Are the Colorado Avalanche the best part of the 2026 Winter Olympics? | The Denver Sports Podcast

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4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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There are plenty of awesome winter sports to talk about in the 2026 Winter Olympics, but seeing the Avs tearing it up out on the ice brings it to a whole new level. Christian Saez and AJ Haefele talk Avs, Olympics, and more on the Denver Sports Podcast. Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join Intro - 0:00 Welcome in! - 1:00 How have the Avs played in the Olympics so far? - 5:40 Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics? - 13:00 Favorite non-hockey sport at Olympics? - 18:44 Which Avs player has been the most impressive so far? - 23:45 Who is the greatest winter Olympic athlete right now? - 35:00 Biggest storylines to keep an eye on the rest of the season? - 37:55 Four Nations or Olympics? - 48:35 MVP? - 58:14 An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports BALL-KNOWER BONUS/Merch: https://promotion.allcitynetwork.com/all SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports BUY GOLDEN ERA: Golden Era | Triumph Books Omaha Steaks: Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code BRONCOS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarchmoney.com/dnvr Use code DNVR50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box and 20% off your next month with any active subscription at https://factormeals.com/dnvr50. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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0:00.0	Welcome in, everyone. We are live continuing our Olympics coverage here.
0:10.6	DNVR. It's the Denver Sports Podcast, live from the Xfinity Studio.
0:15.7	We're doing a little bit of a different take on this. You guys were probably just coming from the watch along, which was just happening between our good old friends, Canada and, and check. And that was an insane game.
0:29.1	And check yet, that was an insane game. And now, and now we get to do a little, I almost think this is
0:33.2	like the mid show of the day. Get to talk a little Olympics, a little hockey today. And then you guys
0:37.4	are going to have your official DNVR Ave show later in the day. Get to talk a little Olympics, a little hockey today. And then you guys are going to have your official DNVR Ave show later in the day.
0:41.1	It's a full pack day of Colorado Avalanche hockey Olympic coverage here at DNVR.
0:47.6	And we're excited.
0:48.1	Welcome to the show, AJ.
0:50.0	Thanks, buddy.
0:50.7	This is actually funny enough, my day off.
0:53.3	Of course.
1:01.0	Where else would you be on your day off rather than spending it just streaming and live talking about hockey and Olympics?
1:08.9	Yeah, doing a watch-along, then doing TDS, then trying to tackle some errands that I am a few days behind on.
1:11.1	Okay, so are you not doing the show later this afternoon then? No, I will not. Okay. So you at least you get a little bit of a break. This will, this will be the end of your coverage for the day. But it's been a good day of hockey so far. We've got a lot to talk about. Of course, we'll dive into plenty of Olympics coverage. And because this is our, I always call this our, you know, national show.
1:29.7	It's a show where we talk our, you know, national show.
1:29.7	It's a show where we talk about, you know, all of the biggest sports topics,
1:32.8	not just the specifics of the aves or the specifics of the Nuggets or the Broncos.
1:37.3	Like we kind of try to expand a little bit beyond some of our, our just specific show topics.
1:41.6	But we'll talk some general Olympic topics as well.
1:45.9	But of course, everything's centered around our Colorado Avalanche who are balling out right now
1:51.8	out in Italy. This has been fun, man. I know it started out a little bit slow. I mean,
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