Olympic viewing guide: Canadians to watch on Sunday
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Figure Skating–Italy confident about medal prospect in team event
MILAN, Feb 7 : Italy's figure skaters remained confident about their medal prospects in the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics after the men's short program and free dance session ensured the host nation maintained third place on Saturday.
Figure-skating-Once a child prodigy, Canada's Gogolev makes memorable Games debut
MILAN, Feb 7 : Canada's Stephen Gogolev made a memorable Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the men's short programme of the Milano Cortina team event — a moment that once felt far from guaranteed during years of injuries after a major growth spurt.
Figure Skating-Japan's Kagiyama channels rivalry with Malinin to grab Olympic spotlight
MILAN, Feb 7 : Competing against gold medal favourite Ilia Malinin always motivates Yuma Kagiyama and pushes him to do better, the Japanese figure skater said after upstaging the American in the men's short programme in the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Ice hockey-Canada start title defence with win, Knight ties US record
MILAN, Feb 7 : Canada made a winning start to their Olympic title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland on Saturday as Hilary Knight tied the all-time U.S. women's goals record in the United States' 5-0 win over Finland.
Biathlon-Dad's the word as fathers get set for Winter Games biathlon battle
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 7 : While Scandinavia is famous for its hands-on “latte pappas”, Olympic biathletes Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sebastian Samuelsson say the demands of their sport leave little room for cafe mornings and playground duty, forcing them to put family life on hold when the Games begin.
Unstoppable Lindsey Vonn can achieve sports immortality on Sunday
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
Defending champion Canada smothers Switzerland in 2026 Olympic women's hockey debut
Sarah Fillier and Darryl Watt each had a goal and an assist for Canada in a 4-0 win over Switzerland to open the 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament Saturday.