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After heavy snow postponed a couple of events on Tuesday, get set for a jam-packed day of competition on Wednesday at Milano Cortina 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are finals in men\u2019s and women\u2019s snowboard slopestyle, a chance to add to the medal tally in short track speed skating, plus a quarterfinal game for Team Canada in men\u2019s hockey.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you won\u2019t want to miss.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alpine Skiing<\/p>\n The last of the alpine skiing events is the women\u2019s slalom, with the first run at 4:00 a.m. ET. The Canadian entries include 2023 World champion Laurence St-Germain<\/a>, Ali Nullmeyer<\/a>, Amelia Smart<\/a>, and Kiki Alexander<\/a>. The second run will go at 7:30 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n Biathlon<\/p>\n The last biathlon event for Canadians Pascale Paradis<\/a>, Shilo Rousseau<\/a>, Benita Peiffer<\/a>, and Nadia Moser<\/a> is the women\u2019s 4x6km relay at 8:45 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cross-Country Skiing<\/p>\n It\u2019s team sprint day, with the event being contested in free technique. The women will kick it off at 3:45 a.m. ET with the qualification round. Alison Mackie<\/a> and Liliane Gagnon<\/a> will race for Canada, looking to be among the 15 teams that will advance to the final at 5:45 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n Antoine Cyr<\/a> and Xavier McKeever<\/a> will compete in the men\u2019s qualification round at 4:15 a.m. ET, with that final scheduled for 6:15 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Curling<\/p>\n Both Canadian curling teams will square off with the host nation on Wednesday. With their playoff spot secured, Team Jacobs<\/a> (6-1) will face Joel Retornaz\u2019s 4-3 Italian team at 8:05 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n At 1:05 p.m. ET, Team Homan<\/a> will take their 4-3 record into a match with Stefania Constantini\u2019s 2-5 Italian team, with an eye on getting closer to locking up their own playoff spot in the women\u2019s tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n Freestyle Skiing<\/p>\n After being postponed by a day, the first qualification round for women\u2019s aerials is scheduled for 4:00 a.m. ET. Marion Th\u00e9nault<\/a> will aim to be among the top six that will advance directly to the final. If not, she\u2019ll get another chance in the second qualification round at 4:45 a.m. ET that will send six more women to the final that goes at 7:00 a.m. ET. There are two rounds to the final, with only the top six from round one advancing to round two.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hockey\u00a0<\/p>\n Team Canada will play its quarterfinal game in men\u2019s hockey against Czechia at 10:40 a.m. ET. Canada opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over the Czechs. Czechia got into the quarterfinals by defeating Denmark 3-2 on Tuesday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Snowboard<\/p>\n It\u2019s a double final day for snowboard slopestyle after the women\u2019s event was postponed by a day.\u00a0<\/p>\n First up, the men will compete at 5:20 a.m. ET. Mark McMorris<\/a> and Cameron Spalding<\/a> are in that final, with McMorris seeking his fourth straight Olympic medal in the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then at 8:30 a.m. ET, Laurie Blouin<\/a> and Juliette Pelchat<\/a> will compete in the women\u2019s final. Blouin was the silver medallist at PyeongChang 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n In both events, all riders will do three runs with only the best one counting towards the final standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speed Skating \u2013 Short Track<\/p>\n There are three rounds of competition in the men\u2019s 500m. Steven Dubois<\/a>, William Dandjinou<\/a> and Maxime Laoun<\/a> will race in the quarterfinals at 2:15 p.m. ET, looking to advance to the semifinals and then the finals, with the race for the medals at 3:32 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n At 3:00 p.m. ET, Canada will race in the A final of the women\u2019s 3000m relay. 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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![\"Mark](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MDB_20260215_6832.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Mark McMorris warms up before competes in snowboard Slopestyle qualifiers at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Photo by Mark Blinch\/COC<\/p>\n![\"Team](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771391829_35_LRH_20260212_5703-e1770938011623.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s William Dandjinou competes short track 1000m semi-finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Photo by Leah Hennel\/COC<\/p>\n