2016 Rio Olympics

How Penny Oleksiak stays humble

Oleksiak’s friends keep her grounded. They’re less entourage, more peanut gallery.

How Rio became Canada’s breakthrough Olympics

Canada set a high standard in Rio, and is emerging as a Summer Olympics power

One picture, less than 1,000 words: Usain Bolt’s legacy

Usain Bolt reminded us that, despite doping scandals, sport can still be pure

NBC squeezes American content out of Olympic celebration

American commentators mostly let Rio’s closing ceremony speak for itself. After all, there’s not much for them to say about a show about everyone else.

Andre De Grasse vs. Average Canadian: 200m

Andre De Grasse won silver in the men’s 200-metre final with a time of 20.02 seconds. Let’s see what our average Canadian can do.

Catharine Pendrel comes back to claim mountain bike bronze

‘The result was about giving our best and that’s what I did. I knew I was strong,’ cyclist says of fight for the finish

DQ turns Canada’s oh-so-close miss into 4 x 100 bronze

Canada’s run is not over yet — Melissa Bishop races Saturday in 800 final

Race walker Evan Dunfee on winning, then losing, bronze

‘I made the decision not to appeal, as I believe the right decision stood’

The Canadian judge who keeps the Olympics clean

Former sprinter Hugh Fraser moonlights as an adjudicator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Rio

On Rio’s track, Canadian stars look like the future

De Grasse, Drouin, Warner, Theisen-Eaton. Suddenly, Canada is on the verge of becoming a Summer Games nation.

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In Rio, Olympians’ hair runs wild

Our photo gallery shows off the best hair at the Summer Olympics