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CALGARY -- Unlike her two previous Olympic Games, Mellisa Hollingsworth heads to Sochi, Russia, less of a favourite and more an underdog. Shes fine with that. Hollingsworth, from Eckville, Alta., joined Sarah Reid and John Fairbairn of Calgary and Eric Neilson of Kelowna, B.C., as the first skeleton racers named to Canadas 2014 Olympic team Wednesday. Another man and woman may be added to the skeleton team in January. Reid, Fairbairn and Neilson are Olympic rookies. The 33-year-old Hollingsworth says her third Winter Games will be her last and she does not intend to bow out quietly. "Im definitely ready to step up to the plate," she declared. "Im still striving. Im not there to participate, Ill tell you that." Hollingsworth owns over 30 world championship and World Cup medals. The last time many Canadians saw her, Hollingsworth was tearfully apologizing on national television for finishing fifth in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Hollingsworth won a bronze medal in 2006, so the pressure to win a medal at home was enormous. Heading to Sochi, shes felt empowered by Canadians reactions to her public despair almost four years ago. "I feel a lot stronger from that experience," she said. "A lot of that has come from Canadas support of people not throwing me under the bus for not winning a medal at those Olympics. "That was a big eye-opener to know people are still behind you because of your character and not necessarily your result. Thats my definition of success right there." Hollingsworth was informed Sunday by head coach Duff Gibson, the 2006 Olympic mens champion, that she was going to Sochi. She won silver at the 2012 world championship, but felt short of the criteria for automatic nomination to the 2014 Olympic team. Reid and Neilson both met the standard of four top-six World Cup results last season and in the first half of this season. Fairbairn earned Canadas second male spot because he is currently Canadas top-ranked male in the spot. Hollingsworth ranked No. 2 among Canadian women behind Reid to earn the second female berth. "Sure, its not the way I came in every other Olympic year kind of on fire and leading the World Cup standings, but then again at those Olympics Games I didnt achieve what we thought I could," Hollingsworth explained. "I won an Olympic medal in Torino, but I was expected to win gold. Same thing in Vancouver." Canada had to rank among the top two countries in womens skeleton and in the top three in mens skeleton on Jan. 19 in order to qualify a third sled for both sexes. Defending Olympic mens champion Jon Montgomery was not among the group introduced Wednesday at a Calgary mall theatre. The Russell, Man., slider faces an uphill climb to claim the third mens berth should Canada get it. Montgomery took the 2011-12 season off from racing to build a new sled from scratch, but has yet to adjust to it and his results have suffered. Cassie Hawrysh of Brandon, Man., and Robynne Thompson of Calgary are in the running for the possible third position on the womens team. Reid, a bronze medallist at the 2013 world championship, and the experienced Hollingsworth are Canadas best chances to continue the countrys run of Olympic medals in the sport. Hollingsworth also tried a new sled this season that did not work for her. She didnt qualify at fall selection trials for Canadas World Cup team and opened the season on the secondary Intercontinental Cup circuit. When she had the opportunity to race a recent World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., Hollingsworth got back on the sled shed been on for a decade and a half and finished eighth. "I was doing everything possible to get on some new equipment and get onto that state of flow on a new sled and it just did not work for me," she explained. "I spent 15 years of my life learning the ins and outs of that sled that its become an appendage, another part of my body. I went to Lake Placid and felt like me again. This is the first time since the world championships in 2012 that Ive been this confident or this comfortable on my sled." For that reason, shes hoping to build momentum in the four World Cup races before the Sochi Games in February. "Im the strongest and the fastest Ive ever been," Hollingsworth said. "Im pushing a sled very, very well and now Im confident in my sled that I have, the old sled and knowing it can still go fast. "Ive got four more opportunities to see where things can go result-wise, but it really doesnt matter. What matters is Sochi." Fake Jerseys From China . Wheeler said Kane was just making a joke that was misunderstood and misinterpreted by "Winnipeg folks" and the media once again. 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Jean-Francois Plante and Jean-Christophe Laflamme scored for the Phoenix (2-5-1), who sit last in the West Division. Francis Desrosiers made 28 saves in a losing cause. Ryan opened the scoring at 15:28 of the first period while on the power play, and Drouin followed with another power-play goal in the final minute of the period to put Halifax up 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. Plante responded with a goal playing five-on-four late in the second period and Laflamme tied the game midway through the third period to force overtime. Halifaxs Nikolaj Ehlers and Sherbrookes Daniel Audette traded shootout goals before Drouin scored the winner. The Mooseheads went 2-for-3 on the power play while the Phoenix scored once on three chances with the man advantage. --- Screaming Eagles 5 Sea Dogs 3 SYDNEY, N.S., -- Julien Pelletier and Jeremy Beaudry each had a goal and an assist as Cape Breton downed Saint John. 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Peter Trainor, Jean-Francois Lavoie, Simon Fortier and Michael Joly scored for the Oceanic (6-2-0) as Frederick Gauthier chipped in two assists. Angelo Miceli had a goal and an assist for Victoriaville (6-3-0) and Philippe Hudon scored the other. Philippe Desrosiers made 28 saves for the win while Brandon Whitney took the loss after allowing five goals on 35 shots in two periods of play. Steven Veilleux replaced Whitney for the third and made 5-of-6 shots in relief. --- Armada 4 Voltigeurs 1 BOISBRIAND, Que., -- Nikita Jevpalovs scored twice and Christopher Clapperton had three assists as the Armada downed Drummondville to take over first place in the QMJHL. Guillaime Beaudoin and Olivier Picard also scored for Blainville-Boisbriand (7-0-0), which is the only undefeated club remaining to start the season. Guillaime Gauthier scored the lone goal for the Voltigeurs (5-3-0). Etienne Marcoux only had to make 12 saves for the win while Louis-Philip Guindon stopped 33 shots in defeat. --- Huskies 4 Cataractes 3 (OT) ROUYN-NORANDA, Que., -- Francis Perron scored 1:34 into overtime as the Huskies slipped past Shawinigan. Jason Fuchs, Liam OBrien, and Maxime St-Cyr also scored for Rouyn-Noranda (4-3-1) while Mathieu Lemay had two assists. Matthew Boudreau scored once and set up two more for the Cataractes (0-6-2) and Frederick Gaudreau and Francis Beauvillier had a goal and an assist apiece. Carl Hozjan made 20 saves for the win as Marvin Cupper turned aside 43 shots in defeat. --- Foreurs 9 Islanders 4 VAL-DOR, Que., -- Anthony Mantha and Anthony Richard each scored twice as the Foreurs crushed Charlottetown. Nicolas Aube-Kubel had a goal and two assists for Val-dOr (4-4-0) while David Henley, Samuel Henley, Maxime Presseault and Timotej Sille also scored. Daniel Sprong, Bradley Kennedy, Jack Nevins and Deverick Ottereyes scored for the Islanders (6-1-1). Francois Tremblay made 33 saves for the win while Eric Brassard stopped 18 shots in defeat. Antoine Bibeau started in net for Charlottetown but was pulled after giving up four goals on 17 shot in 24 minutes of action. Antoine Bibeau allowed four goals on 17 shots ' ' '