Canadian women look for another win in hockey; slopestyle skiers search for medal

By Canadian Press on February 9, 2026.

MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team will look to pick up a second straight win, while slopestyle skiers Meghan Oldham and Naomi Urness look to bring Canada its second medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 3.

Canada will take on Czechia today in its second preliminary round game after defeating Switzerland 4-0 on Saturday. The Canadians outshot the Swiss 55-6 and scored on three of their five power-play opportunities in the game.

Canada will then get ready to face the archrival and world champion United States tomorrow.

Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont., and Urness of Mont-Tremblant, Que., take to the course at Livigno Snow Park in the women’s slopestyle final. Oldham — an X Games slopestyle champion in 2023 and world championship silver and bronze medallist — finished seventh and Urness eighth in qualifying on Saturday.

Figure skating continues today, with Canada having three tandems in competition when the ice dance event opens with the rhythm event.

Toronto’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., were silver medallists at the last two world championships. Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha, of St-Hubert, Que., who were third in the team free dance on Saturday, and Marie-Jade Lauriault of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., and Romain Le Gac of Laval, Que., are also in the field.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2026.

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