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Canadian Olympic bobsledders going viral for interviews filled with hockey cliches

Adam Laskaris
Adam Laskaris
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Feb 19 2026, 3:40 am
Canadian Olympic bobsledders going viral for interviews filled with hockey cliches
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If you ever get the chance to get interviewed at the Olympics on national television, you might as well make it a memorable one.

At least, that seemed to be the strategy for Canadian Olympic bobsledders Jay Dearborn and Mike Evelyn O’Higgins following their races at Milano Cortina 2026.

The duo in the two-man bobsleigh weren’t exactly medal contenders, but decided to still find a way to get their name into the headlines.

After a disappointing performance in their first two runs in the two-man bobsleigh earlier this week, their interview went viral for being filled with hilarious hockey cliches.

“We talked to coach after the first period there, we were really thinking about just getting puck in deep, dump and chase, the classics,” Dearborn said.

“I’m here to bang bodies, get pucks deep, get in front of the net,” Evelyn O’Higgins echoed.

A bit of sporting history

The duo actually came to bobsleigh from a pair of different sports.

Evelyn O’Higgins played hockey for Dalhousie University, which explains why he seemed to enjoy using the hockey lingo so much.

Dearborn played parts of three seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, with both sports being a traditional path to the rugged sport of bobsleigh.

Returning to what works

A day after their first interview, the bobsleigh pairing opted to make their mark once again after their third and fourth heats in the two-man event.

The duo finished in 23rd place out of 26 teams, not exactly the kind of performance that will earn them a spot in any record books. But in true Olympic spirit, they seemed to find a way to at least make the experience memorable.

“It’s a tough one, that’s why you play the game, a couple losses on the road this weekend, so we’re looking forward to taking game four back home,” Dearborn said.

“We were fighting to force overtime there, and weren’t able to get the job done,” Evelyn O’Higgins added.

Both men are also competing this week in the four-man competition, which gets underway on Saturday.

“We’ve got a few days off before the next game, we’ve got to stay out of the penalty box,” Dearborn said.

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