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A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course on Friday, two days before the race. Source link

The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics will be the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history, a feat being celebrated by Canada’s sports organizations and Olympians. Women are set to make up 47 per cent of the athletes on a program with 50 women’s events — both Olympic Winter Games records. Source link

Canada sits fourth in the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games after Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier scored 85.79 points in their rhythm dance in Milan on Friday. Source link

The Canadian mixed doubles curling team of Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman dropped a 7-5 decision to the American duo of Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse on Friday morning at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games. Source link

All-star first baseman Josh Naylor is among the 30 players named to Canada’s World Baseball Classic roster, Baseball Canada announced Thursday. Source link

CBC Sports’ daily Olympic newsletter previews Friday’s opening ceremony and looks ahead to the Canadians to watch on Friday at the Milano-Cortina Games. Source link

Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis will replace Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point on Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Source link

The Americans, represented by their fearsome women’s hockey team, took the spotlight in Milan on Thursday in a game against Czechia. If the nearly capacity crowd at Rho Arena proves representative, their reception at these Olympics won’t be as frosty as many believed. Source link

The Americans, represented by their fearsome women’s hockey team, took the spotlight in Milan on Thursday in a game against Czechia. If the nearly capacity crowd at Rho Arena proves representative, their reception at these Olympics won’t be as frosty as many believed. Source link

“I do music,” is how Orin Isaacs describes himself, apt for an artist who has created memorable themes for countless Canadian moments, including for the CBC and the Olympic broadcasts for this month’s Milano-Cortina Olympics. Source link