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2026 Olympic Games: Another busy day for Team Canada in slopestyle, speed skating and men’s hockey

Mark McMorris shoots for gold

Mark McMorris is going for his fourth consecutive Olympic medal and hoping to upgrade from his three bronze. The 32-year-old star recently won the slopestyle competition at the Winter X Games, extending his records for golds (12) and total medals (25) at the snow-sports festival.

McMorris missed the men’s big air event at the start of the Olympics after suffering a concussion, a bruised pelvis and strained abdominal muscles after a fall during practice. But he looked great in qualifying for the slopestyle on Sunday, posting the third-best score. Fellow Canadian Cameron Spalding, the reigning World Cup champion in the slopestyle, placed fifth.

In slopestyle, riders make their way down a course tricked out with various obstacles, including rails and jumps, and are judged on the stunts they perform. For the final, each athlete does three runs, and only the best one counts. The last run goes at 6:16 a.m. ET.

Canada also has two competitors in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final, which was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility in Livigno. Veteran Laurie Blouin, who won gold at the 2017 world championships and silver at the 2018 Olympics, placed ninth in qualifying while Juliette Pelchat was 12th to grab the last spot in the final.

The women’s final begins at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the last run going at 9:26 a.m. ET.

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