MILAN – Canada’s women’s hockey team opens the playoff round, and short-track speedskater William Dandjinou looks to win his first individual Olympic medal on Day 8 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The defending Olympic champion Canadians face Germany in their first elimination game after going 2-1 in the preliminary round, with convincing wins over Czechia and Finland and a humbling 5-0 loss to the United States.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin returned to practice Friday after being injured earlier in the week, though her status against the Germans remains uncertain.
Canada’s William Dandjinou, left, and Latvia’s Roberts Kruzbergs race to the finish line in the men’s 1,000 metre short track speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Thursday, February 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Dandjinou, of Sherbrooke, Que., competes in the men’s 1,500 metres after winning silver in the mixed team relay and narrowly missing the podium in the 1,000, where he led into the final lap before being passed in the sprint to the finish.
The two-time reigning Crystal Globe champion on short track’s World Tour had been favoured to medal in all three individual distances in Milan.
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In the mountains of Livigno, freestyle skier Maïa Schwinghammer of Saskatoon returns in women’s dual moguls after finishing fifth in the individual event earlier in the week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2026.