Day 11 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics got off to a great start on Tuesday, with Team Canada claiming a gold medal in the women’s team pursuit speed skating competition, increasing the nation’s medal haul to 12.
Another medal opportunity that was scheduled for Tuesday will have to wait until tomorrow, however, with the women’s snowboard slopestyle final being postponed because of a snowstorm. The storm also postponed the men’s and women’s aerials qualification events.
Elsewhere, the Canadian men’s hockey team’s quarterfinal opponent is set. Canada will face Czechia Wednesday after it held on to defeat Denmark on Tuesday.
On the curling side, Brad Jacobs’ men’s rink defeated Great Britain to lock up a playoff spot, while Rachel Homan and the women’s curling team continued their hot streak with a win over Sweden.
Canadian women’s team pursuit speed skaters claim gold with comeback win to defend their title
After winning gold in 2022 at the Beijing Games, Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann are back on the podium after defending their title in 2026. (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images, Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)
Canada claimed the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit Tuesday.
The Canadian team, made up of Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann, won the medal in a time of 2:55.81, as they defended their Olympic crown in the same event from the 2022 Games.
The silver was claimed by the Netherlands, while Japan won the bronze.
Initially falling behind in the gold-medal race with the Netherlands, the Canadians got their engine warmed up and took the lead with two laps to go. They never looked back from there as the Dutch began to fade and Canada only grew stronger.
For Maltais, this was her second medal she earned in Milan. She previously won a bronze in the women’s 3,000 metres.
This is the third gold medal that Canada has won in as many days consecutively.
Canadian men’s curling team locks up playoff spot with convincing win over Great Britain
Canada’s Tyler Tardi, Ben Hebert, Marc Kennedy and Brad Jacobs celebrates a point during the Curling Men Round Robin Session 10 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Tuesday February 17, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Brad Jacobs and the Canadian men’s curling team will compete for a medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Canada defeated Bruce Mouat and Great Britain 9-5 in nine ends Tuesday to improve to a 6-1 record with two matches to play in the round robin, ensuring that they would lock up a top-four finish in order to advance.
The semifinal of the men’s curling event goes Thursday at 1:05 p.m. EST/10:05 a.m. PST.
Tuesday’s victory was Jacobs’ third straight.
Trailing 5-4 entering the seventh end, Canada was able to bust the game open by scoring three with the hammer in that end to go up 7-5. They then proceeded to steal one in consecutive ends to put the game away.
Rachel Homan keeps hot streak going with win over Sweden
Canada’s Rachel Homan competes in the curling women’s round robin between Sweden and Canada during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 17, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images)
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Rachel Homan and the Canadian women’s curling team ran their winning streak to three in a row with a tight 8-6 victory over Anna Hasselborg and Sweden.
The win improved Homan’s rink to 4-3 in the round robin, and in a tie with South Korea for fourth place.
A back-and-forth affair, both Homan and Hasselborg nailed clutch shots, but, with the hammer in the 10th end in a 6-6 game, Homan didn’t make a mistake and was able to earn the victory scoring two.
With only two matches remaining in the round robin, Team Canada has managed to recover from a disastrous 1-3 start and has put itself in position to be among the top four finishers and compete for a medal.
Canada’s next match is against Italy at 1:05 p.m. EST/10:05 a.m. PST.
Canadian men’s hockey team to face Czechia in quarterfinals
Canada’s players celebrate after winning the men’s preliminary round Group A Ice Hockey match between Canada and France at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on February 15, 2026. Canada won the match 10-2. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)
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The Canadian men’s hockey team have learned who they will face in the quarterfinals.
After a thrilling 3-2 victory over Denmark Tuesday, Czechia will now face the Canadians in the quarterfinal of the Olympic tournament Wednesday at 10:40 a.m. EST/7:40 a.m. PST.
Canada and Czechia had previously met in the tournament, a 5-0 win for the Canadians in both sides’ respective tournament openers.
In general, Team Canada has ripped through the Olympic tournament, outscoring its opponents 15-3 in three group games played.
Connor McDavid has led the charge leading the team with nine points in the tournament (two goals, seven assists) and is well on track to match or surpass the record of 11 for most points by an NHLer in an Olympic tournament held by Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu.
The nine points the Edmonton Oilers superstar has put up is already a record for most points by a Canadian at a single Olympics (with NHL talent playing).
Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas misses out on free skate after poor short program
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17: Madeline Schizas of Team Canada looks dejected in the Kiss and Cry zone after competing during the Women’s Single Skating – Short Program on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
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Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas failed to qualify for the free skate after a poor short program Tuesday in the women’s figure skating competition.
Only the top 24 skaters are allowed to advance to Thursday’s free skate final from the short program. Schizas finished 25th with a score of 55.38, just 0.25 points off what the 24th-ranked skater, Lorine Schild of France, earned.
During her short program skate Tuesday, while she didn’t fall, Schizas appeared to miss on a number of technical elements such as performing double jumps when she should’ve been doing triple jumps, and even performing an “invalid element” — a maneuver that breaks specific technical rules such as repeating too many jumps, or performing the wrong spin type.
Speaking to the CBC after her skate, Schizas expressed disappointment in how she performed.
“I was feeling really good. I was practising really well,” she said. “So, this doesn’t reflect how I was practising or how I wanted to skate, but I guess that’s sometimes part of sports. We don’t always get the outcome we wanted. So, I’m disappointed and, obviously, not happy.”
Despite the poor result, she’s still proud of how she carried herself at the Games, though.
“The skate wasn’t an enjoyable part of my experience, but I really feel like I’ve enjoyed my time here and I like to think I’ve represented Canada proudly and well.”
Having just turned 23 on Valentine’s Day, Schizas likely has another Olympics or two left in her. Milan didn’t go the way she wanted on the ice, but off it she became a viral sensation.
This won’t be the last we see of Madeline Schizas.
Weather postpones women’s snowboard slopestyle final
LIVIGNO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17: A general view of the course as the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final is postponed due to adverse weather on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 17, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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A wicked snowstorm blowing through the mountainous region of Cortina d’Ampezzo forced organizers to postpone the women’s snowboard slopestyle final Tuesday.
Canadians Laurie Blouin and Juliette Pelchat were scheduled to compete in the event.
The event was rescheduled to run Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. EST/5:30 a.m. PST.
Additionally, the start of the qualification events of the men’s and women’s aerials events were also postponed.
Canadians Émile Nadeau, Lewis Irving, Miha Fontaine, Victor Primeau and Marion Thénault were all expected to compete.
The aerials events were also rescheduled.
The women will now compete Wednesday with the qualifiers beginning at 4:00 a.m. EST/1:00 a.m. PST and the finals scheduled to run the same day starting at 7:00 a.m. EST/4:00 a.m. PST.
The men’s qualifiers will start at 5:00 a.m. EST/2:00 a.m. PST on Thursday, with the finals running at 8:00 a.m. EST/5:00 a.m. PST, also on Thursday.
More Team Canada news on Day 11
Men’s 4 X 7.5 KM biathlon relay: The Canadian men’s 4 X 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay team finished 17th in the event Tuesday. France won the gold, Norway took silver and bronze was claimed by Sweden.
Men’s freestyle skiing big air: Canada’s Dylan Deschamps, making his Olympic debut in Milan, finished seventh in the men’s freeski big air competition. Norway’s Tormod Frostad captured the gold medal, the silver went to American Mac Forehand and Matej Svancer of Austria won bronze.
2-man bobsleigh: Canadians Taylor Austin and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence finished 18th in the two-man bobsleigh event Tuesday. A German trio of teams ended up sweeping the podium.