Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of the Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the flag-bearer for the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Tuesday morning. Joining the Prime Minister will be Ken Hehr, minister of sport and persons with disabilities, COC president Tricia Smith and Canada’s chef de mission Isabelle Charest. The announcement […]
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Watch as Canada's Olympic figure skating team is revealed
Coming Up Watch live on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET as Canada’s figure skating team for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang is announced in Vancouver. Live coverage begins on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET CBC Sports · January 14 Celebrated Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will be embarking on their […]
Canada's Cassie Sharpe earns World Cup ski halfpipe gold
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe dominated en route to ski halfpipe gold at the World Cup in Snowmass, Colo., on Friday. The 25-year-old registered top marks in each of her three runs, with her highest coming in at 93.20 in her final run. American Brita Sigourney won silver with a score of 89.20, while Japan’s Ayana Onozuka took bronze with […]
King of the hill: Canada's Kingsbury has most wins in history after 12th straight moguls gold
Mikael Kingsbury’s winning run is leaving him speechless. The Canadian extended his World Cup moguls winning streak to 12 straight on Wednesday night in Park City, Utah to set a new record with his 47th career victory. Canadian earns 12th straight gold at World Cup event.1:31 The win pushed him past Americans Hannah Kearney and Donna Weinbrecht for the record. […]
Canada's men's Olympic hockey team to be named Thursday
The Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team that will try for a third straight gold medal next month will be announced Thursday. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee issued a joint release Wednesday announcing the team for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be unveiled in Calgary at noon ET. Watch the […]
John Herdman, decorated women's coach, makes sudden move to Canada's men's team
John Herdman, who led the Canada’s women’s soccer team to back-to-back Olympic bronze medals, is taking over the Canadian men’s program. He replaces the fired Octavio Zambrano, who was named head coach of the Canadian men’s national team program last March. Herdman’s new title is national team head coach and men’s EXCEL director. The surprise […]
Canada's Drake Batherson seizing the spotlight in Buffalo
Drake Batherson wore a wide grin as he sat on Canada’s bench and glanced at the white-taped blade of his magical stick. The 19-year-old forward had just returned to the bench midway through the second period after he scored his second of three goals in Canada’s 7-2 semifinal victory against the Czech Republic at the world junior […]
Canada's Spengler Cup win brings Olympic roster clarity
After the Canadian national team celebrated its third Spengler Cup championship in a row on Sunday, general manager Sean Burke confessed he has filled 20 of his 25 roster spots for the Olympic team. The Spengler Cup was the fifth and final tournament for the men’s Canadian Olympic auditions. It ended with an impressive 3-0 […]
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime shares more than just a birthday with Roger Federer
Felix Auger-Aliassime shares the same birthday as his idol Roger Federer, but if his tennis career continues to progress the way it has, it might not be the only thing the Montreal native will have in common with the Swiss legend. At 16 years and 10 months, Auger-Aliassime became the seventh youngest player to win an ATP Challenger tournament […]
Canada's victory over Slovakia was rousing, the empty seats are the downer
As expected, the Canadian junior team overwhelmed Slovakia 6-0 to open the 2018 IIHF World Under-20 Championship with back-to-back wins in Buffalo. The victory on Wednesday evening was stress-free, especially after Rhonda and John Bean watched from the stands as their son Jake Bean returned to action in the second period following a violent collision into the […]
