Day 4 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is starting off with a podium finish for Canada as the team captured their first silver medal of the Games early Tuesday.
The Canadian mixed relay short-track speed skating team took the silver medal, adding to Canada’s medal haul, which now sits at three.
Later today, Canada’s women’s hockey team will face Team USA in a highly-anticipated showdown at 2:10 p.m. EST/11:10 a.m. PST, however they will be without Marie-Philip Poulin after she left Monday’s 5-1 win over Czechia with an injury.
Elsewhere, the men’s figure singles skating competition gets going with the short program at 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. PST, featuring 21-year-old Stephen Gogolev, which will mark his Olympic singles debut.
What to watch today for Team Canada
12:30 p.m. EST: Figure skating — Men’s single (short program)
2:10 p.m. EST: Women’s hockey — Canada vs. United States (group play)
Canada’s short-track speed-skating mixed relay team claims silver
Silver medalists Canada stands on the podium during the medal ceremony for the mixed team relay during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images
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The Canadian mixed relay short-track speed skating team won silver Tuesday.
The team, comprising of Kim Boutin, Courtney Sarault, William Dandjinou and Felix Roussel, finished in a time of 2:39.258.
Italy won the gold in a time of 2:39.019, while Belgium took the bronze.
Also receiving medals for Canada are Steven Dubois and Florence Brunelle.
The silver was Boutin’s fifth career Olympic medal and Dubois’s fourth. It was Dandjinou, Roussel and Brunelle’s first.
In the crowd to cheer on Canada’s short-track stars was the men’s hockey team.
Poulin ruled out of Team Canada tilt with rival USA
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics – Ice Hockey – Canada Women’s Training – Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy – February 04, 2026. Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada before training REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Canadian women’s hockey team captain Marie Philip Poulin has been ruled out of Tuesday’s contest with the United States.
Poulin suffered an injury in the first period of Canda’s 5-1 win over Czechia Monday and didn’t return for the start of the second period, understanbaly leading to a lot of concern.
A statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee lists Poulin as “day-to-day.”
Nicknamed “Captain Clutch,” Poulin is not only arguably Canada’s best player, but she’s the team’s emotional leader.
Now the team won’t have her on their side as they go to battle against their fiercest rival who also happens to be in fine form, scoring 15 goals and allowing just one over three games played in the tournament thus far.
Thankfully for Canada, though this is something it’s not necessarily looking forward to, the team seems prepared for it.
“It’s hard to see it happen, especially to someone like that,” Team Canada winger, and Poulin’s wife, Laura Stacey told Hockey Canada in a statement after Monday’s game. “(Poulin’s) our leader and our rock. It kind of hit us, we all looked at each other, we all felt it. At the end of the day she’s picked us up so many times, she’d led the way and now it’s our turn to pick her up, support her and do whatever we could to get that win for her, but also for ourselves as a group.”
Canada takes on the U.S. at 2:10 p.m. EST/11:10 a.m. PST.
Canadian figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek cleared to skate in Olympic pairs event
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Canadian pairs figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek has been cleared to compete in the Olympic pairs event.
Stellato-Dudek hit her head on the ice during a pre-Olympic training session in Quebec on Jan. 30, forcing her and partner Maxime Deschamps out of the the Olympic team competition that, ultimately, saw Canada finish fifth.
Since her injury, Stellato-Dudek has been “closely monitored by the medical teams of both Skate Canada and Team Canada and has completed the required medical evaluations,” the Canadian Olympic Committee and Skate Canada said in a statement.
“I want to thank everyone for their concern and support,” she said in the statement. “I’ve been working closely with the medical team, and feel ready and excited to compete.”
At 42, Stellato-Dudek is Canada’s oldest female athlete competing in the Games. She and Deschamps enter the Olympics pairs competition as the fifth-ranked team in the world.
The pairs contest begins Sunday, Feb. 15 with the short program.
Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps are expected to speak to the media and make a short statement on Feb. 13 following their official practice session.
More Team Canada news on Day 4
Women’s 500 M short-track speed skating: Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin and Florence Brunelle all made it through their heats in the women’s 500-metre short-track speed skating event. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will go Thursday.
Men’s 1000 M short-track speed skating: William Dandjinou and Felix Roussel both won their respective heats in the men’s 1,000-metre short-track speed skating event heats to advance to the quarterfinals. Steven Dubois, unfortunately, was unable to make it past his heat. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the event will go on Thursday.
Men’s freestyle skiing moguls: Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury and Julien Viel advanced directly to the finals after the first qualification round of the men’s moguls, finishing that first qualifier in second and third place, respectively. Elliot Vaillancourt will have some work to do if he wants to reach the finals. After a 16th-place finish in Qualifier 1, he’ll need a top 10 finish in Qualifier 2. That second qualifer, along with the final itself, goes Thursday.
Women’s freestyle skiing moguls: Maïa Schwinghammer and Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert reached the women’s moguls final Tuesday after sixth- and eigthth-place finishes in Tuesday’s first qualification round. Ashley Koehler and Jessica Linton will have to try their luck in the second qualifier after finishing 13th and 15th in Qualifier 1. The second qualifier and finals goes Wednesday.
Women’s cross-country skiing sprint classic: None of the Canadians — Jasmine Drolet, Alison Mackie, Sonjaa Schmidt and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt — were able to move past the qualification round of the women’s sprint classic cross-country skiing event.
Men’s cross-country skiing sprint classic: Canadians Antoine Cyr, Xavier Mckeever, Thomas Stephen and Remi Drolet all were unable to qualify for the quarterfinals of the men’s sprint classic cross-country skiing event.
Women’s alpine skiing team combined: In the women’s team combined alpine skiing event, Canadian duo Valerie Grenier and Laurence St-Germain finished 13th. The other Canadian team of Cassidy Gray and Ali Nullmeyer were unfortunately disqualified from the event because of a mishap from Nullmeyer during the slalom run. Austria’s Ariane Rädler and Katharina Huber won gold, the German duo of Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher captured silver, and Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan of the United States took home bronze.
Men’s 20 KM individual biathlon: Of the four Canadian men competing in the 20-kilometre biathlon, Adam Runnalls performed the best, finishing 64th. Zacharay Connelly finished 66th, Logan Pletz came in 77th and Jasper Fleming was 86th. Norway’s Johan-Olav Botn and Sturla Holm Lægreid won the gold and bronze medals, while the silver went to Éric Perrot of France.
Women’s single luge: Canada’s Embyr-Lee Susko and Trinity Ellis finished the women’s single luge event in 15th and 17th, respectively. Germany’s Julia Taubitz won gold while Latvia’s Elina Bota and the United States’ Ashley Farquharson captured silver and bronze.