The 2024 Summer Olympic Games come to an end
The closing day of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games saw no
action from the Saskatchewan contingent, but that does not mean things were
quiet in Paris. The final moments of the Games took place in athletics,
basketball, cycling, modern pentathlon, handball, wrestling, weightlifting,
water polo and volleyball, with no further medals claimed by the Canadians.
Canada earned a total medal haul of 27 (nine gold, seven
silver and 11 bronze), three more medals claimed than at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
This makes Paris the most successful non-boycotted Olympic Summer Games for the
red and white.
To bring an end to the 16 days of competition and
camaraderie, the Closing Ceremony took place with four-time Olympic medallist
in swimming, Summer McIntosh, and gold medallist in hammer throw, Ethan
Katzberg, having the honour of being Canada’s flag bearers.
Read the full Day 16 recap at Olympic.ca.
Overview of Saskatchewan results
Fifteen athletes with Saskatchewan ties travelled to Paris
to compete for the past 16 days and were joined by five coaches and three
support staff.
Saskatchewan is shining with two historic medals claimed at
the Games. Carissa Norsten, who hails from Waldheim, captured silver with the
Canadian women’s sevens rugby team. Meanwhile, Pike Lake’s Rylan Wiens and
diving partner Nathan Zsombor-Murray, won bronze in the men’s 10-metre
synchronized platform event with 422.13 points. In addition, Wiens had a
seventh-place finish in the 10-m individual event.
Other athlete results: Humbolt local Paige Crozon made
her Olympic debut with Canada’s first 3×3 women’s basketball team and finished
fourth overall … Michelle Harrison, of Saskatoon, finished seventh in the women’s
100-m hurdles Repechage Round…in her Olympic debut, Blaire McDowell, who hails
from Regina, joined Canada’s women’s water polo team in an eighth-place finish…the
Canadian artistic swimming team, of which Kenzie Priddell was co-captain and
Sydney Carroll joined as alternate, finished in sixth place overall…Margo
Erlam, who trains out of Saskatoon, made her first Olympic appearance in the
women’s 3-m diving event and finished 22nd after receiving 258.30 points…(75-kilogram)
boxer Tammara Thibeault, who has ties to Regina, fell with a 3-2 score in the
Round of 16…Saskatoon-born Trey Lyles and the Canadian men’s basketball team lost
in the quarterfinals 82-73 to France…Borden’s Savannah Sutherland debuted on
the Olympic stage in the women’s 400-m hurdles, finishing seventh…Anicka Newell,
who has Saskatoon connections, competed in the women’s pole vault event and
reached a height of 4.40-m…Saskatoon swimmer Blake Tierney advanced to
semifinals in the men’s 100-m event, he fell short of a qualifying time in 100-m
finals as well as the 200-m heat… Regina-born Kelsey Wog, was also in the
swimming lanes finished 13th in the women’s 100-m breaststroke
semifinals…in addition, Ovesh Purahoo, who has ties to Regina, finished with a
52.22 time in the men’s 100-m freestyle preliminary round cometing for
Mauritius. On the coaching side: Mary Carroll accompanied divers Margo
Erlam and Rylan Wiens at the Games…Lisa Borgerson joined Canada’s Michele Esercitato,
who finished 17th in the men’s 10-m air pistol qualification round…Regina’s
Chris Belof assisted the Canadian athletics team in multiple events…head
coach Lisa Thomaidis and assistant coach Connor Jay guided the 19th-ranked
German women’s basketball team to quarterfinals.
Also at the Games, Saskatoon’s Chris Dornan and Regina’s Lisa Hoffart were members of the Team Canada mission staff, while Saskatoon’s Graham Olson was a support staff with the Canadian swimming team.