{"id":472797,"date":"2026-02-13T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472797\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:27:09","slug":"winter-olympics-2026-live-updates-canadian-curlers-notch-one-win-one-loss-against-u-s-teams-mcmorris-cleared-for-slopestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472797\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: Canadian curlers notch one win, one loss against U.S. teams; McMorris cleared for slopestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>02\/13\/26 12:14Bloemen finishes 9th in men\u2019s 10000m speed skating; Czechia\u2019s J\u00edlek takes gold<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/KNTMR2GXBJEETDLZNBWOZFWLYI.jpg?auth=6d48eb1040529e6a66dc9729c529b58a75febc3c7b43212cdf908a3d720ead7c&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Canada&#8217;s Ted-Jan Bloemen, the 2018 Olympic champion in men&#8217;s 10000m speed skating, salutes fans after the race.Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Canada\u2019s Ted-Jan Bloemen is wrapping up his storied Olympic long-track speed skating career with a ninth-place finish in the men\u2019s 10,000-metre event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The 39-year-old crossed the finish line well behind eventual gold-medal winner Metod\u011bj J\u00edlek of Czechia, who was in his pairing, but smiled broadly and accepted congratulations from trackside as his wife and children watched in the stands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Bloemen captured the gold medal in the event at PyeongChang 2018 and won a silver in the men\u2019s 5,000-metre race. He has won multiple world championship and World Cup medals wearing the Maple Leaf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 12:01Disqualified Ukrainian athlete loses appeal over helmet<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych lost an appeal of his disqualification from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied the appeal, agreeing with the International Olympic Committee and the sliding sport\u2019s federation that Heraskevych\u2019s plan to wear a helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian coaches and athletes killed since Russia invaded their country four years ago would be in violation of Olympic rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Associated Press <\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 11:34Canadians compete in men\u2019s biathlon 10km sprint and 10km interval-start race<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Calgary\u2019s Adam Runnalls was the highest-placed Canadian in the men\u2019s biathlon 10 km sprint event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, in 31st.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Ottawa\u2019s Zachary Connelly finished 48th, while Logan Pletz of Regina was 55th and Jasper Fleming of Squamish, B.C. crossed the line in 80th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">France\u2019s Quentin Fillon Maillet topped the podium, while athletes from Norway captured the silver and bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Cross-country skier Stephen Thomas was the highest-placed Canadian in the men\u2019s 10km interval-start race, coming in ninth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">But the day belongs to Norway\u2019s Johannes Hosflot Klaebo, who has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing, tying an all\u2011time Winter Games record. The 29\u2011year\u2011old\u2019s victory is his third gold at the 2026 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">France\u2019s Mathis Desloges won silver, Norway\u2019s Einar Hedegart captured bronze, and Canada\u2019s Remi Drolet landed in 19th spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Canadian Press <\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 11:13Women\u2019s curling team falls to U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Rachel Brady<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/VXFNRXUZBNEGRNI3W3THPQHBYQ.JPG?auth=63e1c1caf742af080a200a7d92000654a83b7a0c80f35648a0acdc332963b600&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Rachel Homan in action during the women&#8217;s curling round robin session against the U.S. on Friday.Misper Apawu\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The United States women\u2019s curling team beat Canada for the first time ever at an Olympic Games on Friday, edging past Rachel Homan\u2019s top-ranked rink 9-8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Canadian team, which also includes Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, and Tracy Fleury, fell to 1-1 in round robin play after a topsy-turvy game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cObviously, we wanted to win that game,\u201d said Homan. \u201cBut there\u2019s lots of games left, and we\u2019ll just take the lessons from that game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Canada\u2019s women return to the Olympic ice on Saturday, with games against Great Britain and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-womens-curling\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-womens-curling\/\">Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 10:28Poulin returns to practice after injury<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Captain Marie-Philip Poulin returned to practice today after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-marie-philip-poulin-womens-hockey-game-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-marie-philip-poulin-womens-hockey-game-us\/\">missing Canada\u2019s final two preliminary-round games<\/a> with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">She sat out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-canada-us-womens-hockey-milan-cortina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-canada-us-womens-hockey-milan-cortina\/\">a 5-0 loss to the United States<\/a> \u2014 Canada\u2019s worst defeat and first shutout in Olympic women\u2019s hockey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The superstar centre\u2019s status for her country\u2019s first elimination game of the women\u2019s hockey tournament at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics remains a question mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Canada faces Germany in the quarterfinals Saturday. Poulin said \u201cwe\u2019ll see\u201d when asked about her availability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2014 The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 09:54Canadian snowboarder doesn\u2019t get desired result but celebrates Olympic journey<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/NP3B3AIZC5G2VH2U7UT4YXXXH4.jpg?auth=c46abbb4e91aad403051bddf3ab9ebc5404bfeaba874070abfba4adcb3106afa&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Audrey McManiman, pictured competing in women&#8217;s snowboard cross, and Eliot Grondin will join forces Sunday in the mixed team snowboard cross event.David Ramos\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Canadian Audrey McManiman\u2019s Olympic snowboard cross race ended earlier than she wanted Friday, missing out on the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">But the 31-year-old from St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Que., was still able to celebrate the journey that brought her to the Milan Cortina Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cI went through a year off with a second ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) surgery on my left knee,\u201d said McManiman. \u201cIn total, my third ACL surgery but second on the left knee. I did my first ACL at 16 years old and the last ACL surgery at 29 years old. It\u2019s not the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cIt was a lot of work to come back,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">McManiman finished 11th four years ago at the Beijing games \u201cwithout an ACL.\u201d This time, she timed the latest surgery to be ready for Milan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">McManiman and Eliot Grondin will join forces Sunday in the mixed team snowboard cross event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 09:40Norwegian biathlete wins another bronze medal, four days after confessing his infidelity<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/CZZ7SAM52BH6TNP3UVNVABTJRA.jpg?auth=3ec25cf2fb7b9f33d601662356fde079cf800d9e49afea23d7857c18182a459b&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Norway&#8217;s Sturla Holm Laegreid on the podium of the men&#8217;s biathlon 10km sprint event.FRANCK FIFE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway won a bronze medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday in the men\u2019s sprint biathlon race \u2013 three days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-norwegian-biathlon-bronze-medalist-confesses-to-cheating-on-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-norwegian-biathlon-bronze-medalist-confesses-to-cheating-on-girlfriend\/\">making an unexpected confession<\/a> during a post-race interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Laegreid also won bronze in the 20-kilometre individual race on Tuesday, but revealed in a live broadcast that he had been unfaithful to his girlfriend and hoped to win her back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">His tearful confession was criticized by some who said it took the focus away from teammate Johan-Olav Botn, who won the gold medal in that event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cI deeply regret sharing this personal story on what was a day of celebration for Norwegian biathlon,\u201d Laegreid said in a statement issued by the Norwegian team on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Quentin Fillon Maillet of France won Friday\u2019s sprint race \u2013 his second gold of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after the mixed relay \u2013 and Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen of Norway took silver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 09:09Stellato-Dudek ready to compete after injury<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Robyn Doolittle<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/HE4KQVCA4RFG3INAPC22ZI3TYI.JPG?auth=6a2ba83df178db5bc4d5d255f753e862e63b2b6f1469d23608bed5cfda2b347f&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps practice in Milan on Friday.Fabrizio Troccoli\/The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Pairs figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek, who was forced to pull out of the team event after suffering a head injury just days before she was due to leave for Milan, said the last 10 days have been a \u201cliving nightmare that I would not wish on anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">However, she said she now feels fully recovered and is ready to compete in Sunday\u2019s short program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">On Friday morning, Stellato-Dudek appeared for the first time since news broke just before the Games that she had been in an accident while training in Quebec. The 42-year-old, who is set to become the oldest woman to compete in Olympic figure skating in nearly 100 years, skated in a 30-minute practice with her partner Maxime Deschamps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-deanna-stellato-dudek-figure-skating-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-deanna-stellato-dudek-figure-skating-injury\/\">Read more about Stellato-Dudek\u2019s preparation for Sunday here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 08:21Brush up on your figure-skating jumps<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Is that a loop jump or a Salchow? The Globe\u2019s Robyn Doolittle breaks it down. <\/p>\n<p>Figure skaters perform their jumps in the blink of an eye. The Globe\u2019s Robyn Doolittle, herself a skater, gives some tips on how to identify the different moves when watching the Winter Olympics at home.<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 08:09McMorris cleared for slopestyle event after crash<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/KTHJYHPQABAE5IRXENNWDIMM7Y.JPG?auth=7ca75f95d7a655f7a317e240ab968e273df71346507eaa2fa407fa371c5c2e0e&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Mark McMorris talks to reporters following men&#8217;s snowboard slopestyle practice in Livigno on Friday.Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Snowboarder Mark McMorris of Canada, a three-time Olympic bronze medalist, said on Friday he had recovered from a recent concussion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mcmorris-cleared-after-crash-snowboard-slopestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mcmorris-cleared-after-crash-snowboard-slopestyle\/\">received clearance from doctors<\/a> to compete in the men\u2019s slopestyle event at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">McMorris had to sit out the big air contest after he hit his head during a practice run on Feb. 4. He said he suffered a concussion, bruising at the top of his pelvis and strained abdominal muscles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">After riding in a training round on Friday, McMorris said he was \u201cfeeling pretty darn good again\u201d and was grateful that he had had more than a week to recover from the fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 07:39Forget the Red Bull \u2013 these Canadian curlers get their energy from smelling salts<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Rachel Brady<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Curlers on the Canadian men\u2019s team at the Winter Olympics gather around their bench before each game and sniff some smelling salts. Sometimes they do it again at the fifth-end break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">It\u2019s something the team of Brad Jacobs, Ben Hebert, Brett Gallant and Marc Kennedy started doing back in November for a jolt of energy before taking the ice. They felt they were lagging in night games, and they went looking for a solution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cWe\u2019re all dads, we go to bed at 9:30 after putting the kids to bed,\u201d said Hebert, the team\u2019s second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">So they bought some smelling salts \u2013 a pungent substance consisting of ammonium carbonate that irritates the airways and improves alertness \u2013 after seeing NFL and NHL players use them. They\u2019ve been using them ever since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cWe had to get off the Red Bull at some point, we were getting too old for that,\u201d said Jacobs, the skip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cIt\u2019s almost like a little team dynamic thing now, where we crack the salts, we all smell it together, and we laugh, and we go through the burning pain, but it does wake you up, makes your eyes water a little bit, and gets you going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 07:39Logan Thompson\u2019s journey from Brock University to Team Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Grant Robertson<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/LXAD3ARYEZCE5DBY2OYNFGIGQI.JPG?auth=16156157d253a8ebfda704fb0b5756b1d6871e25474770abbd388d664b787ed3&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Logan Thompson, who currently plays for the Washington Capitals, is one of the goalies on Canada\u2019s men&#8217;s hockey team at the Games.Marton Monus\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Team Canada goalie Logan Thompson\u2019s season at Brock University helped revive his career, sending him on an improbable hockey journey that has taken him through the minors to the NHL and now to Milan, where he is one of the goalies on Canada\u2019s star-studded team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">It\u2019s a tale for every hockey player who was never picked, who thought they were done but insisted on never giving up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a weird journey. I obviously I never thought I\u2019d be in the NHL. And being in the Olympics was definitely not even in the question,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cJust really happy. Really thankful. I wouldn\u2019t want to take my journey any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-hockey-team-canada-logan-thompson-goalie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-hockey-team-canada-logan-thompson-goalie\/\">Read more about Thompson\u2019s journey here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 07:03Stellato-Dudek makes first Milan appearance<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Robyn Doolittle<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Deanna Stellato-Dudek is making her first appearance in Milan at a morning practice session. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The 42-year-old skater looked strong coming onto the ice, running some edges and landing a double Axel. In a runthrough of her short program with her partner, Maxime Deschamps, she landed a strong throw triple loop, but skipped the assisted backflip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Stellato-Dudek was forced to pull out of the team event on the first day of the Games after she suffered a head injury while training in Montreal and it was unclear whether she would be ready to compete in the individual pairs event. Three days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-winter-olympics-2026-stellato-dudek-deschamps-pair-figure-skating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-winter-olympics-2026-stellato-dudek-deschamps-pair-figure-skating\/\">Skate Canada announced<\/a> that she had been cleared by medical officials and was feeling well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Stellato-Dudek is set to become the oldest woman to compete in Olympic figure skating in nearly 100 years. She and Deschamps \u2013 who won the World Championships in 2024 \u2013 were podium hopefuls heading into these Olympics prior to her injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-deanna-stellato-dudek-figure-skating-age-milan-cortina-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-deanna-stellato-dudek-figure-skating-age-milan-cortina-winter-olympics\/\">Read more about Stellato-Dudek\u2019s journey here<\/a>, and listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/podcasts\/the-decibel\/article-deanna-stellato-dudek-olympic-figure-skating-milano-cortina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/podcasts\/the-decibel\/article-deanna-stellato-dudek-olympic-figure-skating-milano-cortina\/\">The Decibel\u2019s podcast episode<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 06:52Men\u2019s curling team undefeated after 6-3 win over U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Rachel Brady<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/CBQNJGUUPZCWNC46N7EBSWBBYA.JPG?auth=8b2c3b89c36bf8c0213350b584b2904954a3d63ff3b0ab7c48a219f59d5b4b8b&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert in action during their match against the U.S. in Men&#8217;s Round Robin Session 3.Issei Kato\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Behind a memorable highlight-reel deuce from skip Brad Jacobs on Friday intended to quiet his American competitors, the Canadian men\u2019s curling team stayed undefeated at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a 6-3 win over the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The team of Jacobs, Ben Hebert, Brett Gallant and Marc Kennedy improved to a 2-0 record in round robin play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Canadian women\u2019s curling team, skipped by Rachel Homan, will also meet Team USA on Friday (8:05 a.m. ET).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Team Jacobs is back on the ice later Friday (1:05 p.m. ET) against Sweden, the defending Olympic champions led by skip Niklas Edin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-womens-curling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-mens-womens-curling\/\">Read more about how Canada fared against the U.S. here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 06:22Italian biathlete wins doping suspension appeal<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The National Court of Appeal of Nado Italia, the country\u2019s anti-doping body, has upheld an appeal of a provisional suspension of Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler, who had tested positive for a banned substance during training last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">In recognizing \u201cthe apparent validity of the involuntary intake or unconscious contamination of the substance in question,\u201d the court decision means she\u2019ll be allowed to compete in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics next week, according to a press release from the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Passler had argued that her positive doping test was because of contamination and she is not to blame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-italian-biathlete-passler-doping-suspension-appeal\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-2026-italian-biathlete-passler-doping-suspension-appeal\/\">Read more about Passler\u2019s successful appeal here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:54Decision expected in case of disqualified Ukrainian athlete<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/24KXKZQKHFE53O5E47WFZV3O5U.jpg?auth=f8df09acfb823e2318b1a2dfb9949516870eee27e50d5f059762067b9fb7ea33&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych speaks to the press after a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Milan on Friday.PIERO CRUCIATTI\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Court of Arbitration for Sport was hearing the appeal surrounding the disqualification of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Milan Cortina Games on Friday, though it still isn\u2019t clear how he could compete in these Olympics even if he wins his case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Heraskevych was in Milan for the hearing Friday, still believing that his plan to wear a helmet displaying the images of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who have been killed since Russia invaded their country in 2022 was not in violation of the Olympic Charter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cI feel the same as the last four days,\u201d Heraskevych said. \u201cI believe I didn\u2019t fail at any rules, so therefore I shouldn\u2019t be suspended, and I should be today part of the Olympic Games, part of the competition, but not part of the hearing. So, we continue to fight for our truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/article-milan-cortina-2026-ukraine-skeleton-heraskevych-helmet-cas-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/article-milan-cortina-2026-ukraine-skeleton-heraskevych-helmet-cas-hearing\/\">Read more about the hearing here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:42Men\u2019s hockey team continues quest for gold<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Canadian men\u2019s hockey team continues its quest for gold with a preliminary-round game against Switzerland in a battle of undefeated teams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Canadians opened with a 5-0 win over Czechia as Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots for the shutout. The Swiss, meanwhile, blanked France 4-0 as Timo Meier scored a pair. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The Canadians could be without defenceman Josh Morrissey, who left Thursday\u2019s game with an undisclosed injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:38Gogolev gears up for men\u2019s free skate<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev will look to climb the standings when the men\u2019s free program takes place. The 21-year-old from Toronto scored 87.41 points in the short program on Tuesday to sit in 10th place. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Gogolev had his breakthrough moment when he catapulted Canada into the team event final with a personal-best 92.99 points in the short program last week. He\u2019ll be chasing a podium in a field topped by American Ilia Malinin and Japan\u2019s Yuma Kagiyama.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/F3GY26PGWBARFF2HYJXTECEFSM.jpg?auth=af3202a1ad551a7816a6ca4bb40f0835ef18f428fc907c8f17092ecb696e7a75&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Stephen Gogolev competes during the men&#8217;s free-skate figure-skating team event on Sunday.DARRYL DYCK\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Malinin already has a gold medal in the team event. Now he has the chance to make Olympic history. The U.S. skater known as the \u201cQuad God\u201d leads the men\u2019s figure skating competition heading into Friday\u2019s decisive free skate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Will he finally break out his toughest, highest-scoring jump, the quadruple axel? If he does, he\u2019d be the first to do it at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Yuma Kagiyama of Japan is Malinin\u2019s closest rival, but has to make up a five-point deficit from the short program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u2013 The Canadian Press and The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:00Today\u2019s Olympic schedule and event start times<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Globe staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">It\u2019s another packed day in Italy as Canada\u2019s men\u2019s hockey team \u2013 fresh off a dominant round-robin win over Finland \u2013 look for another against Switzerland, and the women\u2019s hockey quarterfinals begin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">On the ice, the men\u2019s figure skating podium will be decided, with \u201cQuad God\u201d and reigning world champion Ilia Malinin jumping for the gold. Canada\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s curling teams are also playing the United States in round-robin games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">And on the speed skating track, Ted-Jan Bloemen will be racing for Team Canada\u2019s first gold medal of the Games in men\u2019s 10000m.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/AFPY5MKDW5AJVO5V5MWZEBFDEM.jpg?auth=4a8c141057c72cb1f7569d4ebcb1cec053731e0247b33cdd4faa9b23f9acf27e&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Ted-Jan Bloemen competes in the men&#8217;s 5,000-metre speed-skating race in Milan on Sunday.Ben Curtis\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Here are the events to watch for, and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/olympic.ca\/schedule-2026-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/olympic.ca\/schedule-2026-winter-olympics\/\">find the full schedule here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3:05 a.m. ET &#8211; Men\u2019s curling round-robin (Canada vs. U.S.)10:40 a.m. ET &#8211; Czechia vs. Sweden women\u2019s hockey quarterfinal8:05 a.m. ET &#8211; Women\u2019s curling round-robin (Canada vs. U.S.)1:05 p.m. ET \u2013 Men\u2019s curling round-robin (Canada vs. Sweden)3:10 p.m. ET &#8211; Canada vs. Switzerland men\u2019s hockey round-robin3:10 p.m. ET &#8211; United States vs. Italy women\u2019s hockey quarterfinal<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Medal events:<\/p>\n<p>5:45 a.m. ET &#8211; Cross-country men\u2019s 10k freestyle (Canadians Max Hollmann, R\u00e9mi Drolet and Thomas Stephen competing)8 a.m. ET &#8211; Biathlon men\u2019s 10km sprint (Zachary Connelly among four Canadians competing)8:31 a.m. ET &#8211; Women\u2019s snowboard cross10 a.m. ET &#8211; Speed skating men\u2019s 10000m (Canada\u2019s Ted-Jan Bloemen competing)1 p.m. ET &#8211; Figure skating men\u2019s singles free program (Canada\u2019s Stephen Gogolev competing)1:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Snowboard men\u2019s halfpipe3:05 p.m. ET &#8211; Skeleton men\u2019s singles run 402\/13\/26 05:00Where to watch the Olympics in Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Globe staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">CBC is Canada\u2019s official Olympic broadcaster. The 2026 Winter Games will be available to watch on CBC through your TV provider, or to stream for free on the CBC Gem app or at <a href=\"http:\/\/cbcgem.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBCGem.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">follow The Globe and Mail\u2019s live coverage<\/a> of all the latest news and analysis of the Games, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our website<\/a> or mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:00Your guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Globe staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Milan Cortina Winter Olympics<\/a> have begun and are poised to be historic in more ways than one, as Team Canada and the world\u2019s best athletes converge in northern Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">From hockey to figure skating and the debut of ski mountaineering, the competition will be nothing short of thrilling. But at the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-canadian-olympic-committee-works-to-navigate-a-very-spread-out-winter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-canadian-olympic-committee-works-to-navigate-a-very-spread-out-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\">geographically widespread<\/a> edition of the Winter Games ever, international tensions \u2013 particularly toward the United States \u2013 will also be on full display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-schedule-dates-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/olympics\/article-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-schedule-dates-how-to-watch\/\">Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Games.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/IEQPZWGIKVCG5F4FIJ2SZLPOKU.JPG?auth=55ef22be385c0228328c12c468761de5e4239274f847815987f218fd8bfe25f0&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Team Canada&#8217;s Courtney Sarault celebrates after winning a bronze medal in the 500-metre short-track speed-skating finals on Thursday.Leah Hennel\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>02\/13\/26 05:00Ask us your Olympics questions<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">&#8211; Globe staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">From how Canada is doing so far to what the energy is like in Italy, tell the The Globe\u2019s Olympics team what you want to know about the Games. We\u2019ll do our best to answer them.<\/p>\n<p>  Ask us your Olympics questions<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat do you want to know about the 2026 Winter Games and Team Canada so far? Send us your questions, and The Globe&#8217;s journalists on the ground in Italy will try to answer them.\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"02\/13\/26 12:14Bloemen finishes 9th in men\u2019s 10000m speed skating; Czechia\u2019s J\u00edlek takes goldOpen this photo in gallery: Canada&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1397,10456,49,48,11124,2922,187287,82,5756,1400,2785],"class_list":{"0":"post-472797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-appwebview","9":"tag-aud-growth","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-live-blog","13":"tag-noastack","14":"tag-olympicstaff","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-yesapplenews","17":"tag-yespop","18":"tag-yessnap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}