Canada’s Brad Jacobs delivered Olympic gold in the men’s curling final with a win over Great Britain, while speedskater Ivanie Blondin secured her second straight silver in the women’s mass start on Day 15 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Jacobs skipped the Canadian men’s curling team to a 9-6 victory over Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat in a tight game.
The match turned in the ninth end, when Canada scored three for an 8-6 lead that Mouat and the British rink could not overcome in the 10th.
Meanwhile, Blondin, the 35-year-old defending silver medallist from Beijing 2022, earned her second speedskating medal of the Games, after previously teaming up with Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann to win a gold in the women’s team pursuit.
The Ottawa skater added a silver to her resumé on Saturday after crossing the line behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands in the 16-lap race known for upsets, jostling, and strategy.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes beat American Tabitha Peterson 10-7 on Saturday to win bronze at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
It’s Homan’s first Olympic medal and Canada’s first in women’s curling since 2014, when Jennifer Jones led the team to gold at the Sochi Games.
Canada’s Reece Howden made an unexpected early exit from the men’s ski cross event on Saturday, after entering the event as a medal favourite.
Ahead of Sunday’s closing ceremony in Verona, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that Valérie Maltais and short track speedskater Steven Dubois have been named the country’s flag-bearers.
Here’s a look at Canada’s 15th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 21, 2026.
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