{"id":470584,"date":"2026-02-12T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/470584\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:20:12","slug":"crosby-mcdavid-lead-canada-into-olympic-opener-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/470584\/","title":{"rendered":"Crosby, McDavid lead Canada into Olympic opener &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 12, 2026 4:01 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>MILAN \u2013 Canadian hockey commands the spotlight on Day 6 at the Milan Cortina Olympics, as the men open their tournament and the women look to regroup on a day that could also see Canada strike gold on the slopes and short-track oval.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s hockey team opens against Czechia in Milan as NHL players compete at the Games for the first time since 2014, with Sidney Crosby chasing a third gold medal and Connor McDavid stepping onto the Olympic stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Canada wins silver in short-track speedskating mixed team relay'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770916810_312_SHORT_SKATING_VMS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:30<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCanada wins silver in 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affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>In Livigno, Mikael Kingsbury competes in the men\u2019s moguls final seeking a fourth Olympic medal to add to his gold from 2018 and silvers from 2014 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>After silver and bronze in Beijing, reigning world champion Eliot Grondin lines up in men\u2019s snowboard cross seeking the one medal missing from his collection.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s short-track speedskating team, fresh off a mixed relay silver, chases more medals in the women\u2019s 500-metre and men\u2019s 1,000 finals in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted February 12, 2026 4:01 am 1 min read Descrease 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