The 2024 Olympics in Paris were quite the spectacle for Team Canada, filled with ups, downs, and a touch of comedic chaos. Canada brought home a total of 27 medals, including 12 in the first week alone, which made it their most successful non-boycotted Games oai_citation:1,Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Wikipedia oai_citation:2,2024 Olympics Day 3 Recap: Summer McIntosh, Christa Deguchi claim Canada’s first gold medals in Paris.
One of the standout stars was Summer McIntosh, who not only swam her way to gold in the 400m individual medley and 200m butterfly but also secured a silver in the 400m freestyle. Her performances were so stunning that the commentators ran out of adjectives and resorted to making fish jokes oai_citation:3,Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Wikipedia oai_citation:4,2024 Olympics Day 3 Recap: Summer McIntosh, Christa Deguchi claim Canada’s first gold medals in Paris.
The Canadian men’s synchronized diving team of Ryan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray won bronze, and Zsombor-Murray was so shocked by their success that he nearly fell off the podium, claiming he hadn’t cried since a childhood incident involving a Lego set oai_citation:5,Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Wikipedia oai_citation:6,2024 Olympics Day 3 Recap: Summer McIntosh, Christa Deguchi claim Canada’s first gold medals in Paris.
In a dramatic twist, the women’s rugby sevens team pulled off a nail-biting victory against France in the quarterfinals, stunning the home crowd and possibly sparking a new trend in Canada—”silent French fans”—a phenomenon not seen since the invention of poutine oai_citation:7,2024 Olympics Day 3 Recap: Summer McIntosh, Christa Deguchi claim Canada’s first gold medals in Paris.
However, not everything was golden. The women’s basketball team experienced a rough start, facing a sound defeat in their opening game against France. Some players humorously suggested afterward that they might have better luck playing with baguettes instead of basketballs oai_citation:8,Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Wikipedia.
Overall, the games were a mix of historic victories, memorable mishaps, and the kind of unpredictability that makes the Olympics so entertaining. You can read more about the details and highlights of Canada’s performance at the CBC Olympics page or Yahoo Sports.
Marc Laflamme 