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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
Read More »Sports court says it lacks jurisdiction over U.S. skeleton athlete Uhlaender’s Olympic appeal
U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender’s last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Injury forces Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek, figure skating partner Deschamps out of Olympic team event
World figure skating champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada will not compete in the Olympic team event in Italy later this month due to a training injury in Quebec sustained by Stellato-Dudek, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Connor McDavid eager for Olympic opportunity — and a gold medal
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid has one goal as he prepares to don the Maple Leaf on Milano Cortina Olympic ice — to win gold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Lindsey Vonn says ‘Olympic dream is not over’ after crashing in last downhill before Winter Games
Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milano-Cortina Games. CBC | Sports News
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