It was a quintessential hockey battle between rivals Canada and the United States with high drama, twists and turns — one that saw the Canadians lose a heartbreaker in the semifinals at the Youth Olympics on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Andrew Longino rockets to first gold medal at Youth Olympics
Calgary skier Andrew Longino captured Canada’s first gold medal at the Youth Olympics early Tuesday afternoon in Switzerland. His key to golden success? The sweet sounds of Elton John. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley wins silver at Youth Olympics
Sixteen-year-old Liam Brearley won a silver medal in snowboarding at the Youth Olympics on Monday. He hopes its a precursor to success at a Winter Olympics down the road. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian lugers slide to country’s 1st medal at Youth Olympics
Two 16-year-old lugers from Whistler, B.C., captured Canada’s first medal at the Youth Olympics on Saturday. With snow falling on the iconic St Moritz-Celerina Olympia Bob Run, the Canadian women’s luge duo of Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless slid to silver with their family and friends cheering wildly at the bottom of the track. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Winnipeg youth choir opens Jets game with Canadian anthem sung in Ojibwe
The Strong Warrior Girls Anishinaabe Choir treated Winnipeg Jets fans to the Canadian national anthem sung in Ojibwe for the very first time at a professional sporting event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Team Canada eyes gold in boys hockey at Youth Olympics in Switzerland
While much of the Youth Olympics experience is focused on gaining valuable lessons and creating memories, make no mistake, Canada’s boys’ hockey team is in Lausanne to bring home gold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian pair skate to season-best performance at Youth Olympics
Just one week ago, Toronto’s Brooke McIntosh was celebrating her 15th birthday. Today, in front of a capacity crowd and the bright lights shining down, McIntosh and her pairs partner Brandon Toste skated to a season-best performance at the Youth Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian biathlon sisterhood shines at Youth Olympic Games
Women who shoot and ski together, stay together. At least that’s been the motto for Canadian biathletes Pascale Paradis, Jenna Sharrington and Naomi Walch for most of their lives. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadians help make history as ski mountaineering debuts at Youth Olympics
The emotion of the historic moment was evident Friday afternoon on the sun-splashed Villar Winter Park mountainside in Switzerland as 48 young women and men from around the world competed in the first-ever Youth Olympics ski mountaineering event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Youth Olympics aim to change the Olympic movement
Canada is one of 79 nations participating in the 2020 Youth Olympics, which opened Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland with a distinctly youthful feel. CBC | Sports News
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