Canada struck gold and bronze in short-track speedskating while surviving a scare in men’s hockey on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Steven Dubois won the men’s 500 metres, taking the lead from the start and never relinquishing it.
The 28-year-old from Terrebonne, Que., finished in 40.835 seconds, ahead of Dutch brothers Melle van ’t Wout and Jens van ’t Wout, who earned silver and bronze.
Earlier, the Canadian women’s 3,000-metre relay team of Danaé Blais, Florence Brunelle, Kim Boutin and Courtney Sarault captured bronze.
Canada led for long stretches of the final before slipping to third, finishing three-tenths of a second behind gold medallist South Korea. Host Italy took silver.
In the men’s hockey quarterfinal, Canada erased a late deficit before defeating Czechia in overtime.
Canada had been trailing 3-2 with less than four minutes left in regulation before Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki scored to tie the game and send it to an extra frame.
Then, one minute and 22 seconds into overtime, Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner scored to eliminate the Czechs, who had goals from Ondrej Palat, David Pastrnak and Lukas Sedlak.
Mark McMorris, who had won a bronze medal in each of the three previous Games, finished eighth in men’s slopestyle. Cameron Spalding of Havelock, Ont., finished 10th.
Laurie Blouin of Quebec City finished fifth in the delayed women’s snowboard slopestyle final. Juliette Pelchat of Whistler, B.C., was ninth in her Olympic debut.
Here’s a look at Canada’s 12th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2026.
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