By Canadian Press on February 20, 2026.

The Canadians secured their spot in the men’s hockey final after battling back from a 2-0 deficit to Finland with goals from Sam Reinhart and Shea Theodore to even the score.
Nathan MacKinnon scored the power-play winner late in the third period — but could only celebrate after a tense review of an offside challenge.
Canada will face off against archrival United States for men’s hockey gold on Sunday, which will also mark the last event of the Olympics.
Meanwhile, Valérie Maltais is bringing home her third medal from Milan Cortina.
The veteran skater from La Baie, Que., finished third in the women’s 1,500 metres in a stacked field.
Maltais won Canada’s first medal of the Milan Cortina Games with a bronze in the 3,000 on Day 1. She also teamed with Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann to defend Canada’s Olympic women’s pursuit title.
Canada also reached the podium in men’s halfpipe freestyle skiing, where Calgary’s Brendan Mackay took bronze by scoring 91 points in his last run of the final, edging out American Nick Goepper.
At the short-track in Milan, medals were handed out in the men’s 5,000-metre relay, but it wasn’t meant to be for Canada as the team finished fourth in the final race.
In women’s curling, Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team lost 6-3 to Sweden in the semifinal and will face the United States for bronze on Saturday.
Here’s a look at Canada’s 14th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 20, 2026.
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