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FILE - Adeliia Petrosian of Russia, competing as a neutral athlete, performs during the women's free skating program at the ISU Skate to Milano figure skating qualifier, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)

Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian is an Olympic mystery with big jumps and fitness concerns

James Ellingworth, The Associated Press 4 minute read 6:30 AM CST

MILAN (AP) — Few figure skaters at the Winter Olympics have seen Adeliia Petrosian compete in real life. 

She might leave with the gold medal.

Russia's exclusion from international sports events during its war with Ukraine means that the 18-year-old Petrosian has only skated one senior competition outside of her homeland, the qualifier that earned her place as a neutral athlete in Milan.

As she readies to skate to Michael Jackson's music in the short program Tuesday, no one besides Petrosian and her controversial coach, Eteri Tutberidze, can be sure of her form, or whether she's injury-free. 

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Canada’s Rachel Homan vents after rock pulled in first end for ‘double touching’

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Canada’s Rachel Homan vents after rock pulled in first end for ‘double touching’

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 4:47 PM CST

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO - Canadian women's curling skip Rachel Homan sounded off Saturday after she had a rock pulled in an 8-7 loss to Switzerland, claiming she was unfairly punished for a 'double-touching' controversy involving Canada and Sweden in the men's draw.

Homan's first rock of the game was pulled by the umpire, who ruled she touched the granite after releasing the handle. The draw didn't touch any other stones and it was removed when it came to rest.

Clearly frustrated after losing in an extra end, Homan was asked by reporters if she felt she was being unfairly treated. 

"100 per cent," Homan said. "Without a doubt."

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Canada's Rachel Homan in action during the women's curling round-robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Canada's Rachel Homan in action during the women's curling round-robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold; Team Canada wraps men’s hockey round robin

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Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold; Team Canada wraps men’s hockey round robin

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 7:26 AM CST

MILAN - Mikael Kingsbury reminded the world why he's the most decorated freestyle skier in history on Sunday as he won a gold medal for Canada in the men's dual moguls event at the Milan Cortina Games.

It was a day of yet more firsts in a career full of them: Canada's first gold medal of the Games, and the first-ever gold medal in men's dual moguls, which made its Olympic debut.

It was also a day of lasts for 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who confirmed he was skiing in his final Games.

"I gave everything, I had no regrets. I didn't feel too nervous. I trusted my plan, I trusted the work that I put in with my team and just went for it. I'm really happy with the outcome," he said.

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Canada's Mikael Kingsbury leaves the podium after winning the silver medal in the men's moguls final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury leaves the podium after winning the silver medal in the men's moguls final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian duo fails to survive quarterfinal of Olympic mixed team snowboard cross

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Canadian duo fails to survive quarterfinal of Olympic mixed team snowboard cross

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 8:06 AM CST

LIVIGNO - Canada's bid to return to the podium in mixed team snowboard cross ended quickly Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Éliot Grondin and Audrey McManiman failed to advance after placing fourth in their quarterfinal. Britain 1 and Australia 2 finished 1-2 to move on to the semifinals with Austria 1 in third.

Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine teamed up to win bronze in the first Olympic mixed team snowboard cross event four years ago in Beijing.

Britain 1, featuring Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, won gold this time round, overtaking France 2. Italy 1 took silver with the French settling for bronze.

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Canada's Eliot Grondin, left, and Austria's Jakob Dusek competes in the mixed snowboard cross team event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada's Eliot Grondin, left, and Austria's Jakob Dusek competes in the mixed snowboard cross team event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Mistelbacher’s shootout goal stands as winner

By Perry Bergson 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:39 PM CST

The Brandon Wheat Kings earned their third 4-3 consecutive victory on Saturday, rallying from a 3-1 deficit to beat the rebuilding Swift Current Broncos in a shootout in Western Hockey League action at InnovationPlex.

Brandon (31-22-1-0) received its goals from Grayson Burzynski, Jaxon Jacobson and Cameron Allard, with Trae Johnson, Trae Wilke and Carter Moen replying for Swift Current (13-35-3-2) in front of a crowd of 2,311.

Earlier in the day, the team released a statement that forward Joby Baumuller, who was stretchered off the ice and taken to hospital by ambulance on Friday during a 4-3 victory over the visiting Prince Albert Raiders, was resting at his billet house after undergoing comprehensive testing.

Brandon head coach and general manager Marty Murray said his injury-riddled club, which made the six-hour trip to Swift Current earlier in the day, earned a gutsy two points after falling behind 3-1. They dressed six defencemen and 11 forwards as 16-year-old callup Carson Park made his WHL debut.

Snowboarders take it on the chin and just about every other part of their body

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Preview

Snowboarders take it on the chin and just about every other part of their body

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read 8:21 AM CST

LIVIGNO - Like the old Timex watch ad, snowboarders take a licking and keep on ticking.

Take Regina's Mark McMorris, whose crash in big air training Feb. 4 at the Milan Cortina Olympics left him with a concussion, pelvic bone bruising and strained abdominal muscles. 

"But thankfully, nothing that nine days couldn't fix," he said cheerfully in a media availability Friday at Livigno Snow Park. "I'm feeling pretty darn good again. Slowly building my confidence again and having fun."

McMorris was taken away on a stretcher and checked out in hospital before returning later that night to the Canadian team accommodations.

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Medical personnel stretcher Canada's Mark McMorris off after crashing during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Medical personnel stretcher Canada's Mark McMorris off after crashing during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Watching the Winter Games: A look at Olympic TV/streaming highlights

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: 7:34 AM CST

CBC’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Streaming and TV Schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

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Olympic Winter Games Pacific Prime and Overnight – Day 16

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Watching the Winter Games: A look at Olympic TV/streaming highlights

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 7:32 AM CST

CBC’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Streaming and TV Schedule for Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.

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Gold eludes Canada in first half of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

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Gold eludes Canada in first half of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 4:55 PM CST

MILAN - Halftime arrived, and Canada still had no gold medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

No gold by the end of Day 8 on Saturday marked the deepest a Canadian team had gone at a Winter Olympics without reaching the top of the podium since 1988 in Calgary, when the host nation was shut out.

"We would have preferred to see Canada win gold by now, so it's not exactly where we want to be just in terms of the medal standings, but at the same time, no one's panicking," Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker said Saturday.

"There's a high degree of confidence among this Olympic team. We'll see our gold medals, they'll come, and our team's poised and ready."

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Mikael Kingsbury from Deux-Montagnes, Que., celebrates silver in the men's moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Mikael Kingsbury from Deux-Montagnes, Que., celebrates silver in the men's moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A look at five things to know from Saturday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games

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A look at five things to know from Saturday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 4:43 PM CST

MILAN - From frustration to redemption, here are five things to know from Saturday, Feb. 14, at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games:

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SPRINTING FOR THE PODIUM

Laurent Dubreuil is one of Canada's most decorated speedskating sprinters. But at the 2022 Beijing Games, he missed the podium in the men's 500 metres by three-hundredths of a second. He earned redemption in Milan, skating to bronze in an extremely fast race. Dubreuil, from Levis, Que., took the early lead with an Olympic record time of 34.26 seconds. Three pairings later, eventual gold-medallist Jordan Stolz of the United States and silver-medallist Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands bested Dubreuil's briefly held Olympic record. But while Dubreuil was bumped down to third, his fast time held up through the final two pairings.

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Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, celebrates winning a gold medal for an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, as silver medalist Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, right, and bronze medalist Switzerland's Loic Meillard applaud, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, celebrates winning a gold medal for an alpine ski, men's giant slalom race, as silver medalist Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, right, and bronze medalist Switzerland's Loic Meillard applaud, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Canadian short-track speedskating star Dandjinou places fifth in chaotic 1,500 final

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Canadian short-track speedskating star Dandjinou places fifth in chaotic 1,500 final

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:41 PM CST

MILAN - Canadian short-track star William Dandjinou arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics as the world’s top-ranked skater and a favourite for multiple gold medals.

Two events into his individual program, he is still searching for a podium finish.

The 24-year-old Montreal native finished fifth Saturday in a chaotic men’s 1,500-metre final marked by heavy contact and constant position changes.

The Netherlands’ Jens van ’t Wout won gold after also triumphing in the 1,000 two days earlier. South Korea’s Hwang Daeheon took silver, while Latvia’s Roberts Kruzbergs completed the podium.

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Canada's William Dandjinou competes in the Men's semifinal 1500m Short Track Speed Skating event during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Saturday, February 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada's William Dandjinou competes in the Men's semifinal 1500m Short Track Speed Skating event during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Saturday, February 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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