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Team Canada may not have added to its medal count on Day 2 at Milano Cortina 2026, but there were still plenty of inspiring performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at what happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Figure Skating<\/p>\n
Canada finished fifth overall in the team event with a total of 54 points. The United States won gold with 69 points, Japan took silver with 68 points, and the Italians claimed bronze on home ice with 60 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lia Pereira<\/a> and Trennt Michaud<\/a> started the final day of the team event with a strong pairs free skate. They scored 134.42, which left them less than a point out of fourth place. Madeline Schizas<\/a> rebounded very well from a fall on her opening triple lutz to score 125.00 points in the women\u2019s free skate. The event concluded with the men\u2019s free skate. Stephen Gogolev<\/a> finished fourth after scoring 171.93 points for his program that included two clean quad salchows.\u00a0<\/p>\n Snowboard\u00a0<\/p>\n Arnaud Gaudet<\/a> was the top Canadian in the parallel giant slalom events, advancing to the men\u2019s quarterfinals before being eliminated by Bulgaria\u2019s Tervel Zamfirov, the eventual bronze medallist, by a heartbreaking margin of just three-one hundredths (0.03) of a second. That ranked Arnaud sixth overall in the event. Ben Heldman<\/a> did not advance from the qualification round, finishing 26th in his Olympic debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n Both Canadians in the women\u2019s PGS made it to the \u215b finals. In her first Olympic Games, Aur\u00e9lie Moisan<\/a> ended up in 12th place overall, followed by Kaylie Buck<\/a> in 14th.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was also qualification day for the women\u2019s big air. Sadly, neither Laurie Blouin<\/a> nor Juliette Pelchat<\/a> will advance to the 12-person final. Blouin\u2019s best two tricks totalled 150.25 points for 14th place. In her Olympic debut, Pelchat scored 148.00 for 16th place.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cross-Country Skiing<\/p>\n Xavier McKeever<\/a> was the top Canadian in the men\u2019s 20km skiathlon, finishing 13th in 47:22.3. This is technically a new Olympic event, as the men previously competed in a 30km skiathlon. In 18th place after the first 10km in classical technique, McKeever moved up the strandings during the 10km freestyle leg. The 22-year-old is a second generation Olympian, following in the footsteps of his parents Robin McKeever and Milaine Th\u00e9riault.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ: Cross-country skier Xavier McKeever adds to family legacy with \u201csurreal\u201d Olympic debut<\/a><\/p>\n Antoine Cyr<\/a> finished 25th, two spots ahead of Max Hollmann<\/a>. R\u00e9mi Drolet<\/a> placed 42nd in a field of 74 skiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Curling<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s medal hopes in mixed doubles came to an end when Jocelyn Peterman<\/a> and Brett Gallant<\/a> lost both of their games on Day 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n They started the day with a 7-6 defeat at the hands of Sweden and then fell 9-5 to South Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ: Peterman & Gallant mixed doubles curling Olympic medal hopes end in disappointment<\/a><\/p>\n Biathlon<\/p>\n In the first biathlon event of these Games, Canada finished 17th in the mixed relay. The quartet of Adam Runnalls<\/a>, Jasper Fleming<\/a>, Pascale Paradis<\/a>, and Nadia Moser<\/a> posted a time of 1:08:37.1. It marked the Olympic debuts for Fleming, Paradis, and Moser.\u00a0<\/p>\n Runnalls had Canada in ninth place after his opening leg at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena, partly due to his clean shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is my favourite place in the world to compete, so it feels good right now,\u201d said Runnalls. \u201cThe adrenaline kicked in this morning and helped me out. I think I did a decent job preparing and getting my mind right.\u201d<\/p>\n Fleming, the youngest member of the team at just 20 years old, had some difficulty in the range and needed to ski a 150m penalty loop when he used up all his spare bullets. Paradis and Moser both had to use all of their spares to hit their 10 targets.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alpine Skiing<\/p>\n The women\u2019s downhill was marred by the hard crash that American star Lindsey Vonn had near the top of the course, leading her to be airlifted off the slope. Seven skiers later, Canada\u2019s Val\u00e9rie Grenier<\/a> was in the start gate. But just as she was about to go, she had some problems with her pole. She quickly tried to fix things, but she missed the official window to leave the gate. Despite skiing down the entire course, she ended up being disqualified.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe conditions were perfect. I\u2019m not saying I would have medaled, but I was ready to give it my best today. I just had bad luck at the start,\u201d said Grenier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Cassidy Gray<\/a> finished 26th in her first Olympic downhill. Both Canadian women will compete in the team combined, a new Olympic event, in two days.\u00a0<\/p>\n Long Track Speed Skating<\/p>\n In his third Olympic Games, 39-year-old Ted-Jan Bloemen<\/a> placed 13th in the men\u2019s 5000m with his time of 6:17.97. The event was highlighted by an Olympic record time of 6:03.95 set by gold medallist Sander Eitrim of Norway.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LRH_20260208_1879.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Madeline Schizas competes in figure skating women\u2019s singles free skating team event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Sunday, February 08, 2026. Photo by Leah Hennel\/COC <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DH_20260208_1668.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Xavier McKeever competes in the men\u2019s 10km + 10km skiathlon at the Tesero Cross Country Stadium during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Sunday, February 08, 2026. Photo by Dave Holland\/COC <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EDIT_CW203038.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Cassidy Gray reacts after competing in alpine skiing women\u2019s downhill at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy on Sunday, February 08, 2026. Photo by Candice Ward\/COC <\/p>\n