Schwinghammer finishes fifth in Olympic debut event
Maia Schwinghammer finished fifth overall after accumulating 77.61 points in the women’s freestyle skiing moguls finals on Day Five of the Milano Cortina Games.
After yesterday’s qualifying performance, the Saskatoon product earned herself a bye to the first round of finals, where she finished sixth with 77.18 points and qualified for the second round of finals and a shot at a medal.
Schwinghammer will now look ahead to her second event, dual moguls, which start with the qualifying round on Feb. 14 at 3:30 a.m. SK time.
Team Canada close call win
Regina product, Ben Hebert and the Canadian men’s curling team started their time at the Olympics on a high after a close game brought them a 7-6 win over Germany.
The match had a slow start with two blank ends before Germany claimed a double in the third. Soon after, Canada answered back by bringing things 2-2 with a double in the fourth end.
Marking the halfway point of the game, Canada stole a double giving them a two-point lead over the Germans, before Germany added another double in the sixth, which tied the game 4-4. The score did not change through the seventh and eighth after another two blank ends.
The two teams exchanged doubles once more with Canada scoring in the ninth to go ahead 6-4 and the Germans scoring in the tenth to tie the match at six a piece and force the extra end.
The game ended with Canada using the advantage of the hammer to secure the winning point 7-6 over Germany.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Tomorrow marks Day Six of the Winter Olympics in Italy and will see Saskatchewan hockey players donning the maple leaf as one team starts preliminary action and the other wraps it.
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark will be joining the Canadian women’s team on the rink for their final preliminary game against Finland at 7:30 a.m. SK time, which was postponed from earlier in the Games.
Later that morning, Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, who both have ties to Saskatoon, will be making their first appearance of the 2026 Games as they join the men’s team for their game against the Czech Republic at 9:40 a.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: Day Five of the Olympics came and went, bringing Canada their third bronze medal thanks to figure skating duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Canada’s medal count: 4 (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca