PHOTOS: Canada's Dominique Maltais receives her snowboard cross silver medal

Canada's Dominique Maltais is an Olympic champion for a second time, finishing second in the ladies' snowboard cross event on Sunday, and she's going back home with a beautiful silver medal.

Check out some awesome photos from what was clearly an emotional medal ceremony for the 33-year-old from Quebec, who adds to her bronze medal from Torino in 2006:

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Maltais has been snowboarding since the age of 11. Her sporting philosophy: "Live to ride, ride to live." 

Preach on, Ms. Maltais.