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The Canadian men’s volleyball team cruised past Puerto Rico in straight sets to finish 3-0 at the NORCECA Olympic qualifier and punch their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian pair skate to season-best performance at Youth Olympics
Just one week ago, Toronto’s Brooke McIntosh was celebrating her 15th birthday. Today, in front of a capacity crowd and the bright lights shining down, McIntosh and her pairs partner Brandon Toste skated to a season-best performance at the Youth Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Match Wrap: Canada rally to grab huge win over Cuba at last-chance Olympics qualifier
The Canadian men rallied from two sets down to beat Cuba in five sets at the men’s NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament. Canada will book a spot in the Tokyo Olympics with a win Sunday over Puerto Rico. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadians help make history as ski mountaineering debuts at Youth Olympics
The emotion of the historic moment was evident Friday afternoon on the sun-splashed Villar Winter Park mountainside in Switzerland as 48 young women and men from around the world competed in the first-ever Youth Olympics ski mountaineering event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Youth Olympics aim to change the Olympic movement
Canada is one of 79 nations participating in the 2020 Youth Olympics, which opened Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland with a distinctly youthful feel. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gord Perrin returns home in hopes of leading Canadian volleyball back to Olympics
Canada’s men’s volleyball team made its return to the Olympic Games after a 24-year absence in 2016. To get to Tokyo, however, captain Gord Perrin and his teammates must win a last-chance qualifying tournament beginning Friday in Vancouver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russian skater fighting for her life after accident in rehearsal for Youth Olympics ceremony
A female performer has been hospitalized after an accident at a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Youth Olympic Games aren’t your parents’ Olympics
3-on-3 hockey? Mixed nationality teams? Ski mountaineering? Those are just some of the things that set the Winter Youth Olympic Games apart from the traditional version. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Northern Ontario curler to lead Team Canada into Youth Olympics
A young curling star from Northern Ontario is going to be leading Team Canada into the opening ceremony for the Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 this week in Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vancouver 2010 Olympics ushered in golden decade for Canadian athletes
Alex Bilodeau’s historic gold medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver would prove to be the first of many golden moments as Canada defined itself as a competitive force at the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
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