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Canada could win its first medal at Pyeongchang in snowboard slopestyle. All four of Canada's men have qualified for tonight's 12-man final starting at 8 p.m. ET.

Canada could find itself on the podium in many sports with plenty of medal contenders in their respective disciplines, including Mark McMorris, Andi Naude, and Ted-Jan Bloemen.

Canada’s Olympic team, hopeful of securing its first medal or more on the first official day of competition, came away empty-handed Saturday in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Sean Burke went through the pressure-cooker existence that is being a Canadian goaltender at the Olympics. Three decades later, Burke is in the hot seat once again.

The Canadian and American women's hockey teams can't help but look ahead to an anticipated gold-medal rematch on Feb. 22.

Ted-Jan Bloemen knows all too well the pressure of competing for a country whose citizens grow up skating. For more than half of his career, Bloemen competed in the Netherlands, where speed skating is as revered as hockey is in Canada.

Canada lost both its singles matches Saturday to go down 2-0 to Romania in their first-round World Group II Fed Cup tie.

The group of women, dubbed "the army of beauties," are taking the 2018 Winter Olympic Games theme of unity to the next level by making appearances in the stands in matching outfits while performing almost perfectly synchronized cheers.

Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will participate in the team event for Canada this weekend while fellow Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond will skate in the women's short program. Canada sits in first place in the team event after performances from pair Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford and men's skater Patrick Chan.

Defending Olympic champion Charles Hamelin didn't get the result he wanted in the men's 1,500-metre short track final, but he was still happy to share the moment with his young Canadian teammate — and good friend — Samuel Girard.

Germany's Felix Loch, a two-time defending Olympic champion, leads the men's luge field after the second run Friday. Canada's Sam Edney, participating in his fourth and final Olympics, finished the second run in fifth place.

Canadians Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris have won five straight after defeating Olympic Athletes from Russia 8-2 on Saturday in Pyeongchang to clinch a playoff berth.

Canadians Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris have won five straight after defeating Olympic Athletes from Russia 8-2 on Saturday in Pyeongchang to clinch a playoff berth.

Canadian short track speed skaters Charles Hamelin and Sam Girard missed out on winning a medal in the 1,500-metre race in men's short track speedskating at the Olympic Games on Saturday.

Canadian short track speed skaters Charles Hamelin, Sam Girard and Pascal Dion all advanced to the semifinals in the men's 1,500 metres at the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Sara Hjalmarsson scored 1:53 into the third period and Sweden held off Japan 2-1 in a thrilling game to open the preliminary round for women's ice hockey at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

We know you can't stay up all night, every night to catch Winter Olympic coverage in Pyeongchang, so here's a quick recap of all the important news you might have missed courtesy of one sleep-deprived scribe.

Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin will be re-evaluated by team medical staff a day after suffering an apparent head injury after a nasty training fall at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Charlotte Kalla of Sweden captured the first medal of the Winter Games by taking gold in the 15-kilometre skiathlon in Pyeongchang on Saturday.

Two-time hockey Olympian Sean Burke, now GM of Team Canada, is advising his players to make sure they make the most of the Olympic experience.

NFLer Vernon Davis has fallen in love with curling over the years. Now, he's attending his third consecutive Winter Games as an honourary captain for the American team.

Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot outduelled Mark McMorris in a high-flying exhibition, while a strong second run from Tyler Nicholson ensured that all four Canadian men qualified for the slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant didn't finish his second run, but was able to advance to the slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea on the strength of a solid first run.

Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris extended their win streak to four with a 7-2 win over Switzerland in Draw 5 of mixed doubles curling on Saturday in Pyeongchang.