MILAN — Sidney Crosby skated Saturday morning with Team Canada, but no determination has been made yet on his status for the gold medal game Sunday against Team USA, coach Jon Cooper said.

Team Canada closed its practice to reporters, so there was no chance to see what Crosby looked like on the ice or with whom he skated with.

“I haven’t spoken to him yet,” Cooper said. “We’re gonna meet tonight and have a determination of what’s gonna happen tomorrow. He won’t put himself in harm’s way and he’s not gonna put the team in harm’s way. Obviously, we’d love to have him. That determination will be made tonight.”

Cooper said Crosby will not dress in a limited role, or to serve as an inspiration, a la Victor Hedman in Sweden’s quarterfinal game.

“It’s too important,” Cooper said. “We don’t want to have somebody in there as an inspiration when we could have a player that could be capable of helping. You never know if guys are gonna get hurt in the game. He wouldn’t want to do that either.”

He also fielded a question about whether it was allowed for Crosby to be behind the bench as a de facto assistant coach, saying he didn’t know, but it won’t happen.

Cooper did confirm that Canada will be without defenseman Josh Morrissey, who suffered an upper-body injury in the first game of the tournament.

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He deflected when asked whether Morrissey — who practiced fully before Canada’s preliminary-round finale against France and looked set to return — suffered a setback.

“Josh, in the end, he just wouldn’t be able to perform at what he could,” Cooper said. “We made the decision.”

Be sure to have your alarm clocks set Sunday morning.

Team USA and Canada men’s hockey are set to face off for Olympic gold at 8:10 a.m. ET on Sunday, so fans will have to wake up early to see the championship game.

There are a couple of reasons behind the early start time, with the main one being — like many of the events at the 2026 Winter Olympics — the six-hour time difference between the eastern United States and Milan Cortina.

The time difference means that the gold-medal match will start at 2:10 p.m. locally before the closing ceremonies that evening.

The championship game is also the last event for this year’s Olympics before the closing ceremonies, which are expected to kick off at 2:30 p.m. ET and 8:30 p.m. in Milan.

Men’s hockey is typically one of the last events of the Olympic Games, with the championship game often being held on the final day alongside women’s cross-country skiing.

Even NBC host Mike Tirico was apologetic about the early start time and sympathetic to the fans during the broadcast on Friday while explaining the reasons behind why the game starts in the morning for viewers in the United States.

Team USA secured its ticket to the championship game on Friday with a dominant 6-2 win over Slovakia, with center Jack Hughes scoring two goals in the effort.

Hughes’ performance comes after Team USA decided to shift the 24-year-old up to the third line, with coach Mike Sullivan saying that the Devils star “could impact the game more.”

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“We thought [Hughes] was playing real well, and so we thought by moving him up and getting him more ice time, he could impact the game more,” Sullivan told reporters Friday morning. “It was just a decision on our part based on how Jack has played and we think he’s getting better with every game he’s played.”

Team Canada’s semifinal win on Friday was not as easy, however, as they trailed Finland by two goals for a chunk of the game.

Canada then scored three unanswered goals, with Nathan MacKinnon scoring the game-winner with just 35 seconds left in the third period.

Amber Glenn needed to give herself some reassurance.

On Friday, the American figure skater hit the ice to complete the jump that knocked her down in the standings during Tuesday’s short program and ultimately cost her a medal at the Milano Cortina Games.

Glenn, 26, shared the moment on TikTok, taking viewers with her as she completed the jump — a triple loop — which she failed to execute Tuesday.

She completed a double loop instead and was given zero points for an invalid element, with her score of 67.39 dropping her to 13th place.

“Come with me to do the jump that cost me an Olympic medal,” Glenn said in the video.

Upon skating backwards, Glenn launched into the jump and landed it cleanly.

“That’s fine. I’m fine. I’m fine,” she said immediately afterwards in relief. “Everything’s fine.”

The Texas native’s short program left her in tears as she skated off the ice.

Glenn rebounded Thursday with a season-best free skate score of 147.52.

In the four-minute program, Glenn landed the triple loop and the triple axel, which she is known for, and pumped her fist after she finished.

Her only mistake came in touching the ice on her final jump.

“I just thought, ‘I’m going to do what I do best, which is enjoy skating,’” Glenn said, “and that’s what I did today.”

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Glenn finished fifth with a total of 214.91, with her teammate, Alysa Liu, taking gold to end the U.S. women’s 24-year figure skating drought with a score of 226.79.

Although her individual run at the Olympics didn’t result in a medal, Glenn is walking away from this year’s games with her head held high.

“I’m ecstatic. I’m happy that I did my job,” she said afterward. “Of course there’s so much that I wish I could have done better, and there’s going to be so many ‘What ifs?’ after this. But to tell myself that I did what I could, that’s enough.”

Glenn is the oldest woman to represent the United States in singles figure skating at the Olympics since 1928.

Blue gloves and hockey sticks flew in the air like confetti.

Hilary Knight skated toward the red, white and blue mosh pit on the ice after Megan Keller’s epic game-winning goal in overtime.

The U.S. women’s hockey team, the heavy favorites to win it all at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, ultimately did what everyone expected it to do Thursday afternoon when it clinched the goal medal with a 2-1 win against rival Canada.

It wasn’t easy. Thursday’s win tested the Americans in a way they hadn’t been throughout the Winter Games.

A Quebec costume designer is stepping into the global spotlight at the 2026 Winter Olympics, dressing some of the world’s top figure skaters as they compete on the sport’s biggest stage.

Mathieu Caron, a former ballroom dancer from Quebec, has been creating elaborate costumes for more than a decade. He says his fascination with glittering fabrics and dramatic designs began early.

“I was very fascinated by the costumes, all the bling-bling and the fabrics. So I decided to go to fashion school,” Caron told Global News.

After studying fashion at LaSalle College in Montreal, Caron launched his company designing clothing for ballroom dancers. His work soon expanded into the figure skating and ice dancing world.

By 2018, his creations had reached the Olympic podium. Caron designed the costumes worn by Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir during their gold medal-winning performance set to Moulin Rouge.

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Now in Milan for the 2026 Winter Games, Caron says 28 athletes from 10 countries are wearing his designs. Among them are American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as Japanese skater Ami Nakai.

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Caron says each costume can take up to 150 hours to complete, from the first sketch to the final rhinestone. Caron says the process involves close collaboration with athletes, coaches and choreographers to ensure the design complements the music and enhances movement on the ice.

“We have meetings with athletes, but also with the coaches, choreographers. We talk about the music and the vision of the program,” he said.

His studio team includes other designers, cutters, seamstresses, pattern makers, and painters — all working to bring the garments to life.

The price reflects the labour involved. Caron says costumes typically range from $3,500 to $8,000, depending on the hours required and the complexity of the design.

While figure skating remains a central focus, the designer said he hopes to expand into other creative fields, including Broadway musicals and designing full looks for touring artists.

For now, Caron says he feels fortunate to see his creations glide across Olympic ice, and in some cases, onto the podium.

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MILAN — Megan Keller wouldn’t say she’s consistently practiced the jaw-dropping move she pulled off for the overtime golden goal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night at Santagiulia Arena. 

Her USA teammates, however, were unfazed. 

“The Megan Keller,” Hilary Knight called it. 

After collecting a long pass from Taylor Heise, Keller poked the puck around Canadian defenseman Claire Thompson before backhanding it past goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens to secure a 2-1 OT victory and the Americans’ spot at the top of the podium. 

“Just saw the change happen. Had some space. [Taylor] Heise made a great pass,” said Keller, who finished tied for the most points in the tournament (nine) with fellow defenseman Caroline Harvey. “Taking a chance trying to get to the net. But, obviously, we would not be in this position if our goaltender didn’t play outstanding in Aerin Frankel. Huge late goal by [Hilary Knight]. Top to bottom, this entire group, we stuck together the whole way. Really proud to be a part of this group.” 

Some of her U.S. teammates saw the game-winning goal in real time. Others did not at all, as the Americans halted the 3-on-3 overtime.

Their celebration took over the ice, making it difficult for anybody to see the replay. 

Keller said the team talked about playing to win and not to lose in overtime. In such a situation, she noted, it’s easy to get a little nervous about making a move.

When she saw she had a 1-on-1 with a Canadian defender, Keller said she thought: “Why not?” 

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“I saw her open her hips, and I’m like, ‘Oh, she’s gone,’ ” Kendall Coyne Schofield said. “I didn’t see the end. It happened so fast, but when I saw her open her hips, get the puck and like she had legs. I’m like, ‘This is going in the net.’… I look forward to seeing the replay.” 

The golden goal secured a second Olympic gold medal for Keller, as well as her third overall, after she won with Team USA in 2018 and settled for silver in 2022. 

Named captain of the PWHL’s Boston Fleet ahead of her third season, Keller went into the Olympic break with five goals and six assists through 14 games.

The Farmington, Mich., native emerged as one of the most dominant defensemen in NCAA history while skating for Boston College. 

“I thought it was Connor McDavid out there,” said Laila Edwards, who later corrected herself and said Auston Matthews in order to name an American NHLer. 

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U.S. figure skater Isabeau Levito joked that “you can’t evict me” after living it up in the Olympic Village at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

During an interview with NBC New York, Levito gushed over her experience in the Italian Alps ahead of her Winter Olympics debut in the women’s figure skating short program on Tuesday.

“I’ve spent every night in the village,” Levito,18, said. “It’s been everything and more. And you can’t evict me. … I don’t think there’s anything not to enjoy.

“I haven’t even gotten to compete yet and I feel like my experience is already complete — Not complete, but just, I’m having a blast, the best time.

“… I feel like I’m exactly where I want to be and I’m so glad that things have aligned and worked out for me to be here. And I’m excited for the opportunity to compete.”

Levito, who was born in Philadelphia, and raised in Mount Holly, New Jersey, is the 2024 world silver medalist and 2023 U.S. national champion.

“You can take isabeau out of the village, but you cannot take the village out of isabeau,” her TikTok bio states.

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Levito is known for her smooth transitions and her technical ability with musical interpretation.

Her skating style has drawn comparisons to legends, Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen.

Levito and her U.S. teammates, figure skaters Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn — nicknamed the “Blade Angels” — will skate in the fifth and final group of six of the short program, beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

MILAN — Neither of the favorites has been tested at these Olympics yet, not truly. But Team Canada spent the preliminary round marking out its territory as the dominant force of the men’s hockey tournament here in Milan.

Through three games, the last of which was an easy 10-2 win over France on Sunday afternoon, the Canadians outscored opponents 20-3. Twelve different players scored goals in the preliminaries; nine different players did so on Sunday. Canada never trailed.

None of its pairs or line combinations — with Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby as the top three centermen — struggled, but for good measure, coach Jon Cooper combined McDavid and Macklin Celebrini with MacKinnon in Canada’s second game, a 5-1 win over Switzerland. What he got was a Death Star-like weapon, though he opted against using it against the French, who were predictably and totally overmatched on Sunday.

The closest thing to suspense on Sunday afternoon came when Floran Douay tied the game at one just 13 seconds after Tom Wilson opened the scoring for Canada. The suspense lasted 39 seconds before Devon Toews scored, and that was pretty much it.

From there, the most exciting thing was Wilson dropping gloves with Frenchman Pierre Crinon in the third period, with both players promptly getting ejected, as fighting is illegal under IIHF rules. Crinon had caught MacKinnon with an elbow up high a few minutes prior.

The Canadians all but officially sealed the No. 1 seed in the knockout round due to the lopsided margin. The United States could, technically, catch them later on Sunday, but entered their game against Germany needing to make up 10 goals. The No. 2 seed will be in line to face Sweden, widely believed to be the third-best team in the tournament, in the quarterfinals, a result of the Swedes dropping a game to the Finns and failing to run up the goal differential in their other games.

Of course, that is only the expectation for this wildly talented Team Canada. Everything, though, is humming along as smoothly as can be.

McDavid is the tournament’s points leader, averaging one per period of play, and appears on a mission for gold. Crosby’s three points on Sunday made him Canada’s all-time leading point-getter in the NHL’s Olympic Era. Celebrini, who became the first NHL player to convert a penalty shot at the Olympics on Sunday, is dominating the Games at 19 years old. Go down the roster and not a single player is underperforming.

To the extent there is concern, it is that Josh Morrissey was hurt in Canada’s first game (Cooper said he will return before the Olympics are over), and that Jordan Binnington let in two goals against France.

If there’s a crack in this team, it hasn’t shown yet.