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MONTREAL - Speedskater and Olympic gold medallist Mathieu Giroux says he is retiring from elite-level competition to concentrate on his pharmacy studies at the University of Montreal. Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey . "After 24 years dedicated to my career in speedskating, including 12 seasons on the national team, I am retiring from top-level sport," Giroux said Wednesday in a Speed Skating Canada release. "I am very proud of what Ive accomplished and the person Ive become through all these years of training. I reached the highest peaks in my sport in both short and long track and I enjoyed the Olympic gold in Vancouver." Giroux, a 28-year-old Montreal native, started in short track and won two bronze medals at the 2003 junior world championships plus a bronze and a silver in 2005. At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, an ankle injury led him to long track where he immediately qualified for the World Cup circuit. At the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Giroux won Olympic gold in the mens team pursuit with Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison. Giroux also competed at the 2014 Sochi Games but did not reach the podium. "Elite sport has forged me and taught me so many lessons that will follow me all my life," Giroux said in his retirement announcement. "Sport will always be my No. 1 cure for staying healthy. I will always be passionate about amateur sport and the Olympic spirit will be lit within me all my life. I hope that the magic of the Games can transform our country, gather and invite them to excel at all levels and, of course, inspire our youth to move and dream big." Johan Camargo Jersey .Y. - Peyton Manning made his fifth MVP award a family affair. Peter Moylan Jersey . A receiver doesnt make the catch on a passing play and instantly motions to the ref – and everybody else – for a pass interference flag. https://www.cheapbraves.com/2593o-mike-foltynewicz-jersey-braves.html . Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was also taken to three sets but emerged with a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win over Tobias Kamke of Germany, while second-seeded David Ferrer joined Murray in making an early exit after a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Daniel Brands of Germany.Kimi Raikkonen has described the consistency with which F1 regulations are being applied as a joke, amid growing discontent from drivers over the sports rulebook. The Ferrari driver vented his frustration over team radio during Sundays Hungarian GP after feeling Red Bulls Max Verstappen was unfairly blocking him in their fight for fifth place.Despite the Finns anger, stewards did not investigate Verstappens driving and the Dutchman successfully fended off the Ferrari. Raikkonen was annoyed with both Verstappens conduct and the stewards after the race - citing the 107 per cent rule controversy from qualifying in his argument to suggest the rules are not being applied consistently.There are so many rules discussed and in some rules you can move, but when the guy behind makes the decision to commit to something, and when the other guy moves afterwards its difficult to avoid the car in front, said Raikkonen, who broke his front wing against the back of Verstappens Red Bull. In a situation similar to the Spanish Grand Prix, Red Bulls Max Verstappen battled to keep Kimi Raikkonen from passing him, but they did collide on lap 57 The stewards or the people who decide how things go here...in many ways its a joke, the rules.A good example is the qualifying. You have the 107 per cent rule and the people who didnt go through from first qualifying they are applying it to those cars, but not applying it on the rest. So how can you suddenly have the rule and in the same qualifying apply it two different ways?The F1 Gossip ColumnIf somebody can explain to me how that works? But it seems to be F1 these days. Something must change because it lookss bad to people outside [the sport] and its not fair. Bobby Cox Braves Jersey. There is a rule and it should apply in exactly the same way to every person.The Hungarian GP weekend produced a series of rules controversies.The stewards Saturday night investigation into polesitter Nico Rosbergs pace while passing double-waved yellow flags in qualifying was debated publicly among drivers - a discussion which continued between Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton after the race - while the FIAs decision to further tighten the radio communication rules were questioned. In the post-race press conference, Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have a disagreement over double yellow flags On Thursday, Sebastian Vettel described the revisions as complete bull****Jenson Button received a drive-through penalty in the race after McLaren were adjudged to have contravened the rules by telling him how to get round a brake problem.The Briton told Sky Sports F1: There are certain things we shouldnt be telling drivers because we have to deal with it ourselves, but when you have a power unit thats so complex, a driver cant figure out everything himself.And when your brake pedal goes to the floor I consider that a safety concern, so I dont think you should be punished by fixing a safety concern that can end in an accident.Dont miss the F1 Report: Hungarian GP review on Sky Sports F1 at 8.30pm on Wednesday as Marc Priestley and Ben Hunt join Natalie Pinkham in the studio to discuss the fallout from the Budapest race. 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