Saskatoon-born Maïa Schwinghammer, who placed fifth in the women’s moguls competition at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, has found inspiration in the sporting experience of her father, Rick Schwinghammer. “It definitely gave me a lot of the drive of wanting to make the national team.”Friends and family were on hand to cheer for Maia Schwinghammer as she competed at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. It's pretty cool.”After he stopped competing, Rick turned to helping build Olympic freestyle sites across the world. The International Olympic Committee says the alpine skiers are the first mother-son duo in the history of the Winter Games. “Those kinds of things make our story really unique and special.”Lasse Gaxiola, representing Mexico, and his mother, Sarah Schleper, are both competing in alpine skiing at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2026 09:21 UTC