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Canadian captain Sidney Crosby won't play in Sunday's gold-medal men's hockey game against the United States.

Crosby suffered a lower-body injury in the quarterfinal win over Czechia, and missed Canada's semifinal win over Finland as well.

The captain is looking to earn his third Olympic gold medal, after winning in 2010 and 2014.

Defenceman Josh Morrissey, who's also injured, and third goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the other scratches.

Canadians revel in 4 Nations hockey win over U.S.

Canadians are enjoying a brief respite from cross-border tensions by celebrating Canada’s big overtime win over the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament in Boston.

Last year, the Canadians won in overtime in a tense 4 Nations Face-Off final that felt like it was as much about national pride as it was about hockey.

But today's long-anticipated Olympic final between the cross-border rivals feels a bit different, Canadian head coach Jon Cooper says. 

But the Olympic final in Milan isn't just about Canada and the U.S., Cooper said.

"This is about the entire world. We're on the world stage. There’s athletes, media from all over the world that, quite frankly, don't really probably care as much about our countries as we do, because they have their own. 

"That's the beauty of this event — because you're just introducing yourself to the world."

Kris Reyes here at the Blues Canal in Milan, a bar that Canadians have taken over at these Olympics, with no official Canada House set up at these Games. They have especially filled the bar during the hockey games.  

It's wall-to-wall Canada jerseys right now even with hours still to go before the men's gold-medal game.

These fans are here in Milan to take in the Olympics. But for those without tickets to Santaguilia, this bar has become the next best thing to celebrate with other Canadians.This place broke into unbridled celebration when Canada won against Finland in the Semifinals just a couple days ago. They even launched into an impromptu rendition of O Canada.

It's a spirited crowd hoping for an even bigger celebration today. 

One small quirk: Blues Canal is in the Navigli district, which is hosting a market day. There's no patio setup allowed until 6 p.m. Local time, long after the game ends. That has left many Canadians lining up outside the door, hoping to get inside.  

Ebba Andersson is the champion of the women's cross country 50-kilometre mass start, which made its Olympic debut this morning at Milano Cortina, finishing in 2:16.28.2.

It's Andersson's first Olympic gold medal after winning three silvers at these Games.  

Norway's Heidi Weng came second for the silver, two minutes behind Andersson and Switzerland's Nadja Kaelin took bronze, coming in just over six and a half minutes behind Andersson.

The cross country race finish at the Milano-Cortina Games has been one of camaraderie, and this gruelling race's end was no different.

American endurance star Jessica Diggins finished sixth and collapsed in a starfish pose at the end. The 34-year-old has said she would retire after these Games.

In a tender moment, Kaelin gently removed Diggins's skis and poles.

Andersson has had her own tense moments in Tesero, fantastically losing one of her skis after falling face forward in a kind of front flip during the relay race. You can see the moment here.

The snow was so difficult at the time that even her coach fell as he was running over to bring her a new ski. Her team still managed to get silver on that one. 

Eileen Gu of China has won the gold in women's freeski halfpipe. After a difficult first run, Gu went on to score 94.00 and 94.75 in her second and third runs, comfortably securing her first-place spot with her signature Buick grabs.

Her teammate Fanghui Li also massively bumped up her scores from the low 80s to above 90 in her second and third tries, landing her the silver medal. 

Zoe Atkin of Great Britain gets bronze after a strong third run that got her 92.50. 

Canadian Amy Fraser just missed the podium in fourth with 88.00. 

Gu has won two silver medals so far at Milano Cortina and was still chasing a gold after winning two golds and one silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

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Sweden, led by skip Anna Hasselborg, opened with two in the first end to make it 2-0 — which they held onto into the fourth. What an Olympics they’ve had. 

Canada's Fraser improved on her first run score in the third, bumping it up to 88.00 from 85.00, but it's not enough to land her on the podium. 

Fraser had a similar run to her first, coming in switch and landing three 900s, including two back-to-back, but missed a couple grabs. She's currently sitting in fourth.

Karker fell in a transition early into her third run. She keeps her second run score of 79.50 — which has her in seventh position.

Karker was back for Run 2, landing all her tricks in a stylish run that got her 79.50 points to put her in fifth place. She pulled off two cork 900s and multiple switch landings. 

Fraser had a clean second run, but didn't improve on her score. She's now in fourth. 

China’s Eileen Gu scored a 94.00 in Run 2 to take the lead. The third run is coming up next.

The first of three runs of the women's freeski halfpipe final has wrapped. Canadian Amy Fraser is in second after laying down a switch 900 off the top of her run and executing five more technical tricks with multiple 900s, two alley-oops, a flatspin and varied grabs — getting her 85.00 points. 

Rachael Karker fell during her first run after landing a right 900 that seemed to hurt her leg. She got up and got going again, but skied off soon after. 

Fraser and Karker placed seventh and ninth in qualifying on Thursday. 

China's Eileen Gu won the Olympic gold in 2022 — ahead of Sharpe with silver and Karker, who took the bronze. Gu and reigning world champ Zoe Atkin of Great Britain are expected to battle for the gold. 

But Gu struggled in her first run and landed in eighth. Atkin got a high 90.50, putting her in first.

Each athlete's best score is the only one that counts.

Also underway is the women's cross-country mass start classic, which, for the first time in the Olympics, is a 50-kilometre race — bringing it up to parity with the men.

The 50-kilometre version was featured as an official event for the first time at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

The mass start, effectively the Winter Games' version of the marathon, traditionally takes place at the end of the Olympics and the medals for men and women's events are traditionally presented at the closing ceremony.

There are four Canadians in the 46-women field: Jasmine Drolet, Sonjaa Schmidt, Katherine Stewart-Jones and Amelia Wells.

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