Derek Drouin rides confidence to Rio gold: ’I wasn’t nervous’
Drouin capped a long winning streak with the ultimate win: an Olympic gold medal that eluded him four years ago in London
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Jonathon Gatehouse
Senior correspondent Jonathon Gatehouse has covered wars, natural disasters, politics, sports, entertainment, business and everything in-between for Maclean’s. He is also the author of The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever.
Bolt is untouchable. But De Grasse has arrived.
’He’s a different animal,’ De Grasse says of Bolt. ’I just know that I have to work a lot harder if I want to beat him next year.’
What’s next for Penny Oleksiak?
After a stellar week in Rio, the swimming sensation says she’s heading home to ’lay low’
Canadian track cyclists win bronze in Rio Velodrome
Versatile team of ’super subs’ leads four-kilometre team pursuit to earn a spot on the podium
Hilary Caldwell makes it so with bronze at Rio Olympics
Swimmer from Victoria admits she would have liked gold. Still ... ’It’s crazy, it’s great.’
What curse? Rosie MacLennan wins second Olympic gold
MacLennan won Canada’s ninth medal just hours after a pair of rowers came back to win silver. And still, every Canadian medalist is a woman.
Penny Oleksiak’s sudden dominance has shocked everyone—even her coaches
Oleksiak has won four medals in Rio, the powerhouse behind a Canadian swim team charged up to win
Canadian underdogs win relay bronze: ’We all believed it possible’
Canada’s won four medals in the pool already, and could rack up even more. The world is watching.
The Perilous Games: Rio’s Olympics teeter on the brink
From athletes rebelling over drug cheats to a lack of ticket sales and sponsors, the cracks are beginning to show in Rio
Benfeito and Filion come back for Rio bronze
’We understand each other without having to talk,’ says bronze-winning Filion of her teammate and best friend