Second consecutive win for Canada
A 5-1 win over Switzerland brought the Canadian men’s hockey team, including Saskatoon’s Brandon Hagel and Darcy Kuemper, to 2-0 in preliminary play.
Canada’s Connor McDavid secured the first goal of the game on a powerplay five minutes and forty-five seconds in before teammate Thomas Harley recorded added another five minutes later.
With just under eight minutes left on the clock in the opening frame, Switzerland’s Pius Suter used their own powerplay advantage to get his team on the scoreboard leaving things 2-1 out of the first period.
Following the break, Macklin Celebrini returned Canada to a two-point lead four minutes and fourteen seconds into the second period.
The final period saw more goals from Canada, with team captain Sidney Crosby finding the back of Switzerland’s net at 7:28 and Nathan Mackinnon adding another goal for Canada just under six minutes later.
Canadian goaltender Logan Thompson made 24 saves on the 25 shots, while Akira Schmid blocked 34 of the 39 shots he faced in the Swiss net.
Pletz finishes 55th
Regina biathlete, Logan Pletz competed in his second event of Milano Cortina 2026, the 10-kilometre sprint, where he finished 55th with a time of twenty-five minutes and 43.3 seconds.
He had two shooting penalties and finished two minutes and 50.2 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Pletz will look ahead to his next race, the 12.5-km pursuit on Sunday at 4:15 a.m. SK time.
Team Canada continues curling winning streak
The Canadian men’s curling team, including Regina’s Ben Hebert, improved their record to 3-0 after they add two victories on Day Seven of the Olympics.
Early this morning, Canada defeated the United States 6-3 for their first victory of the day.
The two teams began the match by exchanging singles in the first two ends before the third wrapped as a blank.
The red and white took the lead 3-1 after using the hammer to secure a double in the fourth and then the teams repeated another exchange of singles and a blank end to bring the score 4-2 at the end of seven.
Canada added two points to their score in the eighth which was followed by the American’s earning another single in the ninth. The States couldn’t close the gap and they conceded the game to Canada.
Continuing the winning streak later in the day, Canada claimed their third consecutive win over Sweden after going 8-6.
In the opening end, Sweden put a single on the scoreboard and was followed by a blank end in the second. The Canadians pulled ahead 2-1 in third end thanks to a double, before the teams swapped singles in the fourth and fifth.
Sweden took the lead 4-3 in the sixth with a double, which they carried into the eighth end after the Canadians blanked the seventh. The Canadians then used the hammer to their advantage to earn four points and take back the lead 7-4.
Keeping things close, Sweden added a double in the ninth end bringing things 7-6, before Canada capped the win with a single in the eighth.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Eight of the Games will host three Saskatchewan athletes, with two returning after a short break between competition.
Returning to the mountain, Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer is looking to secure podium placement as she competes in dual moguls at 3:30 a.m. SK time. If she advances, finals will take place starting at 4:20 a.m. SK time.
With no rest days on the horizon, the Canadian men’s curling team is set to take on Switzerland at 7:05 a.m. SK time.
The Canadian women’s hockey team and Saskatoon’s Emily Clark will be skating into quarterfinals against Germany at 9:40 SK time.
Olympic Notes: A week has officially passed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games and no new medals were added to their total count today. Canada’s medal count: 7 (0 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze).
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