Canada Olympics

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some of Canada’s best known athletes, including Olympic gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Hayley Wickenheiser, have been…

A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year’s Paris Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine. “We condemn recent public statements…

Curling Canada is hoping an ongoing high-performance review will help put the federation on track for success after a disappointing showing on the international stage last season. Canada’s lone curling medal at the Beijing Olympics…

The both dedicate years of their lives and train extensively to master their sport — but unlike their Olympic counterparts, Canada’s Paralympic medalists do not receive a big payout for reaching the podium at the Games. “Super…

Canada’s Ivanie Blondin won the silver medal in the women’s mass start speed skating final at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday. The 31-year-old from Ottawa, who won her semifinal heat, was strong throughout the gruelling 16-lap race…

The 16th and final day of the Beijing Winter Olympics will see Team Canada seek gold in alpine skiing and bobsledding, before athletes from all countries gather together for the closing ceremony. For Canadian fans, events will begin…

Canada’s men’s hockey team will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Wednesday after defeating China 7-2 at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday. The Canadians took advantage of China’s penalty trouble throughout the game, scoring…

Canada won its first ever Olympic gold medal in women’s team pursuit speed skating at the Beijing Winter Games on Tuesday, after a stunning crash by Japan. Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais were trailing the…

Canada’s Max Parrot won the bronze medal in the men’s big air snowboard final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, his second medal of the 2022 Games. Parrot won the gold in the slopestyle event last week. So far, it is Canada’s…

The turmoil engulfing a 15-year-old Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned substance has thrust her eminent coach and a doctor with past doping offenses into the spotlight at the Beijing Games. Teen skater Kamila…