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
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‘Help me fly’: Jane Channell turns heartbreaking loss into Olympic inspiration
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
Read More »Is Canada’s next Olympic curling champion at the pre-trials?
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
Read More »Road to the Olympic Games: Cup of China
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
Read More »Canada may have its best Olympic figure skating team ever
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
Read More »Bobsleigh’s Humphries would welcome reunion with Olympic partner Moyse
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
Read More »Here’s what Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team could look like
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
Read More »Canada to unveil Olympic, Paralympic hockey jerseys
Watch live now as Hockey Canada unveils its hockey jerseys ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic stars will reveal themselves in 100 days
At this point in the Olympic cycle, we tend to focus on the negatives. But while the setup for Pyeongchang is far from ideal, writes Scott Russell, rest assured that the athletes will captivate us 100 days from now. They always do. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pyeongchang gets Olympic flame ahead of 100-day relay
The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and will now head off on a 100-day journey across South Korea before the opening ceremony on Feb. 9. Pyeongchang organizing committee president Lee Hee-beom says the games will be an Olympics of “peace and harmony.” CBC | Sports News
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