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New Zealand’s Alice Robinson was already leading the Olympic season’s giant slalom standings. Now she’s a threat in super-G, too. CBC | Sports News
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The prospect and the vet: Primerano, Larocque battle for spots on Canada’s Olympic blue line
Jocelyne Larocque, 37, and 18-year-old Chloe Primerano represent the past and future of the Canadian women’s hockey team. And now, with the Olympics less than two months away, both are fighting for a spot on defence. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility
The IOC set a target Wednesday of early 2026 to detail a new policy on eligibility in female sports that could see transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Grateful for the pressure: Snowboard cross world champ Éliot Grondin hunts for elusive Olympic gold
Éliot Grondin has won almost everything there is to win in the sport of snowboard cross. This February, he’s aiming to capture the one thing missing from his trophy case: Olympic gold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic officials expected to speak about troubled hockey rink construction ahead of 2026 Games
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Read More »Blues’ Binnington focused on his game with Canadian Olympic selection looming
Goalie Jordan Binnington backstopped Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off and opened the NHL season as the front-runner to start in February’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games. But a sluggish start, for both him and the St. Louis Blues, has raised questions about where he fits in Canada’s Olympic plan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cooper expects ‘excruciatingly tough’ decisions with Canada’s Olympic roster
Jon Cooper’s plate is already full with his day job. The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach has had to navigate a minefield peppered with injuries to key players through the first two months of the NHL schedule. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic hockey in Milan will be played on shorter ice than NHL dimensions
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Read More »Figure skating’s Grand Prix Final will reveal Olympic favourites
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Japan, where the top athletes in the world are gathered for the final time before the Winter Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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