What to watch in Olympic sports this weekend

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here.

While many fans will be glued to Tiger Woods' astounding comeback at the Masters and the Blue Jays' season opener (more on those later), there's a lot going on in Olympic sports too. Canadian standouts from the Tokyo Summer and Beijing Winter Games are in action in an assortment of events. Here's what to keep an eye on:

The Canadian women's soccer team takes a bow — and looks ahead.

The men's squad dominated the country's attention over the past few months with its unexpected World Cup qualification, but has now entered a lull after learning its opponents in last Friday's draw. The women's team is headed in the opposite direction as it winds down the victory lap for last summer's Olympic gold medal and prepares to get back down to business.

Tonight at BC Place in Vancouver, the Canadian women kick off a two-match exhibition series vs. Nigeria that closes Monday night in Langford, B.C. These are part of the team's post-Olympic Celebration Tour, which began back in the fall. They're also the farewell matches for retiring goalie Steph Labbé, whose clutch saves and fearless intensity keyed Canada's shootout upset of Sweden in the Olympic final. Plus, tonight's game is an opportunity to finally celebrate captain Christine Sinclair for breaking soccer's all-time international goals record in January 2020, just before the pandemic. Sinclair, who's from Burnaby, B.C., will be honoured in a pre-game ceremony.

After these exhibitions, Canada will look toward the CONCACAF W Championship in July in Mexico. That event will serve as the region's qualifier for the 2023 Women's World Cup