Team Canada poses with the gold medals of the men's curling, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Canada’s Brad Jacobs delivered Olympic gold in the men’s curling final with a win over Great Britain, while speedskater Ivanie Blondin secured her second straight silver in the women’s mass start on Day 15 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Jacobs skipped the Canadian men’s curling team to a 9-6 victory over Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat in a tight game.
The match turned in the ninth end, when Canada scored three for an 8-6 lead that Mouat and the British rink could not overcome in the 10th.
Meanwhile, Blondin, the 35-year-old defending silver medallist from Beijing 2022, earned her second speedskating medal of the Games, after previously teaming up with Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann to win a gold in the women’s team pursuit.
The Ottawa skater added a silver to her resumé on Saturday after crossing the line behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands in the 16-lap race known for upsets, jostling, and strategy.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes beat American Tabitha Peterson 10-7 on Saturday to win bronze at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
It’s Homan’s first Olympic medal and Canada’s first in women’s curling since 2014, when Jennifer Jones led the team to gold at the Sochi Games.
Canada’s Reece Howden made an unexpected early exit from the men’s ski cross event on Saturday, after entering the event as a medal favourite.
Ahead of Sunday’s closing ceremony in Verona, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that Valérie Maltais and short track speedskater Steven Dubois have been named the country’s flag-bearers.
Here’s a look at Canada’s 15th day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 21, 2026.
Canada’s Brad Jacobs, left, and Marc Kennedy celebrate defeating Great Britain in a men’s curling gold medal match, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)A young supporter celebrates after Canada defeated Great Britain in a men’s curling gold medal match, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Canada’s Brett Gallant, Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert celebrate defeating Great Britain in a men’s curling gold medal match, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Canada’s Brad Jacobs and Marc Kennedy celebrate with fans after Canada beat Great Britain in the men’s curling gold medal match at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Canada’s Bianca Ribi, right, and Skylar Sieben start for a two women bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Canada’s Taylor Austin, left, Keaton Bruggeling, Mike Evelyn and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence slide down the track during a four man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Canada’s Jay Dearborn, front, Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson Luka Stoikos and Mark Zanette start for a four man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Martin Loewstroem Nyenget, of Norway, left, Emil Iversen, of Norway, centre, Iivo Niskanen, of Finland, second right, and Thomas Stephen, of Canada, right, compete in the cross country skiing men’s 50km mass start Classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Canada’s Kevin Drury, right, reaches for the finish line as he competes during the men’s skicross 1/8 finals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Reece Howden competes during the men’s skicross 1/8 finals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Reece Howden rips off his bib after being eliminated during the men’s skicross quarterfinals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Jared Schmidt reacts to his elimination due to a yellow card infraction decision by referees in the men’s skicross 1/8 finals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Jared Schmidt is embraced by a team member during the men’s skicross 1/8 finals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Miha Fontaine jumps during the mixed team aerials at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Rachel Homan delivers the stone during a women’s curling bronze medal match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Canada’s Rachel Homan, right, and Tracy Fleury celebrate winning their women’s curling bronze medal match against the United States, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Canada’s Sarah Wilkes, right, and Tracy Fleury hold their kids as they celebrate winning a women’s curling bronze medal match between Canada and the United States, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Canada’s Daniel Hall (12) competes during the men’s mass start speedskating semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu (1) competes during the men’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Daniel Hall (12) competes during the men’s mass start speedskating semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Valerie Maltais (7) falls as she competes during the women’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Ivanie Blondin (12) trails the United States’ Greta Myers (16) during the women’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Valerie Maltais (7) and teammate Ivanie Blondin (12) wave the maple leaf after running the women’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Blondin finished second for the silver medal, while Maltais finished fifth after a fall early in the race. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Ivanie Blondin stands on the podium with her silver medal after finishing second in the women’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Valerie Maltais (right) and teammate Ivanie Blondin (left) wave the maple leaf flag after running the women’s mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Blondin finished second for the silver medal, while Maltais recovered from a fall early in the race to finish fifth. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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