Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts are three days into the competition from Mississauga, Ontario, and three teams are currently undefeated. They are Team Canada’s Kerri Einarson, Manitoba’s Kelsey Calvert and Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes. It is interesting that all three Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Quebec won two individual medals in a World Cup speed skating event in Inzell, Germany this past weekend. She won a bronze medal in a women’s 3000 metre event on Saturday Read more
Reece Howden of Chilliwack, British Columbia and Canadian Olympic gold medalist Marielle Thompson of North Vancouver, British Columbia each won World Cup ski cross medals in Veysonnaz, Switzerland this past weekend. Howden won a gold medal on Saturday and a Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Abigail Strate of Calgary, Alberta has won two World Cup ski jumping medals in Sapporo, Japan. Strate now has won 11 World Cup ski jumping medals in her career, as she has won one gold medal, Read more
The Canadian Women’s National Curling Championship (also known as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts) will take place starting Friday from the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The tournament is occurring a month earlier than normal so it does Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Abigail Strate of Calgary, Alberta won a World Cup women’s ski jumping bronze medal in Zao, Japan. The podium finish came on a normal 102 metre hill on Wednesday. For Strate, this was her ninth World Read more
At the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Quebec will be looking to win an Olympic medal at her third Olympic Winter Games. She previously won a silver medal in the women’s 3000 metre Read more
The 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo are fast approaching. Recently, I was thrilled to connect with Canadian Olympic Committee President Tricia Smith of Vancouver, British Columbia. Smith was an exceptional athlete too as she won a silver medal Read more
Evan McEachran of Oakville, Ontario won a World Cup men’s slopestyle skiing bronze medal in Laax, Switzerland on Saturday. For McEachran, it was his seventh career World Cup freestyle skiing medal. He has won one gold medal, three silver medals Read more
Arnaud Gaudet of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec has won his first career World Cup snowboarding medal. It could not have come at a better time, as it is three weeks before the start of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, Read more