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Several medal opportunities for Canada It’s Day 7 at the Rio Olympics, and there’s a ton of Olympic action to watch, including several Canadians in competition. Here are six events that are worth your time on Friday: Rowing: 3 Canadian crews in contention Rowing events have been plagued by inclement weather so far, which has led to full schedules on days when they manage to get onto the water. Friday
Top shots from the Rio Olympics (Ian MacNicol/Getty) Penny Oleksiak now stands alone in Canadian Olympic history as the only Canadian to win four medals in one Games with a gold medal-winning tie with American Simone Manuel in the 100-metre freestyle on Thursday night in Rio. Ellie Black is Canada’s best-ever Olympic gymnast. (Elsa/Getty) The Haligonian was aiming for a top-eight finish heading into Rio, but instead landed in a very
Bringing buzz to Samsung and Coke Men are also mentioning McDonald’s and Omega. rinklr is keeping an eye on a few things around social media and the Olympics for our coverage in the next couple of weeks. Today their research reveals how the Summer Games’ official sponsors from Aug. 2 through Aug. 8 fared across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Google+, etc., studying hashtags, keywords and social handles for activity. It’s
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The Rio Olympics are underway, and Thursday has a jam-packed calendar of events to watch, many with Canadians involved. Here are four big ones worth your attention. Artistic gymnastics: Women’s individual all-around The U.S. super team of Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles has already locked up the gold in the team event, but there’s more hardware on offer in the individual disciplines. All eyes will be on Biles, the
Despite criticism over the site of the course and a string of high-profile withdrawals on the men’s side, the return of golf to the Summer Games may just surpass expectations Rickie Fowler of the United States hits a tee shot during a practice round. PHOTO: ANDREW BOYERS/REUTERS By now, you may have heard a few things about why golf’s return to the Olympics hasn’t quite gone as planned. Organizers took
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Nestor, Pospisil look to advance to final; Condorelli medal hopeful Canadian Daniel Nestor, left, and Vasek Pospisil can clinch a medal with a win in the men’s doubles semifinals on Wednesday. © Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press The Rio Olympic Games are in full swing, and Canada will be competing in several events on Wednesday. Rio 2016 Olympics Games schedule Here’s a look at three events involving Team Canada that should be worth your time:
Michael Phelps’ game face was one of the popular memes trending on Tuesday at #Rio2016. © @nascarcasm/Twitter Aside from the greatness that was #PhelpsFace and the weirdness of the green pool, what else were people sharing and snapping about on Tuesday? First, some good news. Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten’s nasty crash early in the Games had fans concerned for her health. But according to her tweet, she’s already on the
