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The Canadian mixed doubles curling team of Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman dropped a 7-5 decision to the American duo of Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse on Friday morning at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
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Hurricanes forward Jarvis replaces injured Point on Canadian men’s Olympic hockey roster
Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis will replace Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point on Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s curlers stay unbeaten in mixed doubles before facing reigning Olympic champions
Canada’s Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman beat Norway 6-3 in round-robin mixed doubles curling and will carry a 2-0 record into their match against 2022 Olympic champions Italy later on Thursday in Cortina, Italy. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Milan. Cortina. Antholz-Anterselva? Athletes, fans wrap their heads around wide spread of 2026 Olympic venues
Travelling between venues at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games should be listed as its own sport. It would take a single journey of about 850 kilometres to visit the eight Olympic hubs hosting the ceremonies and 16 disciplines featured at this year’s Winter Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada relying on experience to repeat as Olympic women’s hockey champions
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Read More »Inside Cortina’s Olympic Village: A snowy haven for hundreds of athletes
Athletes at the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on Tuesday chatted at an outdoor coffee stand, traded their unique national team pins and took in the atmosphere of the Dolomites as snow steadily fell. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Feisty Sam Bennett replaces injured Canada forward Anthony Cirelli on Olympic hockey roster
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brutal Bormio could be kinder to Canada’s Olympic downhill skiers
Bormio in February is not Bormio in December. The men’s alpine ski course for the 2026 Olympic Games is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit. Canadians have been successful there in December downhills. They say the Stelvio slope, with its 1,010-metre vertical drop and speeds hitting 100 kilometres per hour, is a hairy ride. CBC | Sports News
Read More »With Olympic arena ready for play, Canadian Don Moffatt’s magic has given Italy its own ‘Miracle on Ice’
Forty-six years since the Americans witnessed their miracle on Olympic ice, the Italians — with some Canadian help — might be on the verge of one of their own. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Despite decades of initiatives, gender equity among high-performance coaches remains an Olympic dream
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team Canada sent its largest women’s contingent in history – making up more than 60 per cent of the athletes. Yet, the sidelines told a different story: only 19 per cent of the coaching staff were women. For Milano-Cortina, that figure is projected to be near 10 per cent. CBC | Sports News
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