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Olympic Catch-up
Canada’s Day 9 results here, and our Day 10 results here. For what is coming up on Day 11, click here.
Gold!
Gold!
Silver!
And the Toronto Star has a great story about Megan Oldham’s journey to the Olympics (gift link).
Here’s a fascinating little video about how curling works:
Yes, I agree, this might be easier:
Been watching a lot of curling and I think I’ve noticed a strategic mistake a lot of the teams are making
the people throwing the rocks should just throw it perfectly, every time, so their teammates don’t have to exert energy sweeping
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
At least that Curling-Gate “scandal” seems to have died down now.
I WISH my country’s biggest current controversy was cheating at curling.
— Megan S. (@nuutmeg.bsky.social) February 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Here is another good video about the guy behind the camera on the figure skating ice:
Bobsled: 1; Colin Jost: 0. 😅
#WinterOlympics
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— NBC Sports (@nbc-sports.bsky.social) February 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
And world-famous figure skating coach Benoît Richaud has 16 skaters from 13 different countries competing at these Olympics:
For the record.
Benoit Richaud is coaching 16 figure skaters from 13 different countries. I asked him about all the different jackets he has.
He told me he feels ridiculous walking to the arena with all of them. And that he packed three suitcases for them all.
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— Devin Heroux (@devinheroux.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Carney’s Trade Alliance
Big story in Politico today, which is always read in Washington – so I expect to see another Trump bombast splattering all over social media about how unfair Canada is to that poor poor United States!!!!
Politico writes:
…Ottawa is “championing efforts to build a bridge between the Trans-Pacific Partnership [CPTPP] and the European Union, which would create a new trading bloc of 1.5 billion people,” Carney told world leaders and the global business elite in Davos.
The middle powers are taking action. The EU and CPTPP are starting talks this year to strike an agreement to intertwine the supply chains of members like Canada, Singapore, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Australia with Europe.
It would bring nearly 40 nations on opposite sides of the globe closer together….
For more details, check out the good backgrounder by Cole Bennett.
Finally, I thought this was a good one:
