Day Four Preview of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

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Team Canada is now at two medals after three days of competition. That is tied for seventh place in the overall medal count. Here is what to expect in Tuesday’s action from Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Short Track Speed Skating 

Canada’s quest to break South Korea’s record for the most Olympic medals at a single Olympic Winter Games in short track speed skating begins on Tuesday. The event where medals is up for grabs is the mixed 2000 metre relay. Canada won the bronze medal in the event at the 2025 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Beijing, and finished third on the World Cup circuit in the fall of 2025. The mixed team relay quarterfinals are at 3:59 AM MT, the semifinals are at 4:34 AM MT, and the finals are at 5:03 AM MT.

Women’s Hockey 

Canada will face their archival United States in women’s hockey on Tuesday. The start time will be at 12pm MT. Canada may not have three-time Olympic gold medalist Marie-Philip Poulin of Beauceville, Quebec after she injured her knee against the Czech Republic. Canada is in a busy stretch of their schedule as they play four times in five days.

Olympic Medal Predictions 

Women’s Alpine Team Combined–Gold–United States, Silver–Switzerland, Bronze–Austria–2:30 AM MT

Men’s Slopestyle Skiing–Gold–Birk Ruud–NOR, Silver–Mac Forehand–USA, Bronze–Andri Ragettli–Switzerland–4:30 AM MT

Mixed Team Relay Short Track Speed Skating–Gold–Netherlands, Silver–Canada, Bronze–South Korea–5:03 AM MT

Women’s Cross Country Skiing Classical Sprint–Gold–Maja Dahlqvuist–Sweden, Silver–Nadine Faehndrich–Switzerland, Bronze–Jasmi Joensuu–Finland–5:24 AM MT

Men’s 20KM Men’s Individual Biathlon–Gold–Eric Parrot–France, Silver–Johan Olav Botn–Norway, Bronze–Tommaso Giacomel–Italy–5:30 AM MT

Men’s Cross Country Skiing Classical Sprint–Gold—Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo–Norway, Silver–Erik Valnes–Norway, Bronze–Federico Pellegrino–Italy–5:38 AM MT

Mixed Doubles Curling–Original prediction was Canada Gold, Italy Silver and Sweden Bronze–Bronze Medal Game–Italy vs. Great Britain at 6am MT and Gold Medal Game–Sweden vs. United States at 10 AM MT

Women’s Luge–Gold–Julia Taubitz–Germany, Silver–Merle Fraebel–Germany Bronze–Lisa Schulte–AUT–10:34 AM MT

Mixed Team Ski Jumping–Gold–Slovenia, Silver–Germany, Bronze–Norway–12 PM MT

 

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