. Carter Kieboom Nationals Jersey . Mohamed Diame put West Ham ahead in the 47th minute before goals by substitutes Carlton Cole and Joe Cole condemned Fulham to a fifth straight defeat, keeping the visitors in the bottom three. https://www.cheapnationals.com/1397r-tre...-nationals.html. - Hitting was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Pirates weakness coming into the season yet they lead the major leagues in home runs through the first 16 games of the season. Kyle McGowin Nationals Jersey .com) - Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 12 points in the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 70-55 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Wander Suero Nationals Jersey . Arsene Wenger reportedly wants to convert the player into an attacking force, much like he did with Robin Van Persie.(SportsNetwork.com) - The San Diego Padres continued what has been a whirlwind week on Friday, as they have apparently acquired outfielder Justin Upton from the Atlanta Braves. San Diego put the finishing touches on deals for both outfielder Matt Kemp and catcher Derek Norris on Thursday, and are also working toward finalizing a three-team trade that would net them 2013 American League Rookie of the Year Wil Myers. Now, according to multiple reports, they have picked up Upton. Although the return is not yet known, minor league left-hander Max Fried is one name rumored to be headed to Atlanta. Upton, 27, won a Silver Slugger Award last season for the Braves, as he hit .dddddddddddd270 with a 29 home runs and improved upon his RBI total by 32, as he drove in a career-best 102 runs over 154 games. The first overall pick in the 2005 draft, Upton spent the first six years of his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks before being dealt prior to the start of the 2013 to Atlanta, where he spent the last two seasons playing alongside his brother, B.J. Upton is entering the final year of his contract and is expected to make $14.5 million in 2015 before becoming a free agent. A two-time All-Star, Upton is a career .274 hitter with 164 home runs and 535 RBI in 1,034 games for the Diamondbacks and Braves. ' ' '