Members of another star of this year’s Games, Canada’s women’s soccer team, which won bronze in the finals against Brazil, are also expected back Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Canadian Olympic Committee.
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Canada is still far short of is 1984 record of 44 medals at the games in Los Angeles, but now ranks 10th overall in the Rio medal count with 22 including four gold, three silver, and 15 bronze at the 2016 summer games.
Oleksiak is faring well in her mission to be the very best; she won so many medals she’s keeping them in her socks so they don’t get tangled.
While three other Canadians were able to top the podium, Oleksiak earned the most medals out of any Canadian athlete at these Games.
Canada’s performance at the Rio Olympics will go down as one of its best ever at the Summer Games.
Canada’s 22 medals placed it 10th in the world for the overall medal count, falling almost 100 medals short of the United States, which took the top spot.
The Canadian taxpayer is the largest single contributor to their Olympic teams. “Like all Canadians, we at Air Canada have cheered our athletes and been inspired by the skills and sportsmanship they have demonstrated during the games”, said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.
The primetime average was 2.315 million, 23 per cent more than four years ago, CBC said Tuesday.
The absence of multiple Russians suspended for doping and a slingshot effect from the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where the host team was second to the US with 217 medals, were perhaps factors in Canada’s medal haul. That bill comes to $137,500.
The Paralympic Games are scheduled for September 7-18 in Rio despite recent budget cuts.
Men’s marathon – Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., completed the course in two hours, 12 minutes and 29 seconds to claim 10th place; Reid Coolsaet, Hamilton, finished 23rd (2:14:58).
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Men’s cross-country – Leandre Bouchard, Alma, Que., placed 27th in 1:42:43; Raphael Gagne of Quebec City, was two laps behind the leaders and did not record a time.
