02/11/26 16:57
Gilles and Poirier win ice dance bronze as France’s Cizeron, Fournier Beaudry take gold
- Robyn Doolittle
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have won bronze in ice dance.Stephanie Scarbrough/The Associated Press
Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are now Olympic medalists. The longtime pair won bronze in a dramatic ice dance event that also saw the French team of Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry edge out the American favourites, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, for gold.
Gilles and Poirier flawlessly performed their emotional Starry, Starry Night program —which is also known as Vincent — putting them ahead of the Italians, Marco Fabbri and Charlene Guignard. The Canadians’ closest rivals, Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson were in fifth after stumbling in their twizzles.
Gilles and Poirier’s bronze puts Canadian figure skating back on the Olympic podium after being shutout at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
Canadians Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha and Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac also competed Wednesday, finishing 10th and 14th respectively.
This Gilles and Poirier’s third appearance at the Olympics. They are four-time national champions and the reigning world silver medalists.
02/11/26 16:31
Canada defeats Germany in men’s curling opener
- Rachel Brady
Canada's Brett Gallant in action during the men's curling round robin game.Misper Apawu/The Associated Press
On a boisterous opening night of the men’s Olympic curling bonspiel in Cortina, Team Canada edged past Germany 7-6 on Wednesday in a game that needed 11 ends.
The Canadians – skip Brad Jacobs, lead Ben Hebert, second Brett Gallant, and third and vice skip Marc Kennedy – each have Olympic medals on their resumes already and have opened their quest for another.
“Electric atmosphere. Holy smokes, amazing. Got the butterflies going,” said Hebert.
They faced a team of talented German curlers all making their Olympic debuts.
Jacobs, who curled 93 per cent, delivered a beauty on the nose for the win in the extra end.
02/11/26 16:16
As athletes chase medals, Olympic pin mania has collectors on the hunt in Milan
Pin collector Eddie Schneider organizes his trading stock at the official Olympic pin centre in Milan.Mustakim Hasnath/The Associated Press
Early each morning in Milan, eager collectors have been gathering to await word of the exact spot where they can score highly prized, limited-edition Olympics pins that — if they’re fast enough — are free.
Ilaria Pasqua has gotten up and out early every day since Saturday to snag the coveted pins from YesMilano, the city’s promotional agency, and she plans to complete the collection of seven neighbourhoods and five iconic landmarks, like the Duomo. She teamed up with three collectors she met on the first day, and they have developed a system to be among the first in line.
“I know it can sound like it’s a bit extreme, and [like] it’s a waste of time. But actually, I’ve met these people that I am doing this with, so it’s nice,” said Pasqua, an English teacher in Milan.
“It’s a way to get to know the city that you live in or are visiting. It’s also social. I’m really enjoying it, to be honest. And you take a little treasure with you home every day, so it’s fun.”
Pin collecting is an essential part of the Olympic subculture, with people traveling far and wide to the Games just to add to what is often a very substantial array of enameled pins at home.
- The Associated Press
02/11/26 16:08
Canada’s Lajoie and Lagha finish ice dance free skate
Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Canada compete during the ice dancing free skate.Stephanie Scarbrough/The Associated Press
Canadian ice dancers Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha have scored 120.14 points in their free dance.
Lajoie, of Boucherville, Que., and Lagha, of St-Hubert, Que., now have a total score of 199.80, leaving them in second place more than halfway through the competition.
It comes after the duo came third in the ice dance team event on Saturday.
Canadian duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are up shortly as they look to cement their bronze medal position in a tight battle with Great Britain’s skaters.
- The Canadian Press
02/11/26 15:48
Big-game goalie Jordan Binnington back in the spotlight for Canadian men’s hockey team
- Grant Robertson
Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington during Olympic practice on Sunday.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Jordan Binnington loves pressure – the more, the better. Which is probably a good thing, since he is about to step into the hockey world’s brightest, least-forgiving spotlight once again.
Binnington was there last year when he was named the starter for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off – at a time when all anyone could talk about was that there seemed to be no top-tier Canadian goalies anymore. Somehow the best had all become American, Russian, Swedish or Finnish.
All Binnington did after that was backstop Canada to the tournament win, including a string of career-defining saves that kept the game from ending. Without Binnington last February, there would be no Connor McDavid heroics in overtime against the U.S.
Binnington, by all accounts, is a big-game goalie. He rose from the minor leagues to an unlikely Stanley Cup run in St. Louis in 2019, winning on the road in Game 7.
The regular season this year has been much different, where Binnington has been a middling NHL goalie on an underperforming team.
However, none of the games St. Louis is playing would count as big ones. Those will be taking place in Milan, which is why Team Canada brought him.
“He’s shown he’s a big-game player,” Canadian captain Sidney Crosby said after Team Canada practised Wednesday.
02/11/26 15:33
France’s 2030 Winter Olympics preparations plagued by internal conflict
An open conflict between head organizer Edgar Grospiron and now-departing CEO Cyril Linette is bringing attention to the next Winter Olympics.ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP/Getty Images
With all eyes on the Milan Cortina Olympics, the organization of the Winter Games in France in four years’ time is faltering.
Internal tensions have multiplied in recent months, against a backdrop of several resignations, culminating in open conflict between former Olympic gold medalist Edgar Grospiron, who is leading the project, and Cyril Linette, the director general now on his way out.
After a meeting of all stakeholders from the organizing committee, French organizers released a statement on Wednesday that acknowledged “the existence of irreconcilable disagreements between president Edgar Grospiron and director general Cyril Linette.”
During that meeting, Grospiron — a freestyle skiing gold medalist in 1992 when France last hosted the Winter Games and a late hire as president — was asked to come up with proposals to put the project back on tracks.
Organizers of the bid did not immediately respond when asked whether Linette had already stepped down.
Many challenges loom for organizers of the 2030 French Alps Olympics, who must tie together snow and sliding venues in the mountains with skating and curling arenas among the palm trees on the Riviera coastal city Nice. Speed skating events are likely to be held abroad at an existing venue to avoid the high costs of building a suitable rink, with the Thialf Arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, or the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy, among contenders.
- The Associated Press
02/11/26 15:11
Team Canada goes glamping Olympic-style, in Cortina’s athletes village
- Rachel Brady
Team Canada's little patriotic neighbourhood in the Cortina d'Ampezzo athletes village.Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Before checking into his trailer at the Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympic athletes village, Canadian curler Marc Kennedy couldn’t help but picture Rocky Balboa’s remote Siberian cabin in Rocky IV.
The accommodations, which were constructed quite late, looked rather rustic in photos posted to social media.
But when he and his Canadian teammates moved in this week, they were pleasantly surprised with the comfort of the woodsy glamping-like living conditions - and the touches from home.
“I think it’s better than advertised, they did a great job with it,” Kennedy said. “Feels like a nice trailer. … The bathrooms are big, the showers are big, the water’s hot and the beds are fine.”
Nestled among the Dolomites and towering pine trees, the pop-up village can house up to 1,400 international team members. The small modular homes stand in dozens of tight rows, and outdoor paths connect to the dining hall and social spaces.
The cluster’s Canadian competitors are all housed in one area of the village, which has been turned into a patriotic little neighbourhood. Canadian flags hang from trailers. A moose statue stands outside. A handful of athletes got together and built a snow fort with a maple leaf on it.
02/11/26 15:00
Canadian ice dancers Lauriault and Le Gac finish free program
Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac skate in the ice dance free program.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Canadian ice dancers Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac have a total score of 187.18 after their free dance.
The duo from Laval, Que., are currently ranked second about halfway through today’s competition.
Toronto’s Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier, of Unionville, Ont., will take the ice shortly after 4:25 p.m. ET and are looking to claim a spot on the podium after coming in third place in Monday’s rhythm dance.
- The Canadian Press
02/11/26 14:55
2028 L.A. Summer Olympics board backs chairman after Epstein files stir scrutiny
Casey Wasserman, LA28 chairman and president, appeared in recently released government files in Jeffrey Epstein.Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press
Casey Wasserman’s job as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee is safe after the LA28 board’s executive committee met Wednesday to discuss his appearance in recently released government files on Jeffrey Epstein.
Wasserman has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, but documents released by the Justice Department revealed that in 2003, he exchanged flirtatious emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who, years later, would be accused of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse his victims.
LA28 says that with help from an outside legal firm, it conducted a review of Wasserman’s past interactions with Epstein and Maxwell, with Wasserman’s full cooperation.
“We found Mr. Wasserman’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented,” the board’s executive committee said in a statement.
“The Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based on these facts, as well as the strong leadership he has exhibited over the past ten years, Mr. Wasserman should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful Games.”
- The Associated Press
02/11/26 14:48
Italy takes gold in both inaugural doubles luge events
Olympic champions Emanuel Rieder, Andrea Voetter, Marion Oberhofer and Simon Kainzwaldner celebrate their luge doubles gold medals.TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images
Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner took a stunning gold in the men’s luge doubles to complete a memorable day for Italy after the host nation’s Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer also won the women’s doubles.
In the men’s event, Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl took silver for Austria, with Tobias Wendle and Tobias Arlt, seeking an unprecedented fourth successive gold in the event, getting bronze for Germany.
Italy’s win in the inaugural women’s event was also a shock gold as Voetter and Oberhofer delivered two silky runs on the new track they have quickly come to love and their rivals faltered.
German pair Dajana Eitberger and Magdalena Matschina took silver ahead of Austria’s World Cup leaders Selina Egle and Lara Kipp, the pre-race favourites, who paid a high price for early errors on their first run.
Canadian lugers on the men’s side had no better luck than their women teammates, where Devin Wardrope and Cole Zajanski settled for 10th place in doubles competition, the same end ranking as teammates Beattie Podulsky and Kailey Allan on the women’s side.
- Reuters and The Canadian Press
02/11/26 14:24
U.S. speed skater Stolz wins 1000m gold, sets Olympic record in high-drama final
Jordan Stolz set an Olympic record in men's 1000m to win gold.DANIEL MUNOZ/AFP/Getty Images
There was some high drama at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, as the medallists in the men’s 1,000 metres had to wait for a re-skate until their spots on the podium were secure.
Dutch skater Joep Wennemars was on a podium pace when he was clipped by Chinese skater Lian Ziwen and ended up fifth.
He was awarded another shot and had the crowd behind him as he competed alone after all the pairings had finished, but he didn’t have enough left in the tank to bump another skater off the podium.
American star Jordan Stolz won gold with an Olympic-record time of 1:06.28, followed by Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands and Ning Zhongyan of China. Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil, who won the silver in 2022, was eighth, while teammates David La Rue finished in 18th and Anderson Johnson in 22nd.
- The Canadian Press
02/11/26 14:01
Suspected rail sabotage damages portion of Bormio-Livigno route
A suspected act of sabotage damaged a small section of a railway route to the Olympic mountain venues of Bormio and Livigno in the early hours of today, Italian police said, following similar attacks near Bologna over the weekend.
The fire overnight near Abbadia Lariana, on the eastern shore of Lake Como, burnt seven cables in a trackside switching unit on the Lecco–Tirano line. Police said the remains of a bottle of flammable liquid were found at the site.
The incident did not cause any disruption to services as technicians worked through the night to ensure safe operating conditions before the busy morning period, a spokesperson at the state-owned railway Ferrovie dello Stato said.
She said no one had claimed responsibility so far. An investigation has been opened into the incident.
On Saturday, rail infrastructure was damaged near Bologna, causing major delays on high-speed, Intercity and regional services. An anarchist group claimed responsibility for that attack.
- Reuters
02/11/26 13:51
Defending champions Finland fall 4-1 to Slovakia in stunning men’s hockey opener
Slovakia's Adam Ruzicka, rear right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's fourth goal on Finland.Alexander Nemenov/The Associated Press
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice as Slovakia stunned defending Olympic champions Finland 4-1 in the opening game of the Milano Cortina men’s ice hockey tournament in front of a packed house at Santagiulia Arena.
The Olympic scoring leader four years ago, Slafkovsky found the back of the net in the first and third periods, while forward Dalibor Dvorsky scored in the second and centre Adam Ruzicka sent one into the empty net in the Group B clash.
Finland outshot Slovakia 40-25 but were left frustrated by missed chances as goalie Samuel Hlavaj turned away 39 shots in a chippy affair with NHL players back in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
- Reuters
02/11/26 13:22
Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier entering free skate in tight battle for bronze
- Robyn Doolittle
Canadians Gilles and Poirier compete in the ice dance rhythm dance on Monday.Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press
I am back at the Milano Ice Skating Arena tonight for the free dance, where Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be looking for their first Olympic medal.
The duo are four-time national ice dance champions and the reigning world silver medalists, but they are facing fierce competition from one of the most competitive pools ever. (For a quick Gilles and Poirier primer, check out this story I wrote last month). Canadians Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac and Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha are also competing in tonight’s free dance.
Tonight will have two neck-and-neck battles, one for gold and one for bronze.
World Champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates and had seemed like a lock for the top spot heading into the season, but 11 months ago, reigning Olympic champion Guillaume Cizeron shocked the skating world when he announced he was coming out of retirement to join forces with former Canadian champion Laurence Fournier Beaudry. The pair now represent France and they are heading into tonight’s free dance in first after the rhythm dance.
Meanwhile, Gilles and Poirier will be fighting for bronze against the British team of Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who are looking for the country’s first Olympic medal in ice dance in decades. The last Brits to win were the legendary Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1994.
Gilles and Poirier are set to skate third-to-last at 4:26 p.m. ET, followed by the Americans and the French team.
This tight competition was even the subject of a recent Netflix documentary, Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing. Gilles and Poirier won’t be competing until the final group, so you’ve likely got a couple of hours to go binge an episode of two of the series.
02/11/26 13:08
Lindsey Vonn says she’s making progress after third surgery
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn said she was making progress after her third surgery following a downhill crash that ended her Olympic comeback on Sunday.
The 41-year-old Alpine great posted pictures on Instagram of her in a hospital bed post-operation along with bouquets of flowers.
“I had my third surgery today and it was successful,” she wrote.
“Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago. I’m making progress and while it is slow, I know I’ll be OK.”
Vonn thanked medical staff, friends, family and well-wishers from around the world and offered congratulations to teammates “inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for”.
The 2010 Olympic champion suffered a complex leg fracture, after crashing 13 seconds into her race.
She had been hoping to become the oldest Alpine skiing medallist in Games history despite rupturing her ACL in a crash the week before the Olympics began.
- Reuters
02/11/26 12:34
Canada’s Dubreuil chasing men’s 1000m speed skating podium
Laurent Dubreuil of Canada in action during the men's 1000m final.Yves Herman/Reuters
Speed skater Laurent Dubreuil is minutes from racing in the men’s 1,000m final as he aims to repeat as a medalist after winning silver in Beijing in 2022.
Dubreuil, 33, from Lévis, Que., narrowly missed out on another medal at the Beijing Games when he came 0.03 of a second short from reaching the podium in the 500-metres before winning his silver a few days later.
He enters the Milan Cortina Games as an eight-time medalist at the world single-distance championships, including three golds and two silvers.
Canadians Anders Johnson and David La Rue are also competing in the final.
- The Canadian Press
02/11/26 12:01
Greenland’s athletes show Trump the world stands with us, minister says
Greenland culture minister Nivi Olsen and biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark stand with a Greenland flag.Phillip O’Connor/Reuters
Greenland’s athletes competing at the Milano Cortina Games send a positive message about its youth and people’s support amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to take it over, the island’s culture minister said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Sondre Slettemark came in 62nd in the men’s 20 km individual biathlon race and on Wednesday it was the turn of his older sister, Ukaleq, who competed in the women’s 15 km biathlon as Greenlandic minister Nivi Olsen watched proudly from the grandstand.
“It means a lot when everyone is supporting us. It’s the way to show Trump that we’re not standing alone, that the whole world is standing with us. And I think it’s very important to show him that we are people who are respected,” Olsen told Reuters after presenting Ukaleq Slettemark with the Greenland flag.
“It’s wonderful, I’m so proud. I’m so happy to be here to support her and her brother.”
- Reuters
02/11/26 10:51
Tumbler Ridge shooting hits close to home for some Team Canada athletes, coaches
- Jamie Ross, Rachel Brady
The shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is hitting close to home for some Canadian Olympians competing at the Games.
Jon Cooper, the head coach of the men’s hockey team, grew up about four hours away in nearby Prince George, B.C. In Milan on Wednesday, he said it was hard to get his head around what happened.
“You think about tragedies that happen, usually they happen somewhere else, so you never really feel the effect of it touching close to home,” Cooper said. “This one’s close to home, and my heart goes out to all the families.”
Read more about how Olympians are reacting to the tragedy.
02/11/26 10:19
Ukrainian skeleton racer vows to compete in helmet depicting slain athletes
The International Olympic Committee pleaded today with Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet and avoid a potential disqualification.
Reuters
The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia’s invasion and avoid potential disqualification.
However, the 27-year-old again trained today in his “helmet of remembrance” depicting 24 images of dead compatriots and indicated he would wear it for Thursday’s race day.
Asked after his training run if it was the helmet or nothing, Heraskevych, who has an outside chance of finishing on the podium, told reporters: “yes”.
“At this point, I would say that a medal is worthless in comparison to people’s lives, and I believe, also in comparison to the memory of these athletes,” he said, later telling Reuters his defiance remained unchanged despite the IOC’s appeal to him.
The global Olympic body banned the helmet on Tuesday for any competition, saying it violated rules on political statements. That drew the ire of Ukrainian politicians. Athletes can freely express themselves in press conferences, social media and interviews during the Games but they cannot make any political statements on the field of play or podiums, according to Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter.
The IOC has suggested Heraskevych use a black armband instead.
— Reuters
02/11/26 10:12
Olympics organizers defend ice quality after skaters raise concerns
Canada's Florence Brunelle leads into a turn during team mixed relay short track speed skating quarterfinals on Tuesday.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Milan Cortina organizers said today they were happy with the quality of the short track ice after some competitors said it had been hard to navigate in the first races.
The Milano Ice Skating Arena is hosting Olympic short track and figure skating events, sometimes with both being staged on the same day. Italy took gold in the mixed short track relay on Tuesday, beating Canada into second place.
“The ice was pretty bad, honestly, but I feel like that’s always a little bit of the case when we share the ice with figure skating,” said William Dandjinou, part of the Canadian team.
“You just got to adapt, and that’s what we did,” he added.
Short track requires thinner, more resistant ice, while figure skating is performed on a slightly thicker surface, meaning work is needed between events to tailor the surface in the appropriate way.
Luca Casassa, a spokesman for Milano Cortina 2026, said he was aware of only a few speed skaters raising issues.
“What I can guarantee you is that the ice master measures the temperature of the ice and monitors the quality of the ice constantly during competitions,” he told a news conference.
“We are honestly getting compliments for the quality of the surfaces,” he added.
— Reuters
02/11/26 09:36
Canada’s Schwinghammer places fifth in women’s freestyle moguls
- Eric Reguly
Canada's Maia Schwinghammer competes in the women's moguls final.Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Canada’s best hope for a medal in the Olympics freestyle moguls event, Saskatchewan’s Maïa Schwinghammer, narrowly missed the podium on Wednesday, denying her the success she had earned in the World Cup last year.
Schwinghammer, 24, had a fine performance in the event’s first of two runs on an unusually warm, sunny day in Livigno, one of the Olympic mountain towns. She finished sixth among 20 competitors, earning her a spot among the eight in the second, and final, run.
But her second run was not as splendid as her first and she ended up missing the podium by a mere 0.39 points, handing her a fifth-place finish.
“I am so proud of the way I was able to handle my nerves,” Schwinghammer told reporters. “Wow, the Olympics are for real, so nerve wracking and stressful but what an incredible experience.”
Gold went to Elizabeth Lemley whose dazzling performance pushed Jaelin Kauf, also of the U.S., into distant second. Perrine Laffont of France took bronze.
02/11/26 09:11
Maia Schwinghammer moves on to medal round in women’s moguls
- Eric Reguly
After the first run in the women’s moguls in Livigno, only one Canadian – Maia Schwinghammer – made the final cut of eight competitors to go to the next, and final medal round.
Twenty skiers entered the first round. The first-place finisher in the first round was France’s Petrine Ladfont.
The medal round is now under way.
02/11/26 09:05
Norwegian star biathlete confesses to cheating on girlfriend in interview
- Cathal Kelly
Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid followed up his bronze medal in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday with a stunning confession that he had cheated on his girlfriend, before openly begging her for another chance.
Reuters
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid, 28, is a monster in his discipline. He’s won seven times at the world championships, and a gold at Beijing.
He’s already won a bronze in Milan, with more road to go. After that bronze, Laegreid got stood up to do one of those autopilot interviews with a trackside reporter from the Norwegian national broadcaster.
Laegreid headed off piste, and eventually off a rhetorical cliff. He started to get choked up - which a gold medallist does not do after a bronze.
Then he jacked the wheel to one side and skidded into his personal life.“Six months ago, I met the love of my life - the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. Three months ago, I made the biggest mistake and cheated on her.”
And then he wept.
02/11/26 08:59
Olympic ban on Russian teams leaves out some of NHL’s best
Russia, along with close ally Belarus, has been barred from team sports by the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation since invading Ukraine just after the Beijing Games in 2022.
And while there’s a general understanding in the hockey community about why Russia is not allowed to compete, there is some disappointment in leaving some of the best players in the world out of the first so-called best-on-best international tournament in a decade.
“You’ll hear the argument made by Russians, as well as by hockey fans in North America, that the Olympic tournament is losing quality in not having the Russians there,” Bruce Berglund, author of The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday. When I’m reading the Russian sports press, commentators will say, ‘Well, this tournament isn’t top level because the Russian team, the best team in the world, isn’t even there.’”
Alexander Ovechkin in April broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, and at age 40 he might be on the third line if Russia had a team. Nikita Kucherov ranks third in the league in scoring with 91 points, Kirill Kaprizov is tied for third in goals with 32 and wingers Artemi Panarin and Ivan Demidov would surely have big roles.
With the war still raging, Berglund does not believe an argument can be made for allowing Russia to compete at the Olympics in any team sport.
- The Associated Press
02/11/26 08:33
Men’s hockey GM says Tumbler Ridge shooting ‘affects everybody’
- Jamie Ross
Team Canada’s men’s hockey general manager Doug Armstrong said Wednesday said the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., “affects everybody.”
“This is sport and we understand there’s real life and that trumps anything we’re doing here,” Armstrong said before Canada’s practice at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. “But all we can do is send our love, send our support and then go out and do our jobs.”
The men’s hockey team opens its tournament Thursday against Czechia.
02/11/26 06:50
Switzerland’s von Allmen wins third gold in Milan in men’s super-G; Canada’s Crawford places 16th
- Eric Reguly
Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland celebrates gold in men's super-G.Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen emerged as the king of the slopes in the Milan Cortina Olympics with his third gold medal in the alpine events in four days.
The 24-year-old became an instant Swiss national hero midday on Wednesday in Bormio with a Super-G win. Only two days earlier, he won gold in the team combined event, and on Feb. 7, the opening day of the Games, he took gold in the downhill.
He may have to retract the remarks he made on Monday, when he modestly downplayed his performances. “I don’t really feel like the alpine star here in the Olympics,” he said. “I need a little more time to put those feelings into place.”
The Canadian who placed best in the Super-G was Jack Crawford, finishing 16th among the 42 contenders. Cameron Alexander of Canada tied for 17th position. Vancouver’s Brodie Seger came 22nd and Riley Seger, his brother, did not finish.
02/11/26 05:52
COC ‘heartbroken’ after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
- Globe staff
The Canadian Olympic Committee issued a statement Wednesday in response to the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
“We are heartbroken by the news of the horrific school shooting that occurred in British Columbia. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, those who are injured, and the entire Tumbler Ridge community. Team Canada stands with everyone affected as they navigate difficult days ahead,” the statement said.
A total of 10 people are dead after Tuesday’s shootings at a high school and residence in the tiny community in B.C.’s Peace region, including the lone suspect who police say died at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School by suicide.
With a report from The Canadian Press
02/11/26 05:00
Today’s Olympic schedule and event start times
- Globe staff
Canada's James Crawford during his run in the Men’s super-G Final in Bormio, Italy on Wednesday.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
It’s another packed day in Italy as Team Canada looks to pick up more medals.
In Milan, ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are aiming to secure their bronze position on the podium with today’s free dance and Laurent Dubreuil is speed skating for a medal in men’s 1000m. On the slopes, moguls star Maia Schwinghammer is shooting for the podium and Jack Crawford is chasing a Super G medal.
The men’s hockey and curling tournaments also kick-off today, including a round-robin curling match between Canada and Germany.
Here are the events to watch for, and you can find the full schedule here.
- 4:30 a.m. ET - Snowboarding women’s halfpipe qualification
- 5 a.m. ET - Women’s moguls qualification
- 11 a.m. ET - Luge women’s double (Canada’s Beattie Podulsky and Kailey Allan competing)
- 11:51 a.m. ET - Luge men’s double (Canada’s Devin Wardrope Cole Zajanski competing)
- 1:05 p.m. ET - Curling men’s round-robin (Canada vs. Germany)
- 3:10 p.m. ET - Men’s hockey round-robin (Sweden vs. Italy)
Medal events:
- 5:30 a.m. ET - Men’s super giant slalom (Canada’s Jack Crawford, Cameron Alexander and Riley and Brodie Seeger competing)
- 7:45 a.m. ET - Nordic combined men’s gundersen normal hill
- 8:15 a.m. ET - Biathlon women’s 15km (Nadia Moser among Canadians competing)
- 8:15 a.m. ET - Women’s moguls (Maia Schwinghammer among Canadians competing)
- 12:30 p.m. ET - Speed skating men’s 1000m (Laurent Dubreuil among Canadians competing)
- 12:53 p.m. ET - Luge women’s double
- 1:30 p.m. ET - Ice dance free program (Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier competing)
- 1:44 p.m. ET - Luge men’s double
02/11/26 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.
02/11/26 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.
02/11/26 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.