The Canadians began the Milano Cortina Games with a cheating scandal and a gold drought. In the second week of action, it’s woe Canada no more
Through the first 10 days of the Olympics, Canada had more memes than medals. More gaffes than golds. More “oh no” than “O Canada.”
Canada didn’t win their first gold medal of the Games until the ninth day of full competition. Meanwhile, the narrative centered on the Great Curling Kerfuffle of 2026 and its accompanying viral online content.
But the Canadian comeback looks like it is already well under way. There’s even a chance that Canada could leave Italy with more medals than its noisier neighbor to the south.
To understand how, we have to first rewind to Canada’s biggest Winter Olympics embarrassment.
