Tag Archives: Olympic

The who’s who of Canadian curlers have assembled in Fredericton this weekend for the Everest Curling Challenge with the chance of winning the largest cash prize in the sport’s history. For many, it’s the first rocks they will throw ahead of a busy Olympic qualifying season. CBC | Sports News

Pole vaulting isn’t her first love, but after concussions drove her out of gymnastics, Canada’s Robin Bone is raising the bar and keeping her Olympic dream alive. CBC | Sports News

Canadian men’s Olympic team general manager Sean Burke still has many miles to travel to scout hours and hours of games. But the man put in charge of following the back-to-back golden footprints of Steve Yzerman likes what he has witnessed so far. CBC | Sports News

Samuel Girard and Kim Boutin will compete at the 2018 Olympics Games in Pyeongchang after qualifying for the provisional Canadian short-track team on Saturday. CBC | Sports News

The Olympic medal-winning swimmer met with fans at the LaSalle outdoor pool following a parade along Front Road that started at 4 p.m. CBC | Sports News

This week: Mark McMorris defies logic by being back on a snowboard just 5 months after rupturing his spleen, fracturing his jaw, collapsing a lung… the list goes on. CBC | Sports News

Samuel Girard and Kim Boutin both increased their chances of being the first male and female skaters to lock up their spots on the Canadian short track team at the 2018 Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News

Watch Road to the Olympic Games Primetime for action and analysis from the IAAF track & field world championships. Coverage will include Canada’s Damian Warner in the men’s decathlon, as well as Usain Bolt in the Jamaican sprinter’s final 4×100-metre relay. CBC | Sports News

DeMar DeRozan came inches away from an incredible 360 dunk while playing for the United States ahead of the Rio 016 Olympics. CBC | Sports News

Canadian rugby player Magali Harvey, who was named player of the year in 2014, did not mince words when describing her exclusion from the Olympic roster, calling the decision a “slap in the face.” CBC | Sports News