It’s now four straight golden days for Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with Steven Dubois capturing a first-place finish in the men’s short-track 500-metre race.
Outside of the podium, Day 12 provided a massive thrill as the men’s hockey team defeated Czechia 4-3 in overtime of their quarterfinal game, with Mitch Marner scoring the winner. Canada will now face Finland in the semifinal on Friday.
Breakout star Courtney Sarault also captured her fourth medal of these Games, winning bronze alongside Kim Boutin, Florence Brunelle and Danaé Blais in the women’s 3000-metre relay.
Lastly, Rachel Homan and the Canadian women’s curling team kept their playoff hopes alive with a clutch win over Italy.
Canada’s Steven Dubois captures gold medal in men’s short-track 500m
Steven Dubois of Canada celebrates the gold gold after the short track speed skating men’s 500m final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Steven Dubois won the gold medal Wednesday in the men’s 500-metre short-track speed skating event.
Fellow Canadian William Dandjinou ultimately received a penalty in the final which disqualified him. As he moved to the inside track past the halfway point of the race, Dandjinou went beyond the track — which is illegal — while also appearing to disrupt other opponents. That opened up an even bigger lead for Dubois, who took control of the race early and never let it slip.
Dutch brothers Melle and Jens van ‘t Wout claimed the silver and bronze.
This was Dubois’ second medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the fifth one he’s earned over his decorated career.
Canada’s men’s hockey team escapes with OT win over Czechia
Players of Team Canada celebrate the team’s 4-3 overtime victory over Czechia in the Men’s Quarterfinals Playoff match on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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The Canadian men’s hockey team’s quest for gold continues with a heart-stopping 4-3 overtime victory over Czechia.
There were multiple heroes throughout the game, with Canada trailing multiple times. In the end, Canada prevailed as Mitch Marner scored the overtime winner.
Along with the standout victory, two main storylines grabbed the attention of the hockey world.
First, Sidney Crosby left the game with an injury after Czechia’s Radko Gudas landed a pair of hits on him. Canada’s captain didn’t return and the nation will hold its collective breath hoping he will return for the semifinals on Friday.
On a brighter note, Connor McDavid went on to tie the all-time record for most points in a single Olympics by an NHL player. He assisted on Canada’s first two goals, first to Macklin Celebrini who opened the scoring and then to Nathan MacKinnon to level the score at 2-2.
Czechia then dramatically re-took the lead through Ondrej Palát with just over seven minutes remaining, though not without controversy as it appeared as though they had six players on the ice leading up to the goal.
Canada needed its depth to show up in the absence of Crosby and it was Nick Suzuki who answered the call when it was needed most. With just over three minutes remaining in the third period, Suzuki made an incredible tip on Devon Toews’ slapshot that went five-hole past Czechia goalie Lukáš Dostál and tied the game.
Suzuki had been playing out of position through the group stage on the right wing to fit in on this stacked roster but moved back to centre with Crosby out and the difference showed in a crucial, game-changing shift.
Much maligned Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington then kept his team alive with a huge save 1-on-1 right before the third period ended.
In the overtime period — where the game is 3-on-3 for 10 minutes for the quarterfinals — Binnington then made another clutch save that set the stage for Marner.
After McDavid, MacKinnon and Cale Makar opened the period as head coach Jon Cooper went big, Marner squeezed his way past all three Czech players before a brilliant backhander made its way into the far corner.
Credit to Czechia, as this was a far different performance than the one Canada saw in the group stage when winning 5-0. The European side was more physical throughout and executed their game plan to perfection.
It was their performance of the tournament but, ultimately, Canada found a way through despite the trying circumstances of losing its captain.
Up next, Canada will look to take on Finland in the semifinal on Friday, as the U.S. will go against Slovakia.
Canada’s short-track women capture 3,000-metre relay bronze
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 18: Courtney Sarault of Canada, Danae Blais of Canada, Kim Boutin of Canada, Florence Brunelle of Canada celebrating with flag after competing in the Women’s 3000m Relay during Day 12 of Short Track Speed Skating – Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
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Canada’s women’s short-track speed skating 3,000 metre relay team captured a bronze medal. They were led by Milan Games breakout star Courtney Sarault, along with Kim Boutin, Florence Brunelle and Danaé Blais.
The medal was the fourth that Sarault has earned at these Olympics and second bronze.
South Korea claimed the gold medal, while Italy won the silver.
The Canadian women led for most of the race, but appeared to run out of gas at the end, allowing South Korea and Italy to leapfrog ahead of them.
No. 1 ranked team in the world Netherlands was also in contention, but suffered an unfortunate fall.
Rachel Homan’s Canadian rink keeps playoff hopes alive
Rachel Homan of Team Canada looks on as she competes during the Women’s Round Robin match between Team Canada and Team Italy on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Rachel Homan and Canada’s women’s curling team saw their win streak run to four straight after defeating Stefania Constantini and Italy 8-7 in extra ends on Wednesday.
With the match tied at 7-7 after Constantini scored evened things up in the 10th with the hammer, Homan was able to clutch out the victory by drawing for one in the extra end with the hammer herself.
The win improves Canada’s record to 5-3 and into a three-way tie with South Korea and the United States for third place in the tournament. There is just one more match to play in the round robin.
Only the top four teams advance to the playoff and get a chance to compete for a medal.
Canada’s final game of the round robin is against Gim Eun-ji’s South Korean rink at 8:05 a.m. EST/5:05 a.m. PST where victory will guarantee advancement.
Should Homan and Canada reach the playoff, the semifinals will play on Friday.
Canadian men’s curling team runs win streak to four straight
Marc Kennedy, Brad Jacobs, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert of Canada react after winning the match against Italy REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Brad Jacobs and the Canadian men’s curling team just can’t stop winning.
Jacobs’ rink ran their win streak to four straight with an 8-3 win over Joël Retornaz and Italy Wednesday, needing just seven ends to do it.
Trailing 3-0 after three ends, Canada rallied back with eight unanswered over the next four ends, including a steal of four in the sixth end.
The win improves Canada’s record to a stellar 7-1 and guarantees at least the second seed in the round robin stage as the top four advance to the playoff. Switzerland is at the top with a perfect 8-0 record and will look to finish undefeated in the preliminary stage against hosts Italy.
Canada will conclude its round robin Thursday against Norway at 3:05 a.m. EST/12:05 a.m. PST, with the semifinals slated to start at 1:05 p.m. EST/10:05 a.m. PST.
Mark McMorris fails to reach podium in slopestyle final
Mark McMorris of Team Canada reacts after competing in run two of the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Qualification on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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There will be no fourth straight Olympic medal for Canada’s Mark McMorris.
The 32-year-old gave it his all, but ultimately fell short in Wednesday’s men’s snowboard slopestyle final after taking a hard fall on a tough last run, as he finished eighth.
China’s Su Yiming won the gold medal, Taiga Hasegawa of Japan claimed silver and America’s Jake Canter took bronze.
It’s a feat in itself that McMorris was able to compete after a Feb. 4 big air crash left him with a concussion, pelvic bone bruising and strained abdominal muscles.
He won bronze medals in each of his three previous trips to the Games.
There’s been no official word yet, but there’s a chance that these Milan Games are McMorris’ last.
More Team Canada news on Day 12
Women’s team sprint free cross-country skiing: The Canadian team of Alison Mackie and Liliane Gagnon finished sixth in the women’s cross-country skiing team sprint free event Wednesday. Sweden claimed the gold medal, with Switzerland and Germany winning the silver and bronze.
Men’s team sprint free cross-country skiing: Canada’s Antoine Cyr and Xavier McKeever finished sixth in the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint free event Wednesday. Norway captured the gold medal, while the silver and bronze went to the United States and Italy.
Women’s aerials: Despite entering the finals with the top qualifying score, Marion Thénault was unable to advance to the second final of the women’s aerials event Wednesday, just missing the top-six cutoff. China’s Xu Mengtao and Shao Qi won the gold and bronze medals, while Australia’s Danielle Scott took the silver.
Women’s slalom: Laurence St-Germain led a quartet of Canadians competing in the women’s slalom event Wednesday, finishing 12th. Ali Nullmeyer, Amelia Smart and Kiara Alexander finished 16th, 27th and 35th, respectively. American Mikaela Shiffrin captured the gold medal, Camille Rast of Switzerland took the silver and the bronze went to Sweden’s Anna Swenn-Larsson.
Women’s snowboard slopestyle: Canada’s Laurie Blouin finished fifth in the women’s snowboard slopestyle event Wednesday. Fellow Canadian Juliette Pelchat was ninth. Japan’s Mari Fukada and Kokomo Murase captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the silver.
Women’s 4 X 6 KM biathlon relay: The Canadian team of Pascale Paradis, Shilo Rousseau, Benita Peiffer and Nadia Moser were unfortunately lapped in the women’s 4 X 6-kilometre biathlon relay Wednesday and, thus, didn’t finish their race. The gold went to France, Sweden took the silver and Norway claimed bronze.