Maltais joined a select group of skaters in 2022. With a gold medal in the team pursuit event at the 2022 Beijing Games, she became just the fourth skater in history — and the first Canadian — to win an Olympic medal in both speed skating and short track.

There has been some unfortunate injury luck for Olympians from Canada so far, and another medal hopeful has been forced from the games.

However, when it comes to the total number of medals won by Canada at any past edition of the Winter Games, the country's best performance came at PyeongChang 2018, where Canadian athletes brought home 29 medals — 14 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze — again, finishing third in the overall standings.

Jay Gray breaks down what to expect as the Winter Olympics opening ceremony approaches, highlighting key athletes and moments.