WHAT TO WATCH

TOP FIVE

1. CAREER CAPPER:

Patrick Chan will take the Olympic ice for the final time in his career as he skates his long program (TSN3, 8 p.m. Friday). The three-time world champion from Toronto made his Olympic debut eight years ago in Vancouver, where he was fifth. He went into the 2014 Sochi Games favoured for gold, but had to settle for silver after a fall on a double Axel in his long program. Chan is one of several Canadian skaters retiring after Pyeongchang.

2. TOUGH ACTS TO FOLLOW:

Canadian curlers Rachel Homan and Kevin Koe continue round-robin play with the men taking on Niklas Edin of Sweden and the women facing American Nina Roth. Homan and Koe are hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow Canadians John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes, who captured gold in mixed doubles this week. Canada is also the defending champion in men’s and women’s play.

3. BACK TO BASICS:

Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell is back to defend her gold medal in women’s slopestyle (Sportsnet One, 11 p.m. Friday). Just 19 when she reached the top of the podium in the sport’s Olympic debut four years ago in Sochi, Howell was overwhelmed by the whirlwind that followed and struggled with being in the spotlight. She took time off from the sport and struggled when she finally returned. Working with new coaches, she went back to basics and heads into Pyeongchang confident she can return to the top step of the podium.

4. WAITING GAME:

The Canadian women’s hockey team will be watching the results of Saturday’s quarterfinals (TSN, 2:30 a.m. Saturday) from the sidelines as they await their semifinal opponent. The Canadian women, along with their American rivals, advanced directly to the semis after finishing the round robin with sparkling 3-0 records. Odds are it will be yet another Canada-U.S. final.

5. BACK ON THE TRACK:

Short-track speedskater Kim Boutin returns to the rink an Olympic bronze medallist Saturday when she toes the line in the women’s 1,500 metres. The racer from Sherbrooke, Que., was promoted to third in the 500 on Tuesday after a South Korean was disqualified. The result didn’t sit well with some and Boutin was the target of threatening messages on social media. She set her accounts to private and the RCMP was looking into the matter.