Team Canada at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 News

[JockCartier 311]

4 minutes ago, Josh said:

Crosby would be a better choice for the closing ceremony probably, depending on how the team does

If they get to the gold medal game, I think there is only about 3 hours between the medal ceremony and the closing ceremony... and they'd need to haul his ass from Milan to Verona

 

 

[Josh 13,460]

3 hours ago, JockCartier said:

If they get to the gold medal game, I think there is only about 3 hours between the medal ceremony and the closing ceremony... and they'd need to haul his ass from Milan to Verona

 

 

Right, I forgot about that. Unfortunate, one of Canada’s greatest athletes and ambassadors of sport and he won’t get a chance to be a flagbearer ever with this almost certainly being his final Olympics. 

[orangeman 2,876]

5 hours ago, Surlympics said:

 

I was thinking similar Sidney Crosby and Marielle Thompson. But sharpe is a great pick as well

Crosby plays in Buffalo the night before the OC. The game would end around 5am Milano time, that gives about 12 hours to get to Milano and be on the track. Not impossible if he has a charter, but not likely. 

 

Honestly, we have so many great athletes that never get the spotlight, I'd rather one of them get the moment. My favourite part of the OC is the Parade of Nations and I don't like how recent Games are diluting them. Paris on shared boats, and now with multiple venues. Clara Hugues leading Team Canada into Vancouver is so iconic to me. Watching the Parade of Nations live in Beijing and going crazy for Team Canada, and watching others go crazy for their countries. More of that. 

 

Crosby will light the flame in a home games in 20 years. And we'll all go crazy then. 

Edited January 28 by orangeman

[Josh 13,460]

They might've done this last time around and I never noticed, but CBC Sports is streaming the non-Canadian sports matches too 

[Surlympics 1,378]

7 hours ago, orangeman said:

Crosby plays in Buffalo the night before the OC. The game would end around 5am Milano time, that gives about 12 hours to get to Milano and be on the track. Not impossible if he has a charter, but not likely. 

 

Honestly, we have so many great athletes that never get the spotlight, I'd rather one of them get the moment. My favourite part of the OC is the Parade of Nations and I don't like how recent Games are diluting them. Paris on shared boats, and now with multiple venues. Clara Hugues leading Team Canada into Vancouver is so iconic to me. Watching the Parade of Nations live in Beijing and going crazy for Team Canada, and watching others go crazy for their countries. More of that. 

 

Crosby will light the flame in a home games in 20 years. And we'll all go crazy then. 

Private jet baby!! And what city will be hosting in twenty years you think?

[Surlympics 1,378]

4 hours ago, Josh said:

They might've done this last time around and I never noticed, but CBC Sports is streaming the non-Canadian sports matches too 

Yeah they did for Paris as well

[orangeman 2,876]

2 hours ago, Surlympics said:

Private jet baby!! And what city will be hosting in twenty years you think?

Like I said, technically possible. Just unlikely. 

 

I said the 20 year part flippantly, but I could see Toronto eventually getting a SOG, or Vancouver getting another WOG. 

[intoronto 6,891]

Just now, orangeman said:

Like I said, technically possible. Just unlikely. 

 

I said the 20 year part flippantly, but I could see Toronto eventually getting a SOG, or Vancouver getting another WOG. 

Toronto could easily host 2036 with the lack of current competition. However there is no political will.

[Josh 13,460]

Mikael Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson have been announced as flagbearers!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDvdy2AeHt/?igsh=MXBibzI3Yno2cWJ1NQ==

[intoronto 6,891]

Well thats disappointing from a personal POV. No canadian flagbearer in Milan...