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#SPOTTED: ALYSHA NEWMAN AND PHIL WIZARD BACK IN TORONTO AFTER 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
After representing Canada three times at the Summer Games, Toronto’s Alysha Newman has broken through with a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Track & Field athlete specializes in Pole Vaulting, holding records at both the Commonwealth and Canadian Games record. She became the first ever Canadian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in Pole Vaulting.
After some rest and relaxation in France, Newman made her way back to her hometown, rocking her Nike suitcase, holding her broze medal. Despite some delays, she was in amazing spirits, looking forward most to visiting her grandmother! Love her.
After raising some eyebrows twerking to the camera after her medal-winning performance, we celebrated with a little twerk of our own. She’s an amazing sport! National Treasure.
Our Team Canada fever keeps going! So thrilled also we were able to find PHIL WIZARD (Phil Kim)! Born in Toronto though now based in Vancouver, he got the gold with the distinction of being the first ever to get top honours in the discipline at the Olympics!
Toronto is in for a treat as he performs as a last minute addition to the lineup at the 2024 King’s Plate taking place at Woodbine Racetrack, North America’s most historic horse race. He performs at both the Paris Texas Clubhouse and the Hats & Horseshoes Party! He also is just amazingly kind and gracious. What a star!
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: SUMMER MCINTOSH, JOSH LIENDO, KYLIE MASSE AND MORE RETURN TO TORONTO FROM 2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPICS
After scoring a stellar 27 medals, Team Canada returns home from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to fans and media awaiting at Toronto Pearson International Airport tonight. Our tally coming-in at 9 Golds, 7 Silvers and 11 Bronzes – a strong year!
The following landed back in Toronto tonight, getting a hero’s welcome home:
Summer McIntosh – Swimming, three gold medals (national flagbearer)
Josh Liendo – Swimming, one silver medal
Kylie Masse – Swimming, one bronze medal
Kirsten Siermachesky – Rowing, one silver medal
Jessica Sevick – Rowing, one silver medal
Will Jones
Justin Barnes
Fay DeFazio Ebert
Christopher Morales Williams
Duan Asemota
Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye
Kyra Constantine
Ella Jansen
Alex Axon
Lorne Wigginton
A clip of highlights from the arrivals:
Was amazing seeing these brilliant athletes interact with their fans, showing so much gratitude. Summer McIntosh who dominated in Swimming too time to sign autographs for her younger fans, before heading off with her parents. Rowers Cailegh Filmer and Jessica Sevick were even letting fans pose for pictures with their silver medal! Medal-winning Swimmers Josh Liendo and Kylie Masse also were generous with their time, walking over to ramp upon arrival, interacting with fans.
We cannot wait till the 2028 games already!
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: SUMMER MCINTOSH RETURNING TO TORONTO FROM 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
Three-time gold medal-winning Olympian SUMMER MCINTOSH gets a hero’s welcome home in Toronto! The 17-year-old Swimming star is fresh off three historic victories at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris including:
200-metre butterfly
400-metre medley
200-metre individual medley
She also earned a silver in the 400-metre freestyle!
McIntosh was spotted with her parents Greg McIntosh and former Canadian Olympic team Swimmer Jill Horstead, returning home from Paris as their daughter was greeted by fans, friends and Media at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The family is said to be heading to their Muskoka cottage for some relaxation.
After fielding some questions from Media and posing for some photos, McIntosh was ushered-off quickly with her handlers advising that she is tired and unable to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
Some snaps of McIntosh‘s return to Toronto:
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#FIRSTLOOK: CBC’S OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 COVERAGE TO KICK-OFF FRIDAY, JULY 26
CBC invites audiences across the country to mark the official start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday, July 26, 2024 with live coverage of the Opening Ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, TSN, Sportsnet, CBC’s dedicated Paris 2024 website (cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app for iOS and Android devices.
Beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on July 26, the pre-Ceremony show, hosted by Paris Prime Live’s Scott Russell and CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, builds anticipation for the big event and includes highlights from the Opening Ceremony red carpet, featuring stars from the sports, arts and entertainment worlds. The pre-show concludes with the exclusive world premiere of THE GOLD WITHIN, an inspiring, original spoken-word performance by Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei, and three-time Olympian Phylicia George. The six-minute piece celebrates the artistry of sport, while recognizing the highs and lows in the journey to greatness.
Then at 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT), the Toyota Olympic Games Primetime panel – Andi Petrillo, Waneek Horn-Miller, Perdita Felicien and Craig McMorris – unite to guide Canadians through the Opening Ceremony, reinvented for central Paris as a 6km parade route along the Seine River, sailing from Pont d’Austerlitz in the east to the TrocadĂ©ro in the west and showcasing some of the most iconic monuments in Paris along the way. Paris Tonight’s Ariel Halwani will be on the ground in Paris, sharing live updates as they happen across CBC Olympics’ social media accounts. A primetime broadcast of the Opening Ceremony will air on CBC and CBC Gem at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).
Coverage of the Opening Ceremony will be presented in an accessible manner with closed captioning, described video and ASL integrations. Additionally, all of CBC’s primetime broadcast coverage will be available in described video.
CBC Gem offers live streams of every event at Paris 2024, with pre-Olympic coverage of soccer and rugby sevens beginning Wednesday, July 24. The full streaming schedule can be found here. Coverage of Team Canada kicks off Thursday, July 25 on CBC and CBC Gem with the first match for the Canadian women’s soccer team, the defending gold medallists, against New Zealand, starting at 10:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. PT). The exciting kick-off to the Games is followed by the first part of documentary LA GRANDE SEINE, offering insights into the grand preparations for the Opening Ceremony in Paris. Later that day, the debut of two one-hour sports documentaries chart the journeys of Canadian athletes as they prepare for their moment on the world stage.
LA GRANDE SEINE
Part One: Thursday, July 25 at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem and at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on CBC
Part Two: Friday, July 26 at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem and at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT) on CBC
Two-part documentary LA GRANDE SEINE, an Olympic Channel original series, tells the story of the final 12 months of preparation for the Opening Ceremony through the eyes of its key organizers and participants. Olympic Opening Ceremonies have always marked history by their creativity, their magnitude and drama due to the stakes of the event for the host country. It is the biggest show on earth. And this time, more than ever, a handful of people came up with
a crazy idea: to organize the opening ceremony inside the city of Paris while making La Seine the greatest red carpet on the planet. Part Two will feature live interviews from the red carpet with Paris Tonight’s Ariel Helwani.
PARIS 2024: RUNNING A REVOLUTION
Thursday, July 25 at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem and at 8 p.m. local (8:30 NT) on CBC
The women’s marathon at Paris 2024 may be the most culturally significant moment of these Games. This grueling race represents the culmination of the struggle women have endured to achieve gender equality on the Olympic stage. RUNNING A REVOLUTION follows the path of two Canadians who travel the world with hopes of getting to the start line of this summer’s historic event. Hosted and produced by CBC Sports’ Brenda Irving.
PARIS 2024: TOYOTA MAKE OR BREAK
Thursday, July 25 at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem and at 9 p.m. local (9:30 NT) on CBC
TOYOTA MAKE OR BREAK takes us inside the lives of eight Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes throughout the intense final year of qualification for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. What they learn about themselves in this unforgiving process is a lesson for all: the power of sport to reveal character in victory and defeat, and the power of individuals to endure, live and grow.
CBC’s coverage of Paris 2024, including live event streams and on-demand replays, will be available on the CBC Gem app on connected TV screens via Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, LG, Roku, Samsung, Xbox, as well as on mobile devices and online at CBCGem.ca. Audiences across Canada will also be able to watch CBC’s live broadcast through their TV provider. Out of home live streaming and on demand content will be available with Bell, Telus and Ebox. Live coverage will also be available through streaming on Rogers, Fubo and RiverTV.
Starting Friday, July 26 with the Opening Ceremony, CBC’s regional radio shows will offer up-to-date hourly reports on all the action from Paris 2024 at 25 minutes past the hour. Audiences can tune in to CBC Olympic Games Reports for the latest on Team Canada, with sports reporter Scott Regehr in the morning, Khalil Hassanali in the afternoon, and Sonali Karnick weekend mornings.
CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic Network through 2032 and Paralympic network through 2026, is the exclusive Canadian broadcast and streaming home of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, taking place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11. CBC’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, with 22 hours of live television coverage each day and totalling more than 3000 hours of live content available on CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, CBC Gem, CBC’s Paris 2024 website (cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app for Android and iOS devices. Audiences can also visit the website and app for full event schedules, results, athlete bios and features, daily updates and more, as well as exclusive coverage by CBC Sports including in-depth reports, highlights, digital series and on-demand replays of the biggest moments and events, ensuring Canadians don’t miss a minute of the action.
More details will be announced soon regarding CBC’s coverage of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, which will take place from Wednesday, August 28 to Sunday, September 8
#FIRSTLOOK: CBC’S PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS DIGITAL CONTENT
With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fast approaching, CBC is ensuring Canadians have everything they need to cheer on Team Canada whenever and however they choose. Leading up to and throughout the Games, exciting new content will be released daily across CBC’s multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile apps and social media, offering audiences more ways to engage with the Olympic Games than ever before.
CBC Sports Digital Series and Social Media
CBC Sports is keeping audiences up-to-date on the latest news from Paris with a variety of exclusive digital series available across its social media platforms including CBC Sports YouTube and TikTok; CBC Olympics X, Facebook and Instagram; and digital platforms CBC Gem, cbc.ca/paris2024 and the CBC Paris 2024 app for iOS and Android devices.
PARIS TONIGHT presented by smartwater
Airing live daily at 11 p.m. ET from Canada Olympic House in Paris, this late night show hosted by Ariel Helwani merges sport and entertainment. Every night, Helwani brings Canadians a taste of life in Paris with interview segments, games, cultural experiences and more. Each episode features an “Outshine Gold” segment presented by Lululemon showcasing Team Canada athletes’ personal stories of triumph over adversity.
RISE AND STREAM presented by Access Storage and Sentinel Storage
Hosted by Meg Roberts, RISE AND STREAM prepares viewers for what’s to come the next day, highlighting must-watch events, with an ASL version available on YouTube and Facebook. Roberts will look ahead to events featuring Canadians in action, highlighting medal opportunities and exciting matchups.
HOT TAKES
Hosted by Dale Manucdoc, HOT TAKES offers a deep dive into Canadian results with CBC Olympics analysts, and highlights the must-see moments from each day.
PARIS PULSE WITH MEG & DALE
CBC Olympics digital hosts Meg Roberts and Dale Manucdoc connect in studio mid-way through the day to discuss the trending storylines and content in the #Paris2024 conversation. Audiences can watch live daily at 1:30 p.m. ET on the CBC Sports YouTube channel.
OLYMPIC FOMO
Longtime radio duo and media besties Mark Strong and Jemeni will provide a fresh perspective to the Olympic conversation as they chat with athletes, entertainers, and celebs to get their take on the Games, bringing audiences all the tea from Paris. The series will also be offered as a daily podcast, everywhere podcasts are available.
@CBCOlympics social media feeds will continue to share all of the moments and excitement from the Olympic Games with added insight from analysts and the athletes themselves, while the CBC Sports TikTok account takes Canadians behind-the-scenes as CBC’s social team creates content from Toronto and Paris.
CBC Gem
Available now, CBC Gem collection THE PARIS CONNECTION spotlights the City of Light and Olympic summer sports, with documentaries including CITIZEN ASHE, exploring the enduring legacy of tennis great and noted humanitarian Arthur Ashe; COPA 71, the story of the 1971 Women’s Soccer World Cup; and WE DARE TO DREAM, the story of refugee athletes training to compete on the world stage.
Series in THE PARIS CONNECTION include French political family drama SAVAGES and comedy/drama PARIS ETC following five women on journeys of self-discovery in the City of Love, with feature films LE WEEK-END, starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan as an English couple celebrating their anniversary, and Oscar-winning romantic comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.
CBC Kids and CBC Kids News
CBC Kids will continue to share fun Olympic Games-themed music videos and Mosey Talks to Kindergarteners shorts, featuring interviews with kid experts about all things Paris 2024, across their social platforms including YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. CBC KIDS CELEBRATES THE OLYMPIC GAMES, a collection of the short videos, will also be available to stream on-demand beginning Friday, July 19 on CBC Gem.
The CBC Kids website is the homebase for quizzes, videos and games related to the Olympic Games, bringing Paris 2024 to life for young sporting fans. Kids can learn about Olympic sports, test their knowledge of summer sports and martial arts, and play cool video game versions of Olympic events including skateboarding, surfing, mountain biking, tennis and more.
As part of their upcoming Olympic Games coverage, CBC Kids News connects with some of Canada’s top athletes including Luguentz Dort, who tells the story of his first dunk, and breaker Phil Wizard stumps CBC and Radio-Canada’s kid reporters in a game of 20 Questions.
CBC Music
CBC Music will share videos and blog posts highlighting the connections and crossovers between music and sports, including the Canadian men’s and women’s basketball teams on their favourite pump-up songs; Canadian breakers’ picks for their favourite rap albums; a feature on Kofi, the Scarborough-raised R&B star who battled for a spot on the men’s volleyball team; and the 36-year journey of CBC’s Olympic theme song.
CBC Podcasts
TESTED (6 episodes) – Listen to the first episode now everywhere podcasts are available
Who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women’s sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women’s category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology. As the Olympics approach, they face hard choices: take drugs to lower their natural testosterone levels, give up their sport entirely, or fight. To understand how we got here, we trace the surprising, 100-year history of sex testing. Produced by CBC and NPR’s Embedded, with Bucket of Eels. Hosted by Rose Eveleth.
CBC Paris 2024 app
The CBC Sports app ensures that Canadians don’t have to miss a minute of the action from Paris 2024, with the ability to watch whatever they want from wherever they are. Available for Android and iOS devices, the CBC Paris 2024 app will feature more than 3000 hours of live sport, up-to-the-minute results and personalized alerts – everything fans need to follow the stories of the Olympic Games on their smartphones or tablets. Download CBC’s Paris 2024 app now.
CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic Network through 2032 and Paralympic network through 2026, is the exclusive Canadian broadcast and streaming home of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, taking place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11. CBC’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, with 22 hours of live television coverage each day and totalling more than 3000 hours of live content available on CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, CBC Gem, CBC’s Paris 2024 website (cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app for Android and iOS devices. Audiences can also visit the website and app for full event schedules, results, athlete bios and features, daily updates and more, as well as exclusive coverage by CBC Sports including in-depth reports, highlights, digital series and on-demand replays of the biggest moments and events, ensuring Canadians don’t miss a minute of the action.
#FIRSTLOOK: CBC ANNOUNCE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 TALENT
CBC today announced the complete roster of commentators, analysts and reporters who will provide extensive live coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, across CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, CBC Gem, CBC’s Paris 2024 website (cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app.
The talent lineup includes Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, experienced broadcasters and fresh faces, all set to bring audiences across Canada informed, entertaining and well-rounded coverage of the Games on Canada’s Olympic Network.
Approximately one third of the broadcast team will be on the ground in Paris, including 16 reporters who will be bringing audiences live updates and reactions from athletes as they step off the field, court and deck, and the broadcast teams for swimming, athletics and basketball. Plus, CBC/Radio-Canada will provide Indigenous language coverage for 3×3 basketball, canoe/kayak, skateboarding and wrestling in Cree, Innu and Atikamekw, as well as basketball in Inuktitut.
Also joining CBC’s programming lineup is Olympic FOMO, a new daily show launching Saturday July 27, hosted by longtime radio duo and media besties Mark Strong and Jemeni. They’ll be providing a fresh perspective to the Olympic conversation as they chat with athletes, entertainers and celebs to get their take on the Games, bringing audiences all the tea from Paris. OLYMPIC FOMO will be available across all platforms including CBC and CBC Gem, and daily as a podcast everywhere podcasts are available.
Highlights include:
From the pool for swimming: 2024 Canadian Screen Award-winning broadcaster and Paralympian Rob Snoek and former Olympic swim coach and national team member Byron MacDonald. Olympic bronze medallist Brittany MacLean joins as special analyst.
From the track for athletics: Olympians Michael Smith and David Moorcroft providing colour commentary, with award-winning broadcaster Mark Lee on the call. Special analysts include: Two-time Olympic champion Donovan Bailey alongside award-winning broadcaster Ron MacLean; Olympian and world champion Perdita Felicien alongside sports reporter Morgan Campbell; and Olympian Kate Van Buskirk.
From the basketball court: veteran broadcaster Dan Shulman with the play-by-play, NBA commentator Meghan McPeak providing analysis and Nabil Karim reporting from the sidelines.
From the 3×3 basketball court: CEBL champion and Tom Longboat Award recipient Michael Linklater and sportscaster Daniella Ponticelli.
Calling the highly anticipated debut of the sport of breaking are Mark Strong aka “Strizzzy” and Toronto B-Boy and hip hop artist, Adrian Bernard aka “Switch B.”
Dual season Olympian and Olympic medallist Phylicia George will be on the ground in Paris talking to athletes and reporting from Canada Olympic House, while veteran commentators Donnovan Bennett and Shireen Ahmed will offer different perspectives on the events of Paris 2024, broadening the context for the Games.
STUDIO HOSTS
RBC Olympic Games Morning
Anastasia Bucsis (in Paris)
Rob Pizzo (update desk)
Bell Paris Prime
Scott Russell (in Paris)
Julie Stewart-Binks (update desk)
Toyota Olympic Games Primetime Panel
Olympic FOMO Mark Strong Jemeni
REPORTERS ON THE GROUND IN PARIS
Alexandre Gascon (Volleyball)
Alison Chiasson (Equestrian, Golf)
Antoine Deshaies (Tennis, Weightlifting)
Antoni Nerestant (Diving, Artistic Swimming)
Asha Tomlinson (Boxing, Sport Climbing)
Catherine Gauthier (Gymnastics, Trampoline)
Christine Roger (Soccer)
Devin Heroux (Athletics, Swimming)
Kelly VanderBeek (3×3 Basketball, Breaking, Skateboarding)
Kwabena Oduro (Rowing, Canoe/Kayak)
Michael Roy (Cycling)
Nabil Karim (Basketball)
Olivier Pellerin (Judo/Wrestling)
Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco (Beach Volleyball)
Roseline Filion (Swimming, Diving)
Vanna Blacksmith (Canada Olympic House)
SPECIAL ANALYSTS
Donovan Bailey (Athletics)
Kate Van Buskirk (Athletics)
Morgan Campbell (Athletics)
Perdita Felicien (Athletics)
Ron MacLean (Athletics)
Phylicia George (Canada Olympic House)
Natasha Wodak (Marathon)
Donnovan Bennett (Opinion)
Shireen Ahmed (Opinion, Soccer)
Amy Walsh (Soccer)
Brittany MacLean (Swimming)
COMMENTATORS & ANALYSTS Athletics Commentator: Mark Lee Analysts: Michael Smith & David Moorcroft
Atikamekw Commentary (3×3, Canoe/Kayak, Skateboarding – Park, Wrestling) ThĂ©rèse Ottawa, Anthony DubĂ© and Alexandre Nequado
Basketball
Commentator: Dan Shulman
Analyst: Meghan McPeak
Basketball – Inuktitut Commentator: David Ningeongan Analyst: Pujjuut Kusugak
Basketball (3×3)
Commentator: Daniella Ponticelli
Analyst: Michael Linklater
Beach Volleyball
Commentator: Claire Hanna
Analyst: Mark Heese
Breaking
Commentator: Mark Strong
Analyst: Adrian Bernard
Canoe/Kayak – Sprint
Commentator: Elliotte Friedman
Analyst: Andrea Proske
Cree Commentary
(3×3, Skateboarding – Park)
Cheryl Wapachee and Marjorie Kitty
Cree Commentary (Canoe/Kayak, Wrestling) Celina Wapachee and Dorothy Stewart
Cycling – Road Commentator: Mark Connolly Analysts: Curt Harnett & Barrie Shepley
Cycling – Track
Commentator: Mark Connolly
Analyst: Curt Harnett
Diving
Commentator: Alexandre Despatie
Analyst: Jennifer Abel
Gymnastics
Commentator: Brenda Irving
Analyst: Kyle Shewfelt
Innu Commentary (3×3, Canoe/Kayak, Skateboarding – Park, Wrestling)
Joyce Dominique and Gervais Malleck
Judo
Analyst: Josh Hagen
Marathons
Commentator: Brenda Irving
Analyst: Krista DuChene
Race Walks
Commentator: Matt Cullen
Analyst: Lisa Bentley
Rowing
Commentator: Elliotte Friedman
Analyst: Andrea Proske
Skateboarding – Street
Commentator: Alexandre Despatie
Analyst: Craig McMorris
Skateboarding – Park Commentator: Rob Pizzo Analyst: Craig McMorris
Soccer (Women’s)
Commentator: Signa Butler
Analyst: Dr. Clare Rustad
Swimming
Commentator: Rob Snoek
Analyst: Byron MacDonald
Tennis
Commentator: Bruce Rainnie
Analyst: Sharon Fichman
Triathlon
Commentator: Matt Cullen
Analyst: Lisa Bentley & Barrie Shepley
Volleyball
Commentators: Signa Butler & Matt Cullen
Analyst: Dallas Soonias
Water Polo
Commentator: Matt Cullen
Analyst: Waneek Horn-Miller
Wrestling
Commentator: Matt Cullen
Analyst: Carol Huynh
CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic Network through 2032 and Paralympic network through 2026, is the exclusive Canadian broadcast and streaming home of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, taking place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11. CBC’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, with 22 hours of live television coverage each day and totalling more than 3000 hours of live content available on CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, CBC Gem, CBC’s Paris 2024 website (cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app for Android and iOS devices. Audiences can also visit the website and app for full event schedules, results, athlete bios and features, daily updates and more, as well as exclusive coverage by CBC Sports including in-depth reports, highlights, digital series and on-demand replays of the biggest moments and events, ensuring Canadians don’t miss a minute of the action.
#SPOTTED: ANDRE DE GRASSE IN TORONTO FOR ADG X PUMA COLLECTION
Such an incredible honour meeting this legend, Canada’s pride and joy, Andre De Grasse. The reigning 200m Sprint Gold Medallist at the 2020 Olympics, still holds the distinction of being the only Canadian athlete ever to win three medals at one single Olympics.
De Grasse is back home in Toronto to promote his new collaboration with Puma Performance: ADG X PUMA. Puma have been supporting him for the past seven years. And it’s been a winning partnership as the Sprinter is stil at the top of his game, fresh off a win this past weekend at the World Championships in the 4x100m Men’s Relay! Sorry, America, it’s Canada’s time!
So awesome getting a snap with DeGrasse, while out doing promo. We asked his comfort level posing for a Snap and he was accommodating, standing just a bit back. We totally get it, safety.first especially when he has so much on the line and just having gotten well. Appreciative 🙏
See De Grasse‘s collabo with Puma, which includes Limited Edition T-Shirts and Hoodies here.
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#SPOTTED: DAMIAN WARNER IN TORONTO AFTER GOLD MEDAL WIN AT 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS
Canadian Track & Field Star Damian Warner made us all so proud at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo bringing home a gold medal for us in the Decathlon. This victory wasn’t his first Olympics success however as the 31-year-old brought home a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, proving age has made him even better!
The London, Ontario native who trains out of the University of Western Ontario normally faced some obstacles with that facility being shut-down during the Pandemic, making Farquharson Arena his home base in preparation for the Olympics and whatever changes that brought, it worked!
Warner has the distinction of becoming only the fourth athlete ever to score score over 9000 points with an impeccable score of 9018, setting a new Olympic record! Canadians are making their mark on every front and we couldn’t be prouder to have him bear our flag at the closing ceremonies!
We were so lucky to cross paths with Warner with his Coach Dennis Nielsen en route to a drive back to London, Ontario tonight. Warner, in great spirits with his medal stowed away in his bags was so gracious to stop for a snap and sign some autographs. A class act!
Hoping all goes smoothly in his preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which is where he has his sights set.
See our Snaps:
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#SPOTTED: TEAM CANADA INCLUDING TESSA VIRTUE + SCOTT MOIR IN TORONTO
Bringing-in a whopping 29 medals at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea and tallying-in third overall, Team Canada once again made our Country incredibly-proud! While several of our athletes flew-out, Toronto was a hotspot for sightings as several either live here in the City or used the City as a connecting point back to their homes.
Among those to return this way included the likes of bronze medal-winning Track & Field Athlete-turned-Bobsledder Phylicia George; gold medal-winning Team Event Skater Gabrielle Daleman; Canadian Women’s Hockey Team members: Haley Irwin, Natalie Spooner, Jocelyne Larocque, Sarah Nurse and Laura Stacey; and of course our darlings gold medal-winning Figure Skaters Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue.
Courtesy of Air Canada, the ambiguously-romantic Duo along with their Teammates, received a rousing welcome home greeting Fans and the Press upon landing. Moir was asked to hold a baby for a snap, with Virtue on the baby’s other side. They look at home together, don’t they? HINT HINT.
See Virtue and Moir’s touching tribute to The Tragically Hip in their Gala Spot.
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Scott Moir x Tessa Virtue arrive back in Canada. In London they were greeted by fans singing #OhCanada. #PyeongChang2018 #Olympics #TessaAndScott #TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/4Av8QONAaX
— MR. WILL WONG 🏮 (@mrwillw) February 27, 2018
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#SPOTTED: PENNY OLEKSIAK, SHABBA RANKS + MARIEL HEMINGWAY IN TORONTO
With the Olympic Games Rio 2016 coming to an end, Team Canada made their way back to Toronto last night and up and at ’em early today to talk about their experiences were 100 Metre Women’s Freestyle gold medalist Penny Oleksiak with Michelle Williams, Brittany MacLean and Sandy Mainville.  The quartet started their day walking on-foot to their Breakfast Television appearance (where they munched on Tim Hortons goodies), before heading over to The Morning Show.  Although there wasn’t much time for fan interaction, Oleksiak, Williams, MacLean and Mainville stopped for some Selfies with Fans after their last interview of the morning.
Also appearing at Breakfast Television was Dancehall legend Shabba Ranks, known best for his international hit Mr. Loverman. Â Having appeared on the show prior, he let us know he is appearing at Sound Academy Friday night at Timeless Classics’ Mavado Meets Shabba Ranks where both icons join each other on-stage for the first time ever!
With Dancehall legend #ShabbaRanks.
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Academy Award nominee Mariel Hemingway has visited our City many times in the past but her latest was to spread a bit of positivity and inspiration with kids suffering from Arthritis, leading a Yoga Class with Camp Cambria.  She appeared over the past couple days at both Breakfast Television and The Morning Show, among other outlets. Super-lovely!
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