Olympic viewing guide Day 7: A busy day in hockey and curling

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Barring a surprise, Canada is unlikely to add to its seven medals (three silver, four bronze) on Day 7. But the Canadian men's hockey team plays its second game, the women's hockey playoffs begin, and Canada's curlers are on the ice a total of three times. Plus, U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin goes for gold in the final round of the men's event.

Here's what to watch, in chronological order:

Curling: Three games for Canada, starting at 3:05 a.m. ET

After opening with an extra-end win over Germany on Wednesday and then having today off, skip Brad Jacobs' Canadian men's team will play a double-header on Friday. They face Daniel Casper's United States (1-1) at 3:05 a.m. ET before taking on defending champion Sweden at 1:05 p.m. ET. Swedish skip Nik Edin has won three consecutive Olympic medals and a record seven world titles, but he's in trouble at 0-2 after losses to Italy and world champion Bruce Mouat's Great Britain, which tops the standings at 2-0.

Rachel Homan's Canadian women's team needed just seven ends to dispatch Denmark 10-4 in their opener today. Canada faces the U.S. (1-1) at 8:05 a.m. ET.

Snowboarding: Women's snowboard cross (eliminations start at 7:30 a.m. ET)

If you caught the snowboard cross bug today while watching Canada's Éliot Grondin take silver in that heart-pounding men's final, you can tune in for more thrills and spills in the women's event. The favourites are Italy's Michela Moioli and Britain's Charlotte Bankes, who won gold and silver at last year's world championships.

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