Schwinghammer finishes sixth in qualification opener
In her debut on the Olympic stage, Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer finished sixth in the first round of women’s freestyle skiing moguls with 74.90 points and earned her place in qualification round two, tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. SK time.
If she advances, finals are scheduled for later that morning at 7:15 a.m. SK time.
Pletz makes Olympic debut
Logan Pletz, who hails from Regina, made his Olympic debut in the men’s 20-kilometre individual biathlon race, where he finished in 77th with a time of one hour, one minute and 42.9 seconds.
He had five shooting penalties and finished 10 minutes and 11.4 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Pletz will now look ahead to his next race, the 10-km sprint on Friday at 7:00 a.m. SK time.
North American rivalry brings Canada 2-1
A 5-0 loss to the United States has dropped the Canadian women’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Emily Clark, to 2-1 in preliminary action.
The States beat Canada onto the scoreboard with a goal by Caroline Harvey three minutes and forty-five seconds into the first period before her teammate Hannah Bilka secured another goal with just under three minutes left giving the states a 2-0 lead.
Fifty-eight seconds into the second period, the U.S. took advantage of Canada being down a player due to a penalty and secured a powerplay goal thanks to Kirsten Simms. With seven minutes left, Bilka claimed her second goal of the game bringing the U.S. to a 4-0 lead heading into the final period.
Just over halfway through the third period, Laila Edwards notched another point for the Americans which Canada reacted to by pulling goaltender Anne-Renee Desbiens and putting in Emerance Maschmeyer.
Desbiens made 22 saves on the 27 shots made by the US, while Aerin Frankel shutout all 16 shots she faced in net for the Americans.
Canada will wrap preliminary play with their postponed game against Finland, which is now scheduled for Feb. 12, at 7:30 a.m. SK time.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Five of the Olympics will welcome a Saskatchewan curler for their initial match of the Games, as well as the second day of competition in freestyle ski.
Maia Schwinghammer, of Saskatoon, will be returning for day two of qualifications in moguls at 4:00 a.m. SK time. If she advances, finals are scheduled for later that morning at 7:15 a.m. SK time.
Three-time Olympian Ben Hebert, who hails from Regina, will join the Canadian men’s curling team for their opening match of Milano Cortina 2026 against Germany at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Team Canada has added another medal to their count, after the Canadian short track speed skating mixed relay team secured silver. Canada’s medal count: 3 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca