Canada's Ivanie Blondin, centre, Valerie Maltais, right, and Isabelle Weidemann, left, celebrate after winning the gold medal final of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
February 17, 2026 - 2:37 PM
Canada's speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women's team pursuit Tuesday, successfully defending their 2022 Beijing Olympic title with a come-from-behind victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeated the Netherlands in the final to top the podium for the second straight Games.
In curling, the Canadian men defeated Great Britain 9-5, securing a playoff spot.
The team skipped by Brad Jacobs is in second place at 6-1, behind undefeated Switzerland (7-0). The top four teams in the 10-team draw will advance to the semifinals.
Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 8-6 on Tuesday afternoon in women's curling round-robin play in Cortina.
Canada, which snapped out of a three-game losing skid with a pair of wins Monday, improved to 4-3 with two games remaining.
In Milan, Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas finished 25th in the short program, narrowly missing out on qualifying for Thursday's free skate portion.
Meanwhile, snow and poor visibility in the Italian Alps forced Milan Cortina organizers to postpone the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and freestyle aerials qualification in Livigno.
Here's a look at Canada's 11th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2026.
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