February 08, 2019 (Canmore, Alta) – Brendan Green anchored Team Canada to an emotional 10th-place finish in the men’s 4×7.5km relay with two penalties and 18 spare rounds as he celebrated the final race of his career on home snow and was greeted by teammates and his fiancé Rosanna Crawford after crossing the finish line.

Norwegian team of Lars Helge Birkeland, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, Erland Bjoentegaard and Johannes Thingnes Boe used just seven spare rounds to seal the victory. France was second at 1:10.4 behind with eight spare rounds while Russia finished third with nine spares at 1:48.4 behind Norway.

Canada was fourth after a strong opening leg by Christian Gow as he handed off to his brother Scott while France led the charge. The Canucks held on to fourth as Norway took over the lead with France and Russia chasing. Jules Burnotte took over for Canada and dropped to sixth as Germany came on strong with Austria contending as well.

Johannes Thingnes Boe cleaned for Norway on the final leg to seal the victory while Fillon Maillet delivered the silver for France with Russia holding to third. Germany battled back to fourth after sitting 12th after the first leg. Canada’s Green crossed the line alone in 10th to an appreciative home crowd.

“It was magical to finish my career in front of family and friends at Canmore where it all began,” said an emotional Green. “I had trouble keeping from crying in the last loop, with so many coaches, family and friends cheering me on.” – more on Green’s career to follow.

The U.S. team of Sean Doherty , Leif Nordgren, Max Durtschi and Travis Cooper was lapped before they could finish the race. Due to Saturday’s weather forecast of temperatures below -25 degrees Celsius, the sprint competitions have been rescheduled for Sunday.

Results here.