February 5, 2026
Day 7 – Feb. 13, 2026
Second consecutive win for Canada
A 5-1 win over Switzerland brought the Canadian men’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, to 2-0 in preliminary play.
Canada’s Connor McDavid secured the first goal of the game on a powerplay five minutes and forty-five seconds in before teammate Thomas Harley recorded added another five minutes later.
With just under eight minutes left on the clock in the opening frame, Switzerland’s Pius Suter used their own powerplay advantage to get his team on the scoreboard leaving things 2-1 out of the first period.
Following the break, Macklin Celebrini returned Canada to a two-point lead four minutes and fourteen seconds into the second period.
The final period saw more goals from Canada, with team captain Sidney Crosby finding the back of Switzerland’s net at 7:28 and Nathan Mackinnon adding another goal for Canada just under six minutes later.
Canadian goaltender Logan Thompson made 24 saves on the 25 shots, while Akira Schmid blocked 34 of the 39 shots he faced in the Swiss net.
Pletz finishes 55th
Regina biathlete, Logan Pletz competed in his second event of Milano Cortina 2026, the 10-kilometre sprint, where he finished 55th with a time of twenty-five minutes and 43.3 seconds.
He had two shooting penalties and finished two minutes and 50.2 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Pletz will look ahead to his next race, the 12.5-km pursuit on Sunday at 4:15 a.m. SK time.
Team Canada continues curling winning streak
The Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, improved their record to 3-0 after they add two victories on Day Seven of the Olympics.
Early this morning, Canada defeated the United States 6-3 for their first victory of the day.
The two teams began the match by exchanging singles in the first two ends before the third wrapped as a blank.
The red and white took the lead 3-1 after using the hammer to secure a double in the fourth and then the teams repeated another exchange of singles and a blank end to bring the score 4-2 at the end of seven.
Canada added two points to their score in the eighth which was followed by the American’s earning another single in the ninth. The States couldn’t close the gap and they conceded the game to Canada.
Continuing the winning streak later in the day, Canada claimed their third consecutive win over Sweden after going 8-6.
In the opening end, Sweden put a single on the scoreboard and was followed by a blank end in the second. The Canadians pulled ahead 2-1 in third end thanks to a double, before the teams swapped singles in the fourth and fifth.
Sweden took the lead 4-3 in the sixth with a double, which they carried into the eighth end after the Canadians blanked the seventh. The Canadians then used the hammer to their advantage to earn four points and take back the lead 7-4.
Keeping things close, Sweden added a double in the ninth end bringing things 7-6, before Canada capped the win with a single in the eighth.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Eight of the Games will host three Saskatchewan athletes, with two returning after a short break between competition.
Returning to the mountain, Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer is looking to secure podium placement as she competes in dual moguls at 3:30 a.m. SK time. If she advances, finals will take place starting at 4:20 a.m. SK time.
With no rest days on the horizon, the Canadian men’s curling team is set to take on Switzerland at 7:05 a.m. SK time.
The Canadian women’s hockey team and Saskatoon’s Emily Clark will be skating into quarterfinals against Germany at 9:40 SK time.
Olympic Notes: A week has officially passed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games and no new medals were added to their total count today. Canada’s medal count: 7 (0 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 6 – Feb. 12, 2026
Postponed game brings Canada victory shutout
The Canadian women’s hockey team concluded their preliminary play with a 5-0 shutout over Finland, which included a pair of goals from Saskatoon forward Emily Clark.
Late into the first period, Canada made their way onto the score board at fifteen minutes and twelve seconds with a goal from Jennifer Gardiner.
The 1-0 lead carried eleven minutes and thirty-eight seconds into the second period, before Daryl Watts secured another goal for the Canadians and was followed by Kristin O’Neill scoring again two minutes later bringing things to 3-0 over Finland.
Scoring in the final period belonged solely to Clark.
Finding the back of Finland’s net came with ease for Clark as she scored just one minute into the period, before claiming Canada’s final goal with seven and a half minutes left in the game.
Clark’s total Olympic career goals now sit at five.
Ann-Renee Desbiens was in Canada’s net, where she shutout all 17 shots faced, while Finland’s Sanni Ahola saved 18 of the 23 shots.
Canada will now look to face Germany in quarterfinals on Feb. 14 at 9:40 SK time.
Canada opens men’s hockey with shutout
The Canadian men’s hockey team, including Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, both of Saskatoon, captured a 5-0 win against Czechia in their first matchup of preliminary round action.
Leaving things until the final moments of the first period, Canada’s Macklin Celebrini scored with seven seconds remaining on the clock.
The red and white increased their lead by two in the second period thanks to Mark Stone at six minutes and forty seconds and Bo Horvat with just under three minutes left, bringing Canada to a 3-0 lead heading into the final period.
Using Czechia’s penalty to their advantage, Canada’s Nathan Mackinnon scored the game’s sole power play goal at 7:42, before Nick Suxuki capped off the game just six under minutes later.
Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington brought Team Canada a shutout, stopping all 26 shots faced, while Czechia’s Lukas Dostal made 31 saves on 36 shots taken.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
From action on the ice to the snow, Saskatchewan athletes will be there on Day Seven of Milano Cortina 2026.
Regina’s Ben Hebert will be returning to the sheet with the Canadian men’s curling team for two games. Competition starts early for the team with Canada playing the United States at 2:05 a.m. SK time, before they take on Sweden at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
The Canadian men’s hockey team, which includes Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, will be back for their second consecutive day of play for their game against Switzerland at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Biathlete Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, is set to make his second appearance of the Games to compete in the men’s 10-kilometre sprint event at 7:00 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Canada claims the most medals in a day at this point of the Games, as Day Six of the Olympics brings two silver and a bronze. Mikaël Kingsbury claimed silver in men’s moguls, while Eliot Grondin’s performance in the men’s snowboard cross event earned him second place. In addition, Courtney Sarault won bronze in the women’s 500-metre short track speed skating. Canada’s medal count: 7 (0 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 5 – Feb. 11, 2026
Schwinghammer finishes fifth in Olympic debut event
Maia Schwinghammer finished fifth overall after accumulating 77.61 points in the women’s freestyle skiing moguls finals on Day Five of the Milano Cortina Games.
After yesterday’s qualifying performance, the Saskatoon product earned herself a bye to the first round of finals, where she finished sixth with 77.18 points and qualified for the second round of finals and a shot at a medal.
Schwinghammer will now look ahead to her second event, dual moguls, which start with the qualifying round on Feb. 14 at 3:30 a.m. SK time.
Team Canada close call win
Regina product, Ben Hebert and the Canadian men’s curling team started their time at the Olympics on a high after a close game brought them a 7-6 win over Germany.
The match had a slow start with two blank ends before Germany claimed a double in the third. Soon after, Canada answered back by bringing things 2-2 with a double in the fourth end.
Marking the halfway point of the game, Canada stole a double giving them a two-point lead over the Germans, before Germany added another double in the sixth, which tied the game 4-4. The score did not change through the seventh and eighth after another two blank ends.
The two teams exchanged doubles once more with Canada scoring in the ninth to go ahead 6-4 and the Germans scoring in the tenth to tie the match at six a piece and force the extra end.
The game ended with Canada using the advantage of the hammer to secure the winning point 7-6 over Germany.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Tomorrow marks Day Six of the Winter Olympics in Italy and will see Saskatchewan hockey players donning the maple leaf as one team starts preliminary action and the other wraps it.
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark will be joining the Canadian women’s team on the rink for their final preliminary game against Finland at 7:30 a.m. SK time, which was postponed from earlier in the Games.
Later that morning, Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, who both have ties to Saskatoon, will be making their first appearance of the 2026 Games as they join the men’s team for their game against the Czech Republic at 9:40 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Day Five of the Olympics came and went without any new medals being added to the tally for the red and white. Canada’s medal count: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 4 – Feb. 10, 2026
Schwinghammer finishes sixth in qualification opener
In her debut on the Olympic stage, Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer finished sixth in the first round of women’s freestyle skiing moguls with 74.90 points and earned her place in qualification round two, tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. SK time.
If she advances, finals are scheduled for later that morning at 7:15 a.m. SK time.
Pletz makes Olympic debut
Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, made his Olympic debut in the men’s 20-kilometre individual biathlon race, where he finished in 77th with a time of one hour, one minute and 42.9 seconds.
He had five shooting penalties and finished 10 minutes and 11.4 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Pletz will now look ahead to his next race, the 10-km sprint on Friday at 7:00 a.m. SK time.
North American rivalry brings Canada 2-1
A 5-0 loss to the United States has dropped the Canadian women’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Emily Clark, to 2-1 in preliminary action.
The States beat Canada onto the scoreboard with a goal by Caroline Harvey three minutes and forty-five seconds into the first period before her teammate Hannah Bilka secured another goal with just under three minutes left giving the states a 2-0 lead.
Fifty-eight seconds into the second period, the U.S. took advantage of Canada being down a player due to a penalty and secured a powerplay goal thanks to Kirsten Simms. With seven minutes left, Bilka claimed her second goal of the game bringing the U.S. to a 4-0 lead heading into the final period.
Just over halfway through the third period, Laila Edwards notched another point for the Americans which Canada reacted to by pulling goaltender Anne-Renee Desbiens and putting in Emerance Maschmeyer.
Desbiens made 22 saves on the 27 shots made by the US, while Aerin Frankel shutout all 16 shots she faced in net for the Americans.
Canada will wrap preliminary play with their postponed game against Finland, which is now scheduled for Feb. 12, at 7:30 a.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Five of the Olympics will welcome a Saskatchewan curler for their initial match of the Games, as well as the second day of competition in freestyle ski.
Maia Schwinghammer, of Saskatoon, will be returning for day two of qualifications in moguls at 4:00 a.m. SK time. If she advances, finals are scheduled for later that morning at 7:15 a.m. SK time.
Three-time Olympian Ben Hebert, who hails from Regina, will join the Canadian men’s curling team for their opening match of Milano Cortina 2026 against Germany at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Team Canada has added another medal to their count, after the Canadian short track speed skating mixed relay team secured silver. Canada’s medal count: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 3 – Feb. 9, 2026
Canadian mixed doubles curling team concludes time at Olympics
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team — coached by Laine Peters, who hails from Carrot River — wrapped their time at Milano Cortina with a win and a 4-5 record.
Following a streak of losses, the pair defeated Switzerland 8-4 in their final game of the Olympics. The Canadians stole three points by the second end, before the Swiss claimed a double in the third bringing the score to 3-2.
Team Canada added singles in the fourth and fifth end, with Switzerland securing a double in the sixth. Using their power play to their advantage, the Canadian’s scored a triple which led the Swiss to concede in the final end.
Team Canada goes 2-0 in women’s hockey
Saskatoon forward, Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team claimed their second victory on Day Three of the Olympics with a 5-1 win over Czechia.
The first period saw Canada lead 4-0, with Kristin O’Neill putting the team on the scoreboard five minutes and fifty-five seconds in and was followed by Sarah Fillier and Laura Stacey adding singles within the thirteenth minute.
That led to a change in net for Czechia, which did nothing to prevent Julia Gosling from making a powerplay goal a minute and three seconds before the period wrapped.
Gosling added her second goal of the game just seventeen seconds into the second period, which brought the Canadians into the final period with a 5-0 lead.
Czechia did find their way to the scoreboard in the third period, with Natalie Mlynkova securing their sole goal of the game.
Canadian goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 18 of 19 shots faced in the game. Meanwhile, Czech starter Julie Pejsova made 10 saves on 13 shots before she was swapped out for Michaela Hesova who blocked 19 of 21 shots.
Next up, Canada will compete against the United States on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 1:10 p.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Tuesday is a full day in Italy with two Saskatchewan athletes set to make their Olympic debut and another return to the hockey rink.
Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer will be hitting the slopes at 7:15 a.m. SK time for her debut in moguls.
Biathlete Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, will also be making his debut on the Olympic stage early tomorrow morning at 6:30 a.m. SK time with the 20-kilometre individual race.
Meanwhile, Saskatoon forward Emily Clark and the Canadian Women’s hockey team is back for another day of action for their game against the United States at 1:10 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Bronze is the colour of Team Canada so far for Milano Cortina 2026, with freestyle skier Megan Oldham claiming her first Olympic medal after finishing third in the women’s slopestyle event. Canada’s medal count: 2 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 2 – Feb. 8, 2026
Team Canada loses hopes of playoffs
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team — coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters — lost their medal hopes after their record fell 3-5 following two additional losses on Day Two of the Olympics.
Team Canada fell 7-6 to Sweden after an extremely close match. The red and white had the game tied up 2-2 by the second end when Canada scored a double, which was followed by the two teams exchanging singles until the sixth when the Canadian duo added an additional two points to bring them ahead 5-4.
Things quickly changed in the seventh end when Sweden used the hammer to secure a triple, which brought them ahead of Canada 7-5. The Canadians earned the game’s final point, but it was not enough to close the gap.
Laer in the day, Canada suffered their fifth-straight loss with Canada falling 9-5 to South Korea.
Canada had the lead 3-1 until the fourth end when Korea secured a triple, followed by a double in the fifth. With the power play, Canada gained an additional two points in the sixth bringing the game to 6-5. The seventh end saw the Koreans add a double before closing the game with a single.
Canada’s 3-5 record eliminates them from playoff contention.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 3 of the Olympics on Monday will have more action with two Saskatchewan connections hitting the ice.
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team, coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters, will play in their last round robin match against Switzerland at 3:05 a.m. SK time.
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark and the Canadian Women’s hockey team will be looking for another win when they face Czechia at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: No new Canadian medals were added to the count today. Canada’s medal count: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 1 – Feb. 7, 2026
Team Canada falls back-to-back
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team — coached by Laine Peters who hails from Carrot River — now holds a 3-3 record after a pair of losses on Day 1 of the Olympic Winter Games.
Early this morning, the Canadians were defeated 7-5 by Great Britain. The British were first on the board, using the hammer to their advantage to score a triple in the opening end before Canada claimed a single point in the second, bringing them 3-1.
Great Britain earned doubles in the third and fifth end, while Canada secured singles in the fourth and sixth. The red and white added a double in end seven before conceding.
Later in the day, Canada fell for the second time 8-6 against Estonia, who accumulated six points early in the match after claiming a triple in the first, double in the second and a single in the third end, bringing the score 6-0.
Canada used their power play to get on the scoreboard with two points in the fourth end, before adding an additional triple in the sixth, bringing the score close 7-5. The game wrapped with Canada and Estonia each securing singles in the final two ends.
Canada opens women’s hockey with shutout
After their first game of Milano Cortina 2026 was postponed, the Canadian women’s hockey team, featuring Saskatoon forward Emily Clark, finally got a taste of the action on Saturday, defeating Switzerland 4-0.
It was a slow start for the Canadians, who didn’t make it on to the board until seven minutes and two seconds into the second period, with Natalie Spooner notching a powerplay goal.
The 1-0 lead carried into the third period where the powerplay continued to be beneficial for the red and white as both Sarah Fillier and Julia Gosling scored during Swiss penalties to put their team up 3-0 by 13:36.
Daryl Watts capped off the scoring for Canada just over three minutes later.
Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer recorded the shutout stopping all six shots she faced, while her Switzerland counterpart Saskia Maurer made 51 saves on 55 shots.
Next up, Canada will face Czechia on Monday, Feb. 9 at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Sunday will see more action from the Canadian mixed doubles curling team as they are the sole Saskatchewan connection competing.
Hitting the sheet for the fifth day in a row, the team is set to play Sweden at 7:35 a.m. SK time and Korea at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Valérie Maltais won Canada’s first medal of Milano Cortina 2026 in the women’s 3000-metre speed skating event. Canada’s medal count: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze).
Opening Ceremonies – Feb. 6, 2026
Team Canada has first loss
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team, coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters, received their first loss of the Olympics this morning, falling 7-5 to the United States.
Canada was first on the scoreboard after stealing a single in the opening end, before the U.S. claimed a double in the second and single in the third, bringing them to 3-1. The Canadians evened the score by claiming two points in the fourth, before the teams exchanged singles through end five and six keeping things even 4-4. In the seventh end, the U.S. used their powerplay to score a triple, but Canada refused to concede and wrapped the game by earning a final point, but not enough to close the gap.
Canada now holds a 3-1 record for the Games.
Opening Ceremonies welcome the official start
Four-time Olympic freestyle skiers Mikael Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson led Canada’s delegation through the Opening Ceremony in Italy.
A full recap is available at Olympic.ca
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
The first weekend of the Olympics will see more action on the ice with two Saskatchewan connections getting action on Saturday
Canada’s mixed doubles curling team — coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters — will be doing double time as they play Great Britain at 3:05 a.m. SK time followed by Estonia at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team will be getting their first taste of action after their initial game was postponed. At 2:10 p.m. SK time, the Canadians will face off against Switzerland.
Olympic Notes: A full recap of the Canadian action to this point is available at Olympic.ca
DAY MINUS ONE – Feb. 5, 2026
Canada slides to 3-0 success
The Canadian mixed curling team, coached by Laine Peters — who hails from Carrot River — defeated Czechia 10-5 in their opening match on Wednesday. The red and white stole five points early on with a single in the first end and four in the second. Canada added a double in the fourth end before securing another three points during their powerplay in the sixth, bringing the score to 10-4.Czechia picked up a single point in the seventh end, but then conceded the game to Canada.
This morning, Canada was victorious over Norway 6-3 after a close match, which saw the Canadians use the hammer to their advantage to secure two points in the third end and pull ahead 3-1. Canada followed that up by stealing a single in the fourth and then the two teams went back-and-forth scoring single points in the remaining ends. Claiming their third straight win, Canada defeated host team Italy 7-2 after bringing the heat early by claiming five points in the first end. They then exchanged singles with the Italians in ends two through five and after the sixth end came up as a blank, Italy conceded. Canada has a 3-0 round robin record and will look ahead to their next game against the United States on Friday.
McMorris out of big air competition
Regina’s Mark McMorris pulled out of the big air event at the Olympics after suffering a crash in training on Tuesday that saw him stretchered off the mountain and taken to a local hospital.
McMorris was released from the hospital on Wednesday, but chose to pull out of the big air competition as a precaution as he recovers. He is hopeful to be able to compete in the slopestyle event, for which he has previously won three Olympic bronze medals, later in the Games.
Women’s hockey game postponed
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team will have to a bit longer to start the 2026 Olympic Winter Games after their game against Finland was postponed to February 12.
More than a dozen athletes from the Finnish team are sick and so they game was postponed to allow Finland a chance to recover.
Canada will now get their first action on Saturday against Switzerland.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Friday, Feb. 6 is a day of celebration as the Olympics officially kick off with Opening Ceremonies and more action by Saskatchewan.
Following the order of Opening Ceremonies at recent Olympics, some preliminary action took place prior to the official kick off celebration, which is schedule for 12:30 p.m. SK time and can be viewed on CBC.
Hoping to keep up their winning streak, Canada’s mixed doubles curling team — coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters — will play the United States early in the morning at 3:05 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: A full recap of the Canadian action to this point is available at Olympic.ca