Here’s the latest on the Milan Cortina Olympics

It’s Day 2 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canada will hope to grow its medal tally after a first speed-skating bronze on Saturday.

Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.

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7:20 a.m.

Canadian Valérie Grenier has been disqualified from the women’s downhill.

Grenier originally finished her run sitting 17th, with about half the field to ski behind her.

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Fellow Canadian Cassidy Gray crossed the line in a time of one minute 41.99, putting her in 26th with a handful of skiers left to race.

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6:40 a.m.

Canadian Valérie Grenier has completed the women’s downhill course in a time of 1 minute 38.42.

The first of two Canadians in the field was sitting 17th after her run, about midway through the field.

Her run comes after a lengthy pause in the race after American ski star Lindsey Vonn crashed badly while racing on an injured left knee and was taken off the course in a helicopter.

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6:00 a.m.

It’s Day 2 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, with Canadians in action across several sports.

First up is the women’s downhill, where Canadians Valérie Grenier and Cassidy Gray will be competing against a stacked field.

The snowboarders will tackle the parallel giant slalom and the women’s big air qualifier events, while Canada’s figure skating team is sitting fourth heading into today’s final event.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 8, 2026.