Toy loon becomes unofficial mascot for Canadian women's Olympic hockey team
A toy loon from a fan has become a mascot, or possibly a good luck charm, for Canada's women's hockey team at Milano Cortina 2026.
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Ice hockey-Swiss beat Czech in OT thriller as men's group stage enters final day
MILAN, Feb 15 : Switzerland beat Czech Republic 4-3 in the first overtime win of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Sunday, finishing second in Group A behind powerhouse Canada, as the final day of the preliminary stage kicked off at Santagiulia arena.
Bobsleigh-Germany's Nolte sets the pace in Monobob
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 15 : Germany's World Cup winner Laura Nolte carried her hot season's form into the Olympics on Sunday when she built a healthy lead at the halfway point of the women's Monobob, with two vastly experienced Americans sitting just behind her.
Curling-Britain's men beat Germany, champions Sweden lose again
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 15 : Bruce Mouat's British men's team picked up a 9-4 round-robin win over Germany at the Winter Games on Sunday, while Olympic champions Sweden suffered their fourth loss of the campaign to leave their title defence on the brink.
Germany's Nolte leads, American Meyers Taylor giving chase in Olympic monobob
Laura Nolte of Germany emerged Sunday as the leader after the first two runs of the women's monobob competition at the Milan Cortina Games.
Alpine skiing-Brignone blows away rivals in giant slalom first leg
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 15 : Italy's Federica Brignone made it seem easy as she blew away rivals and looked set for her second Alpine skiing gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics after a storming first giant slalom run on Sunday.
Ice hockey-US men subdue Denmark for second win
MILAN, Feb 14 : The United States came back to beat Denmark 6-3 in the Olympic preliminary stage on Saturday, as the podium contenders muscled their way to a second win in the men's ice hockey tournament. Matt Boldy scored in the first period for the Americans while Jack Eichel assisted Brady Tkachuk in the second and netted another goal a minute later. Defenceman Noah Hanifin, Jake Guentzel and Jack Hughes added goals, restoring order to what had been a surprisingly tight contest.