TORONTO -- Canada will send 221 athletes to the Sochi Olympics, its largest ever team for a Winter Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee officially announced its full team Wednesday. Canadas goal is to win more medals than any other country in Sochi. Canadas team of 202 athletes finished third overall four years ago in Vancouver with 26 medals, but won a record 14 gold. There are 36 more medals on the table in Sochi due to new events on the program, giving Canada a realistic shot of surpassing its 2010 total. The team is comprised of six skicross athletes, 27 speedskaters, 10 curlers, 16 bobsledders, eight lugers, four skeleton athletes, 21 women hockey players, eight biathletes, 24 snowboarders, 25 male hockey players, 15 alpine skiers, 17 figure skaters, 13 cross-country skiers, 20 freestyle skiers and seven ski jumpers. "The size of our team and its medal potential is a great tribute to our athletes, their coaches and the system Canada has in place to develop high-performance Olympic athletes," Canadian chef de mission Steve Podborski said in a release. "Our athletes are very talented and are the best-prepared team to ever represent Canada at the Winter Games." Curling skip Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg is the oldest female athlete at 39 while Calgary bobsledder Lascelles Brown, whos also 39, is the oldest man. The youngest female athlete is figure skater Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., who turned 16 earlier this month. The youngest male is 18-year-old luger Mitchel Malyk of Calgary. Of the 121 male athletes and 100 female athletes, 46 are former Olympic medallists and 108 have made the podium at a world championship. Ontario has the largest contingent with 64 athletes or 29 per cent of the team. Alberta is second with 56 athletes (25 per cent) and Quebec is third with 43 competitors (19 per cent). Canada will field a team in all events except Nordic combined. Hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser will carry Canadas flag into the opening ceremonies on Feb. 7. Some Canadian 85 coaches will also be in Sochi. Kyle Schwarber Cubs Jersey . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Joe Maddon Cubs Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. http://www.baseballgreet.com/Chicago-Cubs-Hector-Rondon-Jersey/ . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. Jake Arrieta Cubs Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Kerry Wood Cubs Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. LOS ANGELES -- Even with just 20 minutes separating the Los Angeles Kings from a perilous elimination game in St. Louis, their dressing room was calm and cool. Anze Kopitar wasnt surprised. After all, the Kings didnt win the Stanley Cup last year by panicking over a little trouble. Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later, and the Kings evened their first-round series with a 4-3 victory over the Blues on Monday night. Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner also scored for the defending NHL champions, who responded to a late deficit with the same tenacity that made them champions. After four games of a remarkably even series, these two teams are level again. "The resilience of our team is amazing," said Kopitar, who ended a personal 19-game goal drought after a slick pass from captain Dustin Brown. "To keep coming back and coming back like that, its incredible. To be down 2-0, and then down 3-2 in the third period, it shows what were capable of overcoming." Mike Richards had two assists for Los Angeles, which dropped the first two games of the series in St. Louis and barely survived for a 1-0 victory in Game 3. The Kings erased an early two-goal deficit and a third-period deficit in Game 4 to earn their ninth consecutive home victory since March 23. "Thats playoffs," Williams said. "Thats battling all the way to the final buzzer. We needed a big third period, and we responded. Were an experience team. Weve been through a lot, and we knew we were facing a daunting task going back to St. Louis down 3-1, and we found it in ourselves. This is a group thats been in pressure situations before, and we know what we have to do to overcome it." Game 5 is Wednesday in St. Louis, with Game 6 back at Staples Center on Friday. T.J. Oshie scored his first two playoff goals for the Blues, who had the champs on the brink of serious trouble before Kopitar and Williams beat Brian Elliott, who stopped 25 shots. "Its a worst-case scenario when you (lose) a two-goal lead," said Blues captain David Backes, who scored 1:12 into the game. "They had their fans behind them, but weve still got a lot more in the tank, and were going to find it. Its just a matter of 20 guys staying on the same page." The Kings hadnt won a playoff game after trailing by two goals since 2001, and they hadnt rallied from a third-period deficit to win a post-season game since the first round last year. The Blues tried to protect a late lead in front of a raucous Los Angeles crowd, but they couldnt stop Kopitar, Los Angeles perennial scoring leader. The Slovenian forward hadnt found the net since March 25, and acknowledged the struggle was weighing on him -- but he gave Elliott no chance on his shot in front. Moments later, Williams slipped in front of Elliott and expertly tipped home Richards shot from the boards. A video review couldnt conclusively determine whether Williams stick had been illegally high. "You play all of last season and all of this season to build confidence in yourselves for situations like this," Richards said.dddddddddddd "Theyve got a great team over there, and theres a lot of similarities between us. Its the smallest things that make the difference, and we had some success tonight." Jonathan Quick was seriously tested in the final seconds after St. Louis pulled Elliott for an extra attacker, but he finished up his 19-save performance as the sellout Staples Center crowd waved white towels to celebrate another gritty post-season win. "They took the game to another level tonight, and we didnt have an answer," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We made two mistakes, two really poor mistakes to give them odd-man rushes to get them back in the game, but even when it was 3-2, they were playing better than we were. ... We didnt manage the puck very well in the second and third period really at all, and paid for it dearly." Both teams struggled offensively during the first three games, never leading by more than a goal. After the Blues identical 2-1 victories at home, Quick posted his fifth career playoff shutout in Game 3. But the Blues and Kings scored four goals in the first 14 1/2 minutes of Game 4 and combined for seven goals -- the same number they scored in the first three games of the defence-dominated series combined. That offensive struggle disappeared 72 seconds into Game 4, when Los Angeles left Backes unchecked as he put a wide rebound off the end boards into Quicks unguarded net for his first goal of the series. Just 3:20 later, Oshie deflected Kevin Shattenkirks shot in front of Quick for his first goal in 17 career playoff games. Staples Center fell silent after the Blues took the first multigoal lead of the series, but the Kings swiftly answered. Richards got the puck along the boards and found his good friend Carter in front for a quick goal midway through the period. Carter led the Western Conference with 26 goals in the regular season, but had managed just nine shots and a minus-2 rating in the first three games. The Kings evened it with a 3-on-1 finished by Penner. The two-time Stanley Cup winner got his first playoff goal since his overtime winner to end last seasons Western Conference finals in Phoenix. Oshie put the Blues back ahead shortly after a second-period timeout, sending a rebound of Vladimir Sobotkas shot over a prone Quick at a sharp angle. NOTES: Blues F Vladimir Tarasenko made his NHL playoff debut, replacing Adam Cracknell on the fourth line. Cracknell hadnt been playing extensively for St. Louis, and Hitchcock wanted better offensive skill in the lineup after several missed scoring opportunities in Game 3. ... Los Angeles dressed seven defencemen for the second straight game, sitting forwards Jordan Nolan and Brad Richardson in favour of Alec Martinez, who picked up an assist in both games. ... The NHL announced Los Angeles will host the Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium on Jan. 25. 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