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Swiss players warm up before a preliminary round match of women’s hockey against Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy on Feb. 10, 2026. After one player on the Swiss team tested positive for norovirus, the entire team entered precautionary isolation and missed the opening ceremony. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) 

When norovirus hits the Olympics: The science behind the spread

Norovirus outbreaks at events like the Olympics are more than logistical setbacks. They reveal how the virus’s biology and the realities of mass gatherings make containment difficult.
Flag bearers from Canada, Mikael Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson, lead the team during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP)

How Indigenous athletes challenge simple ideas of national unity at the Olympics

As the 2026 Winter Olympics approach, Indigenous athletes reveal why using the Olympics to perform Canadian sovereignty is never simple.
Elite athletes don’t just move faster — they see smarter. Andrey Rublev of Russia keeps a close eye on the ball as he hits a backhand to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during their match at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Aug. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

The mental edge that separates elite athletes from the rest

Some of the most decisive moments in sport hinge on how athletes perceive, process and act on information in a matter of milliseconds.
Team Canada hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin, second right, leads a parade of her teammates through Trudeau Airport in Montréal on Jan. 29, 2026, before departing for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Here are Canada’s 2026 Winter Olympic medal hopefuls, from hockey to freestyle skiing

While all Olympic athletes are expected to play and perform under pressure, Canada’s historical successes at the Winter Games have created heightened expectations.

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