Olympic viewing guide: How a Canadian could win gold for the U.S.

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It was an up-and-down Day 8 for Canada. Things started well enough last night when Meryeta O'Dine popped up from a crash in the mixed team snowboard cross final to grab bronze for herself and teammate Éliot Grondin (the second medal of the Games for both). But then things went south. The Canadian men's hockey team lost to the United States, and both curling rinks fell to Sweden to run their combined losing streak to four games. The real gut punch, though, came this morning when speed skater Laurent Dubreuil missed the podium in the men's 500 metres. It was the first time in nine races this season that Dubreuil failed to win a medal.

Through eight days of full competition, Canada has won 13 medals — one gold, four silver, eight bronze. That's tied for the third-highest total, but Canada ranks just 14th in the official standings, where gold medals are weighted heaviest.

Canada has a couple of chances to add to its tally on Day 9 in short track speed skating. Today's viewing guide will cover those and preview an interesting new bobsleigh event. Plus, the Canadian men's hockey team looks to secure an easier playoff path, Canada's curlers try to snap their losing streak, and the latest on the big snowboarding beef.

Here's what to watch on Saturday night and Sunday morning:

Bobsleigh slides into the spotlight tonight with the first two runs of the women's monobob at 8:30 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET. This is a new Olympic event in which, as the name suggests, only one person occupies each sled instead of the usual two or four. It should also be the most