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CP’s Winter Olympics advisory for Feb. 8

MILAN – Ciao from Canadian Press Sports.

This advisory highlights key events and features from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and will be sent twice daily, in the morning and late afternoon. Content is exclusive to Olympic Premium subscribers unless otherwise stated. For wire concerns, contact the sports desk at sports@thecanadianpress.com. For questions, contact sports editor Scott Brown at scott.brown@thecanadianpress.com or assistant sports editor Curtis Withers at curtis.withers@thecanadianpress.com

All times Eastern.

LIVE COVERAGE

CURLING: Mixed doubles round robin, Canada vs. Sweden (8:35 a.m.) and Canada vs. South Korea (1:35 p.m.), Cortina. (CP – Gregory Strong) PHOTO

ALPINE SKIING: Women’s downhill final, Cortina. Starts at 5:30 a.m. (CP/AP) PHOTO

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SPEED SKATING: Men’s 5,000 metres, Milan. Starts at 10 a.m. (CP–Donna Spencer) PHOTO

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LUGE: Men’s singles, Cortina. Starts at 11 a.m. (CP/AP)  PHOTOS

SNOWBOARD: Women’s Big Air preliminary round, Livigno. Starts at 1:30 p.m. (CP–Frederic Daigle)  PHOTOS

SNOWBOARD – Men’s and women’s parallel grand slalom quarterfinals. Starts at 7:48 a.m. (CP – Neil Davidson, Frederic Daigle) PHOTOS

FIGURE SKATING: Team event – pairs, 1:30 p.m.; women’s free, 2:35 p.m.; men’s free, 3:55 p.m. (CP–Daniel Rainbird) PHOTO

BIATHLON – Mixed relay. Starts at 10 a.m. (CP/AP) PHOTOS

CROSS-COUNTRY – Men’s skiathlon, starts at 6 a.m. (CP/AP) PHOTOS

MEN’S HOCKEY: Canada holds first practice in Milan. 1:45 p.m. (CP – Joshua Clipperton) PHOTOS
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DAILY DELIVERABLES

Canada Roundup: A regularly updated snapshot of Canada’s performances, results and key moments at the Milan Cortina Olympics. PHOTO.

The Latest:  Live look at the news from the Milan Cortina Olympics. MOVED.

5 things to watch: A lookahead to the next day of competition

5 things to know: 5 highlights from the current day’s competition.

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Quick quotes:  a roundup of the day’s memorable quotes.

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SUNDAY’S FEATURES

OLY-FRE-Hamelin:  Michel Hamelin knows his moguls, having coached Alex Bilodeau before taking Mikaël Kingsbury under his wing. By Neil Davidson. PHOTOS.

OLY-XXC-Canada — Canada cross-country ski coach Julia Mehre Ystgaard has high hopes for her team at the Milan Cortina Olympics. And she’s not afraid to say it. By Neil Davidson. PHOTOS.

OLY-XXC-Canada-McKeever:  Feature on Canadian cross-country skier Xavier McKeever. By Neil Davidson. PHOTO

OLY-SHO-Canada-Brunelle:  Short-track skater Florence Brunelle is back on the Olympic path after stepping away to protect her mental health following Beijing. By Daniel Rainbird. PHOTO. VIDEO

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