USA defeats Italy on the last rock to score two in the final end.
Itβs a 9-8 victory for the Americans in a thrilling curling battle.
Sweden vs USA for mixed doubles gold. Italy vs Great Britain for bronze.
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USA defeats Italy on the last rock to score two in the final end.
Itβs a 9-8 victory for the Americans in a thrilling curling battle.
Sweden vs USA for mixed doubles gold. Italy vs Great Britain for bronze.
Sweden is into the gold medal mixed doubles curling game at the Olympics.
Itβs a 9-3 victory for Sweden over Great Britain. Scored five in the 6th end and that was game over.
Great Britain into the bronze medal game for a second-straight Olympics.
Sweden just scored FIVE against Great Britain in the 6th end of the mixed doubles curling semifinal.
And that makes it 8-3 Sweden.
Great Britain, who was the class of the field all week, on the brink of a crushing semifinal loss.
Hereβs the full schedule for the rhythm dance tonight in Milan.
All times are local. Subtract 6 hours to get the ET time back home.
Three Canadian teams skating including Lauriault/Le Gac, Lajoie/Lagha and Gilles/Poirier.
Canadaβs Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are on the main arena ice for their final practice before the rhythm dance tonight at the Olympics.
Itβs their third Olympics together. And theyβve been very clear about their goal of being on the podium.
They skate at 4:20pm ET back home.
Arriving back at the Main Ice Skating venue here at the Olympics.
And itβs a spring-like evening here in Milano with the temperature soaring to 11 C as we approach 5pm local time.
Temperatures and intensity rising as we get closer to the ice dance competition tonight
Iβm being told Skate Canada will be providing an update on figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek tomorrow.
She was injured in a training accident days before she was meant to compete at her first Olympics
Weβll learn tomorrow whether or not sheβll be in Milano for the Pairs event
The family and friends reactions one of my favourite parts of the Olympics.
Theyβve been on this journey too.
And they couldnβt be in Beijing for Megan Oldhamβs debut. But theyβre here today for her bronze medal for Canada. Outstanding.
BRONZE FOR CANADA π¨π¦
Megan Oldham, from Parry Sound, wins bronze for Canada in the womenβs slopestyle event.
Itβs her first Olympic medal in her second Games. And how about this, four years ago she missed qualifying for the final by one spot. Now sheβs on the podium.
Hold on here folks.
Canadaβs Megan Oldham is in the bronze medal position in womenβs slopestyle.
With just a few runs left.
After the first of three final runs in the womenβs slope style event Canadaβs Megan Oldham is in a bronze medal position.
Naomi Urness from Canada didnβt have the run she wanted but has two more cracks at it.
Here we go with the second runs.
Mixed doubles curling semifinals are set:
Great Britain vs Sweden
Italy vs USA
Those games go at noon ET. Winners play for gold. Losers play for bronze.
Canada π¨π¦ for the win to finish off mixed doubles curling.
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant defeat Switzerland 8-4 to finish 4-5 at the Olympics.
Gallant curled 97% which bodes well as he now joins Team Jacobs for the menβs event.
This has been Canadaβs best game in mixed doubles curling at the Olympics.
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are leading Switzerland 8-4 heading to the final end after scoring three in the 7th.
A really nice way to end their Olympic experience.
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team is on the ice for the final time at the Olympics.
Peterman and Gallant have a 4-2 on Switzerland at the 4th end break.
Both Canada and Switzerland won't be advancing to the playoffs.
MONDAY IN MILAN AT THE OLYMPICS
Good morning sports fans. Day 3 at the Winter Games in Italy begins.
Iβll be back at the figure skating arena later tonight for the start of the ice dance event. A lot to get to before then. Letβs goooooooo.
One last update (maybe) in the Maddie Schizas and professor story
This is from Maddieβs instagram story late this evening. Her profβs first and only instagram post β watching Maddie compete in the team event for Canada tonight.
Caption: βIβm so proud of you Maddie!β
Approaching 1am here on Sunday evening into Monday morning in Milan.
Another Olympic day in the books. Walking back to the hotel for a nap.
And then a lot more to come. Good night from Italy sports fans. Let me know who wins the Super Bowl.
Canadians tuned into the Opening Ceremony in staggering numbers
16 million viewersΒ in Canada π¨π¦ watched on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS
It was most-watched Winter Opening Ceremony in Canada since Sochi 2014
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McMaster University has posted the email written by the professor to Canadian figure skater Maddie Schizas, granting her an extension on her assignment.
βIβd say focus on the competition right now, and submit it directly to me when it is doneβ
This is a really lovely note.
A fifth place showing for the Canadians in the team event.
Three of the four athletes who competed for Canada here tonight are making their Olympic debuts β Stephen, Lia and Trennt.
A lot of confidence built throughout this event theyβll take into their individual events.
USA has won figure skating team event gold.
Japanβs Shun Sato beside himself. The Japanes win silver. Italy bronze. Georgia fourth. Canada fifth.
And itβs a party in the American team box.
Ilia Malinin brings the building to its feet.
The Quad God with a couple missteps but a wonderful performance. Heβs electric.
Will it be enough to lead USA to the gold medal in the team event?
Canadaβs Stephen Gogolev is making his Olympic debut here in Milano.
The 21-year-old was spectacular last night under immense pressure.
And heβs skated beautifully here tonight. Learning. Evolving. And making the most of these team event skates.
Goosebumps here at the arena.
A mesmerizing performance by Matteo Rizzo who will help lead the Italians to an historic bronze medal in the figure skating team event.
Italy had never won a medal in this event. Until now. On home ice. What a moment.
The Olympic mixed doubles curling playoff picture is complete.
Great Britain, USA, Sweden and Italy are into the semifinals.
For the second-straight Olympics Canada does not advance to the playoffs in this discipline.
Kaori Sakamoto is beaming here after her brilliant performance to put Japan in a tie with the United States in the team event.
She said she made some mistakes but was very happy
A big thank you to translator Yuki Ohmori for ensuring we were able to get Kaori for an interview.
Kaori Sakamoto shoots Japan into a tie with the Americans. Canada sitting in 5th place. A reminder that 10 teams started the competition.
The menβs free skate to come.
High drama in the figure skating team event.
Maddie Schizas tells me she is very proud of how she recovered after an early mistake.
She has a lot of family here cheering her on tonight.
And her prof was great in his response about the assignment extensive. Wished her good luck. The assignment was worth 3% for the record.
Maddie Schizas had an early fall.
And then nailed everything after that.
A great recovery. And a seasonβs best performance.