Team Canada at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 News

[JockCartier 240]

23 hours ago, intoronto said:

I seem to remember w never qualify a full team in every event, so this is good news.

Pretty sure we did in 2014

[Topicmaster1010 5,326]

On 11/30/2025 at 12:21 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

10 quotas have officially been secured in short track with 3 quotas per individual event and all the relays.

I now realize that there's a chance we may only get 4 men's quotas. Altogether, the sum of all short track quotas is 115 which is 3 athletes over the quota limit and some quotes will need to be cut. If the IOC decides to have an equal split per gender, then we would lose a quota since Canada is the lowest ranked men's relay that has 5 athletes qualified.

[Josh 11,492]

5 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

I now realize that there's a chance we may only get 4 men's quotas. Altogether, the sum of all short track quotas is 115 which is 3 athletes over the quota limit and some quotes will need to be cut. If the IOC decides to have an equal split per gender, then we would lose a quota since Canada is the lowest ranked men's relay that has 5 athletes qualified.

 

What disaster 

[JockCartier 240]

11 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

I now realize that there's a chance we may only get 4 men's quotas. Altogether, the sum of all short track quotas is 115 which is 3 athletes over the quota limit and some quotes will need to be cut. If the IOC decides to have an equal split per gender, then we would lose a quota since Canada is the lowest ranked men's relay that has 5 athletes qualified.

That would suck

But looking at the world ranks, it kinda looks like Dandjinou, Dubois and Roussel could be the guys for all three of the individual events... and with everything spread over six days, it's not a huge deal. Only days guys would have to double up are for the Mixed Relay and 1000 qualifying (Feb 10), and the 500 Q and the men's relay semi's (Feb 16th, which at least two would be doubling up anyway) 

 

Who would be odd man out? Pierre-Gilles?

Would be nice to have the extra body, but not sure it will effect our plans much. And with injuries and whatnot with all the other countries, it may be a non-issue anyway. 

Do they let countries with relays bring substitutes, like athletics, where they're physically there, but don't count as active athletes unless officially substituted in?

 

[Topicmaster1010 5,326]

6 hours ago, JockCartier said:

That would suck

But looking at the world ranks, it kinda looks like Dandjinou, Dubois and Roussel could be the guys for all three of the individual events... and with everything spread over six days, it's not a huge deal. Only days guys would have to double up are for the Mixed Relay and 1000 qualifying (Feb 10), and the 500 Q and the men's relay semi's (Feb 16th, which at least two would be doubling up anyway) 

 

Who would be odd man out? Pierre-Gilles?

Would be nice to have the extra body, but not sure it will effect our plans much. And with injuries and whatnot with all the other countries, it may be a non-issue anyway. 

Do they let countries with relays bring substitutes, like athletics, where they're physically there, but don't count as active athletes unless officially substituted in?

 

I think Dandjinou was a reserve in 2022 so teams should be allowed to bring substitutes.

 

I think one of Pierre-Giles or Laoun would be the 3rd skater in the 500m