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The 2026 Olympics are one year away — here are 10 Canadians to watch

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On Thursday, we'll be exactly 365 days from the start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics — at least technically. Competition in northern Italy actually begins on Feb. 4, 2026, with a few mixed doubles curling games, and the next day features some women's hockey and snowboard qualifying. But the opening ceremony on Feb. 6 officially kicks off the next 16 days of medal events.

Spoiler alert: Canadians are going to win a lot of medals. In 2022, they racked up 26 — exactly the country's average over the past five Winter Games.

Here are 10 athletes who could help keep the hardware coming next year:

Connor McDavid: Due to the NHL's hiatus from the Olympics and the demise of the World Cup, the premier hockey player of his generation hasn't had a chance to represent his country in a best-on-best international event since the 2015 world juniors. That will change when McDavid suits up for Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, an appetizer for NHL players' return to the Olympics in 2026.

Marie-Philip Poulin: Canada's clutch captain is the only hockey player to score in four Olympic gold-medal games. Her pair of goals in the 2022 women's final in Beijing helped dethrone the archrival United States and gave Poulin her third gold in four Olympic appearances. Milan-Cortina will be the first Games since the creation of the Professional Women's Hockey League, where the Montreal Victoire star currently leads all scorers with 10 goals in 14 games this season.

Will Dandjinou: Uncommonly tall for a short track speed skater, Dandjinou is head and shoulders above his competitors on the

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