The Milano Cortina Olympics reached the halfway mark on Saturday, having avoided any major crisis so far, leaving organisers enjoying strong ticket sales and increased viewership despite rocky years of preparation to get the Games ready.

Some of these power couples span multiple sports, while others compete in the same discipline — or even on the same team.

Canada will face Germany today in the women's hockey quarterfinals in the knockout round at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The Canadians have claimed a medal in the seven previous Olympic competitions with five golds and two silvers.

Here's what you need to know about the world's greatest women’s hockey player, including her age and decorated Olympic history.

Stolz already set a new record in the 1000m speed skating competition and he'll look to do the same in the 500m

Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen turned in a powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom Saturday and earn South America’s first medal at a Winter Games

Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen leads the Olympic giant slalom Saturday after the first of two runs and is in position to win South America’s first medal at a Winter Games. The top 30 will go in reverse order based on time,