February 5, 2026
Day 16 – Feb. 22, 2026
Canada captures silver
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina were capped off by the Canadian men’s hockey team, which features Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, earning silver after they fell 2-1 against the United States in overtime, with Jack Hughes scoring one minute and forty-one seconds into the extra frame.
Matt Boldy got the States on the board first, scoring six minutes into the opening period.
Canada’s Cale Makar evened the score after he found the back of America’s net with just under two minutes left in second period.
Following a scoreless third period, regulation time ran out and pushed things into overtime with the score 1-1.
Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 26 of 28 shots in the game, while his American counterpart Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves on 42 shots.
Two speed skaters selected as Closing Ceremonies flag bearer
To bring an end to the 16 days of competition, the Closing Ceremony took place withlong track speed skater Valérie Maltais, who won two bronze and one gold, as well as short track speed skater Steven Dubois, who won a gold and silver, carrying the flag into the Verona Arena.
Canada earned a total medal haul of 21 (five gold, seven silver and nine bronze). Read the full Day 16 recap at Olympic.ca
Overview of Saskatchewan results
For the past 16 days, Saskatchewan has been represented in Italy by seven athletes, six officials, four coaches, as well as four support and mission staff members.
Regina lead Ben Hebert helped claim gold for Canada in men’s curling. Meanwhile in the hockey arena, Emily Clark who hails from Saskatoon, captured silver with the Canadian women’s hockey team, while Saskatoon-born Brandon Hagel and Saskatoon-raised Darcy Kuemper secured silver on the men’s side.
Other results: After wihdrawing from the big air competition due to a crash while training, Regina’s Mark McMorris —coached by Adam Burwell— finished in eighth place after his best run in the men’s slopestyle event produced 75.50 points …Maia Schwinghammer, who hails from Saskatoon, marked her Olympic debut with 77.61 points and a fifth place finish in the women’s freestyle skiing moguls, in addition to her performance in the dual moguls 1/8 finals… Regina biathlete Logan Pletz had a top result of 17th place in the men’s 4×7.5-kilometre relay race, but also competed in the 20-km individual (77th), 10-km sprint (55th) and 12-km pursuit event (53rd).
On the coaching side: William Dutton was a part of Canada’s long-track speed skating team, which secured five medals, including a gold, silver and three bronze. Laine Peters accompanied Canada’s mixed doubles curling team, who finished with a 4-5 record. In the realm of bobsleigh, Lyndon Rush attended with the Canadian team, who had mutliple Top 20 finishes. .
Also at the Games were officials, Alex Clarke, Michelle McKenna, Cianna Murray and Tarrington Wyonzek overseeing the hockey rink, while Karen Howard judged figure skating and Moyca Stoffel acted as an assistant referee in long track speed skating.
Team Canada mission staff included Lisa Hoffart as the Mental Health Lead and Chris Dornan assisting as a media attaché. Meanwhile, Ryan Getzlaf accompanied the men’s hockey team as a player relations advisor and massage therapist Jodi Perras supported the Canadian cross country skiing team.
Day 15 – Feb. 21, 2026
Canada curls to gold
Regina lead Ben Hebert added another Olympic gold medal to his collection after his performance with the Canadian men’s curling team, who secured a 9-6 win over Great Britain in the Olympic final.
Canada opened the match with a single in the first end, before the two teams exchanged doubles.
After adding a single in the fourth, Great Britain evened the score 3-3.
The red and white added singles in the fifth and seventh end, while the British secured a double in the sixth.
Great Britain pulled ahead by a point in the eighth, but it didn’t take Canada long to answer back as they used the hammer to their advantage to score a triple in the ninth and then stole a single in the final end to claim the win and top spot on the podium.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Saskatchewan athletes will wrap their Olympic action on a high at the men’s hockey Olympic final for Day 16 of Milano Cortina.
The Canadian men’s hockey team, including Saskatoon-born forward Brandon Hagel and Saskatoon goaltender Darcy Kuemper, will play the United States for gold at 7:10 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Three more medals were added to Canada’s total on Day 15 of Milano Cortina. The men’s curling team secured top of the podium, while the women’s team won bronze. In the world of speed skating, Ivanie Blondin captured silver in the women’s mass start. Canada’s medal count: 20 (5 Gold, 6 Silver, 9 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 14 – Feb. 20, 2026
Canada will play for gold
After a 3-2 semifinal win over Finland, the Canadian men’s hockey team, which includes Saskatoon’s Darcy Kuemper and Brandon Hagel, will be competing for gold for the first time since Sochi 2014.
The Finns beat Canada onto the scoreboard thanks to Mikko Rantanen scoring with three minutes and five seconds left in the first period. They followed that up with a shorthanded goal from Erik Haula early in the second period at 3:26 to go up 2-0.
Just under 11 minutes later, Sam Reinhart picked up a power play goal to get the red and white on the scoreboard going into the second break.
Canada’s Shea Theodore evened the score10:34 into the third period before Nathan Mackinnon took advantage of Finland’s penalty and found the back of their net on a power play goal with thirty-four seconds left in the game.
In the net for Canada, Jordan Binnington made 15 saves on 17 shots, while Finland’s Juuse Saros went 36-for-39.
The Canadians will now prepare for the Olympic final on Feb. 22 at 7:10 a.m. SK time. Their opponent is still to be determined.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 15 of Milano Cortina will produce a medal for Saskatchewan.
The Canadian men’s curing team, which includes Regina lead Ben Hebert, will face Great Britain for gold at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Day Fourteen of Milano Cortina was highlighted by the addition of two more bronze medals. Valerie Maltais added to Canada’s growing collection after her performance in the women’s 1,500-metre long-track speeding skating event. Meanwhile, Brendan Mackay placed third in the men’s ski halfpipe event. Canada’s medal count: 17 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 8 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 13 – Feb. 19, 2026
Clark, Canada bring home silver
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark added a second Olympic silver medal to her collection after she and the Canadian women’s hockey team fell 2-1 against the United States in overtime, with Megan Keller breaking the tie four minutes and seven seconds into the extra frame.
It was a slow start to the game, with the Canadians not making it onto the scoreboard until fifty-four seconds into the second period, with Kristin O’Neill securing a shorthanded goal.
In the final period, with 2:23 left on the clock, the States pulled their goaltender for the one-player advantage.Nineteen seconds later, that decision paid off with Hilary Knight bringing things to 1-1 and sending the game into overtime.
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 31 saves on 33 shots in net for Canada, while her American counterpart Aerin Frankel went 30-for-31.
Canada is off to curling finals
In back-to-back action against Norway, the Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, ended their day on a high after securing their spot in Olympic finals.
The morning started with an 8-6 loss to Norway, who opened the match with a triple in the first end.Canada added a single before Norway answered back with a double in the third to pull ahead 5-1. Repeating their previous results, Canada added another single before Norway secured two points in the fifth.
In the sixth end, Canada used the hammer to add a triple in an attempt to close the gap before stealing another point in the seventh.
The final point was claimed by Norway in the eighth before a blank ninth end, which led Canada to concede.
In a redemption semifinal game against Norway just eight hours later, Canada came back to claim the 5-4 win and their place in the Olympic final.
Following a blank first end, Canda secured a single in the second and stole another in the third to go up 2-0.
Norway then found their way on onto the scoreboard by claiming a single in the fourth end..
A pair of blanked ends in the fifth and seventh sandwiched a single for Canada in the sixth to give them the 3-1 lead. The two teams exchanged singles before Norway evened the score 4-4 in the tenth with a double to push things into an extra end.
With the advantage of the hammer, Canada secured a single point and the win.
Team Canada will look ahead to playing for gold against Great Britain on Feb. 21 at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Saskatchewan action will strictly take place at the hockey arena for Day 14 of Milano Cortina.
The Canadian men’s hockey team, which features Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, will face Finland in semifinals at 9:40 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Canada added another medal to their collection on Day Thirteen, thanks to Clark and the women’s hockey team securing silver. Canada’s medal count: 15 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 6 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 12 – Feb. 18, 2026
McMorris finishes top 10 in slopestyle
Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris wasn’t able to secure a spot on the Milano Cortina podium following slopestyle finals this morning.
McMorris scored 75.50 points in his first run but didn’t to improve on that score. He finished the second run with 37.56 points and wrapped his time at the Games with 39.53 points in the final run.
His performance was enough to earn him eighth place overall.
Canada rocks Day 12
It was a short match against host team, Italy this morning, as the Canadian men’s team, which includes Regina curler Ben Hebert, secured an 8-3 win in only seven ends.
Following a blank first end, Italy took the lead early in the game with a single in the second before stealing a double in third, which brought things to 3-0.
From there, Canada owned the scoreboard.
The Canadians used the hammer to secure a double in the fourth, before they sandwiched four points in the sixth end between singles in the fifth and seventh.
Following eight straight points earned by Canada, Italy conceded.
Canada is off to semifinals after overtime win
It was a close game between Canada and Czechia, as the men’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, secured a 4-3 overtime win and their place in semifinals with a goal from Mitch Marner one minute and 22 seconds into the extra frame.
Canada was first on the scoreboard thanks to Macklin Celebrini scoring just over three minutes into the first period.
Five minutes later, Czechia’s Lukas Sedlak evened the score, before his teammate David Pastrnak took advantage of Canada’s penalty and secured a power play goal at 14:49, giving them the lead into the first break.
The second period only saw action from Canada, with Nathan MacKinnon picking up a power play goal at 12:16 to tie the game 2-2 heading into the final period.
Czechia kept Canada on their toes as they took the lead once again following a goal from Ondrej Palat at 12:18, but Canada’s Nick Suzuki evened the score once again just over four minutes later to force overtime.
The Canadians will look ahead to semifinal action which will take place on Feb. 20 with the time and opponent still to be determined.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 13 in Milano Cortina will be full of action with two Saskatchewan athletes taking to the ice.
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team will be looking for gold when they take on the United States in the Olympic final at 12:10 p.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Regina’s Ben Hebert and the Canadian men’s curling team will have an early start with a game against Norway at 2:05 a.m. SK time. Canada has already qualified for semifinals, which are scheduled for Thursday at 12:05 p.m. SK time, but their opponent will depend on the final games of the round robin
Olympic Notes: Canadian speed skaters were working hard today, as Steven Dubois earned Canada their fourth gold of the Games in the men’s 500-metre event and the women’s 3000-m relay team secured another bronze. Canada’s medal count: 15 (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 11 – Feb. 17, 2026
Pletz and Team Canada finish 17th
This morning, Regina biathlete Logan Pletz helped represent Canada in the men’s 4×7.5-kilometre relay race event, where they finished in 17th with a time of one hour, twenty-six minutes and 26.6 seconds.
Team Canada was six minutes and 31.7 seconds behind first-place finisher France.
Pletz will look ahead to his final event of Milano Cortina, the 15- km mass start race on Feb. 20 at 7:15 a.m. SK time.
A successful day on the sheet for Canada
The Canadian men’s curling team, which includes Regina lead Ben Hebert, added another win to their collection after defeating Great Britain 9-5.
In the opening end, Canada used the hammer to secure two points, before the teams exchanged singles.
Great Britain evened the score 3-3 in the fourth after adding a double to the scoreboard.
Canada added another single in the fifth, to which the British answered by claiming two points in the sixth end.
Everything was red and white from there.
The Canadians added a triple in the seventh before two singles brought the score 9-5 in the ninth, which led Great Britain to concede in the final end.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Three Saskatchewan athletes will be in competition on Day 12 of the Olympics, with one competing in finals.
Regina’s Mark McMorris will go for his fourth-straight Olympic medal in the men’s snowboard slopestyle finals which will begin at 4:20 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Regina’s Ben Hebert and the Canadian men’s curling team will face host country Italy at 7:05 a.m. SK time and the Canadian men’s hockey team, which features Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, will face Czechia in quarterfinal action at 9:40 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Day Eleven saw the Canadian women’s long track speeding skating team finish with golden results in the pursuit event and add another gold to the country’s collection. Canada’s medal count:12 (3 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 10 – Feb. 16, 2026
Canada will play for gold in women’s hockey
The Canadian women’s hockey team, featuring Saskatoon forward Emily Clark, secured their spot in the gold-medal game for the eighth-straight Olympics following their semifinal win against Switzerland.
It was a slow game that didn’t see Canada make it on to the scoreboard until one minute and forty-nine seconds into second period thanks to team captain Marie-Philip Poulin, who ended up being the sole scorer in the game for Canada, after she added another point seven and a half minutes later to close the period.
The pair of goals propelled Poulin into the history books as the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women’s hockey, giving her 20 in her career.
Switzerland secured a single point four minutes and fifty-three seconds into the third period, which served as the game’s final goal and brought Canada the 2-1 victory.
The red and white will once again face North American rivals, the United States, for gold on Feb. 19 at 12:10 SK time. The two teams met in preliminary play with Canada suffering their only loss 5-0.
Another curling win for Canada
Regina curler Ben Hebert joined the Canadian men’s curling team for their 8-2 win over Czechia to wrap Day Ten in Milano Cortina.
For four consecutive ends, Canada claimed singles bringing things to 4-0, before Czechia made their first single in the fifth.
Canada was quick to respond with a triple in the sixth end.
The two teams exchanged singles, before Czechia decided they couldn’t close the gap and conceded after the eighth end.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Eleven of Milano Cortina will see Saskatchewan athletes back in action in two sports.
Regina biathlete Logan Pletz will help represent the country on the men’s 4×7.5-km relay team at 7:30 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian men’s curling team and Regina’s Ben Hebert are set to compete against Great Britian at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Day Ten of the Games saw Team Canada add two more medals to their collection, with Megan Oldham reaching the top of the podium in the women’s ski big air event and speeder skater Courtney Sarault claiming silver in the women’s 1,000-metre event. Canada’s medal count: 1 (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze).
Read more at Olympic.ca
Day 9 – Feb. 15, 2026
Things are 3-0 for Canada
The Canadian men’s hockey team, which includes Saskatoon goaltender Darcy Kuemper and Saskatoon-born forward Brandon Hagel, sit 3-0 after they dominated France 10-2 in another preliminary game.
The first period featured quick play, with Canada getting on the scoreboard eight minutes and forty-one seconds in thanks to Tom Wilson. The lead was short lived as thirteen seconds later France’s Floran Douay found the back of Canada’s net bringing things to 1-1, only for Devon Toews to score again for Canada 39 seconds later to make it 2-1.
The opening period wrapped with Canada holding a 3-1 lead after Mark Stone made a shorthanded goal with four seconds left on the clock.
Scoring took a little longer in the second period, with Canada making their first goal twelve minutes and ten seconds in on a power play thanks to Cale Makar. Just over five minutes later, Macklin Celebrini added another single with a penalty shot and was followed by Sidney Crosby scoring not even twenty seconds later, leaving Canada 6-1 over France.
In response to the red and white’s performance in the second period, France made a change in net for the final period, which did nothing to stop Connor McDavid from scoring twenty seconds in.
At 1:28, Sacha Treille notched the second goal for France in which Canada’s Bo Horvat responded by scoring four minutes after bringing the score 8-2.
Hagel followed suit five and a half minutes later, in addition to the final goal claimed by Canada’s Celebrini on a power play.
Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 12 of 14 shots made in the game. Meanwhile, France starter Julian Junca made 27 saves on 33 shots before he was swapped out for Antoine Keller who blocked 9 of 13 shots.
Canada will now advance to quarterfinals on Feb. 18 at 9:40 a.m. SK time, with their opponents yet to be announced.
Pletz finishes 53rd
Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, finished 53rd with a time of thirty-seven minutes and 28.0 seconds in the men’s biathlon 12-kilometre pursuit.
He had five shooting penalties and finished six minutes and 16.1 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Pletz’s next potential event would be the men’s 4×7.5-km relay event on Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m. SK time. Team Canada has yet to announce who will be racing in the event.
McMorris qualifies for final
After the men’s snowboard slopestyle event was rescheduled due to adverse weather expected on Monday in Italy, Regina’s Mark McMorris got his first taste of Olympic action, which saw him finish third overall in the qualification rounds.
McMorris finished with 81.81 points in the first run and 78.58 points in his second, which secured his spot in finals on Feb. 18, at 5:30 a.m. SK time.
Team Canada comes back
The Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, brought the heat and defeated China 6-3.
Things started slow, with the first two ends coming up blank, before Canada secured back-to-back singles in the third and fourth.
China evened the score 2-2 by using the hammer to add a double at the halfway point.
From there, Canda added a double in the sixth before a blank seventh end.
Team Canada brought things to 6-2 in the eighth after they stole a double.
China picked up a single point in the ninth end, but then conceded the game to Canada.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Ten of the Games will feature two Saskatchewan athletes returning to the ice.
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark will be back at the rink with the Canadian women’s hockey team for their semifinal match against Switzerland at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, is set to face the Czech Republic at 7:05 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Canada strikes gold on Day Nine, with Mikaël Kingsbury securing the country’s first gold medal of Milano Cortina in the men’s dual moguls, as well as the first Olympic title in the new event. Canada’s medal count: 9 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
Day 8 – Feb. 14, 2026
Canada defeats Germany in quarterfinals
The Canadian women’s hockey team advances to semifinals after defeating Germany 5-1 in quarterfinals on Day 8 of Milano Cortina.
Canada didn’t take long to secure the lead thanks to Brianne Jenner scoring one minute and forty seconds into the first period, followed onto the scoreboard by teammate Claire Thompson fifteen minutes later, bringing things to 2-0 at the first break.
Scoring took a little longer in the second period, but Canada increased their lead to 3-0 with three minutes and thirty seconds left, as Sarah Fillier picked up a power play goal.
Thanks to an assist from Saskatoon forward Emily Clark, it wasn’t even a minute into the third period that Blayre Turnbull added another point for the red and white. Eight minutes later, Germany’s Franziska Feldmeier answered back with a shorthanded goal.
In her first game back since being injured in game two of the Olympics, team captain Marie-Philip Poulin clinched Canada’sgoal of the game, once again on the power play. The score brought Poulin to a career total of 18 goals at the Olympics, tying her with five-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser of Shaunavon, SK, for the Canadian women’s record.
Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 10 of the 11 shots faced in the game, while Germany’s Sandra Abstreiter made 38 saves on the 43 shots taken.
Canada now advances to the semifinal where they will face Switzerland on Feb. 16 at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Schwinghammer wraps time at Olympics
Maia Schwinghammer’s first Olympic Games is in the books after she finished with 14 points in the women’s dual moguls 1/8 finals against France’s Perrine Laffont, who had 21 points.
The Saskatoon product started her morning early with the 1/16 first round of finals against France’s Marie Duaux, who finished with 14 points, allowing Schwinghammer to advance to the next round with 21 points.
Team Canada drops to 3-1
This morning the Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, suffered their first lost, 9-5 to Switzerland.
The first three ends saw the two teams exchange doubles with the Swiss taking the lead 4-2 into the fourth.
Canada tried to close the gap in the fourth, sixth and eighth end with singles, but Switzerland secured doubles in the fifth and seventh ends, leaving things 8-5 going into the ninth.
The final point was claimed by the Swiss in the ninth end which led Canada to concede.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Nine of the Olympics will bring action from five athletes who have ties to Saskatchewan.
In anticipation of adverse weather on Monday, the men’s snowboard slopestyle qualification round has been moved up a day, which means Regina’s Mark McMorris will hit the course at 3:15 a.m. SK time on Sunday. McMorris has captured slopestyle bronze in the last three Games.
Biathlete Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, will have an early start in the men’s 12.5-kilometre pursuit event at 4:15 a.m. SK time.
The Canadian men’s hockey team, which includes Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, will be bringing the heat for their match against France set for 9:40 a.m. SK time.
The Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, will be their third-straight day of competition as they face China next in round robin play at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Canada adds another bronze to their collection thanks to Laurent Dubreuil who finished third in the 500-metre long track speed skating event. Canada’s medal count: 8 (0 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca
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