Olympic viewing guide: Will Canada finally win its first gold?

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Looking ahead to Day 8, Canada has a good chance to finally win its first gold medal in short track speed skating, while the Canadian women's hockey team begins the playoffs and Canada's curlers face marquee matchups.

We'll cover all that and more in our daily viewing guide, then get to an update on two injured Canadian stars and a record-breaking performance in cross-country skiing.

Here's what to look for, in chronological order:

Freestyle skiing: Maïa Schwinghammer in the women's dual moguls at 4:30 a.m. ET

The 24-year-old from Saskatoon placed fifth in the traditional moguls event on Wednesday but is not as strong in the dual, which is making its Olympic debut. This version of the sport also requires athletes to ski down a bumpy course featuring two jumps where they perform aerial tricks. The difference in the dual is that two athletes ski side-by-side, and whoever gets the highest score advances to the next round.

Schwinghammer finished 11th in the dual at last year's world championships, where she took bronze in the regular moguls. Only one of her four career World Cup medals has come in the dual.

The favourite is American Jaelin Kauf, who's leading the chase for her second consecutive World Cup title in the dual and won her second straight Olympic silver in the traditional moguls on Wednesday.

Competition begins at 4:30 a.m. ET and leads up to the semifinals at 5:35 a.m. ET, then the "small" final for the bronze medal at 5:46 a.m. ET and the "big" final immediately after that.

Speed skating: Laurent Dubreuil in the men's 500m at 11 a.m. ET

The Canadian long