Team Canada at Beijing 2022: Day 12

One last Olympic medal opportunity for a Canadian legend of short track speed skating, Team Canada looks to keep their momentum going in the men’s hockey quarterfinals, and it’s getting down to crunch time in curling. 

Here’s what you’ll want to be watching on Day 12 at Beijing 2022. 

Beijing 2022 Competition Schedule and Results

Short Track Speed Skating

Team Canada will race for the podium in the men’s 5000m relay. Canada is in the A final with South Korea, ROC, Italy and China. Charles Hamelin, Maxime Laoun, Steven Dubois and Pascal Dion competed in the semifinals. If the Canadians reach the podium, that would be the sixth Olympic medal of Hamelin’s career, tying him as Canada’s most decorated Winter Olympian and most decorated male Olympian. 

Kim Boutin, Courtney Sarault, and Danaé Blais will race in the quarterfinals of the women’s 1500m. The first three in each heat plus the three fastest fourth place athletes will advance to the semifinals. In the semis, the top two in each heat and the fastest third place athlete will move onto the A final. Sarault is ranked third in the world in the distance after winning silver at the 2021 World Championships. 

Ice Hockey

Team Canada will play Sweden in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament after defeating China in the qualification playoff game. Sweden had two wins and an overtime loss to Finland in group play. 

READ: Canada defeats China to earn Beijing 2022 men’s hockey quarterfinal spot

Cross-Country Skiing

Antoine Cyr and Graham Ritchie put together a Canadian Olympic best-ever performance in the men’s team sprint classic. After finishing fourth in their semifinal to advance to the final, they came through for a fifth-place finish overall. Canada’s previous best ever result in a men’s team sprint in classic technique was 11th place at Turin 2006. Canada’s best finish in any men’s team sprint was fourth place in free technique at Vancouver 2010.

In the women’s team sprint classic, Katherine Stewart-Jones and Dahria Beatty finished sixth in their semifinal and did not advance to the final.

Freestyle Skiing

Max Moffatt was the lone Canadian competing in the final of the men’s ski slopestyle event. In the best-of-three-runs final, he saved his best for last, scoring 70.40 for his third turn down the course. Some small issues on the opening rail section were the difference as he ended in ninth-place overall.

Alpine Skiing

Erik Read was the top Canadian in the men’s slalom, placing 24th. Trevor Philp unfortunately recorded a DNF in his first run.

Biathlon

A great result for the Canadian women in the 4x6km relay. Emma Lunder, Megan Bankes, Emily Dickson, and Sarah Beaudry finished 10th, matching the result from PyeongChang 2018.

Curling

After a day off, Team Jennifer Jones returns for a pair of games against the United States and China as they look to climb into a playoff position. They took the first step with a 7-6 win over the the U.S. that boosted their record to 4-3 and a tie for third in the round robin standings. Jones made the draw she needed in the 10th end to get the winning point after giving up the steal in nine that tied the game.

READ: Team Canada’s playoff hopes in women’s curling brighter after win over U.S.

In another bit of good news, Team Brad Gushue learned that they would get a chance to play for a medal without even taking to the ice on Day 12. They are assured of a semifinal berth after China defeated Switzerland and Great Britain beat ROC. Currently at 5-3, Team Gushue sits third in the standings with one round robin game to play on Day 13 against the Brits.