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WHAT TO WATCH Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir look to capture one more Olympic gold medal before they retire (8 p.m. ET Monday, TSN). Two of Canada’s most popular athletes, Virtue and Moir were gold medallists on home ice at the 2010 Gam

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1. THE LAST DANCE: 2. DRIVING DOMINANCE:

Two-time gold medallist Kaillie Humphries returns to the bobsled track for the first two runs of the women’s two-man competitio­n (6:50 a.m. ET Tuesday, Sportsnet One). The Calgary driver is coming off a strong World Cup season, winning her fourth career overall title with either Phylicia George of Markham or Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta., pushing her sled. She has been paired with George, a two-time Olympian in hurdles, in Pyeongchan­g, but the coach said Sunday that there could still be changes. Humphries’ previous two golds came with Heather Moyse.

3. RIDDLE ME THIS:

Canadian freestyle skiing veteran Mike Riddle kicks off his campaign with the halfpipe qualifying runs (10:45 p.m. ET Monday, Sportsnet). The Edmonton skier will be looking to upgrade the silver medal he won four years ago in Sochi when the event made its Winter Games debut. Riddle has battled his share of injuries over the years, including a torn hip muscle, broken pelvis and broken shoulder blade.

4. SHORT-TRACK ATTACK:

Short-track speedskate­r Kim Boutin can add to her hardware collection by leading Canada to the podium in the women’s 3,000-metre relay (5 a.m. ET Tuesday, CBC). Boutin already has a pair of bronze medals. Veteran Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que., will be trying to grab her first medal in Pyeongchan­g.

5. WAITING GAME:

Canada will find out its next opponent when the men’s hockey playoffs get underway. The Canadians will play the winner of a first-round game between Finland and South Korea (7 a.m. ET Tuesday, TSN) in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.

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