1. Marcoux hits the podium again

The Paralympics keep getting better for the youngest member of Team Canada.

Mac Marcoux took his second bronze in as many days in Sochi on Sunday, winning bronze in the visually impaired super-G to go along with the one he won in the downhill on Saturday.

Again led by guide Robin Fémy, Marcoux, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., finished in one minute, 20.77 seconds, just 0.06 seconds behind the silver medal spot and 0.19 off the gold medal time clocked in by Slovakia’s Jakub Krako.

He and Fémy had radio problems during the run, which forced the guide to instead yell instructions at Marcoux in hopes that he would hear him.

Already with two medals, Marcoux hasn’t even competed in his specialty yet, the giant slalom, so there may be more magic yet from the teenaged Paralympic star.

2. Elation for Brousseau, heartbreak for Dueck

In another crash-filled race for the men’s alpine sit-skiers, Caleb Brousseau of Terrace, B.C., emerged with a bronze medal, surviving the course in a time of 1:22.05, over two and a half seconds ahead of fourth-place finisher Heath Calhoun of the U.S.

Japan’s Akira Kano won gold in 1:19.51, which was 2.09 seconds better than teammate Taiki Morii in second.

Less than half of the sit-skiers crossed the finish line in the super-G, but no crash was more heartbreaking than Josh Dueck’s.

The Canadian won silver in the downhill on Saturday, and was in the gold-medal position heading into the final few gates of his super-G race, tied with Kano at the final interval. But Dueck couldn’t handle the final jump and crashed metres from the finish line.

It was the same story for Edmonton’s Kurt Oatway, who was in the mix for a silver medal halfway through his run, but went sideways and lost all of his speed. He recovered to finish ninth.

3. Russia continues to rake in medals

Finishing Day 1 of the Paralympics with a whopping 12 medals (including four golds), the host Russians were at it again Sunday.

The Russians swept the podium during the men’s 15 km sitting cross-country race. Roman Petushkov won his second gold of the Paralympics, finishing in a time 40 minutes, 51.6 seconds, over a full minute ahead of his compatriot Irek Zaripov. Aleksandr Davidovich completed the sweep.

Canadian Chris Klebl was in medal contention for most of the race, but dropped back during the final stretch and finished sixth. Sébastien Fortier of Quebec City finished in 18th with a time of 51:43.3, while Yves Bourque of Nicolet, Que., was 20th in 55:25.4.

Russia also won bronze medals in the men’s standing super-G and women’s sitting 12 km cross-country race, picking up five medals on Day 2 and upping the host nation’s total to 17, far and away tops in the medal race.