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The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, but in order to do that, must first qualify their country for the Winter Games at the 2025 world championship in order to get to Milan-Cortina, Italy. CBC ...
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Forecasting Milano Cortina 2026: How climate change could redefine future Winter Olympics
As temperatures rise globally, winter sports are being forced to acclimate. Cancelled competitions, safety concerns, and an increased demand for artificial snow are becoming more prominent. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian 3×3 star Paige Crozon on AmeriCup glory and life after the Olympics
CBC Sports’ Brittany MacLean chats with the Humboldt, Sask., native to discuss her AmeriCup gold medal, and how the team has grown since the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IOC publishes manifestos of 7 candidates running to be president and lead Olympics
The seven candidates running for International Olympic Committee president had their manifestos published on Thursday, and one – World Athletics president Sebastian Coe – is offering to take just half of the eight-year mandate on offer and stand again in 2029. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emma McKeon, 1st female swimmer to earn 7 medals at single Olympics, retires at 30
Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Penny Oleksiak reflects on Paris Olympics, climbing Mt Kilimanjaro & what’s to come
Canada’s most decorated female Olympian expresses what her expectations will be moving forward in her swim career. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IIHF preparing proposal to add 3-on-3 hockey to 2030 Winter Olympics
The International Ice Hockey Federation is preparing a proposal to add 3-on-3 hockey to the Winter Olympics as soon as 2030 in the French Alps, following the same expansion that basketball has had over the past two Summer Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Decathlon world champ Pierce LePage dealing with low of missing Olympics
Pierce LePage knew his hopes of competing at the Paris Olympics were over in July. Nearly fourth months later, following surgery in August for a herniated disc in his back, it’s still difficult to put into words for the Canadian and reigning world decathlon champion. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian icon Celine Dion releases Paris Olympics ‘Hymne a l’amour’ performance as single
Celine Dion has released a recording of her performance of Hymne a l’amour at the Paris Olympics, her second single since announcing her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Victor Lapeña out as women’s national basketball head coach after winless Olympics
Canada Basketball on Monday said it has “mutually agreed” to part ways with senior women’s head coach Victory Lapeña, two months after the team failed to win a game at the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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