This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. With the 2026 Winter Olympics just a little over a year away, Canada’s long track speed skaters look poised for another successful Games. In 2022, they won five medals in…
Michaela Gosselin was in the spotlight in a day which Canada’s Para alpine team dominated with seven podium finishes at a recent World Cup downhill event in Santa Caterina, Italy. For the 23-year-old native of Collingwood, Ont., claiming her first two career World Cup victories in Italy was a milestone moment. But what made it even more remarkable…
Roman Sadovsky captured his second national title with a strong performance at last weekend’s Canadian figure skating championships. He’ll have to deliver again to represent Canada at the world championships. Skate Canada revealed all its assignments Monday for the competition to be held from March 24 to 30 in Boston, except the only men’s spot….
Kati Tabin had a goal and an assist for her first two points of the season as the Montreal Victoire held off the Ottawa Charge 2-1 Sunday in a Professional Women’s Hockey Game before a sold-out crowd at the Videotron Centre. Tabin’s goal came on a third-period power play and stood as the winner. She…
Click on the video above now to watch the men’s free program. Two-time winner Madeline Schizas leads after the women’s short program at the Canadian figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar performance to her joyous “Lion King” program Saturday at Place Bell. “Solid skate,” Schizas said. “I…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Canada’s winter Olympic athletes won four medals at World Cup events in Europe today and just missed out on a couple more. Three of the medals came at a ski…
Rachel Homan remained undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters with a 6-2 win over Kerri Einarson on Thursday in Guelph, Ont. Homan’s top-ranked team from Ottawa took control of the marquee matchup with two points in the fourth end to take a 4-1 lead. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., responded with a point…
Suzanne Paulins has been named chief executive officer of Swimming Canada after serving as interim CEO since last year. Paulins, from Brantford, Ont., took over as acting CEO in May when Ahmed El-Awadi took personal leave. He left the organization in November. Canada’s swim team won eight medals at the Olympic Games and 13 medals…
Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season Tuesday, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom in Flachau, Austria. The result pushed Rast back to the top of both the slalom and overall season standings. With injured slalom stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra…
The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Monday that a total of $535,000 was awarded to Canadian athletes for their achievements at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The Paris Games marked the first distribution of the Paralympic Performance Recognition program, which was announced in January 2024. The program gives Paralympians the same incentive for winning medals that Canada’s…
