Men’s Prelim. Round Group A<\/p>\n
Final<\/p>\n
02\/15\/26 14:15World Curling changes umpire setup again after meeting with team reps at OlympicsOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Marc Kennedy in action during the men’s curling round robin session against China, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.Misper Apawu\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n World Curling adjusted its umpire setup at the Winter Games again Sunday night after a contentious weekend at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. <\/p>\n In a statement, the sport\u2019s governing body said the two umpires who had previously been monitoring athlete deliveries at the hog line will now only do so \u201cat the request of competing teams.\u201d<\/p>\n The development comes after Canadian women\u2019s skip Rachel Homan had her first rock pulled in a game against Switzerland\u2019s Silvana Tirinzoni on Saturday night. Canada went on to drop an 8-7 decision in an extra end. <\/p>\n The umpire felt Homan had \u201cdouble-touched\u201d the rock on her throw. Curlers are not allowed to touch the stone\u2019s granite after letting go of the handle.<\/p>\n Homan vehemently denied making an improper throw.<\/p>\n On Sunday, Great Britain\u2019s Bobby Lammie had a stone removed for the same reason in a 9-4 win over Germany. <\/p>\n The latest umpire change came after a meeting with representatives of the competing teams, World Curling said. <\/p>\n \u201cThis change in protocol will see the two umpires who had previously been actively monitoring athlete deliveries remain available in the field of play, but will now only monitor athlete deliveries at the request of the competing teams,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe umpires, when requested, will monitor deliveries for a minimum of three ends.\u201d<\/p>\n The initial change came after a tense men\u2019s game between Canada\u2019s Brad Jacobs and Sweden\u2019s Niklas Edin on Friday night. <\/p>\n Swedish vice Oskar Eriksson complained that some Canadian players were \u2019double-touching\u2019 the rocks, an accusation that Canada vice Marc Kennedy firmly denied. Kennedy used profanity during the on-ice exchange and the video clip went viral. <\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 13:15Team Canada routs France 10-2, trying to lock down first place at Olympics<\/p>\n – Grant Robertson<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Connor McDavid of Team Canada is chased by Jules Boscq of Team France during third period Olympic hockey action at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Sunday, February 15, 2026.Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n Team Canada routed France 10-2 Sunday, leaving them undefeated at the end of the Olympic tournament\u2019s preliminary round with three wins.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t quite the 11-0 pounding that Finland laid on Italy the night before, but it was a lopsided affair nevertheless. The problem for France was this: Canada wasn\u2019t playing them as much as the Canadians were playing the scoreboard.<\/p>\n Canada needed to stockpile goals just in case first place in their group came down to a tiebreaker with the United States.<\/p>\n Both teams were undefeated coming into Sunday, with the Americans playing Germany later in the day. At stake was first place and a more favourable matchup in the playoff rounds.<\/p>\n Junca made several spectacular saves during the game, including a goalmouth stop in the second period that robbed Wilson of an open net goal. By the end of the second period Canada was outshooting France 33-7 and France replaced Junca with goaltender Antoine Keller.<\/p>\n But 20 seconds into the third period, Connor McDavid took a pass from Celebrini, broke in on net and slipped a backhand past Keller, putting Canada up 7-1.<\/p>\n The French got one back about a minute later when Sacha Treille put a slapshot under the arm of Jordan Binnington. It was only the eighth shot of the game for the Canadian netminder at that point.<\/p>\n Bo Horvat made it 8-2 a few minutes later, with a sharp angle shot from the side of the net past Keller\u2019s outstretched arm.<\/p>\n With the tiebreaker looming, there was little mercy. Brandon Hagel snapped a pass from Nathan MacKinnon past Keller\u2019s glove to make it 9-2 about halfway through the third period.<\/p>\n Between Canada and the U.S., whichever team secures first place in the group likely gets a better playoff scenario, with the second-seeded team likely to face Sweden in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n Canada finishes the preliminary round with three wins, a goal differential of 17 goals, and 20 total goals.<\/p>\n With eight minutes remaining in the game, Celebrini scored his fourth of the tournament to put Canada up 10-2.<\/p>\n The game turned physical in the third period. Pierre Crinon tried to fight Tom Wilson, after Wilson took offence to the French player targeting MacKinnon with a high hit.<\/p>\n The barrage of pucks was a familiar sight at these Olympics for the French goalies. France was outshot 81-38 in their first two games, including a 4-0 loss to Switzerland and a 6-3 defeat by Czechia.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 12:45All eyes on Canadian duo Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps ahead of pairs short program<\/p>\n – Robyn Doolittle<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps perform their free program in the senior pairs figure skating competition at the 2026 Canadian National Skating Championships in Gatineau, Que., on Jan. 10.Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n When the pairs short program starts Sunday, all eyes will be on the Canadian duo of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps<\/a>, who arrived in Milan just days ago after having to pull out of the team event earlier in the Games after Stellato-Dudek hit her head at practice in Quebec.<\/p>\n Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are also competing in the event.<\/p>\n Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps spoke to reporters briefly at a practice session on Friday. She did not reveal details about the incident that led to the injury<\/a>, saying that she herself was still processing what had happened and was not ready to discuss it. Stellato-Dudek did say that she had been cleared for a return by doctors and that the last week and a half had been a \u201cliving nightmare that I would not wish on anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n Once she steps on the ice, 42-year-old Stellato-Dudek will be the oldest woman to compete in Olympic figure skating since 1928. She began her career as a singles skater in the United States, but an injury forced her into an early retirement at age 17. Incredibly, she returned to the sport after a 16-year-old hiatus, switched to pairs and gained her Canadian citizenship.<\/p>\n Prior to the injury, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps were seen as podium contenders in the pairs event. The team won the World Championships in 2024 and three national titles, although they have struggled with consistency the last two seasons. They placed silver at Canadian nationals in January behind Pereira and Michaud.<\/p>\n The pairs event begins at 1:45pm EST. Pereira and Michaud skate in the third group around 3pm EST and Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps are scheduled to skate about an hour after that.<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 12:31Canada\u2019s B\u00e9atrice Lamarche finishes seventh in the women\u2019s 500 metre long track skating event<\/p>\n The 27-year-old from Quebec City finished the race in 37.53 seconds, which is 1.04 seconds off the winning time.<\/p>\n Dutch skaters Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam claimed the two top podium spots, while Japan\u2019s Miho Takagi won the bronze medal.<\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 12:24Canada extends lead to 6-1 after second period of men\u2019s hockey qualifier against FranceOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Macklin Celebrini scores on a penalty shot in the second period against France’s goalkeeper Julian Junca during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.Carolyn Kaster\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Canada scored three more goals during the second period, extending its lead over France to 6-1. Defenceman Cale Makar kicked things off with his first Olympic goal during a power play in the 32nd minute. Five minutes later, Macklin Celebrini scored on a penalty shot after a hooking foul from French defenceman Florian Chakiachvili. Just 19 seconds later, Sidney Crosby gets in on the action with a goal to end the period 6-1 for Team Canada. With 15 points, he is now Team Canada\u2019s all-time leading points scorer at a Winter Olympics featuring NHL players<\/p>\n – Globe staff<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 12:00Canadian figure skaters Patrick Chan, Kurt Browning relive Olympic heartbreak after Malinin collapseOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Patrick Chan performs his men’s free program in the figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 14, 2014 in Sochi.Paul Chiasson\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n Patrick Chan was having flashbacks when Ilia Malinin squandered his golden opportunity in a stunning Olympic moment Friday night. Kurt Browning could relate, too.<\/p>\n The two Canadian figure skating legends watched with the rest of the sporting world in astonishment as the American star crashed under pressure, tumbling to eighth after a disastrous free skate.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt for him. I really did. Because I was like, \u2018Dude, I was there,\u2019\u201d Chan said. \u201cI remember when I was experiencing this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Ilia Malinin of Team United States looks dejected after competing in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy.Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Malinin entered the Milan Cortina Games as the overwhelming favourite to capture the Olympic men\u2019s figure skating title. The self-named \u201cQuad God\u201d had won 14 straight competitions \u2014 untouchable for more than two years \u2014 and gold felt like a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the Olympics,\u201d Chan said over the phone. \u201cMaybe the analogy is like Icarus flying too close to the sun and burning his wings a little bit, but that\u2019s sport for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Chan said the moment stirred memories of his own painful near-miss<\/a> at the 2014 Sochi Games.<\/p>\n The three-time world champion needed only a solid free skate to win gold after rival Yuzuru Hanyu put down a mistake-filled program. But Chan followed with an error-riddled routine of his own and settled for silver, a moment that \u201cstill lingers\u201d in his memory.<\/p>\n Browning, meanwhile, was the heavy favourite at the 1992 and 1994 Games, but fell in both his short programs and missed the podium entirely.<\/p>\n \u201cI am one of the few people in the world who knows what it\u2019s like to go on the Olympic ice, and not have it go your way,\u201d said the four-time world champion, who\u2019s calling figure skating on the CBC\u2019s broadcast.<\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 11:50France\u2019s Martin Fourcade, German biathlon relay team receive gold medals in reallocation ceremonyOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Martin Fourcade, of France, centre, poses with silver medalist Pavol Hurajt, of Slovakia, left, and bronze medalist Christoph Sumann, of Austria, during a reallocation medals ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.Mosa’ab Elshamy\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Sixteen years after finishing the biathlon 15-kilometre mass start race at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Martin Fourcade was awarded his gold medal for the race on Sunday, while Slovak biathlete Pavol Hurajt received his silver and the bronze was given to Christoph Sumann of Austria during a medal reallocation ceremony at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.<\/p>\n And 12 years after competing in the 2014 Sochi Games, the German relay team of Erik Lesser, Daniel Boehm, Arnd Peiffer and Simon Schempp received their gold medals. The Austria team of Sumann, Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Dominik Landertinger were awarded silver. <\/p>\n Athletes from the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Olympics received new medals after all Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov\u2019s competitive results were disqualified from 2010 to 2014, \u201cdue to anti-doping rule violations based on abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport and evidence from the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System,\u201d the International Biathlon Union said in a news release.<\/p>\n Fourcade said he was thrilled to be back in Anterselva to receive a long-overdue medal.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my first podium at the time, my first medal, and it already felt like gold,\u201d he said. \u201cToday, being able to celebrate it, both in an Olympic atmosphere and in one of the most iconic biathlon venues is also a special thing, considering the message this medal sends for the fight for clean sport, for justice being done, even if sometimes it takes too long.\u201d<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s Peiffer, after receiving his gold, said it was a great feeling to be back with the team.<\/p>\n – The Associated Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 11:35Bruce Mouat\u2019s British men\u2019s team picked up a 9-4 round-robin win over GermanyOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Britain’s Bruce Mouat, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie in action during the men’s curling round robin session against Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.Misper Apawu\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n World champions Britain took a 4-2 lead in the fourth end and never looked back, beating 2024 European champions Germany to record a fourth win at the Games.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a young team. We\u2019ve had lots of battles over them the last two, three, four seasons. We know it\u2019s always going to be a sticky one and a battle out there,\u201d said Britain\u2019s Hammy McMillan.<\/p>\n Britain have won four out of their five games so far, losing only to Italy. They are second in the standings behind Switzerland, who have four wins out of four.<\/p>\n While the Swedish men\u2019s team has been struggling, the Anna Hasselborg-led women\u2019s team has made a flying start to the competition, beating Britain 10-7 to clinch their fifth straight win and cement their position atop the standings.<\/p>\n Madeleine Dupont\u2019s Denmark were 7-2 winners over Italy, who conceded with two ends remaining, while South Korea\u2019s Gim Eun-ji ensured a 7-5 win over Japan with the last shot of the game.<\/p>\n Tabitha Peterson\u2019s United States fought back from a 4-1 deficit at the halfway mark to beat China 6-5.<\/p>\n Teams play nine matches in the round-robin stage, which continues later on Sunday. The top four advance to the semi-finals next week.<\/p>\n – Reuters<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 11:23Canada leads France 3-1 after the first period of the men\u2019s final qualifying matchOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Tom Wilson scores a goal against France’s goalkeeper Julian Junca in the first period during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.Hassan Ammar\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Right winger Tom Wilson, who is making his Olympic debut, scored within nine minutes to give Canada an early lead. France\u2019s Floran Douay tied the game thirteen seconds later. But two more goals, from Devon Toews and Mark Stone, have given Canada a two-goal advantage heading into the second period.<\/p>\n Canada is already assured of top spot in Group A and a place in the quarterfinals after convincing wins over Czechia and Switzerland.<\/p>\n The Canadians won gold the last time NHL players participated in the Games in 2014. The league\u2019s stars are back for the Milan Cortina Games.<\/p>\n – Globe staff and The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 11:15Canada\u2019s Val\u00e9rie Grenier \u2018disappointed\u2019 with off-podium finish in women\u2019s giant slalom<\/p>\n – Rachel Brady<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Val\u00e9rie Grenier of Team Canada reacts in the finish area during the Women’s Giant Slalom at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 15, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Canadian alpine ski racer Val\u00e9rie Grenier had high expectations for the women\u2019s giant slalom event on Sunday. The third-time Olympian thought she had a shot at the podium.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old from St-Isidore, Ont., raced to a 13th place finish, the best of four Canadians in the competition. It hurt to slip down the standings on Sunday after she had skied into eighth spot with her first run at Olympia Delle Tofane. It was the last of her four events at the Winter Games in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, and she won\u2019t be going home with a medal.<\/p>\n \u201cVery disappointed with myself, because I had pretty high hopes for the GS, and I didn\u2019t deliver at all,\u201d said Grenier.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was really nice to have my family here at these Olympics, compared to Beijing and, I love Cortina, so I always have good feelings here, but right now it\u2019s hard to see something positive.\u201d<\/p>\n Grenier finished ahead of Britt Richardson of Canmore, Alta., 26th, Justine Lamontagne of St. Ferr\u00e9ol-les-Neiges, Que., 28th, and Cassidy Gray of Invermere, B.C, who did not finish.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 11:10Two Canadians are through to the finals of the women\u2019s snowboard slopestyle eventOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Laurie Blouin of Canada in action at the Livigno Snow Park, Livigno, Italy on February 15, 2026.Dylan Martinez\/Reuters<\/p>\n Quebec City\u2019s Laurie Blouin finished ninth in qualifying, while Whistler\u2019s Juliette Pelchat grabbed the 12th and final spot.The medals will be awarded on Tuesday.<\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 08:57Italy\u2019s Federica Brignone set to win second gold of GamesOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Federica Brignone competes in the women’s giant slalom race on Sunday.Jacquelyn Martin\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Italian skier Federica Brignone is set to capture her second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games with a victory in the women\u2019s giant slalom.<\/p>\n Brignone leads the event with some lower-tier racers still to take the slopes.<\/p>\n Once official, it would be the seventh gold medal and 20th overall for host Italy.<\/p>\n Val\u00e9rie Grenier is the top Canadian in 13th, while the Olympic struggles continue for American skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who is in 11th.<\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 08:36Canada fails to advance in mixed team snowboard crossOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Eliot Grondin leads Austria’s Jakob Dusek during the mixed team snowboard cross quarterfinals on day nine of the Games.Adam Pretty\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s bid to return to the podium in mixed team snowboard cross ended quickly Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n \u00c9liot Grondin and Audrey McManiman failed to advance after placing fourth in their quarterfinal. Britain 1 and Australia 2 finished 1-2 to move on to the semifinals with Austria 1 in third.<\/p>\n Grondin and Meryeta O\u2019Dine teamed up to win bronze in the first Olympic mixed team snowboard cross event four years ago in Beijing.<\/p>\n Britain 1, featuring Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, won gold this time round, overtaking France 2. Italy 1 took silver with the French settling for bronze.<\/p>\n Sixteen teams competed in a knockout format, culminating in a four-team big final to decide the medals.<\/p>\n – The Canadian Press<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 08:18Norway\u2019s Klaebo sets Winter Olympics record with 9th gold medal in cross-country ski; Canada finishes 5thOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway competes in the cross-country skiing men’s 4 x 7.5km relay on Sunday.Matthias Schrader\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Norway\u2019s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing<\/a>, setting a Winter Games record, at the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n The 29\u2011year\u2011old anchored Sunday\u2019s 4 x 7.5-kilometre relay in the men\u2019s competition for his fourth gold of the 2026 Games.<\/p>\n He had shared the record with three retired Norwegian athletes, Marit Bjoergen and Bjorn Daehlie in cross-country skiing and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlon. He now stands alone at the top. Klaebo put in a flawless but casual-looking race, slowing down before the finish to wave to cheering supporters before finishing in 1 hour, 4 minutes and 24.5 seconds. France continued its strong performance for second place, 22.2 seconds behind. <\/p>\n And roared on by the home crowd, Federico Pellegrino in his final season for Italy, took bronze, with a 47.9 second lag. <\/p>\n Canada finished fifth. The team of Xavier McKeever, Antoine Cyr, Remi Drolet and Tom Stephen sat as high as third at times in the race.<\/p>\n \u2013 The Associated Press and The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 07:55Men\u2019s hockey team to face France in qualifying wrap-upOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n From left, Canada’s Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Tom Wilson, and goalie Logan Thompson celebrate beating Switzerland on Friday.DARRYL DYCK\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n The men\u2019s hockey qualifying round wraps up today, with Canada meeting France in Group A and Czechia playing Switzerland. In Group C, Team USA faces Germany while Denmark takes on Latvia.<\/p>\n Canada has already clinched the top spot of Group A with dominant victories over Czechia and Switzerland, earning a bye to the tournament\u2019s quarter-final. McDavid has a goal and five assists thus far to lead the tournament in points.<\/p>\n The U.S. leads Group C with a 2-0 record. In Group B, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden each have two wins and one loss.<\/p>\n France played Czechia on Friday and at one point had a 3-2 lead in the second period, but the Czechs rallied to finish ahead 6-3.<\/p>\n The last time Canada and France met in the Olympics was 32 years ago in the 1994 Lillehammer Games, which Canada won by a modest 3-1 score, before active NHL players competed. The French have a single active player in the NHL suiting up for them \u2013 Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier. Only three other French players have pro experience.<\/p>\n \u2013 Globe staff and The Canadian Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 07:04Opinion: Canada has gone full villain in curling<\/p>\n \u2013 Cathal Kelly<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Rachel Homan in the women’s curling round-robin against Switzerland on Saturday.Fatima Shbair\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n Canada came to the Olympics with a bunch of international relations goals. In a time of global unrest, we would remind everyone of how laid back we are, but also vigorous. Fun, but not overbearing. Like that guy at the party who makes a point of paying one nice compliment to everyone, then leaves before the sambuca comes out.<\/p>\n What\u2019d we do instead? Rocked into the room, steamed across it and took a swing at Sweden.<\/p>\n I am not a curling expert. However, like most of us, I am a bloodhound for dissembling.<\/p>\n Sweden accused Canada of cheating in the stupidest possible way, gently tapping a just released curling rock while it\u2019s still more than a hundred feet from its destination. A rock weighs about 40 lbs. It\u2019s like blowing on a curveball as it heads to the plate. Still, it\u2019s against the rules. Just don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n The non-guilty response to that is, Did I? My bad.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s reaction, through team member Marc Kennedy, was, How DARE you suggest I would ever do such a thing?<\/p>\n Then Sweden showed everyone the video of him appearing to do such a thing.<\/p>\n At which point, Canada\u2019s approach changed to, How DARE you record us as we break the rule we just told everyone we would never break?<\/p>\n A few hours on, Switzerland was caught on tape accusing the Canadian men\u2019s team of the same thing.<\/p>\n The infection then spread to Canadian women\u2019s team skip, Rachel Homan.<\/p>\n Read the full column here.<\/a><\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 07:04Vonn discharged from Italian hospitalOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn lies in a hospital bed, in a picture obtained from social media this week.@lindseyvonn via Instagram\/Reuters<\/p>\n U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn was discharged on Sunday from the Italian hospital where she was admitted a week ago after the horrific crash that ended her Olympic comeback, two sources close to the matter said.<\/p>\n Vonn, the 2010 Olympic champion and second most successful female World Cup skier of all time, was heading to the airport in the northern Italian town of Treviso.<\/p>\n The U.S. skier said on Saturday that her fourth round of surgery had gone well and she looked forward to returning home to America.<\/p>\n Under treatment in the Ca\u2019 Foncello Hospital in Treviso since last Sunday, the 41-year-old said she was improving after some difficult days but warned that she still had \u201ca long, long way to go\u201d with another operation scheduled in the United States.<\/p>\n \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 06:59Fans sporting Greenland flag at U.S.-Denmark game told to put it awayOpen this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n A spectator waves a Greenland flag in the stands before the match between the U.S. and Denmark.Marton Monus\/Reuters<\/p>\n Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men\u2019s hockey at the Winter Olympics Saturday in Milan say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.<\/p>\n Vita Kalnina and her husband, Alexander Kalnins \u2013 fans of the Latvian hockey team who live in Germany \u2013 held up a large red and white Greenland flag during warmups and again when the Danish team scored the opening goal of the preliminary round game against the U.S., which ultimately beat Denmark 6-3.<\/p>\n Yet inside the hockey area on Saturday, Kalni\u0146a and Kalnins say they were told by venue staff that they could not continue to hold up the flag, even as American flags were waved throughout the stands.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said it was due to safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people,\u201d Kalnins told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n Kalnina and Kalnins complied because they wanted to watch the game. After all, they said, they\u2019d made their point because anyone inside the arena \u2013 and those watching on TV \u2013 had already seen the flag.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the message was sent,\u201d Kalnins said.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us as Europeans it was important to show up (with) this symbol as a symbol of a European unity that we support Greenland,\u201d Kalnins said.<\/p>\n \u2013 The Associated Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 06:35Megan Oldham striving for second podium finish in women\u2019s freestyle skiing<\/p>\n \u2013 Eric Reguly<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Oldham drops in on her first run during the women’s freeski big air qualification on Saturday.Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n Megan Oldham is the dark horse of the Canadian Olympic team.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old freestyle skier from Parry Sound, Ont., having already picked a bronze in Milan Cortina games in the slopestyle event, is looking for a podium finish in big air on Monday.<\/p>\n In the big air qualifying round on Saturday, she placed first, putting her one point ahead of Chinese-American superstar Eileen Gu, the defending Olympic champion.<\/p>\n Oldham competed in Beijing 2022, where she also placed first in the big air qualifier. She just missed the podium, finishing fourth.<\/p>\n Tomorrow\u2019s 12-woman final will start at 7:30 p.m. local time in Livigno, one of the Italian Olympic mountain-sport towns \u2013 weather permitting. A storm is due to hit overnight and at least two competitions \u2013 the men\u2019s and women\u2019s snowboard slopestyle qualification rounds \u2013 have been shifted to Sunday from Monday. Other events could also be juggled around, depending on the severity of the storm.<\/p>\n In Monday\u2019s event, Oldham has the advantage of competing last. Doing so will allow her to see her rivals\u2019 tricks and adjust her performance if Gu or any of the other competitors dazzle the judges.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it\u2019s nice starting last,\u201d she said after the qualifier. \u201cIt means you get to watch kind of what the other girls are doing and make a game plan or change things if you need to. All these girls have a lot more tricks to show in the final\u2026 I think it\u2019s going to be a lot tighter.\u201d<\/p>\n The only other Canadian who made the qualifier cut was Quebec\u2019s Naomi Urness, 21.Oldham is turning into a freestyle star in the international competitions. She has collected 11 World Cup medals in slopestyle and big air, including gold in both events in 2023 in the Winter X Games.<\/p>\n Monday\u2019s final is bound to attract a huge crowd. Gu, who was disappointed by her slopestyle silver on Feb. 9, will be looking for gold to match her Beijing performance. She has turned herself into a global brand. Sponsorships from some of the leading consumer brands made her the second-highest earning woman athlete in 2023, according to Forbes magazine.<\/p>\n If Oldham beats Gu and takes gold, she will no doubt become one of the Milan Cortina superstars.<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 06:35McMorris returns for a shot in snowboard slopestyle<\/p>\n \u2013 Eric Reguly<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n McMorris competes in run two of the men’s snowboard slopestyle qualification on Sunday.Adam Pretty\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Mark McMorris\u2019s career as one of the world\u2019s top snowboarders would have been over years ago \u2013 he is 32 \u2013 if his ability to recover from devastating injuries weren\u2019t so astonishing. He\u2019s the bionic freestyler.<\/p>\n The Regina-born three-time Olympic bronze medalist and holder of a record 22 X Games medals makes a regular habit of pushing his slopestyle and big air competitions to the limit \u2013 and beyond \u2013 and paying for his enthusiasm.<\/p>\n In 2016, he broke his femur attempting a frontside triple cork 1440 maneuver. It\u2019s hard for mere mortals to understand the skill and courage required to perform the four-rotations stunt, but you can assume it\u2019s highly dangerous. He was back in action five months later.<\/p>\n In 2017, while boarding in the backcountry near Whistler, B.C., he hit a tree at speed and nearly died from his injuries, which included a fractured jaw, left arm and pelvis, as well as several fractured ribs, a collapsed lung and a ruptured spleen. Fully repaired by 2018, he went on to win bronze in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang.<\/p>\n McMorris, true to form, injured himself this year, but the timing could not have been worse. On a big air training run on Feb. 4, three days ahead of the opening of Milan Cortina Olympics, he banged his head and pelvis hard and was remove from the course in a stretcher. At that point, it seemed he was would be an Olympics no-show.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 06:17Kingsbury picks up Canada\u2019s first gold at Milan Cortina, ending Olympic career on a high<\/p>\n \u2013 Eric Reguly<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Kingsbury celebrates his gold medal on Sunday.Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n Damn, Canada needed that gold. So did Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury.<\/p>\n Kingsbury, the world\u2019s greatest freestyle skier, broke Canada\u2019s Olympics gold medal drought on Sunday after beating Japan\u2019s Ikuma Horishima in the men\u2019s dual moguls final in Livigno. Before he won gold, Canada\u2019s tally was three silvers and five bronzes \u2013 a relatively poor showing at the halfway point in the Games.<\/p>\n It also meant Kingsbury, who is 33 and from Deux-Montagnes, Que., will leave the Milan Cortina Olympics on a high, maybe the biggest high of his career.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s event was his last Games appearance and he wanted to exit with the top medal around his neck. He had won silver in the singles moguls<\/a> on Feb. 12 and was clearly disappointed by the outcome, all the more so since his score was identical to the winner\u2019s \u2013 a quirk in the judging rules had denied him the top podium position.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s win takes his Olympics medals tally to five, including two golds, over four Games. He has also won a record 100 World Cups.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Kingsbury shows off his gold medal.Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 05:00Today\u2019s Olympic schedule and event start times<\/p>\n \u2013 Globe staff<\/p>\n It\u2019s another packed day in Italy as Canada\u2019s undefeated men\u2019s hockey team look for another win against France and moguls legend Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury aims to win this country\u2019s first gold of the Games. <\/p>\n The pairs figure skating competition is also kicking off, with Canada\u2019s Deanna Stellato-Dudek back competing with partner Maxime Deschamps after an injury. <\/p>\n On the slopes, Mark McMorris has bounced back from an injury in training and begins his campaign for a fourth-straight Olympic medal in men\u2019s snowboarding slopestyle.<\/p>\n Here are the events to watch for, and you can find the full schedule here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Snowboard men\u2019s slopestyle (Mark McMorris competing)4:30 a.m. ET \u2013 Men\u2019s dual moguls 1\/16 final (Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury among Canadians competing)7:45 a.m. ET \u2013 Snowboard cross mixed team quarter final (Canada competing)8:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Snowboard women\u2019s slopestyle qualification10:40 a.m. ET \u2013 Canada vs. France men\u2019s hockey round-robin12:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Ski jumping women\u2019s large hill round 1 (Abigail Strate among Canadians)1:05 p.m. ET \u2013 Canada vs. China men\u2019s curling round-robin1:45 p.m. ET \u2013 Figure skating pairs short program (Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps among Canadians)<\/p>\n Medal events:<\/p>\n 5:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Biathlon men\u2019s 12.5km pursuit (Adam Runnalls among Canadians)5:46 a.m. ET \u2013 Men\u2019s dual moguls6 a.m. Cross-country men\u2019s 4×7.5km relay (Canada competing)7:30 a.m. ET \u2013 Women\u2019s giant slalom8:35 a.m. ET \u2013 Snowboard cross mixed team8:45 a.m. ET \u2013 Biathlon women\u2019s 10km pursuit (Canada\u2019s Benita Peiffer)11:03 a.m. ET \u2013 Speed skating women\u2019s 500m (B\u00e9atrice Lamarche among Canadians)12 p.m. ET \u2013 Skeleton mixed-team (Canada competing)1:57 p.m. ET \u2013 Ski jumping women\u2019s large hill02\/15\/26 05:00Where to watch the Olympics in Canada<\/p>\n \u2013 Globe staff<\/p>\n 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 CBCGem.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also follow The Globe and Mail\u2019s live coverage<\/a> of all the latest news and analysis of the Games, on our website<\/a> or mobile app.<\/p>\n 02\/15\/26 05:00Your guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n \u2013 Globe staff<\/p>\n The 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 From hockey to figure skating and the debut of ski mountaineering, the competition will be nothing short of thrilling. But at the most 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