2026 Olympic Games: Chance at gold for Canada in speed skating on Day 8
Posted on: Feb 05, 2026 03:53 IST | Posted by: Cbc
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The 24-year-old from Saskatoon placed fifth in the traditional moguls event on Wednesday but is not as strong in the dual, which is making its Olympic debut.
This version of the sport also requires athletes to ski down a bumpy course featuring two jumps where they perform aerial tricks. The difference in the dual is that two athletes ski side-by-side, and whoever gets the highest score advances to the next round.
Schwinghammer finished 11th in the dual at last year's world championships, where she took bronze in the regular moguls. Only one of her four career World Cup medals has come in the dual.
The favourite is American Jaelin Kauf, who's leading the chase for her second consecutive World Cup title in the dual and won her second straight Olympic silver in the traditional moguls on Wednesday.
Competition begins at 4:30 a.m. ET and leads up to the semifinals at 5:35 a.m. ET, then the "small" final for the bronze medal at 5:46 a.m. ET and the "big" final immediately after that.
It's Day 8 of the Milano-Cortina Olympics and it's shaping up to be a pivotal one for Canada, with strong gold potential with short-track speed skating, women's hockey playoffs kick off and some major curling matchups.
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