Tag Archives: Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - Andre De Grasse proved once again that he can run with the best sprinters in the world. The Canadian flew to a personal best time of 9.91 seconds to take the bronze medal in the men's...

RIO DE JANEIRO - It didn't take long for Canada to match its track and field medal total from the London Olympics. Brianne Theisen-Eaton put a tough first day of the heptathlon behind her and fought b...

Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton roared back to win bronze in the women's heptathlon at the Rio Olympics. The two-time world silver medallist from Humboldt, Sask., was in sixth place after a rocky Day 1...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada defeated New Zealand on Saturday to win a bronze medal in the women's track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal's Kirsti Lay, Calgary's Allison Beveridge, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rosie MacLennan's historic defence of her Olympic trampoline title highlighted a three-medal day for Canada on Friday at the Rio Games. MacLennan delivered an impressive mix of flips,...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Rosie MacLennan has won gold in women's trampoline at the Rio Olympics. Britain's Bryony Page (56.040) took silver and China's Li Dan followed MacLennan's performance with a ...

Humboldt's Brianne Theisen-Eaton will begin her fight for the podium in the heptathlon in Rio on Friday.  She holds the Canadian record in the heptathlon - a grueling sport consisting of seven tr...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canadian rowers Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee have won a silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls at the Rio Olympics. The Victoria duo raced to a time of seven min...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Teen swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak tied for gold in the women's 100-metre freestyle on Thursday at the Rio Olympics. The 16-year-old Toronto native finished in an Olympic record t...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team won bronze at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday night. Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., B.C.-born Taylor Ruck of Scottsdale, Ariz...