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CBC Sports' daily Olympics newsletter takes you through the key events for Canada on Saturday, including two curling medal games and lots more podium chances.

In any city in Canada other than Cole Harbour, Nathan MacKinnon would be the favourite son.

Whether on the ground or in the air, the Norwegians Olympians exude technical prowess, endless enthusiasm and speed. The result is Olympic hardware -- 37 medals at the Milano-Cortina Games.

Canada's men's short track relay team, which arrived at the Milano-Cortina Olympics to defend its 5,000-metre title, finished last of four teams on Friday. The Netherlands won gold for the first time in the event at the Games in six minutes 51.847 .. ...

Canada's Brendan MacKay won bronze in Men's freeski halfpipe on Day 14 of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, while Alex Ferreira of the United States took gold and Estonia's Henry Sildaru claiming silver.

Canada survived another hockey scare on Friday, erasing a two-goal deficit to be Finland 3-2 in the Olympic semifinal game in Milan. Nathan MacKinnon scored the game winner on the power playe with 35.2 seconds remaining in the game.

Valérie Maltais of La Baie, Que., picked up her third medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics and second bronze, keeping the retiring American Brittany Bowe off the podium.

Canada's Rachel Homan will play for Olympic bronze after a 6-3 loss to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in their women's curling semifinal matchup on Friday at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

The Canadians will be playing without their captain, Sidney Crosby, in today's semifinal game against Finland, Hockey Canada has announced. The winner moves on to the gold-medal game on Sunday.

Germany's Daniela Maier upset defending champion Sandra Naeslund of Sweden to take gold in the women's ski cross final at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on Friday. Canada's Marielle Thompson, Brittany Phelan, and Hannah Schmidt were ...