02/10/26 17:06
Canada’s Stephen Gogolev in 10th, Malinin leading after men’s short program
- Globe Staff
Stephen Gogolev skates in the men's singles short program.Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev fought through dangling laces on one of his skates to finish the men’s short program in 10th place with a score of 87.41.
The United States’ Ilia Malinin is in the gold-medal spot with a score of 108.16, holding off Yuma Kagiyama of Japan who sits second at 103.07 and Adam Siao Him Fa in third at 102.55.
Saturday’s free skate will decide the men’s singles podium, with “Quad God” and reigning World Champion Malinin looking to win his first individual gold at the Olympics.
02/10/26 16:39
U.S. shuts out Canada to win women’s hockey round-robin game 5-0
- Grant Robertson
Team USA's Abbey Murphy celebrates a goal in the Americans' dominant win.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Canada got a glimpse of how playing without Marie-Philip Poulin looks today in a game against their fiercest rival, the United States, that ended scoreless for the reigning Olympic champions.
The United States shut-out Canada to win the round-robin game 5-0.
Poulin, nicknamed ‘Captain Clutch’ for her history of tournament-winning goals at the Olympics, watched from the sidelines. On the ice, Canada attempted a defensive, grinding, physical game against the Americans, while the U.S. came out speedy and offensive. It was no contest.
The U.S. got to work early, when blueliner Caroline Harvey’s shot found its way through traffic in front of Canadian goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens to open the scoring. It was an ominous sign: the team that has scored first when these two teams have met the Olympics has gone on to win seven out of their 10 games.
Goals from Kirsten Simms, Laila Edwards and two from Hannah Bilka rounded out the scoring, and Abbey Murphy recorded three assists on the night. The U.S. outshot Canada 33-20.
02/10/26 15:51
Canada still scoreless as U.S. extends lead to 4-0 after second period
- Moira Wyton
Hannah Bilka scores her second of the game against Canada.ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images
An increasingly frustrated Canadian women’s hockey team remained scoreless as the United States added two goals in the second period to take a 4-0 lead.
The United States further extended its lead over Canada with a power-play goal by Kirsten Simms just over a minute into the second period with assists from Tessa Janecke and Abbey Murphy.
Hannah Bilka scored her second of the game less than 12 minutes later with Murphy’s third assist of the game and secondary help from Caroline Harvey, who now has a goal and two assists in the first 40 minutes.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether it would count as the Americans threw up their hands in celebration. But after a review of whether the puck had fully crossed the goal line, and then a coach’s challenge from the Canada bench for goalie interference, officials called it a good goal on the ice.
The U.S. outshot Canada 11-6 in the second period, and has now posted 22 in the first 40 minutes, more than double the Canadians’ ten.
02/10/26 15:43
Behind the scenes, shooting from the slopes
- Fabrizio Troccoli
Birk Ruud of Norway during his gold medal run in the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals in Livigno.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
This was taken almost halfway down the slope in a section where there are no monitors or loudspeakers, so it isn’t easy to know when the athlete is approaching. Also, standing right below the jump, you have to be ready immediately for the split seconds in which the jump happens. Without any visual or audio reference, I focused on the sound of the drone that follows the athlete for aerial footage; when I heard it getting close, I set the focus on the edge of the jump and made sure I was ready to capture that moment perfectly.
02/10/26 15:21
Spanish figure skater delights with Minions routine after licensing snag
- Robyn Doolittle
Spain's Tomas Guarino Sabate competes with his Minions routine.Elsa/Getty Images
Six-time Spanish figure skating champion Tomàs Guarino Sabaté got to make his Olympic debut dressed as a yellow Minion after all, performing his playful, fan-favourite short program on Tuesday to a delighted audience.
But it was a moment that almost didn’t happen.
Just days before the start of the Olympics, Sabaté was told he would need to find a new routine as there were copyright issues with his music. Universal Pictures only relented after the skater posted the news on social media, triggering fierce public backlash.
And Sabaté hasn’t been the only skater navigating copyright problems at these Olympics Games. On the weekend, Canadian artist Seb McKinnon raised concerns online that American skater Amber Glenn had used his work without permission.
The two camps have since worked out an arrangement, but it’s an example of how fraught the music rights issue has become, as both Sabaté and Glenn arrived in Milan with the understanding that they were in the clear.
02/10/26 15:08
Trump calls U.S. Olympian who criticized ICE raids a ‘real loser’
Team USA again found itself pulled into the country’s culture wars today after U.S. President Donald Trump labelled freestyle skier Hunter Hess a “real loser,” prompting teammates to rally around him and defend the freedom of expression they say defines the nation.
Hess had said he felt conflicted about racing for the United States amid political developments at home, remarks that drew a sharp social media response from Trump and quickly reverberated through the American team. What might once have been a private athlete’s reflection instead escalated into a public confrontation between the president and his country’s Olympians.
Several U.S. athletes moved to defend Hess, arguing that criticism of a competitor for voicing personal doubts cut against the country’s stated commitment to free speech. Their reaction underscored the uneasy intersection of sport and politics at a Games where competitors are united by a flag but divided, like many Americans, by the climate beyond the arena.
Ben Ogden, who had just ended a 50-year U.S. medal drought in Olympic men’s cross-country skiing with silver in the classic sprint, said the episode was disheartening.
“I choose to believe that I live in a country where people can express their opinions without backlash,” he said.
- Reuters
02/10/26 14:49
U.S. takes 2-0 lead over Canada after first period
- Moira Wyton
Hannah Bilka of United States celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal.David W Cerny/Reuters
Canada trails the U.S. by two goals as the Americans held the defending Olympic champions scoreless through the first period.
Caroline Harvey opened the scoring for the U.S. just under four minutes into the game, assisted by Haley Winn, and ten minutes later Hannah Bilka doubled the lead with assists from Abbey Murphy and Harvey.
Canada had a successful penalty kill after Blayre Turnbull took a two-minute minor for an illegal hit, but the U.S. outshot the Canadians 11-4 through the first 20 minutes.
02/10/26 14:23
Canada’s Gogolev skates through dangling laces in men’s singles short program
Stephen Gogolev's laces came untucked during his short program skate.JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP/Getty Images
Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev overcame a wardrobe malfunction and put in a solid skate in the men’s short program.
Gogolev scored 87.41 points for his gangster-inspired routine. The score was not as high as his impressive short program in the team event, but it put him in first place with several skaters to go.
The laces came out of one of Gogolev’s skates during the routine, but he managed not to get tripped up.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 14:10
Canada vs. U.S. women’s hockey game begins
- Moira Wyton
Taylor Heise of United States in action with Canada's Sarah Nurse and Daryl Watts.David W Cerny/Reuters
Canada’s women’s hockey team is facing the United States as the fierce rivals go head-to-head for the first time at these Winter Olympics.
But the defending Olympic champions don’t have captain Marie-Philip Poulin on the bench as they play their most likely challenger for the gold in Milan. Forward Brianne Jenner is Canada’s acting team captain with Poulin out with a lower-body injury.
Forwards Laura Stacey, Emily Clark and Blayre Turnbull are starting for Canada with defenders Renata Fast and Jocelyne Larocque and Ann-Renée Desbiens in net.
The Americans’ starting lineup consists of forwards Alex Carpenter, Britta Curl and Hilary Knight, defenders Laila Edwards and Megan Keller, and Aerin Frankel in net.
Both teams are so far undefeated in the round-robin stage, with Canada beating Switzerland 4-0 and Czechia 5-1 and the U.S. with 5-0 shut-out victories over the Czechs and the Swiss, and a 5-1 win over Finland. Canada’s last group stage match, rescheduled due to norovirus on the Finnish side, is on Thursday.
02/10/26 13:58
Germany’s Julia Taubitz golden in women’s luge as Canadians fall short of podium
Gold medallist Julia Taubitz of Germany celebrates after the women's singles final run.Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Julia Taubitz of Germany emerged victorious at women’s singles luge track with a final time of just over three minutes and 30 seconds, with Latvia’s Elina Bota claiming silver and American Ashley Farquharson winning bronze.
Canadian lugers Embyr-Lee Susko and Trinity Ellis, both of Vancouver, finished well off the podium.
Susko finished in 15th place with a time that was 3.177 seconds behind the leader, while Ellis placed 17th, 3.704 seconds behind.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 13:20
Opinion: Lindsey Vonn failed, but she tried – and that’s something to celebrate
- Cathal Kelly
Lindsey Vonn's determination to come back at 41 should be celebrated, writes Cathal Kelly.Uncredited/The Associated Press
I suspect Lindsey Vonn’s wipeout and the skier then writhing on the hill are the images of the Games.
In the aftermath, the online scolds have come rushing in. Vonn was racing on what she said was a fully ruptured ACL, an injury she picked up days before the Olympics started. She’s 41 years old. She hadn’t competed for years.
Since Vonn announced on Monday that she suffered a “complex tibia fracture,“ the internet hive mind has decided that she shouldn’t have competed. Most aren’t putting it this way, but the implication is that she did it to herself.
Well, of course she did. That’s what’s so great about it.
The only worthwhile things any of us do are the result of multiple, often catastrophic, failures. Did you marry your first grade-school boyfriend? Well, there you go.
Vonn tried and failed, badly. We should celebrate this. Not the outcome, but the attempt. Society needs more Lindsey Vonns, in every walk of life. People who aren’t afraid to do something that might not go the way they want and don’t look around for someone to blame when that’s what happens.
At the temporary cost of her health, Vonn is trying to teach us all that lesson.
“It wasn’t a storybook ending,” she wrote. “It was just life.”
02/10/26 13:15
Ukraine’s lone figure skater says his heart is with his father as he competes in Milan
Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak says his short program is a tribute to his father, who is fighting on the frontlines of the war in their homeland.Vasilisa Stepanenko/The Associated Press
Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Drained, anxious and often unable to sleep, the 21-year-old could not stop thinking about his family back in Ukraine: His father is in the army on the front lines and his mother is in Kyiv, while his grandparents are dodging drone attacks in his hometown of Kherson.
Marsak moved to Finland to train in safety shortly after the war began, but the conflict has a long reach.
“It is really affecting the way we live, the way we think, the way we practice as well,” he said on Sunday in Milan.
Marsak, who ultimately sought help through therapy and medication, is channeling his feelings into his program for men’s singles figure skating as the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches.
Ukraine’s lone figure skater will skate to “Fall On Me” by crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo in the men’s short program today.
Marsak and his father, Andriy, see themselves in the song that unites the Bocelli family. Marsak last saw his father during the Ukrainian nationals in April, when Andriy was able to get military leave to attend the competition and witnessed his son win his third title before returning to the front lines.
“Even though we cannot see each other, we are still together, we still feel this connection between us,” the 21-year-old said.
- The Associated Press
02/10/26 13:06
Norway’s Klaebo makes history with third-straight gold in cross-country sprint classic
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the cross-country skiing men's sprint classic.Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press
Competitors find it hard to fault Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo because he has it all: Technique, tactics, power and speed.
Today, the Norwegian cross-country skiing phenomenon was unstoppable again as he earned his second Olympic gold medal in his second outing at the Milan Cortina Games, comfortably winning the preliminary rounds and final of the classic sprint.
The 29-year-old is one medal away from the Winter Olympics all-time record tally of eight golds, shared by three retired Norwegian greats of cross-country skiing and biathlon.
A formidable sprinter, Klaebo won five golds, one silver and one bronze at the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Pyeongchang. He has evolved to dominate every aspect of cross-country skiing, winning his first distance race in the skiathlon Sunday.
Added to his explosive finish is his breathtakingly fast hill climb — a brutal run that left other racers far behind in northern Italy.
- The Associated Press
02/10/26 12:54
Ukrainian Olympian says he will wear helmet banned by IOC
Vladyslav Heraskevych 'helmet of remembrance' is a tribute to Ukrainian athletes who have died amid Russia's attack.Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych said today he would wear his “helmet of remembrance” honouring those killed in the war with Russia at the Winter Olympics skeleton competition despite an explicit International Olympic Committee ban of the headgear.
The 27-year-old has been training in Italy with the helmet showing 24 images of dead Ukrainian athletes, but the IOC said he could not do so in the competition starting on Thursday due to a rule banning any political statements in the fields of play.
He could instead wear a black armband, it said.
“Because of [the dead athletes’] sacrifice, we are able to compete here as a team,” Heraskevych, who displayed a “No War in Ukraine” sign at Beijing 2022 days before Russia’s invasion, told a press conference on Tuesday.
“I believe they deserve to be with me on competition day. I will use it [the helmet] on race day,” he said.
- Reuters
02/10/26 12:43
Watch: All the types of jumps in figure skating, explained
What's the difference between an axel and a lutz? Globe reporter Robyn Doolittle, herself a skater, breaks down all the jumps you'll see at the Games.
Figure skaters perform their jumps in the blink of an eye. The Globe’s Robyn Doolittle, herself a skater, gives some tips on how to identify the different moves when watching the Winter Olympics at home.
02/10/26 12:33
Carney and Trump discussed Canada-U.S. women’s hockey game in phone call, PM says
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed tonight’s Canada-U.S. women’s hockey game during a phone call this morning.
Carney said the call was primarily about the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit, but the Olympic matchup came up as well.
“It’s a big game today,” Carney said as he arrived for the weekly cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill. “And we’re going to win.”
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 12:03
Figure skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps to compete in pairs event
– Robyn Doolittle
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps missed the team event after Stellato-Dudek sustained a head injury in training.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Canadian pairs skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will compete at the Olympics next week, Skate Canada announced Tuesday.
For the past week, it has been unclear whether Stellato-Dudek would be competing in the pair figure skating event. Just days before she was due to leave for Milan, the 42-year-old suffered an injury in practice, which forced her to pull out of the team event. Skate Canada provided few details about the incident, other than to say she was being monitored on a daily basis and that the injury was a result of an “accident.”
On Tuesday, Skate Canada revealed more details, explaining that Stellato-Dudek had hit her head. She is now “feeling well and is looking forward to taking the ice at Milano Cortina 2026,” Skate Canada said in a news release.
If she competes as planned, Stellato-Dudek, a three-time national champion and 2024 World Champion with Deschamps, will become the oldest woman to compete in an Olympic figure skating event in nearly 100 years.
02/10/26 11:43
Italy defeat Great Britain to win bronze in mixed doubles curling
Italy's Amos Mosaner competes in the curling mixed doubles round robin bronze medal game between Great Britain and Italy.FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images
Italy has won the mixed doubles curling bronze medal with a 5-3 win over Great Britain.
The 2022 Olympic champions cemented the win with a point in the eighth and final end.
Britain goes home empty-handed after entering the medal round with a leading 8-1 record.
The United States and Sweden play for gold later Tuesday, starting at 12:05 p.m. ET.
– The Canadian Press
02/10/26 11:34
National mint of Italy offers to repair faulty Olympic medals
The national mint of Italy is ready to repair the faulty medal fixings for athletes, organizers of the Milan Cortina Olympics said Tuesday.
Ribbons and clasps, rather than the gold, silver and bronze designs, have been the problem for medalists in the opening days of the Winter Games.
“A limited number for medals have had a few problems,” Olympic organizing committee spokesman Luca Casassa said in translated comments.
A “targeted intervention” was found with the Zecca dello Stato (state mint) in Rome that produced the medals.
“Athletes who have medals with problems are invited to give them back through the appropriate channels,” Casassa said, “so that they can be immediately repaired.”
Breezy Johnson, who won gold in women’s downhill alpine skiing on Sunday, told reporters at a post-podium press conference that her gold medal had detached from its ribbon.
“I was jumping up and down in excitement, then it just fell off,” Johnson said, showing off her cracked and chipped medal in one hand as the separated ribbon hung around her neck.
In a video posted to Instagram by Germany’s biathlon team, Justus Strelow’s bronze medal is shown falling off the ribbon while he celebrates with his teammates.
American figure skater Alysa Liu also had the same issue, posting an Instagram video of the ribbon detaching from her Olympic medal. “My medal don’t need the ribbon,” she wrote on the post.
– Globe Staff, The Associated Press
02/10/26 10:57
Norwegian biathlete upends post-medal interview with adultery admission
Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, poses with the bronze medal for the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race in Anterselva, Italy.Mosa'ab Elshamy/The Associated Press
Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid followed up his bronze medal in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday with an extraordinary confession over cheating on his girlfriend.
“There’s someone I wanted to share it with who might not be watching today. Six months ago I met the love of my life - the most beautiful and kindest person in the world,” he told Norwegian state broadcaster NRK in a live interview after his bronze win.
“Three months ago I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her,” he added tearfully. “I told her about it a week ago. It’s been the worst week of my life.”
Without naming the woman, 28-year-old Laegreid compared her to the Games’ most prestigious prize.
“I had a gold medal in my life, and there are probably many who look at me with different eyes, but I only have eyes for her,” he said. “Sport has taken a slightly place (in my life) the last few days. Yes, I wish I could share it with her.”
Laegreid came third in the men’s Olympic 20km individual biathlon race behind winner Johan-Olav Botn and Eric Perrot of France to claim the bronze, hitting 19 of his shots.
– Reuters
02/10/26 10:43
Canada’s journey to Olympic hockey glory had an important stopover in Halifax
– Grant Robertson
Brad Marchand remembers the first time he set eyes on Sidney Crosby. He was nine years old and Marchand’s dad took him to Harbour Place, an arena 20 minutes east of downtown Halifax, to watch the kid who was fast becoming a local legend.
Marchand, who grew up a few minutes away in Dartmouth, was a year younger, undersized and a below-average skater. But because Crosby’s talent always had him playing among older age groups, Marchand’s dad thought Brad could learn from watching how Crosby managed against much bigger players.
“The way he would kind of spread his legs to shield pucks against a group of guys, that’s what my dad wanted to me to see,” Marchand said, recalling how Crosby’s habits left an imprint.
It was the beginning of one of the most remarkable talent factories Canadian hockey has ever seen. Home to Crosby, Marchand and Nathan MacKinnon, the greater Halifax area has somehow produced three future NHL hall of famers in a single generation, racking up six Stanley Cups between them. It is an outlandish amount of prowess from a relatively compact area. If you drove between all three of their houses growing up, Marchand figures you could do the round trip in under 25 minutes. “It’s not far.”
This offseason, the trio gathered back home to train, something they do most summers. But these workouts came with an added edge as they prepared for the Milan Olympics. What took place on the ice would never be mistaken for a typical summertime game of shinny. It was physical, vocal, aggressive and relentless.
Read more about the Halifax hockey factory.
02/10/26 10:18
Canadian speed skater Kim Boutin reacts to Olympic silver win
– Robyn Doolittle
Canada's Felix Roussel, Steven Dubois, William Dandjinou, Courtney Sarault, Florence Brunelle and Kim Boutin pose with their silver medals.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
For a millisecond, short track speed skater Kim Boutin wasn’t sure how to feel when she watched her teammate William Dandjinou cross the finish line in second place.
The Canadian team had entered the mixed team relay race with their hearts set on a gold medal finish. Was this a failure? But then the 31-year-old looked over at her beaming teammate Courtney Sarault and the reality kicked in: They had just won an Olympic medal in their first Olympic event.
“As soon as I saw her smile I was like yay! We’re happy,” she said. “This team is so strong, so connected and that’s the thing I’m most proud of.”
Tuesday’s silver marked a strong start for the close-knit Montreal-based squad, which arrived in Milan with a goal to win more medals than any Canadian team in Olympic history, surpassing the previous record of six, set in 2002.
02/10/26 09:49
Marie-Philip Poulin to miss women’s hockey game against U.S.
– Jamie Ross
Poulin is considered day-to-day after sustaining a lower-body injury in Monday's game against Czechia.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Canada goes head to head with the United States in the marquee match-up at the women’s hockey tournament on Tuesday. It will do so without the help of team captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
Poulin, a four-time Olympic medalist, (three gold, one silver), suffered an apparent injury to her right leg after taking a body check in the first period of Canada’s win over Czechia Monday. She was ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the United States on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian Olympic Committee said in a statement.
In the U.S. (2-0), Canada is going up against the gold-medal favourite. Though the Canadians have taken gold at this tournament in three of the last four Winter Games, they are the clear underdog against the Americans this time around.
02/10/26 09:05
Norway’s Botn takes gold in men’s 20km individual biathlon race
Johan-Olav Botn, of Norway, reacts after crossing the finish line in the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race.Mosa'ab Elshamy/The Associated Press
Johan-Olav Botn of Norway stormed through the final lap to win the Olympic gold medal in a nerve-jangling men’s 20km individual biathlon race at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Tuesday.
Eric Perrot of France came in second, 14.8 seconds behind the winner, to secure the silver medal, with Botn’s compatriot Sturla Holm Laegreid taking the bronze for Norway.
– Reuters
02/10/26 08:51
NHL players vocal in their praise for Milan athletes village, but low key about plans to stay there
– Grant Robertson
NHL players have said they've enjoyed the athletes village at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, but it's unknown if they'll stay there for the duration of the Games.Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Drew Doughty was coy. Which was probably the first clue.
The veteran Team Canada defenceman is known as a straight shooter, a guy who rarely ducks a question.
But when Doughty was asked whether Team Canada was planning to stay in the athletes village for the entire duration of the Milan Cortina Olympics, or whether the NHLers would be checking into a nice hotel, Doughty’s response was, basically: I don’t really want to talk about that.
The arrival of multimillion-dollar hockey superstars in Milan for the men’s tournament that begins this week has injected some glamour into the Winter Games, not unlike when NBA superstars descend upon the Summer Olympics.
However, living arrangements are something the players aren’t eager to make a lot of noise about. After staying the first few nights in the athletes village to get a taste of the Olympic experience, some players will be quietly decamping for hotels to prepare for the tournament.
Some will join their wives or families, who are arriving this week, while others will be in hotels arranged by the NHL Players’ Association.
02/10/26 08:29
Mikaël Kingsbury and Julien Viel qualify for men’s moguls finals
– Eric Reguly
Mikaël Kingsbury of Team Canada competes in men's moguls qualifiers at Livigno Air Park.Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Two Canadians hit the upper ranks of the men’s moguls Olympic qualifying rounds mid-day Tuesday, two days ahead of the medal event in Livigno, Italy.
In round one, Quebec’s Mikaël Kingsbury, 33, placed third, no surprise there, since he is the sport’s greatest athlete, with 100 World Cup victories and three Olympic medals collected in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Games, one of them gold.
If there was any surprise, it was Julien Viel, 24, who placed second, just ahead of Kingsbury in the points tally. Japanese moguls star Ikuma Horishima, 28, placed first.
In the second round, the results were exactly the same, setting up a podium battle among Kingsbury, Viel and Horishima.
Another Canadian, Elliot Vaillancourt, 26, of Quebec, placed 16th in the second qualifying round.
The two final rounds start Thursday at 6:15 a.m. ET.
(An earlier version of this entry incorrectly stated that Kingsbury won his three Olympic medals, including one gold, at the 2014 and 2022 Games. He collected medals at three separate Games, winning gold in Pyeongchang.)
02/10/26 07:26
Canadian short track speed skaters win silver in mixed team relay at Winter Olympics
- Robyn Doolittle
MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 10: Courtney Sarault of Team Canada competes during the Short Track Speed Skating Mixed Team Relay on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 10, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)Elsa/Getty Images
Canadian short track speed skaters have won silver in the mixed team relay event.
Canada spent much of the race stuck in third and at one point fell to fourth, but made a move in the final laps into second position.
Tuesday marked a strong start for the close-knit Montreal-based squad, which arrived in Milan with a goal to win more medals than any Canadian team in Olympic history. That record was set in 2002 in Salt Lake City, when the short track team brought home six. (The team’s current head coach Marc Gagnon secured three of those medals.)
Led by powerhouses William Dandjinou and Courtney Sarault — both Crystal Globe winners, the highest individual honour in short track speed skating — the 10-member team is famously deep. Canadian short track skaters brought home 31 medals – including 15 golds – on the World Tour this season, as well as the ISU Team Crystal Globe for the second time.
In addition to Dandjinou and Sarault, the mixed team roster includes Felix Roussel, Steven Dubois, Kim Boutin and Florence Brunelle, with the combinations of racers in different rounds.
On Tuesday, Italy won gold with a time of 2:39.019, Canada crossed the line at 2:39.258 and the skaters from Belgium earned bronze with a time of 2:39.353. The defending Olympic Champions, Team China, fell to fourth.
02/10/26 06:51
Canada advances to speed skating mixed relay final
Canada’s short track speed skating team will advance to the mixed team relay final, starting at 7:03 a.m. ET.
In the semi-final, the Canadians finished first in their group to advance with a time of two minutes, 39.607 seconds.
The team will skate for gold against Italy, China and Belgium.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 06:40
Canada’s short track speed skating team advances to mixed team relay semi-final
Canada's Florence Brunelle and China's Gong Li compete in the short track speed skating mixed team relay quarter-final at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
Canada’s short track speed skating team has advanced to the mixed team relay semi-final.
The Canadians finished first in their quarter-final skate with a time of two minutes, 39.034 seconds — ahead of China, Belgium and Kazakhstan.
The two best teams in each of the three quarter-finals moved on, along with the two fastest third placed teams. Both the semifinal and final are set to take place over the next hour.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 06:26
U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn resolves copyright issue with Canadian music artist during Olympics
Amber Glenn of Team United States competes in women's single skating (free skating) event on Day Two of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she has smoothed out copyright concerns with the artist behind one of the pieces of her free skate music, and that the Olympic team gold medalist may have struck up a new friendship with him because of it.
Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who produces music under the name CLANN, had taken to social media after Glenn performed her free skate to conclude the team event Sunday and expressed surprise that his song, “The Return,” was used as part of the program.
“So just found out an Olympic figure skater used one of my songs without permission for their routine. It aired all over the world ... what? Is that usual practice for the Olympics?” McKinnon posted to X, eventually congratulating Glenn on her gold medal.
Figure skaters are required to obtain copyright permission for the music they use. But the process is confusing and prone to mistakes, and several skaters have changed programs at the last minute for the Milan Cortina Games because problems have arisen.
“The issue of music rights can be complex and confusing,” Glenn said in a statement. “Seems like there was a hiccup in that whole process. I’m glad we cleared things up with Seb and I look forward to collaborating with him.”
Glenn has been performing her free skate to “The Return” for the past two years without any issues.
“It was a dream come true to perform at the Olympic Games and to have Seb acknowledge my performance and congratulate me afterward made the moment even more special,” Glenn said. “It’s my sincere hope that I was able to help create new fans of both figure skating and Seb. We will move forward and continue supporting both artists and the skating community.”
- The Associated Press
02/10/26 06:10
Mikaël Kingsbury and Julien Viel advance to final for men’s freestyle skiing moguls
Mikaël Kingsbury of Team Canada celebrates as he competes in men's moguls qualifiers.Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Canadians Julien Viel and Mikaël Kingsbury have qualified for the final in freestyle skiing men’s moguls.
The pair posted scores of 79.56 and 79.11, respectively, in the first qualification round behind Ikuma Horishima of Japan, who had a top score of 85.42.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 06:08
Poulin injury top of mind ahead of women’s hockey game against U.S.
– Grant Robertson
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin was injured after being hit into the boards in the first period of play on Monday against Czechia in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press
Canada won its round-robin game against Czechia 5-1 on Monday night, but Captain Marie-Philip Poulin’s departure overshadowed the victory.
Considered the world’s best women’s hockey player, Poulin was hit hard into the boards and left the game with an apparent injury. After skating gingerly off the ice favouring her right leg, Poulin came back to the bench briefly at the end of the first period, but would not return. After the second period, Team Canada officials announced she was out of the game.
Canada won the game in dominant fashion. But it was the injury to Poulin, and her questionable status heading into Tuesday’s game against the rival Americans, that overshadowed the win.
Team Canada head coach Troy Ryan said he had no update on Poulin’s status for Tuesday’s game against the United States. He expected to have a briefing from team doctors on Tuesday.
Canada is undefeated after two games in the seeding round, after also beating the Swiss 4-0 on Saturday.
02/10/26 05:52
IOC allows Ukrainian Olympian to wear black armband, but bans helmet honouring fallen athletes
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his helmet with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine, at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday.Cristiano Corvino/Reuters
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will be allowed to wear a black armband in competition at the Milan Cortina Games, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday, but not the helmet he wanted to commemorate the lives of some athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia.
The IOC called that move a compromise.
Herashevych said the IOC told him Monday night that he could not wear the helmet that shows the faces of several Ukrainian athletes who have been killed since 2022, because Olympic officials decided it broke the rule banning political statements.
It was not immediately clear if he would wear the armband. The IOC also pointed out that it has banned armbands in the past, but is willing to make an exception in Heraskevych’s case.
- The Associated Press
Ukrainian skeleton competitor Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Monday (February 9) a helmet he has used in training at the Milano Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rule on political statements.
Reuters
02/10/26 05:46
Canada looks for its first gold in short track speed skating
- Robyn Doolittle
Canada's William Dandjinou, South Korea's Shin Dong-min and Hungary's Moon Wonjun compete in the short track speed skating men's 1000m heats on Tuesday.GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
Today in Milan, Canada will be looking for its first gold medal of the Games with the mixed team relay event, led by William Dandjinou and Courtney Sarault — both Crystal Globe winners, the highest individual honour in short track speed skating.
Filling out the rest of the team will be Felix Roussel, Steven Dubois, Kim Boutin and Florence Brunelle, although the combinations of racers will change each round.
Also at the Games today, Skate Canada is expected to announce whether injured figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek will be competing in the pairs event with her partner Maxime Deschamps. The 42-year-old and former World Champion was set to become the oldest woman figure skater to compete in figure skating at the Olympics in nearly 100 years, until just days before the Games, it was announced she had suffered an “accident” while training in Quebec.
02/10/26 05:15
Five things to watch for on Day 4 at the Milan Cortina Games
Mikaël Kingsbury of Team Canada participates in freestyle skiing moguls training on Day Three of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Air Park.David Ramos/Getty Images
Rivalry renewed
Defending champion Canada will get its first look at the United States in women’s hockey action. The pair of rivals go head to head for the first time at the Winter Olympics since Canada defeated the U.S. in the gold medal match of the Beijing Games. The U.S. topped Canada for first place in 2018.
Golden track
Canada’s short track speed skating team is expected to contend for gold in the mixed team relay in Milan. The squad, led by breakout star William Dandjinou, will skate against China, Belgium and Kazakhstan in one of three quarterfinal races. The two best teams in each race and the two fastest third-placed teams will qualify for the semifinal.
Dandjinou and fellow Canadians Steven Dubois and Felix Roussel will also compete in men’s 1000-metre heats while Kim Boutin, Courtney Sarault and Florence Brunelle will skate in the women’s 500-metre heats.
Here comes Kingsbury
Four-time Canadian Olympian Mikaël Kingsbury is set to make his first appearance of the Milan Cortina Games as Canada’s freestyle ski team hits the moguls for the preliminary round in Livigno. Kingsbury, one of Canada’s opening ceremony flag-bearers, won silver, gold, and silver at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 games, respectively.
Short skate
Figure skater Stephen Gogolev will represent Canada in the men’s short program after scoring an impressive 92.99 points in the team competition Saturday. Skating to “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Sergei Rachmaninov, Gogolev sent Canada into the final of that event before an eventual fifth place finish. The battle for gold in the individual event will likely be between American phenom and two-time reigning champion Ilia Malinin and three-time world silver medallist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan — who scored a whopping 108.67 points Saturday.
Curling final
Sweden and the United States will meet for gold in the mixed doubles curling final. Sweden advanced with a 9-3 upset of Britain, which entered the semifinals with an 8-1 record. The U-S scored two in the final end to nip defending champion Italy 9-8. Canada’s duo of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant closed out a disappointing performance at the Winter Olympics with an 8-4 victory over Switzerland on Monday morning. They finished out of the playoff picture with a 4-5 record.
- The Canadian Press
02/10/26 05:00
Today’s Olympic schedule and event start times
- Globe staff
It’s another busy day in Italy with Canada and the United States’ women’s hockey teams facing off, Canada’s short-track speed skating mixed relay team expected to contend for gold, and the men’s singles figure-skating program kicking off
Here are the events to watch for, and you can find the full schedule here.
- 4:30 a.m. ET - Short track women’s 500m heats (Florence Brunelle among Canadians competing)
- 5:10 a.m. ET - Short track men’s 1000m heats (William Dandjinou among Canadians skating)
- 5:15 a.m. ET - Men’s moguls qualification (Mikaël Kingsbury among Canadians competing)
- 5:59 a.m. ET - Short track mixed team relay quarterfinals (Canada competing)
- 6:34 a.m. ET - Short track mixed team relay semifinals (Canada competing)
- 8:15 a.m. ET - Women’s moguls qualification (Maia Schwinghammer among Canadians competing)
- 11 a.m. ET - Luge women’s singles run three (Canada’s Trinity Ellis and Embyr-Lee Susko competing)
- 12:30 p.m. ET - Figure skating men’s singles short program (Stephen Gogolev competing)
- 2:10 p.m. ET - Canada vs. U.S. women’s hockey round-robin game
Medal events:
- 6:30 a.m. ET - Men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle final
- 7:03 a.m. ET - Short track mixed team relay finals
- 7:24 a.m. ET - Cross-country women’s sprint classic final
- 7:30 a.m. ET - Men’s 20km biathlon (Canadians Jasper Fleming and Logan Pletz competing)
- 7:38 a.m. ET - Cross-country women’s sprint classic final
- 8 a.m. ET - Women’s slalom team combined final
- 8:05 a.m. ET - Mixed doubles curling bronze-medal game (Great Britain vs. Italy)
- 12:05 p.m. ET - Mixed doubles curling gold-medal game (Sweden vs. United States)
- 12:34 p.m. ET - Women’s singles luge
- 2 p.m. ET - Ski jumping mixed team normal hill
02/10/26 05:00
Where to watch the Olympics in Canada
- Globe staff
CBC is Canada’s official Olympic broadcaster. The 2026 Winter Games will be available to watch on CBC through your TV provider, or to stream for free on the CBC Gem app or at CBCGem.ca.
You can also follow The Globe and Mail’s live coverage of all the latest news and analysis of the Games, on our website or mobile app.
02/10/26 05:00
Your guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Globe staff
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have begun and are poised to be historic in more ways than one, as Team Canada and the world’s best athletes converge in northern Italy.
From hockey to figure skating and the debut of ski mountaineering, the competition will be nothing short of thrilling. But at the most geographically widespread edition of the Winter Games ever, international tensions – particularly toward the United States – will also be on full display.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Games.
02/10/26 05:00
Ask us your Olympics questions
- Globe staff
From how Canada is doing so far to what the energy is like in Italy, tell the The Globe’s Olympics team what you want to know about the Games. We’ll do our best to answer them.
Ask us your Olympics questions
What do you want to know about the 2026 Winter Games and Team Canada so far? Send us your questions, and The Globe's journalists on the ground in Italy will try to answer them.