Team Canada falls back-to-back
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team — coached by Laine Peters who hails from Carrot River — now holds a 3-3 record after a pair of losses on Day 1 of the Olympic Winter Games.
Early this morning, the Canadians were defeated 7-5 by Great Britain. The British were first on the board, using the hammer to their advantage to score a triple in the opening end before Canada claimed a single point in the second, bringing them to 3-1.
Great Britain earned doubles in the third and fifth end, while Canada secured singles in the fourth and sixth. The red and white added a double in end seven before conceding.
Later in the day, Canada fell for the second time 8-6 against Estonia, who accumulated six points early in the match after claiming a triple in the first, double in the second and a single in the third end, bringing the score to 6-0.
Canada used their power play to get on the scoreboard with two points in the fourth end, before adding an additional triple in the sixth, bringing the score close 7-5. The game wrapped with Canada and Estonia each securing singles in the final two ends.
Canada opens women’s hockey with shutout
After their first game of Milano Cortina 2026 was postponed, the Canadian women’s hockey team, featuring Saskatoon forward Emily Clark, finally got a taste of the action on Saturday, defeating Switzerland 4-0.
It was a slow start for the Canadians, who didn’t make it on to the board until seven minutes and two seconds into the second period, with Natalie Spooner notching a powerplay goal.
The 1-0 lead carried into the third period where the powerplay continued to be beneficial for the red and white as both Sarah Fillier and Julia Gosling scored during Swiss penalties to put their team up 3-0 by 13:36.
Daryl Watts capped off the scoring for Canada just over three minutes later.
Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer recorded the shutout stopping all six shots she faced, while her Switzerland counterpart Saskia Maurer made 51 saves on 55 shots.
Next up, Canada will face Czechia on Monday, Feb. 9 at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Sunday will see more action from the Canadian mixed doubles curling team as they are the sole Saskatchewan connection competing.
Hitting the sheet for the fifth day in a row, the team is set to play Sweden at 7:35 a.m. SK time and Korea at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Valérie Maltais won Canada’s first medal of Milano Cortina 2026 in the women’s 3000-metre speed skating event. Canada’s medal count: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze).