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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Joanna Rowsell-Shand was still cherishing her latest Olympic gold medal when teammate Becky James rallied on the final lap of the womens keirin to win a silver of her own.Yes, another British medal haul is underway at the Rio de Janeiro Games.The squad of Rowsell-Shand, Katie Archibald, Laura Trott and Elinor Barker beat the world champion United States in the finals of the womens team pursuit Saturday, their second straight victory in the event -- in record time -- giving their powerful track program its third gold medal.James gave them their fourth overall when she took silver behind Dutch rider Elise Ligtlee.All the coaching and support we get, the performance support, its all based around peaking every four years, said Rowsell-Shand, part of the team that also beat the U.S. at the London Games.Britain won seven of the 10 gold medals possible on the track four years ago. Its mens sprint team and mens pursuit team have already won gold in Rio, and defending Olympic champion Jason Kenny is due to meet teammate Callum Skinner in the sprint finals on Sunday.That means the British are already assured of another gold and silver.Pretty amazing, James said of the success. Im still buzzing off it.The British womens pursuit team actually trailed the Americans after the first quarter of the race, but pulled ahead by nearly a second by the midway point. The four women cruised to the finish in 4 minutes, 12.454 seconds, breaking the record they set in the semifinal round.The U.S. team of Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Sarah Hammer took silver in 4:12.454, while Canada beat New Zealand for bronze in 4:14.627.Im still so proud of the team and what we accomplished, Hammer said. I feel like were kind of the little team that could going against the big `ole machine of Great Britain.It was a busy third day of competition at the velodrome, and not just for riders.A spectacular crash in the second heat of the womens keirin Friday morning left a gouge about halfway up the track midway through the first and second turns. Officials patched it up with duct tape and then used wood filler and sanded it down between a break in competition.During the same break, workers in the stands appeared to do some repair work on seats.All their sawing, drilling and clanging was over by the time the night session began, and would have been drowned out anyway by the roars from the crowd packed inside the broiling venue.The heat began building in the night session as the pursuit finalists took to the track, and a heavily pro-Britain crowd -- Union Jack flags again flying from the railings -- let out a roar.The Americans on their high-tech, left-side drive bikes got off the start line quickly, taking a half-second lead on their rivals by the first 500 meters. But that lead was wiped out over the next two laps, and the two heavyweights began trading the lead for several more circuits.By the midway point, the British team had a half-second lead and was firmly in control.All that was left to decide over the final 2,000 meters was whether the British team would break its own world record, and even that was hardly a question. The team smashed it by 2 seconds.James nearly gave the Brits another gold medal in the keirin.Ligtlee went to the front on the final lap of the six-rider sprinting event, while James was last in the field. But she took to the outside through the first and second corners and overcame three rivals down the backstretch, putting a charge into the partisan crowd.The extra distance of riding outside proved to be a bit too much to overcome.Ligtlee held on during the drag-race to the finish line, giving the Netherlands another cycling medal to go with the three won by Anna van der Breggen and Tom Dumoulin on the road.James was content with silver in the event retired British star Victoria Pendleton won four years ago, while Anna Meares of Australia walked away with her sixth Olympic track cycling medal.This is my first Olympics, Ligtlee said, and my dream has always been to win a gold medal. But when I started here I didnt know what to expect. And now here I am, standing with the gold medal.Vapormax Damen Günstig Kaufen . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? 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Vapormax Plus Damen Schweiz .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open.After failing to record a point -- or even a goal -- on a brief road trip, the Los Angeles Kings return home to face the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in the season opener of their Freeway Face-off series at Staples Center.Los Angeles was 2-3-0 against Anaheim last season, including 1-2-0 at home. The Kings managed no more than two goals in each of the last four games.Los Angeles captain Anze Kopitar was held without a point in shutout losses at St. Louis and Chicago over the weekend, and has just two goals and four assists in nine games so far. He may see those totals increase versus the Ducks.He recorded a point in all five games of the season series, totaling a goal and six assists. Overall, he has six goals and nine assists in an 11-game points streak versus Anaheim, however, the Kings have gone just 3-4-4 in that span.Kopitar told the Los Angeles Times that the Ducks have nothing to hide when it comes to their style of play.I dont think there are any secrets to their game, by any means. They have a lot of good pieces. They play a physical game for sure, probably more so against us, because of that crosstown rivalry stuff, he saidIf goaltender Peter Budaj gets the start, hell try to avoid losing his third straight game. The journeyman turned away 50 of 53 shots, but the Kings (4-5-0) fell 1-0 to the Blues on Saturday and 3-0 to the Blackhawks on Sunday.Still, Budaj has enjoyed a rebirth this season, going 4-2-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .916 save percentage. Hes won all three games so far at Staples Center, allowing just seven goals on 72 shots.Just because of his experience at the American Hockey League level he was kind of a step ahead being able to read things, read releases, goaltender coach Bill Ranford told the Kings official website. Obviously at the NHL level everything happens a little bit quicker, shooters are a little better, so the detail part of his game has had to come to another level.Jonathan Quick is still expected to miss up to three months with a lower-body injury, but backup Jeff Zatkoff (groin) is scheduled to skate Tuesday, the Kiings website reported.ddddddddddddAnaheim (3-4-2) begins play in fifth place in the Pacific Division, one spot ahead of its Southern California rival.The games are heavy games, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle told the Times of the rivalry with Los Angeles. If you dont come prepared to play a physical brand of hockey, you can get lost on the ice surface against this hockey club.And as has been the case for the Ducks for many years, their scoring success has been paced by Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.Getzlaf leads Anaheim with seven assists and eight points while Perry is tied with Andrew Cogliano for the team high with four goals and also tied with Sami Vatanen for the team high with six points.Overall, Getzlafs production has slipped in recent seasons. The 31-year-old center had a career-high 87 points in 2013-14, but followed with 70 two seasons ago and 63 last season.Hes posted just one goal in his last six games against Los Angeles, however, his 19 goals in 60 games versus the Kings are Getzlafs most against any opponent.In recent matchups against the Kings, though, Perry has largely been a non-factor. In the previous six meetings during the Freeway Face-off, Perry has three goals and one assist -- all during a 4-2 on Feb. 28 in Anaheim.Perry has 23 goals, including five game-winners, in 60 career games against Los Angeles.If the Ducks start John Gibson in net, hell be looking to end some recent poor play away from home. Gibson is 3-3-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 save percentage overall this season, but just 1-2-2 when on the road with two losses coming in overtime.Gibson is 4-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA and .920 save percentage in six career games against Los Angeles.The Kings on Monday recalled veteran defenseman Rob Scuderi from Ontario of the American Hockey League after putting fellow defenseman Brayden McNabb on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. But the 37-year-old Scuderi, a Stanley Cup winner Los Angeles in 2012, was reassigned Tuesday. ' ' '