Canada looks to make speed-skating relay final, women’s hockey to play U.S. and Kingsbury hits moguls
02/10/26 07:26
Canadian short track speed skaters win silver in mixed team relay at Winter Olympics
– Robyn Doolittle
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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02/10/26 05:52
IOC allows Ukrainian Olympian to wear black armband, but bans helmet honouring fallen athletes
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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
02/10/26 05:46
Canada looks for its first gold in short track speed skating
– Robyn Doolittle
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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
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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.
