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Gilles and Poirier find peace with a medal moment a lifetime in the making
It’s impossible to pinpoint where the Olympic journey started for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, Canada’s ice dance champions. It had a thousand starting points. Source link
What you need to know before Canada begins play in Olympic men's hockey
After 12 years of waiting, best-on-best men’s hockey has returned to the Olympic stage. Canada opens against Czechia on Thursday at 10:40 a.m. ET (CBC and CBC Gem). Here are a few things you should know before the Canadians get started. Source link
Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier claim ice dance bronze for 1st Olympic medal
Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have won bronze in ice dance at the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, securing the veteran duo its first Olympic medal. Source link
Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympic skater Alexandra Paul
A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges in a crash that killed a former Canadian Olympic figure skater in Melancthon Township, north of Shelburne, Ont., nearly three years ago. Source link
Vonn says she had 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following alpine crash at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn had a “successful” third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier said Wednesday Source link
U.S. speed skating star Jordan Stolz lowers Olympic mark in 1,000m gold-medal performance
Jordan Stolz of the United States needed to hold off on celebrating until another speed skater got the chance for a re-skate, then soon enough was able to smile while leaning forward to receive his gold for winning the men’s 1,000 metres at the Milan-Cortina Games in an Olympic-record one minute 6.28 seconds. Source link
Canadiens standout Juraj Slafkovsky leads Slovakia in upset win over 2022 Olympic hockey champs Finland
Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice to pick up where he left off four years ago, fellow NHL player Dalibor Dvorsky got the tiebreaking goal with less than 13 minutes left and Slovakia pulled off an upset in the first men’s hockey game of the Milan-Cortina Olympics, beating Finland 4-1 on Wednesday. Source link
The athletes bringing the Winter Olympics to new parts of the world
How do countries fall in love with a sport that is largely unfamiliar to them? How can you appreciate the freedom of gliding across an icy surface if you don’t live in a place with ice? Source link
Canadians at Milano-Cortina Games offer support to community of Tumbler Ridge after mass shooting
Doug Armstrong says real life “trumps anything we’re doing here” as he joined other Canadians at the Milano-Cortina Olympics who offered condolences to those impacted by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Source link
Head coach Jon Cooper mum on Canada's starting goalie for Olympic men's hockey opener Thursday
Jon Cooper, head coach of Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team, declined to name his starting goaltender for the country’s opener against Czechia on Thursday at 10:40 a.m. ET. Source link