By The Canadian Press

Sarault earns short-track silver in 1,000m; Canada women eye hockey gold-medal final

Feb 16, 2026 | 1:00 AM

MILAN — Courtney Sarault earned her third medal of the Games with silver in short-track speedskating, and Canada’s women’s hockey team found itself one step closer to playing for gold as it takes on Switzerland in the semifinals on Day 10 of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Sarault, a 25-year-old from Moncton, finished second in the women’s 1,000 metres, adding to her mixed team relay silver and individual bronze in the 500 from earlier in the Games.

She held the lead for the first six of nine laps before falling to third with two laps to go. However, Sarault fought her way back into second in the final lap.

“Just crazy,” she said of the feeling to have a third medal. “From four years ago, I’ve come such a long way. In this distance, I think I came 11th (at the 2022 Beijing Games).

“I made a mistake in the quarterfinal, I believe, and just didn’t have a good day,” Sarault said. “And today, I feel like I made a little mistake in my final but I’d rather make a mistake in my final and get silver than not get a medal at all.”

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In women’s curling, Rachel Homan ended a three-game losing skid on Monday morning with a 10-5 victory over China’s Rui Wang. Homan and her Ottawa-based women’s curling team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes scored four points in the fourth end and tacked on three more in the sixth.

Homan’s rink will play Japan later Monday, while on the men’s side Brad Jacobs will face Czechia.

The women’s hockey squad is coming off a 5-1 quarterfinal win over Germany on Saturday to advance, with captain Marie-Philip Poulin having made her return from injury. Canada defeated Switzerland in its opening game 4-0 on Feb. 7.

In freestyle skiing, the women’s big air final features Canadians Megan Oldham and Naomi Urness. Oldham, of Parry Sound, Ont., finished first in the qualifier round with a score of 171.75 while Urness, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., ranked seventh with 161.25. Oldham is seeking a second medal after a bronze in the slopestyle event.

And in figure skating, the duo of Trennt Michaud and Lia Pereira heads into the pairs free program in third place after yesterday’s short program. Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are 14th following a return after having dropped out of the team event earlier in the Games after Stellato-Dudek sustained an injury while training.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 16, 2026.

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