Canada's Ivanie Blondin, centre, Valerie Maltais, right, and Isabelle Weidemann, left, celebrate after winning the gold medal final of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada’s speedskaters won their second straight gold medal in the women’s team pursuit Tuesday, successfully defending their 2022 Beijing Olympic title with a come-from-behind victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeated the Netherlands in the final to top the podium for the second straight Games.
In curling, the Canadian men defeated Great Britain 9-5, securing a playoff spot.
The team skipped by Brad Jacobs is in second place at 6-1, behind undefeated Switzerland (7-0). The top four teams in the 10-team draw will advance to the semifinals.
Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 8-6 on Tuesday afternoon in women’s curling round-robin play in Cortina.
Canada, which snapped out of a three-game losing skid with a pair of wins Monday, improved to 4-3 with two games remaining.
In Milan, Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas finished 25th in the short program, narrowly missing out on qualifying for Thursday’s free skate portion.
Meanwhile, snow and poor visibility in the Italian Alps forced Milan Cortina organizers to postpone the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and freestyle aerials qualification in Livigno.
Here’s a look at Canada’s 11th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2026.
Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann, left to right, Valerie Maltais, and Ivanie Blondin compete in the gold medal final of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteCanada’s Ivanie Blondin, left to right, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann compete in the semifinal of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteCanada’s Ivanie Blondin, left to right, Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais celebrate holding their gold medals on the podium after the final of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteCanadian Dylan Deschamps takes part in a warmup before he competes in the men’s freeski big air at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Dylan Deschamps competes in his first run of the men’s freeski big air final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Dylan Deschamps competes in his second run in the men’s freeski big air final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Dylan Deschamps waits for his score after his third run in the men’s freeski big air final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Taylor Austin and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence arrive at the finish during a two man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Canada’s Taylor Austin and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence slide down the track during a two man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Logan Pletz, of Canada, competes in the men’s 4×7.5 km relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Jasper Fleming, of Canada, shoots ahead of the men’s 4×7.5 km relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Canada’s Brad Jacobs in action during the men’s curling round robin session against Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Canada’s Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert in action during the men’s curling round robin session against Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Canada’s Ben Hebert and Brad Jacobs react with fans after the men’s curling round robin session against Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Canada’s Emma Miskew, Tracy Fleury and Sarah Wilkes compete during a women’s curling round robin match against Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Canada’s Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, and Tracy Fleury react after the women’s curling round robin session against Sweden, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Madeline Schizas of Canada competes during the women’s short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Madeline Schizas of Canada competes during the women’s short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Crews clear the jump ahead of the men’s freeski big air final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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