It was a golden weekend for many Canadian athletes in action across the country and around the world, from the figure skating rink in Mississauga, Ont. to the bobsleigh track in Calgary.
Here's a look at what you may have missed this weekend:
Skate Canada dominated by Canadians
The latest Grand Prix of Figure Skating event was simply owned by the host country's skaters. Patrick Chan, Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford, and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir all took gold in their events, while Kaetlyn Osmond won women's silver and Kevin Reynolds captured bronze in men's.
Take a look back at the golden performances below.
Patrick Chan wins sixth Skate Canada International title0:49
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir take Ice Dance gold at Skate Canada1:20
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford win third straight Skate Canada International title0:58
Edin steals Masters final from Jacobs
The Grand Slam of Curling had many of the rinks vying to be Canada's representatives in Pyeongchang in 2018, and the men's final even featured the reigning Olympic champion rink of Brad Jacobs up against Niklas Edin of Sweden.
However, the Swedish foursome took a thrilling win, stealing a victory in an extra end to become the first non-Canadians to win the Masters event.
Niklas Edin becomes first non-Canadian skip to win Grand Slam of Curling Masters1:23
On the women's side, Rachel Homan's Ottawa foursome came into the final as defending champs, but it was another Ontario rink that took the title.
Allison Flaxey, third Clancy Grandy, second Lynn Kreviazuk and lead Morgan Court, took the longest way possible into the final after finishing round-robin play with a 2-2 record, but rolled through the playoffs to reach the final.
A huge score of four in the fifth end against Homan secured the first-ever Grand Slam title for the Caledon, Ont., rink.
Allison Flaxey wins Grand Slam of Curling Masters0:37
History made in Calgary
Kaillie Humphries and Justin Kripps wracked up wins at the Canadian Bobsleigh Championships in Calgary. Both pilots led their two-man and four-man teams to their respective titles. For Humphries, it was a historic win as it marked Canada's inaugural four-man women's team title.
1st ever 4 woman Canadian Champs 🏆
Stoked to be a part of this opportunity growing & expanding r sport! @TeamCanada http://pic.twitter.com/kGpYJCk4MC
— @melLotholz
Canadian Trail
Swimmer Michelle Williams and snowboarder Max Parrot turned some heads this weekend, while nominees for the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame class of 2016 were announced. Get the full details in the video player below.
Road to the Olympic Games: Canadian Trail for Saturday, October 291:33
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