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Canada begins defence of the Gold Medal in Women’s Curling at 17:05 with a matchup against the host South Korean team, this will be on CBC. Other matches at this time include Denmark vs. Japan, China vs. Russia, and Great Britain vs. USA.

At 18:00 Alpine Skiing events should begin with the first run in the Women’s Giant Slalom… Hopefully the weather cooperates today. Valerie Grenier and Candace Crawford are both skiing in their first Olympics and should be the 36th and 37th skiers to go. The second run is scheduled for 21:45. This will be on TSN 1 and 3.

The first two of four runs in Men’s Skeleton will begin at 18:00, and it doesn’t seem like this will be televised. Dave Greszczyszyn, who only tried the sport for the first time at the age of 27, will be the 15th slider. Kevin Boyer of Edmonton will be the 19th competitor, and Calgarian Barrett Martineau will be the 22nd slider.

Medals will be handed out in Figure Skating as the Pair’s Free Skate begins at 18:30. All 3 Canadian pairs have qualified to skate today. Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro are the first skaters on the ice, Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau will skate 5th, and podium hopefuls Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford will be the 14th pair to skate. This should be on TSN 4&5.

The seeding runs for the Men’s Snowboard Cross Event will begin at 19:00. Kevin Hill and Calgarian Chris Robanske are competing in their second Olympics. Baptiste Brochu and 16-year-old Eliot Grondin are making Olympic debuts.

19:30 is the scheduled start of the Men’s Downhill. Manuel Osborne-Paradis will be the 2nd skier, Ben Thomsen will go 22nd, Broderick Thompson will go 26th, and Dustin Cook will ski 35th.

On CBC at 20:10 Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team takes on their American rivals, this game will decide Group A. It feels special every time these two teams play each other, so expect an entertaining game. Also at this time in Men’s Hockey Finland takes on Germany.

At 21:30 the Heats for the Men’s Snowboard Cross begin and should be on Sportsnet 1. The Quarter-Finals are scheduled for 22:04, and Semi-Finals for 22:25, and the Final for 22:41.

On TSN 1, 3 & 4 at 22:05 the Canadian Men’s Curling Team continues their tournament in a match against Norway. The USA vs. Italy, Great Britain vs. Japan, and Denmark vs. Switzerland will also take place at this time.

The Women’s 10km Free Cross Country competition begins at 23:30. Cendrine Brown, Emily Nishikawa, Dahria Beatty, and Anne-Marie Comeau are slated to ski for Canada. This is scheduled to be on Sportsnet.

At 00:40 Norway takes on Sweden in Men’s Hockey on TSN 1 &3, Russia takes on Finland in Women’s Hockey on TSN 2.

The Women’s 15km Individual Biathlon competition is scheduled for 01:15. Sarah Beaudry, Julia Ransom, and Emma Lunder are competing in their first Olympics. Rosanna Crawford (younger sister of 2006 Gold Medalist Chandra Crawford) of Canmore is in her 3rd Olympics.

The Qualification run for Women’s Aerials begins at 04:00, not sure if this is going to be televised for us at all. Catrine Lavallee of Montreal is in her first Olympics.

Also at 04:00 is the beginning of the Men’s 10,000m Final in Speed Skating. In the 2nd pair Jordan Belchos will skate for Canada. Belchos won Canada’s first ever Pan Am Games medal in Roller Speed Skating with his Bronze Medal performance in Toronto in 2015. The 5th pairing will feature recent Silver Medalist Ted-Jan Bloeman.

At 04:05 Rachel Homan’s rink begins their second match of the day against Sweden and it should be on TSN.

The Men’s 20km Individual Biathlon competition is scheduled for 04:20 and is slated to be on Sportsnet 1.

Canada begins defending the Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey at 05:10 in a matchup against Switzerland. This one should be on CBC. At this time the Czech Republic will also be facing the South Korean team.

At 05:30 the Luge Team Relay is scheduled to begin and should be on Sportsnet or Sportsnet 1. Canada will be the 11th Team to slide.


Should be a great night of sports to watch, let's go Canada!!!!!