There are mo­ments in a coun­try’s life when a sin­gle fig­ure be­comes more than suc­cess­ful, more than fa­mous, more than dom­i­nant. They be­come a ref­er­ence point—a con­stant that helps de­fine ...

The normally poised Canadians have been a bit out of sorts at these Olympics. Their tournament was turned upside down when ...