Harrison earns second chance
In her Olympic debut, Saskatoon’s Michelle Harrison stepped into the Stade de France Wednesday morning and finished eighth in women’s 100-metre hurdles Round 1 heat, with a 13.40 second time.
Harrison will look to take advantage of Thursday’s Repechage Round, where she must finish as one of the top two in her heat to qualify for semifinals.
Canadian artistic swimming team finishes sixth
After dazzling in their third and final routine, Canada’s artistic swimming team, featuring Regina co-captain Kenzie Priddell, wrapped their time in Paris with a sixth-place finish.
Canada scored 253.0567 points in the Team Acrobatic Routine, 172.8067 for elements and 80.2500 for artistic impression, bringing Canada to 859.2229 points overall after three events.
Saskatoon local, Sydney Carroll, travelled with the team to Paris as an alternate.
Erlam eliminated from prelims
Margo Erlam, who trains out of Saskatoon, made her first Olympic appearance in the women’s 3-metre diving event and finished 22nd after receiving 258.30 points.
Erlam was four points short of qualifying as a reserve for the next phase, with only the 18 top divers advancing to semifinals from the preliminary round.
Germany falls in Olympic quarterfinal
The German women’s basketball team, led by head coach Lisa Thomaidis and assistant coach Connor Jay —both of Saskatoon— are out of time at the Olympics, after falling 84 – 71 to France on Wednesday.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
On Day 13 of the Olympics, three Saskatchewan athletes will return in competition, with one competing for the podium.
Borden local, Savannah Sutherland will race for gold in the women’s 400-m hurdles final on Thursday at 1:25 p.m. Saskatchewan time.
Michelle Harrison, of Saskatoon, will also be joining Sutherland on the athletic track, as she competes for a second-chance qualifier in the Repechage Round at 2:35 a.m. (SK time).
Meanwhile, Regina’s Blaire McDowell and the Canadian women’s water polo team will compete in fifth to eighth place classification against Italy at 5:00 a.m. (SK time).
Olympic Notes: Day Twelve brought another bronze medal for Canada after pole vaulter, Alysha Newman reached a Canadian record with a height of 4.85-m…Canada’s medal total: 19 (Gold 6, 4 Silver, 9 Bronze).
Read the full Day Eleven recap at olympic.ca