Day 11: What Team Canada did at Milano Cortina 2026
A snowy day in Livigno led to the postponement of the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and the qualification rounds in women’s and men’s aerials.
But there was still other action for Team Canada fans to get excited about, not least of which was another gold medal added to the tally.
Here’s a look at everything that happened.
Speed Skating – Long Track
Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann won their second straight Olympic gold medal in the women’s team pursuit. They defeated the Netherlands by 0.96 in their head-to-head showdown for the gold medal.
READ: Pride, trust in each other leads Canadian trio to another Olympic gold
Curling
A big day for Team Jacobs as they locked up a playoff spot with their 9-5 win over Great Britain, a game that ended in handshakes after the ninth end. That put their record at 6-1 with two round robin games left to play. Switzerland, 7-0, also secured their playoff spot. The top four teams in the round robin advance to the semifinals, meaning Team Jacobs will definitely play in a medal match.
READ: It’s on to the playoffs for Brad Jacobs and Team Canada in men’s curling
That followed Team Homan’s 8-6 win over Sweden, who had been the last undefeated team in the women’s tournament. That was their third straight win, boosting their record to 4-3 and putting them in a tie for fourth place with South Korea. The Koreans and Canadians will meet in the last round robin draw.
READ: Last-rock victory keeps Canadian playoff hopes alive in women’s curling
Figure Skating
A disappointing day for Madeline Schizas in the women’s short program. She made the costly error of doubling her planned triple loop, which made it an invalid element and counted for zero points. She also lost some points with a turn in between the two jumps in her combination. Her score of 55.38 left her 0.25 shy of being in the top 24 that advance to the free skate.
Freestyle Skiing
Dylan Deschamps finished seventh in the final of men’s ski big air, which did take place despite the snow. Deschamps successfully landed a switch left triple cork 1620 safety grab on his second attempt at the trick, earning him 91.00 points. He would need a big score in his third run to get onto the podium, but missed the grab of his ski.
Biathlon
In their last event of Milano Cortina 2026, Adam Runnalls, Logan Pletz, Jasper Fleming, and Zachary Connelly finished 17th in the men’s 4×7.5 km relay.
Bobsleigh
Taylor Austin and Shaq Murray-Lawrence were the top Canadian tandem in the two-man event, finishing 18th with a four-run combined time of 3:44.60. Jay Dearborn and Mike Evelyn O’Higgins were unfortunately not among the 20 sleds that raced in the fourth and final heat. They finished with a final ranking of 23rd.