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BEIJING, China – The Canadian men’s hockey team finally enters the Olympic stage, Jennifer Jones and the Canadian women’s curling team will begin their Games and Isabelle Weidemann will be looking for a second medal in Beijing.
Here are the events to watch at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, February 10.
Conclusion of the competition in figure skating (8:30 p.m.)
American Nathan Chen will look to replicate the performance that allowed him to set a world record in the short program in the free skate.
If Chen performs as he did on Tuesday, he will become the new Olympic champion, dethroning two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, who currently sits eighth in the competition.
The Canadian Keegan Messing, 9th, will also participate in the free program.
Hosking and D’Hondt on the hunt for the podium (8:30 p.m.)
Longueuil resident Élizabeth Hosking and 16-year-old Brooke D’Hondt are among the 12 finalists taking part in the halfpipe event at Genting Snow Park.
Gushue and his teammates take on Norway (1:05 a.m.)
Brad Gushue’s men’s curling team will play their second game of the rotational tournament against Norway.
The results of the match will obviously be important in the context of the tournament itself, but curling fans will be especially curious to see the type of outfit the Norwegians are wearing.
Norwegian men’s curling teams have gained a reputation for wearing eccentric outfits – especially their pants – during the last Olympics.
Weidemann aims for a second medal in Beijing (7 a.m.)
Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann won Canada’s first medal at the Beijing Games when she captured bronze in the 3,000 meter long track speed skating event.
Thursday, she will have the opportunity to add another by participating in the 5000 meters.
Curtain up for Jennifer Jones (7:05 a.m.)
Jennifer Jones and her team begin their Olympic curling tournament. The Canadians will open their tournament with a match against Korea. At 47, Jones is the oldest Olympian on the Canadian delegation to Beijing. She will seek to redeem the disappointing sixth place of the team led by Rachel Homan in Pyeongchang.
Canadian hockey players in action (8:10 a.m.)
Led by captain Eric Staal, a 37-year-old veteran, the Canadian men’s hockey team enters the preliminary phase against Germany.
Team Canada is without current NHL stars like Connor McDavid or Sidney Crosby, but will feature former NHL players like Staal and future stars like 19-year-old first-round pick Owen Power. last draft of the Bettman circuit.
Canada won a bronze medal in Pyeongchang four years ago with a similar roster.
