Olympic viewing guide Day 6: Get ready for a big Thursday

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We turn to Day 6, which is going to be a big one. Canada looks poised to break out with multiple medals, while both of our hockey teams are in action (including the first game for the men) and Rachel Homan begins her quest for curling redemption.

Our daily viewing guide takes you through all that, plus some key international angles to follow.

With four medals (one silver and three bronze) through five full days of competition, I wouldn't say that Canada is off to a slow start. The team is more or less right where it should be in terms of total medals. But I get it if Canadians are getting a little antsy for the first gold and/or one of those big days where our athletes pile up several pieces of hardware.

Well, Thursday could be that day.

Three of Canada's best athletes -- short track speed skater Will Dandjinou, moguls skier Mikaël Kingsbury and snowboard cross rider Éliot Grondin -- are favoured to win gold. Short track star Courtney Sarault is a top medal contender, long tracker Isabelle Weidemann is a serious threat, and some other Canadians are poised to make a run at the podium too.

Plus, Canada's NHL stars return to the Olympics for the first time in a dozen years, the Canadian women's hockey team closes out group play, and women's curling favourite Rachel Homan opens her event.

Yeah, there's a lot going on. So here's a guide to what Canadian fans should watch, in chronological order:

Women's curling: Canada vs. Denmark at 3:05 a.m. ET

Rachel Homan's Canadian team is the clear favourite to win gold after capturing back-to-back world championships and five of