Photo Gallery: Canada’s Day 5 at Milan Cortina Olympics

By Canadian Press on February 11, 2026.

Canada got its storybook finish in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier secured a place on the podium in ice dance.

Gilles and Poirier earned their long-awaited Olympic medal, capturing bronze with a season’s best 131.56 in the free dance for a total of 217.74.

There was some disappointment on the speedskating oval as Laurent Dubreuil finished eighth in the men’s 1,000 metres, four years after winning Olympic silver in the event. American star Jordan Stolz won gold, followed by Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands and Ning Zhongyan of China.

In Livigno, Canada had a shot to add to its medal total earlier Wednesday in women’s freeski moguls after Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer advanced to the second final, but she finished fifth despite a solid run. Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States. Perrine Laffont of France, the 2018 gold medallist, took bronze.

Here’s a look at Canada’s fifth day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.

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