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Canadian Olympic athletes on tenterhooks trying to avoid COVID ahead of Beijing

Faster. Higher. Stronger. Together — and just don't test positive. That's the rallying cry for thousands of athletes as they prepare for the Olympics.




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Kirsten Moore-Towers & Michael Marinaro lead after short to start their comeback

That Figure Skating Show recaps the short program in the pairs event at Canadian Nationals, where the reigning champs are letting their presence be known.




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Vanessa James, Eric Radford still eligible for Olympic team despite withdrawal at nationals

Vanessa James and Eric Radford withdrew from the pairs competition at the Canadian figure skating championships before Saturday's free program in Ottawa.



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Canada's Keegan Messing, Madeline Schizas claim 1st national figure skating titles

Keegan Messing won the men's title at the Canadian figure skating championships on Saturday, all but clinching his berth on the Olympic team for Beijing.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Keegan Messing wins 1st national title, Roman Sadovsky takes silver

That Figure Skating Show recaps the men's program at the 2022 Canadian National Championships in Ottawa and discusses who likely made the Olympic team.




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Canada, meet your Olympic figure skating team

That Figure Skating Show goes through Canada's Olympic figure skating team and speculates medal chances in Beijing.




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Figure skating duo didn't make Olympic team, coach says they'll come back stronger

Figure skating pair Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud didn't qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics next month, their coach has all the faith that the pair will come back even stronger. 



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Canadian Olympic figure skating team unveiled for Beijing 2022

Veteran pairs duo Vanessa James and Eric Radford were named to Canada's Olympic figure skating team for Beijing on Sunday, despite withdrawing from the Canadian championships a day earlier.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Olympic stock watch: Temperatures rise at figure skating nationals

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down whose fortunes are looking up and whose are down after the weekend's winter Olympic sports action.




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American figure skater Nathan Chen eyes elusive Olympic gold medal in Beijing

Nathan Chen has accomplished just about everything that one can accomplish in the sport of figure skating. The only thing he's yet to accomplish? Winning Olympic gold.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Canada's Walsh, Michaud sit 2nd in pairs at Four Continents figure skating championships

The United States took the lead in the pairs and ice dance on the first day of the Four Continents figure skating championships on Thursday, and Japan's Mai Mihara led the women's event.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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'I'll take it': N.B. native Jake Allen on his new NHL record

The National Hockey League announced earlier this week that Jake Allen, born and raised in Fredericton, has become the first goalie in NHL history to record a win against 33 franchises. In an interview, the 34-year-old said he was unaware he was breaking the record but called it "pretty neat."



  • News/Canada/New Brunswick

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Stanley Cup champion Panthers and coach Paul Maurice agree to contract extension

The Florida Panthers have given out another big extension — this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach. Paul Maurice and the Panthers have agreed on an extended contract, the team announced Tuesday.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Calgary Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh Penguins

Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.



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Make it 7 straight: Winnipeg Jets keep rolling undefeated, edging Seattle in OT

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the winning goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets remained unbeaten this season with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Mats Sundin reflects on record-breaking hockey career in new book

The former Maple Leafs captain, Olympic and three-time world champion looks back on his illustrious hockey career in new memoir 'Home and Away'.




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Maple Leafs legend Mats Sundin looks back on his playing career in 'Home and Away'

In his new book, former Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin dives into the pressures and anxieties of being the first European drafted first overall to the NHL, getting traded by Quebec Nordiques to Toronto for Wendel Clark, and the turbulent end to his time with the team.



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Leafs' legend Mats Sundin reacts to some of the biggest moments of his hockey career

CBC Sports sat down with Hockey Hall of Famer Mats Sundin, showing him video of some of the biggest moments of his career.




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Toronto Maple Leafs snap Winnipeg Jets' unbeaten streak with 6-4 win

The Winnipeg Jets' reign as the only unbeaten NHL team ended with a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs' victory handed by John Tavares who scored three goals at the game Monday night at Canada Life Centre.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Maple Leafs fan, 7, catches attention of NHL with Halloween costume

A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan has caught the attention of the NHL with his Halloween costume this year. With the help of his dad, Grayson Haire, of Trenton, Ont., will wear a 3D version of an Upper Deck MVP Auston Matthews hockey card.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Ex-Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury bids farewell to Pittsburgh fans on retirement tour

Marc-André Fleury stopped 26 shots in what will likely be his final game in Pittsburgh as the Minnesota Wild beat the Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night. He spent 13 seasons with Pittsburgh and won Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Kraken's Jessica Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: 'I'm part of something a lot bigger'

Hired in July by the Seattle Kraken as an assistant coach after two seasons with their AHL affiliate, Jessica Campbell is starting to get to know the team, schedule demands and managing "the vigorous push through it all." It's also about managing the attention as a trailblazer.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Alex Ovechkin scores 858th goal, on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's record this season

Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Oilers captain Connor McDavid makes speedy recovery, returns to action against Vegas

Connor McDavid retured from injury — well ahead of schedule. The Oilers captain re-entered the lineup when Edmonton hosted the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Blues' Holloway visits team's practice facility day after being hit in neck by puck

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team's practice facility Wednesday and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a stretcher against the Tampa Bay Lightning.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Rare Gretzky card case from Sask. back on the market after multimillion-dollar deal collapsed

A box found in a Saskatchewan attic, potentially holding millions of dollars worth of hockey cards, is going back up for auction after the original winning bidder never paid up, according to the auction company.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Jets set record for best start to an NHL season ever with win over Stars

The records just keep falling for the Jets under new head coach Scott Arniel.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Oilers' struggling power play ignites in 7-3 win over Vancouver

The Edmonton Oilers may have found the break they were looking for. After struggling through the first month of the NHL season, the Oilers trounced the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Saturday.



  • News/Canada/Edmonton

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Winnipeg Jets goalie Hellebuyck among NHL's 3 stars of the week

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.



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P.E.I.'s Brett Gallant excited to represent Canada at Winter Olympics

Charlottetown-born curler Brett Gallant says competing in the Olympics will be a dream come true for him and his fiancée, Jocelyn Peterman, even if COVID-19 protocols will make it difficult for them to see each other.



  • News/Canada/PEI

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Meet the team: Brad Gushue

Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker discuss their team dynamics and what gives them the edge heading into the Beijing Olympics.




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Meet the team: Jennifer Jones

After curling together for so many years and heading back to yet another Olympics, Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman and Dawn McEwen are much more than teammates. They're family.




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Curlers await looming Olympic team decision after cancellation of mixed doubles trials

After COVID-19 challenges forced the cancellation of Canada's mixed doubles trials, several top curlers are anxiously waiting to learn whether they will be chosen to represent the country in the discipline at the Beijing Games.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Canadian mixed doubles curlers in flux, air thoughts on Olympic selection process

The cancellation of the mixed doubles curling trials has generated a wide variety of emotions among players — illuminating a handful of issues, particularly about scheduling and the selection process as a whole.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Kamloops, B.C., to host 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Kamloops, B.C., has been selected as the host city of the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Northern Ontario curling teams disappointed no qualifiers for national championships

It's not a complete surprise that curling and other sports have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it doesn't make it any easier on teams that had their hopes of representing Northern Ontario at a national curling level dashed.



  • News/Canada/Thunder Bay

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Long wait continues for Team Rachel Homan with new wrinkle after Ontario decision

The OCA's decision Friday to announce that Rachel Homan's team would only represent the province at the national championship if the skip wasn't picked for the Olympic mixed doubles team generated criticism from some corners and confusion from others.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Laura Walker makes game-winning draw to win Alberta playdown, book Scotties ticket

Laura Walker made a game-winning draw Sunday afternoon to win the Alberta women's curling playdowns and secure a berth in the upcoming national championship.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Team Galusha to represent N.W.T. at Tournament of Hearts curling championships

It’s official — Team Galusha will be representing the N.W.T. at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay later this month.



  • News/Canada/North

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Wild-card debate ramps up ahead of Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The oft-discussed wild-card setup at the national championships took centre stage again Monday with the release of updated rankings that appeared to determine the play-in game matchup at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Homan and Morris' Olympic appointment is 'what every curler dreams of'

Rachel Homan and John Morris join That Curling Show fresh off the news they have been chosen to represent Canada in mixed doubles curling at the Beijing Olympics.




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Homan, Morris selected to represent Canada in mixed doubles curling at Beijing Olympics

Curling Canada, with the assistance of Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee, announced Rachel Homan and John Morris as the mixed doubles team for Canada competing at the Beijing Olympics.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Big-name curlers are tasked with recapturing Canada's Olympic glory

Now that all of Canada's Olympic curling teams are finally set, CBC Sports' daily newsletter takes a look at the three tournaments.




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Homan selection for Beijing gives Team Hollie Duncan the Ontario berth at Scotties

Rachel Homan and John Morris weren't the only ones celebrating after their selection to wear the Maple Leaf in mixed doubles curling competition at the Beijing Olympics. The nomination also cleared the path for Team Hollie Duncan to represent Ontario at the national championship.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Pandemic continues to impact curling events across northern Ontario

As some qualifying events in curling get cancelled, organizers in this region and across the country are starting to have to choose teams based on a ranking system to determine who gets to compete.



  • News/Canada/Sudbury

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That Curling Show catches up with Team Canada before heading to the Beijing Olympics

Newly announced mixed doubles duo Rachel Homan and John Morris, skips Jennifer Jones and Brad Gushue, and broadcasters Mike Harris, Joanne Courtney and Bruce Rainnie all break down a busy week in curling news.




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Returning Champions: Kaitlyn Lawes

Canadian curler Kaitlyn Lawes looks back on her Olympic gold in mixed doubles at PyeongChang 2018, reflects on her disappointment in not qualifying with Team Jones in 2018, and her mentality heading into Beijing 2022, looking to add to her two Olympic gold medals.