Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team will give 10 new players a look at the Channel One Cup in Moscow in two weeks from the team that competed in the Karjala Cup in Helsinki earlier this month. CBC | Sports News
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Speed thrills: How Canada’s athletes overcome their fears for Olympic glory
The mind-boggling speeds and incomparable heights Canada’s winter athletes reach in pursuit of Olympic gold can appear unfathomable. If this seems scary to you don’t worry, it scares them, too. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Road to the Olympic Games: Skate America
Watch coverage from Skate America in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Road to the Olympic Games. Action includes the ice dance discipline where Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be competing. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Road to the Olympic Games: Women’s GS from Killington
On this week’s edition of the program, watch action from the women’s alpine World Cup giant slalom event in Killington, VT. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Let’s Play Operation With Olympic Ski Slopestyle Gold Medallist Dara Howell
Dara Howell is many things, including an Operation aficionado. Well, kind of. Get to know Huntsville, Ontario’s Olympian and X-Games medallist better before she competes at this weekend’s World Cup in Stubai, Austria. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Erik Guay doesn’t want an Olympic medal ‘to be the one that got away’
On the threshold of what could very well be his final season of racing, the most-decorated alpine skier in Canadian history acknowledges that he is not yet satisfied. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Manny Osborne-Paradis focused on Olympic push
Canada’s Manny Osborne-Paradis makes his season debut in men’s downhill at Lake Louise, Alta., on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET), looking to carry over a strong finish to the 2016-17 season and a productive summer of strength training. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vey, Desjardins come full circle with Canadian Olympic hockey team
In yet another twist of fate, Linden Vey finds himself back in the saddle of a team coached by Willie Desjardins. This time, it’s with the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brian Gionta wants to add Olympic gold to hockey resumé
Longtime NHL forward Brian Gionta was a member of the U.S. men’s hockey team that finished eighth at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. The 38-year-old NHL free agent is hoping for another chance to win gold in February at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Do or die for Calgary Olympic bid at council Monday
Monday could mark the end of any dreams of the 2026 Winter Olympics being in Calgary, or it could be a big step on the road to going after the event. CBC | Sports News
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