Tag Archives: Olympic

Krista McCarville’s rink from the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ont, is heading to the Olympic curling trials in Ottawa after defeating Briane Meilleur’s Winnipeg team 7-5 on Saturday night in Summerside, P.E.I. CBC | Sports News

Watch coverage of the men’s and ladies free programs from the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan, on Road to the Olympic Games. Reigning world champions Yuzuru Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva will both be in action and looking to put their competitors on notice ahead of the PyeongChang Games. CBC | Sports News

Teddy Purcell and his fellow Canadian Olympic team hopefuls exhibited a lack of touch around the crease and poor play on special teams in their 2-0 loss to Sweden at the Karjala Cup in Helsinki on Friday. CBC | Sports News

Ontario skip Sherry Middaugh has played in five out of the six Olympic trials since 1997 but has yet to earn a coveted spot at the Winter Games. She’s hoping the Road to the Roar will be the first step en route to a trip to Pyeongchang, South Korea. CBC | Sports News

Jane Channell has been hooked on the “crazy” sport of skeleton for a decade and a half. But it was the tragic, sudden death of her boyfriend eight years ago that really set her on the path to the Olympics. CBC | Sports News

How deep is the talent pool in Canadian curling? Put it this way: we need a separate tournament just to decide who gets to play in our Olympic trials. That’s what 28 teams will be doing this week in Summerside, P.E.I., as they look to follow in the footsteps of 2014 Olympic champ Brad Jacobs. CBC | Sports News

Watch coverage of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in China on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET with action from the men’s free program on Road to the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News

With talent and star power in all five events, Canada’s Olympic figure skaters have the potential to break the national record of three Olympic medals at a single Games, writes Pj Kwong. CBC | Sports News

It’s almost becoming reality TV: Who will get the rose from Kaillie Humphries to ride in her sled and compete for bobsleigh gold at the PyeongChang Olympics? CBC | Sports News

With 100 days left before the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, Canadian Olympic men’s hockey GM Sean Burke and his staff have a lot of decisions to make. Here’s a look at how the final roster for the 2018 Winter Games might shake out. CBC | Sports News