Milano Cortina 2026 day 8: Team Canada’s medal chances and what to watch

Canada will have several strong medal opportunities on Saturday, February 14, as the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games enter their second weekend. From freestyle skiing and speed skating to hockey and curling, it shapes up as a pivotal day for Team Canada.

Early morning games

Action begins at 3:05 a.m. ET with women’s curling, where Team Homan faces Great Britain before returning at 1:05 p.m. ET to meet Switzerland. In between, Team Jacobs puts its unbeaten record on the line against Switzerland at 8:05 a.m. ET, as per the Team Canada match schedule.


At 6:00 a.m. ET, Canada competes in the women’s 4×7.5km cross-country relay, an Olympic first at this distance after the equalization of men’s and women’s events. Alison Mackie, Jasmine Drolet, Liliane Gagnon, and Sonjaa Schmidt will look to build on Mackie’s standout eighth-place finish earlier in the Games.

The women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint follows at 8:45 a.m. ET, with Shilo Rousseau, Nadia Moser, Pascale Paradis, and Benita Peiffer racing for pursuit qualification.

Morning to midday

One of Canada’s best gold prospects comes at 10:00 a.m. ET in the women’s team pursuit (long track speed skating). Reigning Olympic champions Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann begin their title defence in the quarterfinals, aiming to advance among the top four.

At 10:40 a.m. ET, the Canadian women’s hockey team takes on Germany in the quarterfinals, a must-win step toward another Olympic medal run.

Skeleton follows with Jane Channell and Hallie Clarke contesting runs three and four between 12:00 p.m. and 1:35 p.m. ET, while ski jumping veteran Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes competes in his final Olympic event, the men’s large hill, starting at 12:45 p.m. ET.

Afternoon

Freestyle skiing opens its first Olympic women’s dual moguls event at 4:30 a.m. ET, with medal rounds before 6:00 a.m. ET, featuring Maïa Schwinghammer and teammates. Later, at 1:30 p.m. ET, women’s big air qualification gets underway, where Megan Oldham begins her bid for a second medal after slopestyle bronze.

On the oval, the men’s 500m long track speed skating starts at 11:00 a.m. ET, led by Laurent Dubreuil.

Late session: short track drama

The day closes with high-stakes short track speed skating. The men’s 1500m unfolds from 2:15 p.m. ET through to the medal final at 4:42 p.m. ET, with William Dandjinou, Félix Roussel, and Steven Dubois all in contention. The women’s 1000m heats and 3000m relay semifinals round out the session.