Historically, the Canadians have ranked among the world's best skaters. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the most-decorated skaters in Olympic history, claiming five medals (three golds, two silvers) across their glittering career. They're two of five skaters to collect three golden medallions across their Olympic careers.

MILAN (AP) — Former world pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada have withdrawn from the figure skating team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics after she sustained an injury in training before leaving Quebec.

The Olympic figure skating programme starts on Friday with the team event, which should provide an early test of depth, tactics and nerve that will play out among the leading skating nations over the next two weeks.

World figure skating champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada will not compete in the Olympic team event in Italy later this month due to a training injury in Quebec sustained by Stellato-Dudek,

The process of becoming an American was pretty tough, and it took forever,” figure skater Christina Carreira said. “It was very, very stressful.”

With 75% of the roster sharing immigrant roots, Team USA’s Olympic figure skaters take the ice in Milano Cortina while ICE takes the streets at home. A look at 2026’s frozen duality.

And on Thursday February 5, the women’s ice hockey tournament gets into gear. Canada enters the 2026 Winter Olympics as the defending gold medal winners, having won their fifth title at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.