In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to,

And on Thursday February 5, the women’s ice hockey tournament gets into gear. Canada enters the 2026 Winter Olympics as the defending gold medal winners, having won their fifth title at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

The return of NHL players adds fresh intrigue to the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, where the United States and Canada open group play in February with medal expectations high.