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A teenage girl from the small Saskatchewan community of Rapid View hopes to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games later this year in Dakar, Senegal. Source link

The Canadians will begin their Olympic women’s hockey title defence on Thursday afternoon in Milan, Italy. Once again, the Americans look to be the biggest barrier between Canada and another gold medal. Source link

Athletes at the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on Tuesday chatted at an outdoor coffee stand, traded their unique national team pins and took in the atmosphere of the Dolomites as snow steadily fell. Source link

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli. Source link

Forty-six years since the Americans witnessed their miracle on Olympic ice, the Italians — with some Canadian help — might be on the verge of one of their own. Source link

Milano Cortina 2026 will span over 22,000 square kilometres across eight locations, posing challenges for spectators wishing to catch the action. Source link

Change is coming to the Olympic program of sports and events and it is going to be uncomfortable for some, IOC president Kirsty Coventry cautioned on Tuesday. Source link

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier’s journey as an ice dance team is nearing the final destination. The duo will compete in a third Olympics together at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, aiming for their first medal on the sport’s biggest stage. Source link

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Bormio in February is not Bormio in December. The men’s alpine ski course for the 2026 Olympic Games is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit. Canadians have been successful there in December downhills. They say the Stelvio slope, with its 1,010-metre vertical drop and speeds hitting 100 kilometres per hour, is a hairy […]