Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
The 2026 Olympic Winter Games begin in less than a hour. Here are the 23 Canadians I have medaling for Canada between now and February 22. They are predicted to win 10 gold medals, seven silver medals and six bronze Read more
There is one word that best describes Team Canada heading into the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. That word is confidence. In the Zoom Conference leading up to the Games, Canadian men’s skip Brad Jacobs stated the following when asked about Read more
Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Manitoba has won the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts from the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. On Sunday, Einarson’s Team Canada rink beat Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes by a score of 4-3 in 11 ends. Read more
This is a list of events where Canadians are competing and are medal contenders. February 4—Canada vs. Czech Republic—Mixed Doubles Curling—11:05 AM MT (Brett Gallant/Jocelyn Peterman) February 5—Canada vs. Norway—Mixed Doubles Curling—6:35 AM MT February 5—Canada vs. Italy—Mixed Doubles Curling—11:05 Read more
The 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo is four days away. Here is my interview with world champion women’s skeleton racer Hallie Clarke of Belleville, Ontario. Q: How meaningful is it for you to go to an Olympic Winter Read more
The 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo starts Wednesday. I recently caught up with Canadian Chef de Mission Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta at Calgary’s Market Mall. Heil won a gold medal for Canada in women’s moguls at Read more
There was World Cup ski cross action this past weekend in Val dI Fassa, Italy, and two Canadians came away with medals. On Friday, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Marielle Thompson of Whistler, British Columbia won bronze in women’s action. Then Read more
There are now four teams left at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ontario. On Friday night, Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay and Halifax’s Christina Black put through dominant performances in the Page 3/4 qualifier games. Sturmay clobbered Manitoba champion Read more
The opening ceremonies of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo is one week from now. This week I had the chance to interview Canadian Olympic gold medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, who struck gold for Canada in Read more
Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay tied a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record on Thursday for the most points in a single end. Sturmay scored seven points in the 10th end thanks to an impressive run back with her final stone in a Read more