Day 11 of the 2026 Winter Olympics saw the Canadian women's team pursuit speed skaters claim gold as the Games near their final stretch

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Two-time Olympic medalist Cassie Sharpe was stretchered off the halfpipe after the Canadian freeskier crashed during qualifying at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night. The 33-year-old Sharpe slammed hard on her left side after landing a jump off-balance and slid face-down to the bottom of the halfpipe.

The pair won a surprise gold at the 2024 World Championships, and continued to push forward toward the 2026 Olympics even as the obstacles grew higher and higher, from tougher competition to lingering illness and injury. Still, they persisted, and in January were named to the Canadian Olympic team and slated to skate in the team event.

Canada has beaten Switzerland 2-1 in the semifinals of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics, advancing to Thursday’s gold medal game against the United States. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in the second period,