Team Canada at the Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024 News

[orangeman 1,991]

On 10/11/2023 at 6:49 PM, Josh said:

Extremely bored (yet again), so I decided to do a day by day preview for Canada’s medal chances at Paris! If I’m missing anything, let me know. 

 

Day 1 (July 27)- Pamela Ware/Mia Vallee (diving- women’s 3m springboard), Summer McIntosh (swimming- women’s 400m freestyle) and our women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.

 

Day 2 (July 28)- Maggie MacNeil (swimming- women’s 100m butterfly), and maybe Eleanor Harvey?? (fencing-women’s foil)

 

Day 3 (July 29) - Arthur Margelidon (judo- men’s 73kg), Rylan Wiens/Nathan Zsombor-Murray (diving- men’s 10m synchro platform), Summer McIntosh (swimming- women’s 400m IM), Christa Deguchi (judo- women’s 57kg), and if Penny Oleksiak can find her Rio 2016/ Tokyo 2020 form coming back from surgery (swimming- women’s 200m freestyle)

 

Day 4 (July 30) - Francois Gauthier Drapeau (judo- men’s 81kg), Catherine Beauchemin Pinard (judo- women’s 63kg), Kylie Masse (swimming- women’s 100m backstroke)

 

Kylie Masse has had a rough year, but you can never count her out during the Olympics. 
 

Day 5 (July 31)- Penny Oleksiak (swimming- women’s 100m freestyle), Illya Kharun (swimming- men’s 200m butterfly), Josh Liendo (swimming- men’s 100m freestyle)

 

Day 6 (August 1) - Kyle Reyes (judo- men’s -100kg), Evan Dunfee (athletics- men’s 20km race walk), Summer McIntosh (swimming- women’s 200m butterfly), and our women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. 

 

Day 7 (August 2) - Mo Ahmed (athletics-men’s 10,000m), Josh Liendo (swimming- men’s 50m freestyle), Kylie Masse (swimming- women’s 200m backstroke), Sophiane Methot (trampoline gymnastics- women’s individual), Jill Moffatt/Jenny Casson (rowing- women’s lightweight double sculls)

 

Day 8 (August 3) - Ellie Black (artistic gymnastics- women’s apparatus finals), Pierce LePage and Damian Warner (athletics- men’s decathlon), Josh Liendo (swimming- men’s 100m butterfly), Summer McIntosh (swimming- women’s 200m IM), and our women’s eights.

 

Day 9 (August 4) - Ellie Black (artistic gymnastics- women’s apparatus finals), Ethan Katzberg (athletics- men’s hammer throw), Andre DeGrasse (athletics- men’s 100m), and our women’s 4x100m medley relay.

 

Day 10 (August 5) - Ellie Black (artistic gymnastics- women’s apparatus finals), and our women’s 3x3 team.

 

Day 11 (August 6) - Camryn Rogers (athletics- women’s hammer throw), Sarah Douglas (sailing- women’s dinghy), Caeli McKay (diving-

women’s 10m platform)

Day 12 (August 7) - Literally nothing. 
 

Day 13 (August 8) - Katie Vincent/Sophia Jensen (canoe sprint- women’s C2-500m), Andre DeGrasse (athletics- men’s 200m), Skylar Park (taekwondo- women’s 57kg), Kelsey Mitchell/Lauraine Genest (track cycling- women’s keirin), Maude Charron (weightlifting- women’s 59kg), Ana Godinez (wrestling- women’s 53kg)

 

Day 14 (August 9) - Sarah Mitton (athletics- women’s shot put), men’s 4x100m relay, Charlie Cavanaugh (boxing- women’s 66kg), Katie Vincent (canoe sprint- women’s C1 200m), Pamela Ware and Mia Vallee (diving- women’s 3m springboard)

 

Day 15 (August 10) - Cam Levins (athletics- men’s marathon), Mo Ahmed (athletics- men’s 5000m), Marco Arop (athletics- men’s 800m), women’s 4x400m relay, men’s basketball team, Philip Kim (breaking- B-Boys), Tammara Thibeault (boxing- women’s 76kg), Karla Godinez (wrestling- women’s 62kg)

 

Day 16 (August 11) - Women’s basketball team, Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest (track cycling- women’s sprint), Justina Di Stasio (wrestling- women’s 76kg)

 

Left out tennis, right now Canada isn’t in the best state, although the Olympics do tend to have some surprise medalists. Best chance would IMO be Dabrowski/Fernandez in women’s doubles, but don’t see it happening. FAA (not this version), Fernandez (not this version either), and a fully healthy Andresscu should all have chances though. 

 

Women’s football medal matches take place from August 9 (BMM) to 10 (GMM).

 

Women’s beach volleyball medal matches take place on either August 9 or 10, dates are still TBD.  

Great effort post. It's nice to see only one day without any realistic medal chances. Remember the dark days of 2000-2012 (even 2016). It helps to have a good swimming and athletics team!  

[NearPup 3,051]

23 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Great effort post. It's nice to see only one day without any realistic medal chances. Remember the dark days of 2000-2012 (even 2016). It helps to have a good swimming and athletics team!  

Don’t even have to go back that far, 2022 was pretty dire (after amazing winter games from 2002 to 2018).

[intoronto 5,643]

2022 was so dire I left for a few days and refused to watch 

 

Hopefully we bounce back in 2026

[NearPup 3,051]

18 minutes ago, intoronto said:

2022 was so dire I left for a few days and refused to watch 

 

Hopefully we bounce back in 2026

I hope you got to see the women's team pursuit / women's hockey / men's 5000m relay golds live at least, because those were really nice (bouncing back in women's hockey, finally winning in women's team pursuit after having been so dominant for so many years, and re-establishing the Canadian dynasty in the men's 5000m while giving the best possible sendoff to one of Canada's great Olympian).

 

...it's just, ya know. Lots of frustrating near misses and underperformances too.

[intoronto 5,643]

55 minutes ago, NearPup said:

I hope you got to see the women's team pursuit / women's hockey / men's 5000m relay golds live at least, because those were really nice (bouncing back in women's hockey, finally winning in women's team pursuit after having been so dominant for so many years, and re-establishing the Canadian dynasty in the men's 5000m while giving the best possible sendoff to one of Canada's great Olympian).

 

...it's just, ya know. Lots of frustrating near misses and underperformances too.

I didn't see any of them live, I chose to sleep 

[orangeman 1,991]

On 10/19/2023 at 7:36 PM, NearPup said:

I hope you got to see the women's team pursuit / women's hockey / men's 5000m relay golds live at least, because those were really nice (bouncing back in women's hockey, finally winning in women's team pursuit after having been so dominant for so many years, and re-establishing the Canadian dynasty in the men's 5000m while giving the best possible sendoff to one of Canada's great Olympian).

 

...it's just, ya know. Lots of frustrating near misses and underperformances too.

Seeing our ski jumpers sneak in for bronze was pretty cool, too. I know it was because of multiple DQs, but it was still nice.  

[Josh 10,517]

Canada’s dressage team in equestrian qualifies for Paris through the Pan Am Games!

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Shannon Westlake secures Canada’s first quota in shooting by winning bronze in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the Pan Am Games!

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Tammara Thibeault is the first Canadian athlete qualified to the Olympics by name, after advancing to the women’s 75kg final at the Pan Am Games!

Edited October 27, 2023 by Josh

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Tugrul Ozer secures a men’s 10m air pistol quota for Canada at Paris by winning gold at the Pan Am Games!