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As Canadian stars end Olympic careers, some wonder if resources exist to produce the next gen of medallists
Through Feb. 18, 16 different Canadians had stood on the podium in Milano Cortina. Their average age is just under 28 years old. Eight medallists were at least 30. Source link
Olympic viewing guide: The big hockey game and other things to watch on the final day
CBC Sports’ daily Olympics newsletter previews the last day of the Milano-Cortina Games, headlined by the men’s hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States. Source link
Speed skaters Maltais, Dubois named Canada’s flag-bearers for closing ceremony
Speed skaters Valérie Maltais and Steven Dubois were named flag-bearers for the closing ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Saturday. Source link
Brad Jacobs leads Canada's curling men to Olympic gold over Great Britain
Canada skip Brad Jacobs captured his second Olympic men’s curling gold medal in 12 years on Saturday, defeating top-ranked Bruce Mouat and Great Britain 9-6 in a tightly contested game in Milan. Source link
All hail Klæbo, the King of Winter, and the rest of the best of the Milano-Cortina Olympics
As he launched up the final hill with his herringbone-style uphill running technique, leaving countryman Martin Nyenget in the dust as if Nyenget was a Honda Civic stuck in snow, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo climbed forcefully to history. Source link
Olympians embrace the mystery of their devotion; the Milanese might understand it better than most
Devotion is hard to measure. It is more than an expression of ordinary affection. Devotion is a demonstration of extraordinary love, a level of passion that people who don’t have it, who have never felt it, struggle to understand. It can be mysterious even for the people who do feel it. Source link
Canada captain Alphonso Davies injured in Bayern win
Canada captain Alphonso Davies went off injured during Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Source link
Canadian Dabrowski's reunion with Stefani pays off with doubles title in Dubai
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski has her first WTA doubles title since reuniting with Brazil’s Luisa Stefani. Dabrowski and Stefani, seeded fifth, defeated the unseeded duo of Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday’s final at the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Source link
Dutch skater Jorrit Bergsma delivers men's Olympic mass start gold in commanding performance
World No. 1 Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands demonstrated he’s the best in men’s mass start, skating to Olympic gold at age 40 in a dominant performance on Saturday in Italy. Source link
Canada's Rachel Homan beats U.S. to win bronze in Olympic women's curling
Canada’s Rachel Homan won an Olympic bronze medal after defeating Tabitha Peterson of U.S. 10-7 on Saturday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Source link