Canada waits nine days for its first Winter Olympics gold, longest since 1968

It took nine days for Canada to win its first gold at the 2026 Milano‑Cortina Winter Olympics, and freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury ended that run by taking gold; it is the longest wait for a Canadian Winter Olympic gold since Grenoble in 1968.

It took nine days for a Canadian athlete to win a gold medal at the 2026 Milano‑Cortina Winter Olympics. Freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury ended that run by winning on Sunday morning. The victory was his second Olympic gold and extended his record of five Olympic medals in men's freestyle. This nine-day wait is the longest for Canada at a Winter Games since 1968. Key facts: - Canada did not win a Winter Olympic gold until Day 9 at the 2026 Milano‑Cortina Games. - Mikaël Kingsbury won the gold that ended the delay; the article notes it was his second Olympic gold and that he has five Olympic medals in men's freestyle. - The last time Canada waited as long was at the 1968 Grenoble Games, when Nancy Greene won gold on Day 9. - The next-longest wait occurred at the 1976 Innsbruck Games, when Canada's first gold came on Day 10 (Kathy Kreiner). - The article also cites Day 10 occurrences in Lake Placid 1932 for men's ice hockey and Innsbruck 1964 for the four-man bobsleigh gold won by Vic Emery, John Emery, Peter Kirby, and Douglas Anakin. Summary: The result ends Canada's nine-day gap for a first gold at the 2026 Games and echoes similar delayed first-gold patterns in past Winter Olympics. Undetermined at this time.