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And that essentially does it for Canada today. Still a couple of table tennis matches, and the road race is still going (but I think the Canadians are out of it).

Popovici takes bronze in judo!

There is a lady who screams like crazy person every little move in Judo, and it is very annoying. I am all for being excited at sport matches, but screaming like someone is murdering you every time an athlete moves is incredibly stupid. Relax, lady.

Brazil will likely surpass Canada today, dropping Canada to 4th. They took both golds in slalom cross and are just racking them up in Judo. Hopefully they can make up some medals later this week.

Betteridge finished fourth. Bronze! I did not see her come back, she was way behind. Good for her!

Baldoni with the silver in slalom cross.

Bouchard takes bronze.

Silver for Harris.

Lois Betterdge into the K1 women's cross final1

Alex Baldoni into the K1 Cross final!

Evan Dunfee is a medal hope, obviously. Some lesser medals in Canoe Slalom are coming. Other than that, hope Popovici can do something in Judo and Marino can win her bronze medal match. Maybe something can happen in cycling and swimming, and then watch some softball. Better than Saturday, at least.

Yes, it's known as that. In my part of Canada, anyway. Ding-dong-ditch makes more sense, though, haha.

Maggie MacNeil has earned 1/6 of Canada's golds, while Maggie and Felix Dolci have gotten about 12% of Canada's medals thus far. Canada has a great chance to surpass its non-home Games gold medal record (47 in 1995), but I don't know if it'll beat its non-home total medal record (177 also in 1995). The problem, as always, is that the sports Canada is good at the USA is also good at. And the USA is very, very good at those sports.

Good for Brazil, at least. I think the issue is also the fact that everything is done so early. Even on the busier days during the week everything was done by prime time, not leaving much to watch on those days, either. For example, I've never seen swimming finals take place so early, they were done by what, 5pm?

Saturday late afternoon and only tennis medals left.

And 40 seconds in Frascadore loses his bout. Silver. Aaaaaand that does it for Canada today.

Yeah, I brought this up the other day. No athletics, swimming or gymnastics over the middle weekend (besides race walk and open water). Only 9 medal events on the middle Saturday, and 5 are in Judo, 3 in tennis and 1 in baseball. Meaning there's no races or artistic medals, and they all depend on drawn out games/programs. Nothing against any of those sports, they're cool on their own, but a weekend needs more excitement. Even tomorrow, with more medals, there's still no big events. Judo/Canoe Slalom take half the medals and the rest are mostly team sports (with the race walking and open water and road race). Absolute terrible scheduling. Disappointing, as others said I have all weekend to watch, but there's not much of interest (and why does everything end so early?)

Julien Frascadore is in the gold medal bout in Judo!

Yeah, another head scratcher. Canada would wind up 3 or 4 laps before the sprint lap, and then relax on the sprint lap and let everyone pass them. Timing of their tags were very strange, too.

The only word I can think of watching Canada in this race is BAFFLING.

Jesus, Chile beats Canada on the line in the sprints every. single. time.

Well, this one wasn't their fault. But I'm still confused by their strategy here. Let's just allow Mexico to lap and not even challenge. Bold strategy, Cotton!

Aaaaaaaand Canada crashes again in the Madison. Hope everyone is okay.

Oh well. I honestly feel like Canada outplayed Brazil, but every time they were on a roll they shot themselves in the foot.