The pressure will be on four Para ice hockey teams playing in the two semifinal games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre.
- Para ice hockey, Canada vs. South Korea, 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday
The Canadians have committed to a demanding fitness-first system in trying to capture the country’s first Paralympic gold since 2006, and the on-ice results so far — the team outscored its opponents 35-0 in group play — speak for themselves.
The United States continues its quest for a third straight Paralympic title when it takes on Italy in the other semifinal on Thursday at 7 a.m. ET.
- Wheelchair curling, Canada vs. Germany (8:30 p.m. ET), Canada vs. Finland (1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday)
It has been a total team effort on the sheet so far from Mark Ideson, Ina Forrest, Dennis Thiessen, Marie Wright and alternate James Anseeuw, who need one more win to secure a playoff spot in wheelchair curling.
Ideson’s rink rallied for another comeback win — this time against the Neutral Paralympic Athletes — and then held on to beat Slovakia 9-5 in the second match Wednesday.
More than 600 hours of coverage
Broadcasts of the Games, which run March 9-18, will be available daily on CBC and Radio-Canada with live streams hosted on the CBC Sports app, as well as CBC.ca/sports/paralympics and Radio-Canada.ca/Jeuxparalympiques.
Daily coverage of the 10-day event on CBC will total 38 hours, with live reporting from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturdays and 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.
Canadians will also be able to keep track of the athletes through highlights shown Monday to Friday between 4 p.m and 6 p.m.
