FALUN, Sweden -- Canadas mens cross-country ski team will head home from the World Cup circuit a little heavier than it arrived, thanks to a record medal haul. Paul Molitor Blue Jays Jersey . Len Valjas of Toronto raced to a bronze medal in the mens 15-kilometre classic mass start race at the World Cup finals Saturday, amid the most successful season in the history of the mens program. The 22-year-old -- the teams youngest member -- crossed just 1.3 seconds behind winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland. "Im not sure how Im doing all this," Valjas said. "We had a great training camp in Italy last month and Ive just been building from that. I just cant ask for anything more right now." The six-foot-six Valjas won a silver medal last week, and then followed it up with a bronze on Wednesday. Saturdays podium performance made it 13 for Canada on this World Cup season. "Now this is truly amazing," said Canadian coach Justin Wadsworth. "I am a bit blow away. It is unreal." With the worlds top skiers battling for bonus points on the course that climbs the punishing Mordarbacken hill, Valjas stuck to his gameplan and picked off his competitors as they tired down the home stretch. "I felt so good on the final gradual climb," said Valjas, who was sixth entering the final stretch. "I just stuck to my pace and didnt waste energy going for the bonuses. "Coming into the finish people started dying. I just tried to pick as many off as I could. When I got to fifth and fourth, it was just an unreal feeling." The bronze comes a day after Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw made Canadian cross-country ski history. Harvey won Fridays mens classic prologue while Kershaw claimed bronze -- the first time two Canadians had shared the podium in a cross-country World Cup race. Kershaw, from Sudbury, Ont., was fifth on Saturday, and is poised to finish second in overall World Cup standings following Sundays final race. Harvey, from St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., was 18th. Cologna, already the overall World Cup winner, finished the third of four stages in 43 minutes 14.9 seconds. In a close-run finish, he beat Norwegian Eldar Roenning into second place, 0.4 back. The concluding 35-kilometre race is on Sunday.www.officialmlbclub.com/Atlanta-Braves-Craig-Kimbrel-Jersey.html . -- The Grenadiers de Chateauguay will play for gold after defeating the Toronto Young Nationals 6-1 on Saturday in the Telus Cup mens midget hockey championship semifinal. http://www.officialmlbclub.com/Atlanta-Braves-Justin-Upton-Jersey.html . Bjorn made nine birdies and an eagle in a blistering final round to finish with a 20-under total of 264, four shots clear of Germanys Martin Kaymer, to earn the 333,333 euro (US$473,000) winners prize.OTTAWA - The expansion Ottawa Redblacks bolstered their defence on Wednesday with the signing of defensive back Jovon Johnson and linebacker Malik Jackson. Johnson was the CFLs most valuable defensive player back in 2011 when he recorded eight interceptions, 55 tackles and two defensive touchdowns with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In seven seasons, the five-foot-nine, 189-pound native of Erie, Penn., has 372 tackles, 23 interceptions and six deefensive touchdowns. Pedro Alvarez Jersey. The 30-year-old Johnson has also returned 57 kickoffs for 1,276 yards and 314 punts for 2,934 yards and three touchdowns. A six-foot-two, 225-pound native of Dunwoody, Ga., Jackson joins the Redblacks after five years with the Calgary Stampeders. The 28-year-old recorded 217 tackles and seven fumble recoveries during his time in Calgary, despite missing most of the 2013 campaign due to injury. ' ' '
